Journal Writing Experience - so far.......

I must say that I was apprehensive about this task to start....

'What will I write about?' 'Will I be embarrassed writing to myself?' 'Will I even know where to start?'

But I have to say that I am really enjoying it! I am finding it very theraputic and it really does clear my mind.  For me, it seems to be a way of emptying all my thoughts and creating space for the experiences of the next day :) I have never wrote a journal before, I am a list girl, I write lists on lists and this is usually how I function.  I am trying as best as possible to focus on my Professional life rather than personal for the purposes of the course, however I am tempted to start writing a personal Journal it has inspired me that much :)

I read Aicha's blog about the lovely notepad as the reward.  I love this idea as I am a massive stationary geek, however I have been using my netbook as I must admit my handwriting isn't the best. Also, I feel my thoughts are coming out so quickly that I wouldn't be able to write them quick enough without having a big scribbled mess in my lovely notepad, perhaps a Cath Kidston or Paperchase :)

I was really surprised that the 'List' method really did not work for me.  Being an avid list maker I thought this would be the perfect method for me, however I felt restricted and I felt that I could not develop on thoughts that I deeply wanted to expand on. In this case I don't think that true reflection could really take place.  I have found the evaluation method best so far, combining with this a little bit of description to remind myself of the events that have taken place.  The evaluation aspect really made me think about my day and what I had learned from the events.  It made me look at a new way of going forward, and be more productive in my day to day activities.  It made me ask what worked? what didn't work? and how will I tackle this in the future?

So, so far so good :) Really enjoying this task! I still have a few more different methods to try and then I will be fully analysing on my Journal Writing Experience.

Take care and happy Journal Writing xxx