I never do any true, real writing in my journals either. I find that it’s too hard to write long, coherent things, because I often go back and revise. Journals are great for ideas and the beginnings of entries.

All the little details you include are a great timestamp, a moment in your life when you need to write your daily shopping lists, addresses, etc. It becomes more of a diary, even though you may not mean it to be so. Never throw them out when they done.

The only problem is that I write with a specific pen (Zebra ballpoint F-301 Fine Ball Point), and ball point ink does not work well on this type of paper, so my handwriting changes from how it normally looks on normal grain or college ruled paper. :( I usually carry around the most adorable Asian notebook I find in Japanese or Korean papieries (sp?)/stationers and try to fill that before I go on to the next cute book.

My problem is that most of the time I write random things in it. Observations, shopping lists, addresses to map, directions, etc, rather than true, real writing.

PS. I am rebelling. I went to the site view on my RSS feeds, so I could read and comment. Your site is the one I read the most!