How will you keep a record of your summer?

Here is how to set up a CLJ to capture and record your summer.

CLJ? That is to say a Journal, My Curated Life Journal, for the 100 Days of Summer. A creative memory book to record the summer, all the adventures and all the thoughts and ideas. Now that may sound lofty but really it is a notebook of your life as you live it.  

Subsequently by setting up a Journal, you’ll capture: 

• Your Thoughts, Ideas, Dreams, Concerns as they flow through the summer
• Your Activities as you go through the month
• Collect mementos of your days, events and travels to remind you of this summer

Supplies needed to record your Summer Journal:

• You can use any type of journal (dot matrix, lined or blank) you’d like
• Or use a 3-ring binder just download and print the fun sheets, add blank paper as you want to keep your mementos
• Writing Utensils of your choice

** NOTE – The next items are not a necessity but fun and can be added at any time as the summer goes along

• Markers, Colored Pencils, Watercolors – Any artist supplies you wish, not a necessity but fun
• Glue Tape, Scissors, Paper clips, not a necessity but fun
• Washi tape, stickers, ribbons – any adornments you wish, not a necessity but fun
• Stencils, Envelopes – not a necessity but fun 

Gather your Journal Supplies then follow these steps. 

The How to Do it:

1. Start the first page with “Summer 2021” and embellish as desired.
2. The next two pages will be your Index (or Table of Contents) to keep track of the page numbers and what is on the page as you build your journal.
3. Then put in a calendar – you can get a stencil to draw it on a page, tear a page from your favorite calendar and glue it in or draw a bullet journal version. This is a fun way to keep track of your activities. You will be amazed at all the adventures you went on at the end of the summer. 
4. Track your thoughts, feelings, ideas, anything that is in your head or in your heart. Use the journal prompts as they come in the weekly newsletters throughout the summer. Ponder the questions that will be posted on Facebook & Instagram. Write or doodle at will. Or just start your journal with your response to this statement – “This summer I am __________”
5. Plan activities from your Summer Fun List and other ideas as they come along. Sketch, draw bullet journal layouts, take photos as the days of summer are enjoyed. There will be Activity Fun Sheets to help you come up with ideas of things to do as the 100 Days of Summer progresses.
6. Finally add mementos as you go to events, travel, press flowers from the garden, keep golf scorecards, postcards from places you go to in your hometown. One way of doing this is to remember this is a place for summer momentos…where you can journal – this is the memory that goes with this momento. Or this makes me feel…

The end result is a journal, activity tracker and a memory album all in one as a record of your 100 Days of Summer.

Here is more information on a Summer Journal as a record of your summer in this blog about the 100 Days of Summer. Jump into the Facebook group if you have questions. I will also have an Online Zoom Class in July if you would like to learn more about Creative Journaling. Finally if you sign up for the 100 Days of Summer weekly newsletter you will get more layouts and ideas as the summer goes along. Please join me and the group as we enjoy the 100 Days of Summer. 

This formula for creating a journal also works when creating a Travel Journal. Another opportunity to learn more and create a Journal for your life’s adventure during the year checkout the Curated Life Journal Course and Membership. Lastly, I have a free semi-annual webinar to dream, set goals and create a plan in your journal please join us.