Imagine With Your Circle Journal
This style of journaling ought to be considered a circle of life diary. It is a way to celebrate your accomplishments, share new things you have learned, connect with someone you may not see all the time. By your words alone you'll certainly help someone through a tough time, put a smile on a face, have another trying something new, inspire, enthuse, arouse...the list of benefits of starting a circle journal goes on! Please consider asking your friends, family, club or group to start this incredible idea today.
Feel free to contact me should you have any questions or comments.
Feel free to contact me should you have any questions or comments.
What is it?
A circle journal is:- a themed or general journal that you pass around (usually via mail) to those in your circle.
- usually initiated by one person and sent to others on the list.
- a great way to stay in touch with family and friends
- a way for you to get creative, express yourself
- an excellent gift idea
Who Do I Share The Circle Journal With?
A few ideas to get you started
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Folks with you on your path to recovery
2 points
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Scrap booking buddies
1 point
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Woman's group
1 point
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New mom's group
1 point
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Your best friend
1 point
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High school or college classmates
1 point
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Sisters and sister-in-laws
0 points
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Your guy or gal and their buddies on deployment
0 points
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My whole family
0 points
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Independent marketing group
0 points
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Kids, families, and teachers in your class
0 points
Some Do's and Don'ts for Your Circle Journal
DO:
- Enjoy the experience and include everyone!
- Keep it simple OR get creative.
- Collect ideas while you are waiting for the journal to circle your way.
- Contact people to see if they would like to participate.
- Write about the positive; use e-mail or the phone if you need to vent.
DON'T:
- Stress out, this is supposed to be fun!
- Keep the journal too long, others are waiting on it.
- Get upset if someone is not interested in joining or decides to quit.
- Make the journal too thick, it will be harder to mail.
- Forget additions for special events and celebrations.
- Be shy about showcasing your Squidoo pages :)
- Enjoy the experience and include everyone!
- Keep it simple OR get creative.
- Collect ideas while you are waiting for the journal to circle your way.
- Contact people to see if they would like to participate.
- Write about the positive; use e-mail or the phone if you need to vent.
DON'T:
- Stress out, this is supposed to be fun!
- Keep the journal too long, others are waiting on it.
- Get upset if someone is not interested in joining or decides to quit.
- Make the journal too thick, it will be harder to mail.
- Forget additions for special events and celebrations.
- Be shy about showcasing your Squidoo pages :)
Squidoo Now Has a Circle Journal
You have gotta see this!
The Journal of the Traveling Squid The Journal of the Traveling Squid is a goodwill project connecting Squidoo lensmasters, particularly Giant Squids of yesterday, today, and tomorrow worldwide. The inspiration for the journey of the traveling squid really originated in the Summer of 2008. At that time, I contemplated how to launch this project of sisterhood and brotherhood for charity; to take my Giant Squid t-shirt, sign it and send it on to the next Squidoo lensmaster. This is the lens of The Journal of the Traveling Squid -- you'll want to favorite this lens to keep track of the worldwide journey ... the journey has started!
Design
as easy as 1...2...3...
1. This is a good one to get folks writing and sharing. Send to each person on the list so they can add a tidbit or two and send it on. KISS - keep it simple silly!
- Purchase a small or large 2-3 subject notebook that easily fits into a flat-pouch mailer.
- Use contact paper, stickers, address labels to decorate front and back.
- List everyone participating on the front page, 1(you) to ?. Include their name, address, phone #, e-mail.
- You add your entry on 1-2 pages (2 pages should be max) and send it to #2, #2 completes their entry and sends to #3, etc.
- When the journal is full, think about placing it up for auction, with the proceeds going to a charity (even if it's a few bucks, at least your circle made a difference!). The top donation gets the journal to keep and share at gatherings with the 'circle'.
2. This idea gives you a chance to have a keepsake once the journal is full. Each person in the circle designs their own journal and sends it out to a person participating in the circle journal.
- Example: You send the journal to Mary Jo. She adds her information, X's out her address, and then sends it to Bob. He then adds his journal entry, X's out his address and sends it to Betty...etc.
-Include your address at the top of the 'members' page (as a header and highlighted) so the journal returns to you once all the participants have added their entries.
- Make sure you all agree on the size of notebook you will start with. In this situation a small 70 page notebook would be suitable.
- Refer to 1. for additional information.
3. Design a theme notebook.(See ideas below) When you receive a journal you stick to the original theme requested by the person. Example: "I Love Quotes!"...you would add info accordingly.
- If you go the themed route make sure the group agrees on journal size. Mailing something that does not fit easily into a pouch-mailer can get spendy.
- Refer to 1 and 2 for additional information.
- Instead of including actual pictures you could leave a website that folks can access at their leisure.
- As a surprise, give the next person on the list enough stamps or money to pay for sending out the journal.
- Include some fun things to the last few pages of the journal like; a recipe share envelope, a place to share fun things, a special events page to add written greetings or a card...use your imagination.
- Remember perception, appreciate everyone's contribution.
- The $1 Store is your great resource for paper, stickers, punches, etc.
- Re-use the mailer the journal comes in.
Theme Ideas for Your Circle Journal
TOPICS and the questions to consider asking!
Ideas gleaned from an article written by Nicole Humphrey at families.com.
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Music That Speaks To My Heart
What is your genre of music, why?
Do your moods se more...1 point
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Simple Joys and Pleasures
What makes you really tick, why?1 point
Circle Journal Links
CREATIVELY SPEAKING:
From the Carol Duvall Show on DIY Network. Sandi Genovese is back to create a fun journal you can share with your friends. Click here
START SOMETHING ONLINE:
"LiveJournal lets you express yourself, share your life, and connect with friends online. You can use LiveJournal in many different ways: as a private journal, a blog, a discussion forum, a social network, and more." Join in on the fun!
ARE YOU A POET AND DIDN'T KNOW IT?
Add a poem when the journal circles your way. This link may just give you the inspiration you need to get started!
CIRCLE JOURNAL SHOPPE
Beautiful Journals
You add the words and personal design!
Embellish Your Journal
Stampin' and add some color
Books About Journaling
Excellent Resources
Using the Word-of-the-Day
I challenge you to use this word in your journal!
- capricious: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
- capricious: whimsical; changeable.
Journal Something :)
Would love to hear advice, ideas, your feedback
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- crosscreations crosscreations Dec 3, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
- Love journals of all kinds, but...never heard of a circle journal and LOVE this idea, Correen. As usual your presentation of this page is out of site! (pun intended) love the music and the cool widgets, favorited and 5*s !!! :-) CC
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 15, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
- I lensrolled this to my Why write a journal lens. Love it!
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- enslavedbyfaeries enslavedbyfaeries Nov 8, 2009 @ 11:08 pm
- This idea sounds like loads of fun! Rolling to my Wreck This Journal lens. :)
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- lakern26 lakern26 Sep 27, 2009 @ 7:05 am
- I've never heard of this, but it sounds like a great idea! Excellent lens! 5* and lensrolled to Making a Disney Vacation Scrapbook
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- luvmyludwig luvmyludwig Sep 23, 2009 @ 12:35 am
- this is very cool!
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