I will admit I am addicted to beautiful notebooks and journals! There is something wonderful about a nicely designed notebook that sucks me in every time. That is why I don’t hold myself to having just one journal. I still have my journal from when I was a child and still use my one from college today. I’d have to say my college one is my favorite. And I will tell you why – It’s now my journal to record all the major accomplishments and blessings in my life. It’s a time capsule documenting those moments that I have felt my happiest. Having a journal like this is perfect for when you have a very down day. You can take some moments to flip through it, reflecting on all the good things you have done. It’s important to have them captured to help remind you how awesome you are when you are having a hard time reminding yourself.
This journal has been through some tough times and I’m continuously taping it together. But that is why I love it. It was started in my second year drawing course in college. My favorite professor assigned us to create fifteen pages in a sketchbook/journal weekly. These entries could be drawings, research notes or images of artwork and design that inspired us. I continued to use this journal after that class and began recording very tough times and very good times. As the years passed I began using it primarily for the wonderful moments. Without realizing it, I had created my own timeline of happy moments. It’s amazing to flip through it now, seeing how much I have grown from the beginning of college to where I am now.
I highly recommend you starting your own happiness documentation journal! To help inspire you, here are some images of mine.
Clearly I enjoy glueing items into my journal as seen by its robust size!
One of the things I love most about this journal are the various colored pages.
Found a fortune cookie fortune on the ground..I kept it.
Love me some Barbara Kruger artwork!
Entry on my glass blowing project and Dale Chihuly.
I painted a fiberglass long neck dinosaur that a company had sponsored for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s new Dinosaur Exhibit. I was able to attend the VIP party with my family prior to the exhibit opening.
My first large aquarium! Chicago Shedd Aquarium – When I walked in, it took everything in me not to cry because I was so overwhelmed by excitement and it’s decor.
First business card for Ocean4 (a side company of mine). I was also notified I was accepted to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference to display my poster on my project.
This journal has been through some tough times and I’m continuously taping it together. But that is why I love it. It was started in my second year drawing course in college. My favorite professor assigned us to create fifteen pages in a sketchbook/journal weekly. These entries could be drawings, research notes or images of artwork and design that inspired us. I continued to use this journal after that class and began recording very tough times and very good times. As the years passed I began using it primarily for the wonderful moments. Without realizing it, I had created my own timeline of happy moments. It’s amazing to flip through it now, seeing how much I have grown from the beginning of college to where I am now.
I highly recommend you starting your own happiness documentation journal! To help inspire you, here are some images of mine.
Clearly I enjoy glueing items into my journal as seen by its robust size!
One of the things I love most about this journal are the various colored pages.
Found a fortune cookie fortune on the ground..I kept it.
Love me some Barbara Kruger artwork!
Entry on my glass blowing project and Dale Chihuly.
I painted a fiberglass long neck dinosaur that a company had sponsored for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s new Dinosaur Exhibit. I was able to attend the VIP party with my family prior to the exhibit opening.
My first large aquarium! Chicago Shedd Aquarium – When I walked in, it took everything in me not to cry because I was so overwhelmed by excitement and it’s decor.
First business card for Ocean4 (a side company of mine). I was also notified I was accepted to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference to display my poster on my project.