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Just do it! Thats my motto; if I think too hard about the journaling or become too perfectionistic about it then I get hung up...
jen robinson

I have notepads EVERYWHERE coz you'll never know when the MOMENT(S) happen and it's best to write it down stat before the it fades. :-)

When my kids say something cute or funny or even sometimes profound...I write it down on whatever scrap of paper I can find at the moment and date it. All these scraps go into a decorated can on my desk. When I need inspiration or I'm stuck about what to do a layout about, I'll pull out a scrap, find a random non event pic of them and put it all together.

I am a big list maker, so I like to make lists of things to include in albums or things I'd like to journal about. My daughter finds these lists and adds her own thoughts to them - her additions are pretty cute because she's only five!

my best journaling tip...
it's always good to keep a little journal (mini composition notebooks work great) in your purse/bag to collect thoughts while you're taking pictures, or hear your child say something you want to remember, or just thoughts/dates/times etc.
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I always do my journaling on the page right away. Jenny

I'm sure it's been said but my blog is my best reminder - now I just have to be better about going back and actually scrapping the stories!!
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Use your own handwriting ... your children and grandchildren will cherish it no matter how messy you think it is.

I think the best tip for journaling is to journal often, before you forget the moment. If you write it down close to when it happens you have the memory recorded. Then you can go back later and decide how to incorporate it into your work.

Journaling is very easy for me. All I have to do is just look at my photos and the memories turn into words and I just begin to put the memories into words.

I love everyone's notebook and calendar ideas! I just look at the picture and take a deep breath and let the feelings flow onto the paper!

Keep a little notebook in your purse or car. So many times I think I'll write something down when I have time, and that time never seems to come. Just jot down a quick note when something comes to mind. It's much better to have them all in one place than the little post it notes I wrote on once my son was born.

I signed up for a free blog to help me keep track of the journaling. Something that I could access almost anywhere and I wouldn't lose it!

I try to write down things as they happen, if I don't too many times it gets forgotten. I keep a small notebook in my purse also, just for writing down memories if they pop to mind.

Journaling/storytelling is always a challenge for me so I start with the facts (who, what, when, where) and then I think about my feelings about the particular story and before I know it I have some journaling on my page.

trying to speak from different perspectives and interviewing other people.

I think I read about this on Jessica Sprague's site, but I do a "Sentence a Day" journal on Google.docs. Usually it's more than a sentence, but since I don't expect more than that of myself it's pretty easy to remember to do it. Then when photos come back or are printed at home, I can go back to my journal. I use it as a starting place, usually rewriting it for my layout.

Especially when I'm traveling, I've found that I must have a small notebook with me to record details that I'll want to include later. There's no way I'm going to remember all I want to! Looking back at the pictures also really helps to evoke the feelings and impressions at that time.

Well, I didn't put those thoughts into words very well did I?
Correction: All I have to do when looking at a photo is begin to write my thoughts as I would be relating those memories to another person.

My journaling is best when I'm telling the story beyond the facts - digging deeper to include feelings and experiences.