When people in the everyday carry community (EDC) talk about their daily drivers they're usually talking about wallets, watches, pens, flashlights and a various assortment of other things that fit into their pockets. People with more than one car often refer to the car that they might be using that day as their ‘daily driver’. Like most people, I carry a variety of those items because they’re useful and well, because I need them. I have yet to see anyone talk about their journal as part of their EDC and what they’re daily driver journal is so that’s what this post is about.
I do various types of journaling. I do mostly freeform things. I'm separating journaling from planning although in some communities the two are the same. My journaling is pretty free form. I just write about literally anything and everything. Sometimes it happens in the morning and sometimes is happens at night. Rarely does it happen at both times, which is okay! As long as words hit a page at some point in the day then I’m a happy camper.
In addition to the longer stuff which is sometimes inconsistent, I wanted add something cute and simple and this brings me to my new 2021 daily driver. For 2021 I’m journaling in the 2021 Standard Memorandum made by Word.notebooks. It’s a small, pocket-sized notebook. It’s numbered and each day receives three small lines. This video here gives a great explanation. For the longest time I’ve wanted to try out this method and this journal since I’v known about it for so long. Until April of 2020 I was doing a one-line a day journal that I really liked, but you can probably guess why I stopped. This journal is my second attempt at a one-line a day style of journaling. I have a good feeling about this one!
I don’t have the leather cover that is made specifically to fit this journal, but am strongly considering it once it’s back in stock. I’ll update you all if I end up buying it. The odds are in my favor.
So my EDC includes a journal. What is in your EDC? Let me know! I love watching these videos and reading blog posts about what people consider their everyday essentials and necessitates.
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Until tomorrow!