Perpetual Journaling

I grew up in a house with a craft room. Not a craft closet, but an entire room with ceiling to floor shelving full of crafty craziness. My mom and sister lived in that room, and I would visit on occasion.

My craft past would usually go something like this: Kayla would make something adorable... and I would copy it. Or.. I would pull out all of my pictures, paper, stickers and lay them all out on the floor, and smiling say, "Now what?"

It's not that I didn't like making things - that part I loved! It was just hard for me to come up with my own ideas. Luckily, thanks to Pinterest I still don't have to come up with my own ideas! Ha! But, I have been 'coming into my own' when it comes to creativity, so I thought I would share a recent project.

This is a Perpetual Journal.

One of my goals for 2012 was to start journaling. I read a book called 'A Fresh Brewed Life,' and it gave a lot of insight into the importance of keeping a daily journal. I was really bad at it though. So instead, I began a perpetual journal that just requires me to write down one thought per day!

It was really easy to make. I took a pack of the jumbo index cards and cut them in half with a paper cutter, until I had 365 half sheets. Then, I took an old-school date stamp and stamped the date on every.single.sheet. That took the longest, but I did it while watching the Bachelor, so I got into a rhythm.

Then, I took pieces of cute cardstock and cut them a bit taller than my index cards as the month dividers. Every day when I jot down a thought, I move it to the back of the box so the next day is ready. (I bought that little box at Hobby Lobby for $6 with my 40% off coupon). Just need to make the little tag for the front.

This has worked out well for me, and I am looking forward to skimming through my journal at the end of the year so I remember bits and pieces of daily life as I know it. I have written things down about what we made for dinner, bible verses from church, how cruddy I felt last week with the worst cold ever, yada yada.

Oh, and that is a new print I bought off Etsy, and framed in a vintage frame we got while garage sailing in ATX last summer. It makes me happy!