I have now been writing in my journal since Ocotober 18th 2011. Like Aicha, I bought myself a lovely notebook and have kept it very neat and tidy. I always feel much better in myself when thing are clean and tidy around me and that is even reflected in the way I organise and present my work.
I was enthusiastic to begin my journal having left the second campus session and immediately started writing about the day and my thoughts on it. However over the next week, I found it difficult to find anything to write about. My days are usually so fully packed but as it was half term, and I was also ill, I literally had nothing to comment on. I'm back on track and back at work now though and thankfully I am finding pleanty of things to comment on.
I have started using my journal in different ways this week and have just tried making graphs today. I'm really looking forward to continuing with this task and then taking on task 2b!
Hi Sarah
ReplyDeleteI found writing a journal really difficult and hard to continue, but I have found that if I am hard on myself and say I must write it - I do it! The graphs for me have been the most interesting and useful for me as I am a very visual person so like to see progress. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Look on my blog for an idea of what I have been doing.
The journal is a way to good way to record observations and events that are particularly significant - those times that really make us think about things. As it is private - you can take excerpts of this to add in your 'supporting evidence' in your final portfolio. I do this in my notebooks - a series of books that I have now kept for a long time and contain personal and professional items - so many parts are confidential so I would have to choose bits to share with you. I have recently fallen out of the habit of 'drawing' out my reflections... doodles or diagrams that make me think. They used to be fun to do on my commuter journey - so will try to put this back into my practice.
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