I started a travel journal during my time in Australia and wrote in it every day of my travels.
Usually I never kept up with writing in journals because there just wasn’t something exciting every day that I wanted to write about, but looking back at all the memories from my travels, even the “boring” days feels so good.
I still had a lot of free pages in my journal and wanted to fill it with all my extra thoughts and some lists.
The lists I will recommend you, are lists I have already made.
Most of them, at least.
I wrote them in my travel journal or in my notes on my phone.
I love lists to gather my thoughts and to be able to always look back on them to remind me of something or to see my progression.
Travel
– All the places I want to visit
– The best things to see somewhere
– Things I prefer in my home country
– Things I miss about my family
– Things I notice that are different
– My favorite memories of my travels
– Things I miss about that country and traveling
– Reasons to move there
– More travel plans (This can be places you want to visit and also what you want to do there, where you want to stay/work)
– Countries I have already been to
– All my firsts
– Slang in that language
Mental health
– What I am proud of myself for
– Things I like about myself
– Things I love in this world
– Qualities that make me unique (things you like, do or have)
– What I have learned from people around me
– Things I am grateful for
– Things I am good at
– Things/quotes I believe in
– Things that bring me joy
– All the people I love and why (you can also send this to them, it will make them super happy, I have done it before)
– My favorite memories of my childhood
– What I love about summer/fall/winter/spring
Bucket lists
– An endless life bucket list (with everything you want to ever do in your life)
– What I want to do this summer/fall/winter/spring
– What I want to do in this break
– What I want to do in/around my hometown
– What I want to do with my friends
– Things I want to do/accomplish this year
Food
– Everything I can cook for myself (for inspiration when you have no ideas)
– My favorite foods
– Foods I want to try
– Meals I want to try to cook/bake
– Restaurants I want to go to
– Rating Restaurants I have been to
– Good recipes
Other
– Songs that remind me of something
– Names I like
– Things I want to do when I raise my children
– Songs I want to try playing on my instrument
– Books I want to read
– Things I want to draw/crochet/sew/knit/stitch/…
– Things I have notices about certain people
– Do you remember when (that is a fun list you can do together with friends because they might remember things you didn’t)
– Things I wish for in a partner (don’t be too narrow-minded on that one, and accept it if your partner is not turning out to be like on your list)
– My favorite movies/books
– Goals I have for my life
– Things I would like to learn
– Celebrities that I like
I guess writing lists can be considered a hobby of most girls, and it is such a great way to stay organized, get your mind empty because you don’t have to remember everything, and it is such a great way to look back at something.
So go ahead and fill that journal, notebook or just your notes on your phone.