https://booksbywomen.org/why-you-should-keep-a-journal-by-judy-pollar-smith/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://booksbywomen.org/why-you-should-keep-a-journal-by-judy-pollar-smith/#comment-48047 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:47:37 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14791#comment-48047 Very nicely put. I wish I’d been so thoughtful with my diaries. They’re like bad versions of Brigid Jones. As a family historian (and writer of a novel based on a secret diary) diaries are like gold dust, but unfortunately I’m going to have to burn/shred/nuke mine before I die. But they are a fascinating reminder of one’s ridiculous youth.

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-you-should-keep-a-journal-by-judy-pollar-smith/#comment-47409 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:51:24 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14791#comment-47409 Very timely Judy – I’ve just found a hardback, lined notebook tucked away for the ‘next journal’ I would start. That was four years ago. I was a dedicated ‘journalist’ until a near career got in the way. Your post as reconfirmed that I need to start again even for all the reasons you mentioned. Thanks! Jeannie

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-you-should-keep-a-journal-by-judy-pollar-smith/#comment-47140 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:01:48 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14791#comment-47140 […] Tori Eldridge examines the balancing act of caring for others and self, Judy Pollard Smith tells us why you should keep a journal, Clare Langley-Hawthorne battles digital distraction, and James Scott Bell describes the 10 events […]

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