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Dear Diary .....
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I have religiously kept a daily diary since 1987 - it's just something I enjoy doing as a little hobby. In the back of each 5 year diary I list things down like when I bought big items of furniture and the cost, when we decorated each room (how much paint or rolls paper needed) or had dentist appointments, mammograms etc.
I really enjoy reading through all the detailed daily entries from time to time, looking back - getting comfort and often amusement from family memories and being thankful for all the blessings in life.
My family are quite amused by this strange "quirk" of mine ... but are quick to ask me to look back to see when world events and family dates occurred - sometimes my trusty diary has even come in handy when doing quizzes! I write down everything about my garden, when I planted the seeds and gathered the harvest! I can also tell you what the weather was like on most days as it's all recorded in there!
Anyone else share my hobby? :)
I really enjoy reading through all the detailed daily entries from time to time, looking back - getting comfort and often amusement from family memories and being thankful for all the blessings in life.
My family are quite amused by this strange "quirk" of mine ... but are quick to ask me to look back to see when world events and family dates occurred - sometimes my trusty diary has even come in handy when doing quizzes! I write down everything about my garden, when I planted the seeds and gathered the harvest! I can also tell you what the weather was like on most days as it's all recorded in there!
Anyone else share my hobby? :)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's brilliant to read them Arky, I kept a diaily diary one while at school in the early 60s, but honestly it's so embarrassing to read! I was boy mad and changed my mind from one week to another which one I fancied!
I then stopped recording after getting married in 1968 but took up the daily hobby again in the mid 80s. How I regret not recording the 20 years between .... would have made even more interesting reading!
I then stopped recording after getting married in 1968 but took up the daily hobby again in the mid 80s. How I regret not recording the 20 years between .... would have made even more interesting reading!
they are called diarists ! and seem not be genetic - My father kept a diary for most of his life and none of his children ( us ) have . I kept a copy every letter I wrote instead
a lot of people kept diaries whilst they were hiding from the germans in amsterdam ( all kept in the war museum now ) but only one was really worth reading - I mean whaddya write about if you are locked in a room for three years ?
My father kept a war diary in the POW camp for erm five years.....
Diarists apparenty can spend up to 30% of their time recording their diary wow ! Crossman was one ...
I was advised to stop keeping a diary..... o dear but that was a different story
a lot of people kept diaries whilst they were hiding from the germans in amsterdam ( all kept in the war museum now ) but only one was really worth reading - I mean whaddya write about if you are locked in a room for three years ?
My father kept a war diary in the POW camp for erm five years.....
Diarists apparenty can spend up to 30% of their time recording their diary wow ! Crossman was one ...
I was advised to stop keeping a diary..... o dear but that was a different story
I never had one until the year of 1969 - when the troubles really broke out here - my house (my mother's) windows were broken and the next street burned to the ground.
My brother fell from the top of the stairs earlier that year (July) to a wee window hall and smashed into the glass and lost the power of his arm that day.
He bummed that he was around to fight off the arsonists that day but he no more fought off anything as he was in hospital.
Some girlfriends told me this and I do have proof that the man was too ill.
My brother fell from the top of the stairs earlier that year (July) to a wee window hall and smashed into the glass and lost the power of his arm that day.
He bummed that he was around to fight off the arsonists that day but he no more fought off anything as he was in hospital.
Some girlfriends told me this and I do have proof that the man was too ill.