JOURNAL IDEAS: what to write about: Choose a topic/question each day or week and start writing! YOUR CHILDHOOD/SCHOOL YEARS: 1- What was your favorite childhood story? Why did you like it? 2- What was your favorite childhood game? 3- What was your favorite school subject? Why? 4- Talk about a happy school experience 5- What did you do for fun that kids don t do today? 6- Tell about a non-family person you admired when you were growing up? Why? 7- Talk about a childhood swimming experience. 8- Describe your childhood in 3 words 9- What was the most embarrassing experience? 10- What was your favorite dinner? 11- What did you eat when you were a child that you don t eat today? 12- What was your favorite dessert? 13- Where did you go for dates? 14- What was your favorite movie? 15- Share a childhood experience with death 16- What was your favorite outfit? 17- What was your favorite smell to smell? 18- What subject did you learn that they don t teach today? 19- Tell about prices of food. Then and now. 20- Share a childhood memory about bedtime that makes you feel warm 21- Where did you go to school? 22- Where did you live? 23- What did you like most about the place that you lived? 24- Where did you like to hide? 25- What did you like to play? 26- Who did you play with? 27- What was your favorite toy? CHURCH: 28- What is your favorite church memory? Why? 29- Who was your favorite teacher and why? 30- Who do you admire at church? And why? 31- Tell about something funny that happened at church 32- The best part of going to church is 33- What is your favorite scripture? Why? 34- What is your favorite hymn? Why? 35- What is your purpose in life? 36- Talk about the importance of religious faith in your life 37- When I walk into the church building I feel 38- The thing that I love most about the church building is FAMILY: 39- Say something about illness and how it has affected your life in a good way. 40- Share a family ritual that has special meaning to you. 41- Share a family tradition that has special meaning to you 42- Share a new family tradition that you have started recently 43- Share a family tradition that you would like to start. 44- Complete: 5 things I like about myself 45- Name 3 things that you don t think your family knows about you. 46- Name 3 things that you would like your family to know about you 47- Who do you admire in your family? And why? 48- How do you think your mother/father would describe you? 49- How do you think your brother/sister would describe you? 50- How do you think your grandmother/father would describe you? 51- How do you think your children would describe you? 52- Share a compliment that a family member has given you 53- Name one person you feel close to in your family. Why? 54- What do you like best about one person you live with? 55- If you could have a committee of 3 people (living or dead) to help you make decisions, whom would you choose? FEELINGS/THOUGHTS: 56- Tell about a depressing time in your life. How did you get through it? 57- Tell about a wonderful time in your life 58- Complete: I hope 59- Share your feelings about financial security 60- What kind of emergency scares you the most? 61- Complete: the happiest time for me is when 62- Tell about a recent news story that has captured your interest 63- Tell about a time when you needed help and someone helped you! How did you feel? 64- Tell about a time when you helped someone. How did you feel? 65- Tell about a time when you secretly helped someone. How did you feel? 66- What would be the most difficult news for you to accept about someone in your family? 67- How do you feel about sharing personal problems? 68- Say something about resentment. 69- If you could watch only one hour of TV this week, what would you watch? 70- What seems to be the biggest problem in your life today? Name 3 things that you can do today to fix it? 71- How do you feel about donating parts of your body at the time of your death? 72- How does TV advertising affect your buying habits? 73- Complete: I wish I had someone with whom I could share 74- Share something that no one knows about you 75- Which of your senses do you value most? Why? 76- Tell about a time when you felt awkward and someone helped you? 77- Say something about poverty 78- Talk about responsibility 79- Share your feelings about changing jobs 80- Talk about your eating habits. Choose one thing to change today. 81- Talk about newspapers and how they affect your life 82- What roles do love and affection play in your life? 83- Say something about apologizing. 84- Say something about alcoholic beverages. 85- Describe divorce in 3 words 86- Say something about gambling 87- Describe the car you would like to own 88- Tell about the last time you were late for something 89- How would you want to spend the last year of your life? 90- Say something about suicide. 91- How do you feel about guns? 92- Tell about a mistake you have made recently 93- What is the best thing in your life today? 