Join Me For 2 Journal Parties!

To close out 2024 and welcome in 2025

I wanted to let you know about two Journal Parties I'm hosting to close out 2024 and welcome in 2025.

Journal "Parties" are something I started on Instagram a few years ago to go along with my Reading "Parties." They are not parties in the traditional sense (hence the quotes), but a chance for us to gather online and do something collectively that we would normally do alone. Like reading and journaling.

For the Journal Parties, I lead guided, timed, journaling sessions on a particular topic. I give a prompt, I explain a little bit about the prompt, and then I set a timer and we journal together in silence. After the timer goes off, sometimes I share a little bit about what I wrote or other journalers will share a bit in the chat or comments about what came up for them while writing. Then we move onto the next prompt.

I host these “parties” because:

• They're fun! And that's reason enough

• It forces us to do something we always say we're going to do (journal, document, get introspective) but never quite get around to

• It's even easier to journal when led with prompts and conversation

The end-of-year Journal Parties have been especially popular for the last couple of years. I'll be hosting the RECAP & RELEASE Journal Party on Instagram on Sunday, December 29th @ 3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET.

It's free! It's fun! It gets your thoughts about the year out of your head and onto the page.

(And if you're not sure at all where to start with journaling, make sure you listen to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast Ep 249: 4 Ways To Journal)

If you've never attended one of my Journal Parties, here's how it works:

• Log onto IG at the appointed time and go to my profile.

• Click on my glowing profile photo when it says LIVE

• Watch along, journal when prompted, comment if you want

All you need is something to write on, something to write with, a quiet space, and an open heart.

I'll lead you through all the prompts!

Again, it's FREE. It's fun. You'll be glad you joined.

Hope to see you on Instagram on SUNDAY, December 29th @ 3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET

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The next Journal Party I'm hosting will be on Sunday, January 5 @ 3pm PT / 6pm ET and it has a fun new element I've never tried before! We'll do a small bit of journaling at the beginning, but then we're going to work on our vision boards together.

This Journal + Vision Board Party will be held on zoom and it will be for Secret Stuff paid members. The zoom link will be posted the morning of January 5 (so members should check their email or app depending on their notification settings).

Vision boards are used as a way to provide a tangible expression of the life you're trying to create. People often cut out photos or words and arrange them on a bulletin board or poster board or paste into a notebook as a way to inspire what they want to see more of in life. So you might find photos of beautiful destinations or homes or maybe you find motivating words or poems that set a tone for the life you're hoping to build. You can arrange them collage style or add in your own color or drawing with markers, fabric, anything at all.

I'm viewing this as something fun and creative and not taking it too seriously. It's like an adult craft project that also feels inspiring for the new year.

Since we'll be on zoom, we'll be able to see one another's faces and creations (although feel absolutely free to have your camera off and/or not share whatever you're working on), and I think it will be fun to try this type of personal project together as a community.

I hope you'll join me for one or both of the Journal Parties meant to send off 2024 and welcome in 2025!