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It depends on the story I'm telling if I know it's something I don't want to forgot I'll just write it down and keep till I'm ready to scrapbook other times I do it right as I'm doing the page itself and I just wing it and write what I remember most or feel at that time. (:

I'm learning that you really just need to start. That's the hardest part. And use pencil!

My daughter maintains a journal at school which gets returned to us at the end of the school year. I peruse her journal to find some journaling ideas for scrapbook pages that I create of events she has written about.

My best tip for journaling on a trip. I have the boys each keep a journal and every noght each writes what he liked/ disliked/ fav moment/ thing that he did etc. So when i scrap these pictures, I write down what was important to each of them. It is very amazing the things that they tell about in the journal. The littlest thing can mean the most and I know I would not even have thought of it.

Starting a blog. It helps get you in a writing mode--it's amazing.

if i don't know exactly what i want to say, i just make lists...i love to handwrite, but i love to use different fonts on the computer as well.

I like to ask my kids questions and use their answers.
I keep a magnetic paper tablet on the fridge to write down funny or touching things they say. Later, I use some of those quotes for scrapbook pages.
I talk out loud to myself (or sometimes mumble!) as if I was telling someone else the story. Then that's what I write down.
I always label and date things. Years from now no one will find these scrapbook pages interesting if they don't know who the cast of characters were.

I write things my kids say or do in my daytimer. Then I can do monthly pages and check my daytimer for journaling ideas.

Best way is to write as if you are talking to your friend. This works for me every time. I've had family say they love the way I write my stories. Journal spots on my layouts. Thanks for the chance! :D

I have a lunch tin with index cards in it. Whenever I have a story or note I want to scrapbook, I write it on an index card. Also on the card, I include picture name & date if I have one with other information such as picture size ideas, sketches, etc. Whenever I go to order photos online, I pull out my index cards to select which ones I'll scrapbook next. I love this method!!

Journaling was where I always used to get stuck. So now I write little notes down in a journal and when it's time to journal I use tips I have gotten from you, Ali. Tips like start each thought with a word or phrase, like 'adventure is' or 'delight is'. Love using this one.

I just write it down, preferably on an index card...my new fave thing for scrapping, then if i never get back to it, it's already the perfect size to just attach to the page as is! Not very helpful sorry, but a great question!!

stream of consciousness works best for me. when i'm almost finished with a page and the last thing left is journaling, if nothing comes to me i put it aside. eventually i'm going to look at it and have a great thought to capture. i can't call a book finished without the journaling, so i know i'll get it done eventually!

I try to write down the story behind the pictures as soon as I can, so I always carry some piece of paper/small notebook and a pen/pencil in my cameracase.

My favorite journaling tip is to keep a notebook around you. You never know when one of the kids or someone in the family is gonna say something you will HAVE TO record! :) Remember...all LOs don't necessarily need pics! :) Also, a good idea for a LO about what somebody has said is to have a fun candid pic of that person! :)
Also, don't be afraid of your own handwriting and write how you talk! :)

one of my favorite tricks when i don't feel like writing a lot is to use labels to describe the main photo. and ANYTHING can work as a label, even if it's not designed that way - a word or phrase cut out of paper or ribbon, or even your packaging for a SB (or even non-SB) product!

I always write out the story I want to tell first to figure out the spacing and everything. Always better to do it that way, than mess up on the layout!

I'm working on thinking out what I'm wanting to get across before I start writing. I usually end up just sitting down and writing and then run out of room. Um, that's not attractive or good journaling. :)

The best advice I can offer when it comes to journaling is hand write it. I know how much it means to me to have something that has my mother or grandmother's handwriting on it, so think about how your children and grandchildren will cherish your scrapbooks if the journaling was done by you.

Just do it...that is my suggestion. Get the words on the paper and try to get some in your handwriting.