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Doing, Eating, Listening, Watching, Learning, Everything else.

Share your favourite outfit

office supplies

What do you love the most?

What do I need to try?

what was my favorite thing about my day?

Beside your bed - What do you keep next to your bed?

What should I do next?

Three things you’re thankful for right now

See if there are other obligations you're "assuming" and leaving off the list. Don't assume anything. Write it all down. Third, think through your life and lifestyle.

Write about what comes to mind when you smell a certain fragrance.

List of things to be proud of

Warm weather

Magic - How do you define magic? Show us something you think is truly enchanting.

List of things recommended to you

How would you define morality?

family traditions

List of people you admire and why

Breakfast

What have you built?

What makes you smile?

What happened today at 1pm?

Share a beauty hack

minimalist challenge - data & backups

Pastry

Spirituality - How do you define spirituality? what does it mean to you?

Share some goals

what am I most excited about in my life right now?

Tell a story

Go for a photo walk

Advice - Give some advice

What else occurs to you as you look through your calendar?

Minimalist challenge - capsule wardrobe

Create a scrapbook of all the things you and your partner do together during the next 100 days. At the end of the 100 days, give your partner the list you created of positive things you observed about them each day, as well as the scrapbook you created.

what would make today great?

If you taught a class on life, what would be the textbook?

Write about your favourite tarot card

Do you need to talk to someone else about something related to this room?

List of things that make you feel healthy - mind body & soul

Ask yourself “what do I wish I’d known 5 years ago?”

junk mail

Describe your day in ten words or less

Who is an important person in your life?

medical needs

Run a competition

Does anything need to be fixed?

How did you procrastinate on important tasks this week?

Time lapse: Take your logbook/journal with you today and write one observation or thought each hour within an 8-hour time frame

What did you most enjoy doing this week?

Your current obsession

What should I do next?

What do you wish other people knew about you?

Inspiring friend - Who is your most inspirational friend, and why?

Big dream - Your ultimate goal

Cold weather

bills

Who are the people that really came through for you this year?

2. What do I need to try?

What purpose do you assign to your life?

List of things you want to be known for

I wish I was… - either real or made up!

Work on a personal project

How could you be nicer to yourself?

Tea

List all the food you’ve consumed today

Your best feature

Do I even want to do this task or do I only have it written down because I think I should

In your bag

Do something scary… and then write about it!

What was the biggest mistake you made this week?

Show us your office!

What were your top five moments of the year?

What is something you tolerated for a long time, but now you will not?

List of books to read

Write about the most difficult choice you made.

Blurb about you yourself your skills - for portfolio/quickly sending to people

Your idol or role model - Who do you admire, and why?

Who made you feel good this week?

Candle

projects

Document your favourite outfits

What is the best day you remember?

reading

Reviews is probably my most favorite journal. Despite the picture below making it seem like I only eat at [DuClaw](http://duclaw.com/), my boyfriend and I actually do enjoy trying new places to eat and drink, and this journal gives me a place to record what I love and, occasionally, what doesn’t love me back so that I know never to order it again.

If someone offered you three wishes, what would you wish for?

What went right?

storage

On your wall and why

An overheard conversation

Pampering - How do you take care of yourself?

Dedicate a page to writing down your dreams

Revisit and then rewrite an old, popular post

What would your perfect weekend look and feel like?

What made you smile today?

habits

Lunch

Household maintenance tasks (like changing out those air filters and checking smoke alarm batteries once a month)

List of software you use

Treat

What do you need to do to get ready?

Throwback Thursday

Create a list of 10 healthy, easy to fix snacks.

If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself this time last year?

Biggest challenge - What’s the most challenging thing you’ve ever experienced.

Nostalgia - What are you nostalgic for? What do you miss?

What’s coming up in the next month?

What was a time when you needed support from someone else?

housework

Switch off technology for 2 hours. What did you do instead?

home improvement

Write whatever you would write if you knew no one would ever read it.

A simple pleasure you granted yourself today

What attitudes do you need to change?

What is your favourite season

Start a photo a day challenge

Spend part of your day doing something you love. Thoughts?

Write about the highlights of your adolescence.

birthdays

List of current and future goals

What areas do you want to grow in?

I love… - What do you love about yourself today?

What went wrong?

What should be on your calendar that isn’t?

A Cottage

Create a list of 10 healthy, easy to fix breakfast meals.

Fairy lights

Armchair

minimalist challenge - rss reader

Create a list of 20 healthy, easy to fix meals which can be eaten for lunch or dinner.

A recent trip you took

Favourite artist - Whose art really speaks to you?

1. What do I need to know?

Is it more comforting to believe or not to believe in an afterlife?

sports

Something new you’ve learned today.

No makeup selfie

Draw yourself

Bed-head - What does your hair look like in the morning?

Things that inspire me

Your city

clothes & shoes

Your bucket list - What’s on your list of things to do before you die?

Write about something you no longer believe.

What do you fear the most?

What would your ideal world look like?

meals

Create a spending plan (also known as a budget). Track every cent that you spend for the next 100 days to make sure that you’re sticking to your spending plan.

What object do you treasure most?

List everything you’ve read today.

what did I accomplish?

links saved

concerns

What do you most want to do in your life?

Dinner

You may want to keep an “areas of focus” (or “areas of responsibility”) list, which could be separated into categories such as “professional,” and “personal,” as needed.

Goals journal where I store my yearly list of goals I’d like to work towards. I used to keep text files for each year, but it’s nice to be able to look back at them in one place whenever I want.

Your inspiration - Who or what inspires you?

What is the best number and why?

A beautiful place - What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever seen?

Think about your ideal reader, how can you help them?

List all the things you’ve purchased today.

