My new "project", of sorts.

I've decided that I am going to undertake a sort of project. I was inspired by Anne Frank and how she not only kept a private diary about her time hiding away from the Nazis, but also was writing a more public version of it that she had hoped to publish one day. She labeled her diaries "A" for the private one she used on a regular basis, and "B" for the one she was writing to be published. There was also a "C" version that Otto, her father, had made by omitting some entries he thought were a bit too personal and revealing of Anne and thus they didn't belong in a published book.

I am going to start making a more public version of my dairy, not necessarily to be published, but maybe to be read by family and friends as a sort of legacy of my struggles with MI, or maybe just a peek into my inner mind. I don't really know what the purpose of the journal is at this point, I just know I want to write one as if it were a book of some sort.

Anyways, I have by my side right now a composition notebook, which will serve as my means of organizing my thoughts before I actually write in the journal, which I also have at my side. My thinking is that I'll use the composition notebook to take "notes" and make memos to myself about what I am writing in the actual journal.

I don't know if I'm being overly ambitious or not, but I want at least some sort of legacy, which I think, is something a lot of others can relate to. Now, I'm not implying in any sort of fashion that I'm planning on leaving this mortal coil any time soon. No. I'm just in the mindset that someday, in the not too present future, perhaps when I've gone old and grey and maybe not of sound mind anymore, or perhaps even after I've died of old age, that I'll have left something for those who cared about me to read, and feel a deep sense of connection to.

I also want to record some family stories and knowledge within it as well, so that they aren't lost to time. I know that my paternal grandparents aren't getting any younger, and that they might not have too many more years left on them (though with their combined stubbornness and tenacity who really knows how much life they've got left to live), and my maternal grandparents are no longer among the living. I'm pretty sure that when my maternal grandmother passed on, a chunk of the family history she knew that we, her children and grandchildren probably didn't, and thus it was lost when she passed on.

I want to preserve what family memories and history there is left to record before it all is lost to time.

Cool idea.

Thanks!!!

I just finished entry 1 in my Journal "project". I even glued in some pictures here and there that I printed out from my laptop.

It's looking good so far!

I think I might need to switch to using a gluestick or sticky tape for the pictures because the Elmer's glue I'm using is warping the pages a little.

This sounds like a great idea! I really should do something like this for my kids but after my head injuries, I have forgot so much......

I'm sorry to hear that, Baker.

I just bought this nifty little device to help me keep track of my pens.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's a pen quiver, a small leather pen sized pouch that has an elastic band on it so you can place it on the cover of your journal or notebook. It seems nice.

Uggg. The pen I am using, and really love overall, has issues with the ink. I tried changing the ink cartridge but that didn't really work. Guess I should move on to another pen.

Rubber cement is excellent for gluing paper onto paper.

Thanks Nammu! I'll keep that in mind.

That's nice wish I'd have known mine

Yes, use rubber cement for gluing...it keeps the paper smooth and it lasts well.

I love your project!!

Thanks!! I'll pick some up ASAP!!

I think this is a great idea. I keep a journal but it is rather inconsistent and I'm not sure that I would ever want the contents published. . . posthumously maybe.

This is a really good idea, I keep a journal and it is very helpful to me

Thanks, Blue_Bird!