15 days of gratitude: the journal

I'm so excited to share this project with you!  Here's a little background on it: one of my goals this year is to focus on the good and positive things in my life, to count my blessings.  I decided that November would be the perfect time to keep a gratitude journal to not only focus on my blessings, but to record them as well.

Here's how it works:  starting this Thursday, November 8th I'll write down five things I'm grateful for each day until Thanksgiving Day (Thurs, Nov 22nd).  On the last day I will also write down my feelings, thoughts, and experiences during this project--maybe how my perspective changed, or anything I noticed in my outlook on life while recording my blessings.  Maybe I'll even write something about our Thanksgiving Day.

For my journal covers I used a vintage chapter book that I got at a thrift store for 50 cents, and I removed the inside pages.  If you're interested in learning how I created the journal itself you can visit the Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine blog where this project is featured today.

I selected papers, journaling cards, and embellishments from my stash that complimented the vintage feel I was going for, and I included various envelopes, pockets, and glassine bags for memorabilia.  Each page also has room for my journaling and a photo(s) if I feel like I need to take one to tell my story.  The pages also stand alone just fine in case I don't need a photo for that day.  I used the new We R Memory Keepers Bracket Tab Punch and Stickers to mark each day, and my Cinch machine to bind it all together.

 Take a look at the inside pages:

As I keep this journal over the next two weeks I'll be posting some updates on how it's going.  You're welcome to join me in this project--if you do, I'd love for you to link me up so I can see your project too.  Happy crafting!