I remember getting my very first journal the day I was dropped off at boarding school, aged nine. It had Garfield on the cover, because obviously, a lasagne-loving, nap-addicted cat with an annoying little brother felt very relatable to me.Confessions of teenage angst and secret crushes encouraged
I was never much of a journaler, but my mom was. She died fairly young from breast cancer, and I've loved reading all the things she wrote. Your children will probably appreciate seeing yours well into the future when they miss you, too.
I'm so envious you journaled in such detail for so long! I've been reading a lot of Sedaris lately and I know he is an obsessive journaler. My mind is such a sieve and I grieve for all the lost memories I wish I'd recorded; I just started (again) a daily journaling habit in hopes of rectifying this. And what a gift to have your mom's journals as well!
Yeah, it has been a gift to read Mum’s words but I almost wish she was still alive so I could ask her about the fun characters she encounters. My weekly letters from boarding school however are really quite pathetic and boring! 🥱
On your mom, I’m sure—it must be hard not to be able to ask her these things.
And on the letters— totall! My journal entries back in the day were like, “What’s up? Not much here. My sister is so annoying. Today I watched Nick at Night and Full House. Well, catch ya later!” Like, did you not have ANY thoughts on the world, young me?!?
I was never much of a journaler, but my mom was. She died fairly young from breast cancer, and I've loved reading all the things she wrote. Your children will probably appreciate seeing yours well into the future when they miss you, too.
I'm so envious you journaled in such detail for so long! I've been reading a lot of Sedaris lately and I know he is an obsessive journaler. My mind is such a sieve and I grieve for all the lost memories I wish I'd recorded; I just started (again) a daily journaling habit in hopes of rectifying this. And what a gift to have your mom's journals as well!
Yeah, it has been a gift to read Mum’s words but I almost wish she was still alive so I could ask her about the fun characters she encounters. My weekly letters from boarding school however are really quite pathetic and boring! 🥱
On your mom, I’m sure—it must be hard not to be able to ask her these things.
And on the letters— totall! My journal entries back in the day were like, “What’s up? Not much here. My sister is so annoying. Today I watched Nick at Night and Full House. Well, catch ya later!” Like, did you not have ANY thoughts on the world, young me?!?
First of all, Top Gun.
Secondly, I love Blossom — and I’m so happy to be co-creating with her/you.
I think we should track down a character in your mum’s journal and bring them on for an episode. I think that would be epic.