Perhaps not the pencil journal your mother envisioned, but your whole site is a labor of love. I think there is something daunting too, about paper as a medium. I always felt it demanded a perfection that I never can get past. A few HTML tags though? HTML is a medium that is more accessible and forgiving.
I enjoyed reading this. My mom left behind a few diary entries when she died. We weren’t super close, so it was nice to read her inner thoughts. I don’t really keep a daily diary (boring), but I do spend a lot of time with personal writing. I think a lot about if I share too much (probably yes), but I also don’t want to give anyone the satisfaction of shutting me up on my own website. Lol.
@dicjournal - ❤️ Thank you for the kind compliment about my site! Also, a sheet of blank paper staring at you is just *daunting*.
@oopsiedoodle - I'm glad your mom left something written behind. Even if it was just a few entries it at least was something. Also, loved "I also don’t want to give anyone the satisfaction of shutting me up on my own website." 🤣
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Perhaps not the pencil journal your mother envisioned, but your whole site is a labor of love. I think there is something daunting too, about paper as a medium. I always felt it demanded a perfection that I never can get past. A few HTML tags though? HTML is a medium that is more accessible and forgiving.
I enjoyed reading this. My mom left behind a few diary entries when she died. We weren’t super close, so it was nice to read her inner thoughts. I don’t really keep a daily diary (boring), but I do spend a lot of time with personal writing. I think a lot about if I share too much (probably yes), but I also don’t want to give anyone the satisfaction of shutting me up on my own website. Lol.
@dicjournal - ❤️ Thank you for the kind compliment about my site! Also, a sheet of blank paper staring at you is just *daunting*. @oopsiedoodle - I'm glad your mom left something written behind. Even if it was just a few entries it at least was something. Also, loved "I also don’t want to give anyone the satisfaction of shutting me up on my own website." 🤣