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Rach's avatar

Hard relate as per, my love - I always start out with structured / stylish ideas and ultimately resort to scribbling away!

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Rebecca Hanley's avatar

Lovely post. I’m very sporadic with journaling but find I gravitate towards it more in Autumn and Winter. I love a blank page notebook so I can write and draw, whatever I need to express the thought.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Oh I like that you move in and out of journaling itself with the seasons, that's an intriguing thought. I'm now feeling the need to look back and see if I do too, ha. Thank you

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Carolyn J Roberts's avatar

Love this - as an artist I see so much stress about having the perfect sketchbook when really it’s a place for experimenting, making notes - being messy!!

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Also, thank you for leading me to your Instagram page where I got to see your talent and find your words too. Lovely to meet you

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Carolyn J Roberts's avatar

Thank you - that's very kind of you! Lovely to meet you too!!

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Experimenting, that’s the word I needed. Hmm I might even try out calling it something different with my daughter, perhaps if you actually view the notebook itself as that, it changes the feel. Sorry, thinking aloud here. Yes. Thank you x

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Hestu Skrivero's avatar

My journaling style is messy too 😅 so I really love reading yours as it reminds me of myself.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Lovely to hear from you!

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Claire Gardner's avatar

Really love this. I’m embracing a more messy approach to journaling and it’s good for my busy mind.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Glad to hear someone else’s mind is also like a hamster wheel!!

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