94- Tell about the most significant person in your life 95- Describe something you like that you know someone else does not like 96- What are 3 things you would like to be doing in three years? 97- Talk about competition 98- How does music affect your life? 99- Say something about surprise parties 100- When I am in a large group I 101- Share a funny dream that you have had 102- What do you know now that you wish you would have known when you were younger? 103- Tell about a time when you felt productive 104- What are your feelings about space travel? 105- What is your purpose in life? 106- Describe the funeral service you would like held for you 107- When do you feel most confident? 108- When do you feel most peaceful: 109- Tell about a time when you felt successful 110- Tell about why you want to go on living. 111- What is one thing you could do to improve your life? 112- Tell about something that you have learned to do recently 113- Tell about something beautiful you saw this week. 114- What have you done in the past 3 months that makes you feel proud? 115- Tell about an understanding person in your life 116- What would you like to achieve with your life? 117- Give 3 reasons why you like yourself. 118- Share a compliment you have received recently. 119- Tell about a book that you have read and why you liked it. 120- Tell about a movie you have seen and why you liked it 121- Describe the most pleasant job you have ever had to do 122- Describe the most unpleasant job you have ever had to do. 123- How do you act when you want to avoid something? 124- Say something about spontaneity 125- Say something about hitchhiking 126- Make a statement about honesty 127- What is your favorite sport? Why do you like it? 128- Complete this sentence: my favorite kind of music is 129- Complete this sentence: my favorite time of day is 130- If there were 6 more hours in a day, how would you spend them? 131- Describe your favorite movie star 132- Which fairy tale character do you feel most like? Why? 133- How do you decide between right and wrong? 134- Describe the greatest dessert in the world. 135- What color would you use to describe yourself? Why? 136- Would you rather be a sunrise or a sunset? Why? 137- Would you rather be a sports car or a family car? Why? 138- Would you rather be a lake or an ocean? Why? 139- Would you rather be a red light or a green light? 140- Describe the kind of house you would most like to own. 141- Talk about a time when you were locked out of the house 142- Talk about a time when you were locked out of the car 143- Tell about a time when you got lost 144- What musical instrument would you use to describe your self? Why? 145- Talk about your favorite TV show 146- Tell about a secret desire that you have 147- Describe an ideal vacation 148- What you like to receive on your next birthday? 149- What was the best gift that you have ever received? 150- Tell about your favorite magazine and why you like it. 151- Tell about a time when you were teased and LIKED it! 152- Talk about bragging 153- How do you think your mother would describe you? 154- Talk about the last time you lost your temper and apologized 155- Complete this sentence: I am the kind of person who 156- Describe the pet you would most like to own HERE ARE SOME IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED IF YOU ARE WRITING A JOURNAL FOR YOUR CHILDREN: 157- When I was pregnant I craved 158- When I was pregnant I thought about 159- When you were born 160- When you turn/turned 2 161- When you turn/turned 5 162- When you turn/turned 10 163- When you turn/turned 12 164- When you turn/turned 16 165- When you turn/turned 18 166- When you turn/turned 21 167- When you go/went to college 168- When you get/got your first job 169- When you get/got married 170- When you have/had a baby 171- Your favorite dinner is 172- The thing that you like to eat that surprises me is 173- Your favorite dessert is 174- Your favorite movie is 175- Your favorite toy is 176- Your favorite outfit is 177- You go to school at 178- You live at 179- My favorite thing to do with you is 180- I remember something funny that you did 181- What I think about the guys/girls you are dating 182- How I feel about you 183- I am proud of you because . 184- One special thing I like to do with you is 185- We went here on vacation 186- Birthday parties were celebrated 187- Pets and names of pets that you have had 188- I remember when you got hurt and I . 189- I remember when you surprised me with... 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1.) Wish for more 2.) Drive around in it 3.) Watch it. It rarely happens here.

1.Made pumpkin bread to satisfy a craving 2.Didn't know what to make for dinner so I decided to make it a game. I had to make the first thing I pulled out of the freezer ( boneless pork chops) and make the first recipe in my book (of tried and true) that I found using pork -szechuan pork! 3. DD(19) wanted to come with me when I pick ed up DS(13) from school today. We got to wait in the car and chat-it was a nice day with even a breeze!