12 Ways to Use a Diary

to kick-start a new year of journaling

Happy 2023! I’m not necessarily one for new year’s resolutions—but, the one resolution I come back to again and again is to keep a written record of my life.

Keeping a diary is a gift you give to your future self. I’ve been writing in the same diary since January 2004. It’s a gorgeous, large, pink leather journal that my mother gave me for Christmas tha…