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Mental Mosaic: Even Home is a Travel Destination
My name is Tui Snider. I'm a travel writer and photographer whose blog describes fun things to see and do in Texas and beyond. Here, you will get the personal side of my travels, with lots of photos, too.
I also write for Discovering Dallas - Fort Worth, a site full of tips for fun things to see and do in north Texas.
If you would like to know more, check out my Contact/Bio or send an email to tui [at] mentalmosaic [dot] com.
Comments are welcome. I would love to hear from you!
I have kept both written and online journals but now it seems I only do the online blogging thing. It is hard for me to manage my time. I have a tendency to jot things down on paper. I have a box filled with scraps of paper. In my file cabinet is a whole drawer of things to catalog, discard or use. I seriously need a week all to myself with no grandkids, kids, friends, relatives or anyone. It seems whenever I take time off my time gets eaten away with social stuff and I feel selfish even saying that because it’s the relationships that are (or should be) the most important thing in our lives. I long to be a hermit, but then I wonder if I really do, because, obviously, I’m not.
haha. Sometimes I look back at the thoughts and observations I had and wonder what the heck was I thinking. Do you do that?
After having journalized off and on from the 80s to the 00s I realized I hate diaries. Other than where I was and what I was doing at what point in time I don’t like to reread what I thought about it all. And, like Sheila O., I have piles of stuff I created but haven’t used. I don’t want anymore of that around. It’s a time suck.
These days if I feel compelled to put pen to paper to record an account of the day to day I also add a bunch of drawings and scribbling and shove the end results into envelopes and mail them off to a few people. Then it’s someone else’s problem.
Literally hours ago I was torn between physically writing and typing my personal journal. I’ve traditionally been a pen and paper gal, but man my handwriting is getting bad without all the practice! I’m going to have a look at your suggestion…could be my answer :)
iDailyDiary really is a fun and easy to use program. Let me know what you think of it. I love being able to cut and paste pix into it, too.
I know what you mean about handwriting! Mine has really gone downhill. Plus, I can’t write longhand for as long of a period of time as I used to be able to, either. My fingers get tired!
~Tui
Oh, Sheila… I know about managing time. I get overwhelmed at times, because there are so many projects I’d like to pursue on top of the have-to and need-to’s, y’know? I don’t think you sound selfish. It’s important to have a relationship with yourself, too, not just everyone else. But I fight the same inner battles as you, I must confess! ~Tui
In some ways my blog is a bit of a journal, but I have recently started keeping a written one…more of a thank you list or things that I are extremely important for me to remember as I come back from major depression.
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Hi Charity,
Sounds like you have created a very healthy habit. Plus, it will be fun to look back on. Thanks for dropping by! :)
~Tui
I have a notebook or journal everywhere I go. I keep a journal and pen/pencil next to my bed because if a thought wakes me in the middle of the night, I don’t want to forget and could never fall back to sleep if I thought I would forget. So, not really a diary, just a place for me to write down my thoughts or phrases. I usually will write a rough draft of my blog posts and ideas for postings on my FB page and Twitter feed. I pay attention to the details in what others consider the mundane and write them down. I love words… I love watching people and learning from them, even if never a word is spoken. I will be checking out iDailyDiary…thanks for the tip! So glad to find you again, through #FBF on Chasing Joy
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Hi Victoria,
I’m the same way! I feel naked without a pen and notebook. Friends and family know this, so I’m frequently gifted with little notebooks and pens and I’m always gleeful to receive them.
Do check out iDaily Diary. I love it! Alas, Santa gave me a Mac for Christmas and it’s not compatible, but I still use it on my little netbook.
I look forward to Chasing Joy’s #fbf each week, too. I’m happy to reconnect with you! :)
~Tui
Thank you for reminding me I need to put together my new journal. I gave up trying to find one. I like for my journal to be spiral bound with blank pages on one side and lined on the other. I found a couple of them years ago and when I decided to use them I absolutely loved them. It gives me blank space to doodle and draw then lined paper to write the words going through my mind. My writing is too crazy to not have lines to follow.
I too carry around a notebook just about everywhere I go. Love the iDailyDiary idea, I will have to check it out.
Peace,
Morgan
P.S. I am drinking Hot Apple Cider. Something besides tea that I love also. :D
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Hi Morgan,
I really want to change up my journaling style and make it more mixed media… iDailyDiary is great software! Let me know if you
try it. I sure wish they’d make it Mac compatible.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
~Tui
p.s. Cider sounds good! I could use a warm cup of something right now, too…
I have an offline diary. It is where I write all those thoughts that don’t need to be spoken. It is fun to go back through them at the end of the year.
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Hi Susan,
Glad to hear I’m not the only offline diary keeper these days.
Actually, I have online and offline diaries, and notebooks full of random catch all
ideas, and dream notebooks…
I’m one big sloppy mess of words, with thoughts spilled all over the place!
~Tui