Types

One Size Does Not Fit All

• PERSONAL: Record of feelings and events of life 
• DAILY DIARY: Record of day to day events 
• ELECTRONIC:  Use of computer, phones, etc to record your life 
• SCRAPBOOK: Spruce up the pages with scraps and photos 
• GRATEFUL: Record your blessings 
• CALENDAR: Sketch or write a minimum account 
• PHOTO: Much of your story shown with photos 
• RECIPE: Things you've learned in cooking
• TRAVEL: Adventures during your trip or vacation
• MEDICAL: Document details that would help diagnose or improve your health  
• RELATIONSHIP: 
1. FAMILY: The funny/or special things your family does and the darling things your children say. 
2. COUPLES: Dating, fun experiences, notes, love letters; Sometimes you can write what may be difficult to speak, opens up communication 
3. BABIES: Your desire to have the baby: Record how much they are wanted and the markers in the pregnancy, details about the test, doctor, the day you first felt them kick, heard their heartbeat, chose their name. 
4. MOTHER & DAUGHTER, DADDY & ME:--Notes between a parent & child. It is sometimes easier to write what/how you feel. Rules: You are allowed to write whatever you feel and the other person can't get mad or feel bad. As the parent, your writings should be positive. Make the journal cute/cool. 
• BLACK--Purge your emotions  (Here are some important guidelines.)
1. A Black Journal is Cathartic, NOT a hate journal 
2. Write in the moments when you are "HOT" to help you work through your feelings 
3. Don't worry about punctuation, grammar or readability 
4. NOT TO BE RE-READ! WHY? (After 90 sec the hormones that made you feel that way are gone, so after initial 90 seconds, it’s you that holds onto feeling that way.) 
5. TOSS or BURN your black journal pages! NEVER RE-READ!