I have made it my goal to spread light with my words and my deeds during this holiday season that concludes what was a difficult year for many.
People have many ways of coping with difficult times. For me, I turn to my journal. I have added many holiday pages to my 2016 junk journal:
I have been giving some thought to how I want to record the holiday this year. I have been taking photos of my decorations. Many of my keepsakes are still at my old house, so I have had to decorate in a new way and keep things very simple.
I have been reflecting on 2016 and trying to decide which memories I want to carry forward into the new year. I know I developed some healthy rituals such as practicing journaling daily that I want to continue in the new year. I am also very pleased that I decided to take something I love doing, journaling and working with paper, and make it into a business on Etsy: Old School Jenny
My shop is currently in vacation mode while I dedicate the following weeks to caring for myself and for my family. Meanwhile I have some projects going on to prepare for the reopening in January. I would like for the new focus of my shop to be custom junk journals. I experienced immense joy creating a junk planner for one customer:
After that I made myself a personal junk planner, one that I plan on writing down only positive memories as well as dreams and intentions in:
I would love to make similar journals for other people. I really do love making them.
I hope you are having a good holiday season and that you find a positive way to celebrate the holiday in a way that is meaningful for you.