A business lesson you learnt

feminist friday - write about a woman who has had a great impact on your life

precautions

schedules

How would you describe your day in one sentence?

friends

games

5 to 10 things that you’re grateful for, every day.

Gratitude - What your thankful for

Is there anything you did this week that you wish you’d done differently?

What habits do you need to break and build?

Make a mixtape!

Nice things people say about me

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? Why?

Favourite book

Write a letter to yourself 10 years ago

Write about the sense (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) you treasure most.

What did you accomplish?

papers

Review your latest purchase

Create a real life moodboard

What makes your face light up?

yardwork

Home

What do you wish you knew about someone else?

exercise

What are you really glad is over?

What am I running to or from?

Write about overcoming blogger’s block!

Before and after - Find a picture of yourself from ten years ago what has changed?

Write about your favourite musician.

How are you different today than you were 365 days ago?

Kittens

Waiting on (a list of things you need to keep tabs on but that don’t require any action at this time, like packages you’ve ordered but haven’t received)

What would you like to be in this room?

jobs

vacations

What did you learn this week?

How did you relax and unwind today

Describe your evening.

Plants

The view from your current position

Wonder - What fills you with a sense of wonder every time you see it?

Cake

responsibilities

what am I committed to doing better tomorrow?

What do you wish you could spend less time doing?

List of what you are grateful for

library

3. What do I need to accept?

hospitality

Your best friends

Self-care routine - How do you take care of yourself?

Write about what you loved to wear when you were 15.

Coffee

what did I learn?

Guinea pigs

What old beliefs did you let go of?

What’s inspired you today?

What path do you want to travel?

List everything going through your mind right now

how could i make today better

List of essential things

what was the least valuable thing I did today?

Favourite quote

What do you wish you could spend more time doing?

Rain

When do you feel most confident?

Write a poem

Interview someone you admire

What do you think the future will be like?

art

Write a short story about something that happened today, even if its the most mundane thing ever

Write about the most beautiful place you’ve ever seen.

music

3 amazing things that happened today

Write about something you love.

routines

Write down all the interesting things you see on a walk around your neighbourhood.

Share a secret

holidays

Answer your reader’s questions

Write about what it was like when you first met your best friend.

magazines

Represent each day of your week with a colour. Draw it in a cirle a square whichever shape you're feeling for that day.

Pay it forward - Do something good for someone else today

What do I need to know?

Teapot

What are you obsessed with right now

Who was your most important role model?

Link to your favourite bloggers

What is the next step?

House - hallway, main bathroom, bedroom, ensuite, spare bedroom, living room, kitchen

Make a list of all of the commitments and social obligations that you have in the next 100 days. Then, take out a red pen and cross out anything that does not truly bring you joy or help move you along the path to achieving your main life goals.

What would help you make and keep a more accurate calendar?

Approximate minutes you spent on social media versus approximate minutes spent being social. Thoughts?

What do I need to do?

Write totally new lyrics to one of your favourite songs.

Write about the best day of your life.

Today’s vitals: date, day, weather, mood, breakfast, lunch, dinner, top 3 priorities

Share what you’re thankful for

Make a video!

hygiene

What have you changed your perspective on this year?

Do you think it’s more important to be practical or imaginative?

What happened today at 10 am?

Illustrate!

menu planning

Something you’d always like to remember from today.

extended family

One thing you’re stressed about and two ways to help you get through it

What needs to happen in your house and life daily & weekly?

What would help you start your days strong?

current things. (music,book,movie)

Moments, is for recording any special moments I’d like to remember later. I tag them accordingly based on what type of moment they might be: conversations, dreams, something I feel the need to vent about. This journal gives me an outlet for my thoughts other than my boyfriend or best friend who I’m sure both appreciate the decrease in the number of rants I share.

What can I do right now to get closer to my goal of _______ ?

What do I need to accept?

What did you do this week that moved you closer to reaching your goals?

TIL, “Today I Learned”. It’s the newest journal and came from a recommendation on Lifehacker which happened to feature Day One in the screenshot. I haven’t been noting something I learned each day like the recommendation, but it will be helpful for capturing tidbits of information that would be helpful to retain that don’t necessarily have a place to be stored (e.g. where to send that random support request that only comes in once every 2 years).

This week at work

What was one thing that you found really challenging, but can now see supported your growth?

For the next 100 days, actively look for something positive in your partner every day, and write it down.

List all the places you’ve visited today.

What do we have a responsibility to do?

personal grooming

Make a list of 20 small things that you enjoy doing, and make sure that you do at least one of these things every day for the next 100 days.

A tiny step you took towards your goals/dreams

What do you wish weren't in this room?

What song always makes you cry? Why?

What do you want to accomplish?

4. What do I need to do?

What was the best part of today?

Take a minute at any point in time today, and observe what’s going on around you. Write down your immediate thoughts.

List of ways you are energized

Books

In the morning - What do you do every morning?

grocery shopping

Use your lists of healthy breakfast meals, lunches, dinners, and snacks in order to plan out your meals for the week ahead of time. Do this for the next 14 weeks.

accountability

Your first thought this morning

gift-giving

What’s the funniest thing that happened to you this week?

what is my greatest challenge right now?

Is there anything you achieved that you forgot to celebrate?

Struggle Street: What did you struggle with today? List 3 ways to help you overcome it

what am I grateful for?

List of articles

Favourite colour

budgeting

cleaning supplies

What will make me feel the most accomplished?

Things you frequently reference

List of people you know and info

Write about something you never expected to see.

Describe your morning

What happened today at 7pm?

Write about a simple decision that changed the course of your life forever.

Write about how you’d like your life to look when you’re 93.

Your happy place

If you could change one decision you’ve made in your life, what would it be?

Your Favourite city

Share some personal photos

Write about something you regret.

Create a housework chart - list of chores what tasks todo and when