Q&A for How to Write a Diary Without Getting Bored

You can personalize it. Try putting stickers on it or decorate it with paper that is your favorite color.

Of course you can. If you want more than one, it is recommended to choose a topic for each diary. For example, you can write about relationships and love issues in the first one, about your activities through day in the second one, and your spiritual life in the third one.

A diary can be useful because it lets you express your emotions that are bottled up inside you. You can take a little time out in the day and write how you felt that day and what you did. It can also help with anger, because while you're writing in your diary your mind will be relaxed. A diary is also a way to record memories for you look back on.

Of course.

You can keep your diary wherever you want to keep it. Try to keep it out of sight, however, so that no one will be tempted to read it. A great place to hide it would be among your other books on your bookshelf. For more ideas, check out How to Hide Your Diary .

You could start off by listing some things about you, like your favorite sport, best friends, age etc.

It is okay. You can try your best, and ask someone to help you if you really need assistance.

Yes, of course.

No, you don't have to change your diary's looks if you're already happy with it.

You don't have to share your diary if you don't want to, so I would recommend explaining the purpose of your diary and why you choose to keep it private.

Writing long and flowery paragraphs is definitely not for everyone. If the idea of writing bores you, try making a doodle journal with random drawings throughout the day. Or, an increasingly popular idea is bullet journaling, where you just make bullet lists with short sentences, phrases, or just a few words.

You can write in any language you like, and I recommend starting your diary with a (brief) description of yourself and your family so that you can build up a picture. Journaling will get easier as you continue!

Definitely, just put the date at the top of the page so you don't get confused.

Anytime that is convenient for you. Try to write in it at the same time every day so you make a habit of it. First thing in the morning or right before bed are both pretty popular times to write in a diary.

You can use any sort of notebook; It all depends on your preferences. There are the ones with locks or passwords, and some people just use a plain spiral-bound notebook for journaling.

Yes, you can use any kind of notebook that can be written in. Lots of people use spiral notebooks.

You can put a small label on it which says ‘private’ but it might make people more eager to read it! Sometimes it’s a good idea to disguise it in an old book jacket, and if someone finds it, just say ‘sorry, that’s personal’.

It is perfectly fine to begin a new diary in the middle of the year, it doesn’t have to be a perfectly lined up thing! If you really want it to be perfect, then you could add some extra pages, have a break for half a year, or think of your next diary as a part two and it doesn’t feel as weird!

Yes. You can start a diary whenever you feel like it. You could keep a diary for as long as you feel like, too.

You can decorate the interior pages with different materials. If the exterior is fluffy then use puffy paint or glitter glue if you must decorate the outside. You could also use superglue.

You could put the time and date in the upper left hand or right-hand corner. You could also put it on the bottom of the page or a combination of both.

Yes, if it is really important to you that someone return it, this is a useful idea. You may put your address or email. You could also put your phone number if you so desire. If offering a reward, it must be at least $20.00 to make it worth the person's while to return it instead of ditching it.

Try writing a journal instead. They're very similar, with the key difference being that diaries are structured and you're meant to write in them at regular intervals, while journals are unstructured, allowing you to write in them whenever you feel the urge to do so and thus removing some of the pressure.

It's not strictly necessary, but giving a basic description of who you are or what you hope to accomplish by writing in your diary/journal will allow you to get a sense of how things have changed over time.