Monday, January 3, 2011

Dear darling diary....

One of my favorite things about the new year arriving, is the joyous act of purchasing a new diary.
I've been keeping a diary since fourteen and being hugely sentimental, I save everything in it - from movie tickets, cute candy wrappers and adorable notes to business cards and recipes. The result is a bulging book filled with way to much personal information but I don't mind - without my beloved diary, I would be completely lost.

I always feel kind of sad and disloyal when I have to stack my .....

....trusty-but-now-outdated diary .....

...on top shelf of my closet, along with all the other used diaries of years before .
                                 (yes, I keep them all and they are super fun to look at)

But soon the search for the perfect new diary pays off ...
...and in 2011, this pretty brown and pink darling stole my heart.

The part I love the most about owning a new diary though, must be that I get to start all over again.
How wonderful it is to have a  blank new year ahead with so much opportunity to ...

...cross off the days that leads up to important events
(like me going back home in three weeks time :-).....
.
...celebrate the birthdays of all the people you love .....

...scedule dates and fun things to do.....

...like my upcoming trip to Vietnam (yay!!)

..oh, and don't forget the resolutions!!!!

5 comments:

Hayley said...

That's so awesome...keeping a journal. so wish I had done it...which is what I am kinda hoping my blog will be eventually!

Love, love your new diary!

Do you come home for good in three weeks? Wow!

Jill said...

Yay! Keep a journal AND A PLANNER!

Nell said...

Oh, I love a new diary. I'm really stingy and always wait for a few weeks into January and then get a bargain one once they've all been reduced, hehe! You've got a good one there though! Happy New Year lovely xx

MelB said...

Love your diaries! I must say I do everything digitally now. I store things online or in my phone. So utterly dull. :-(

I have tried the diary thing but generally dont carry a bag so it doesnt help if I dont have it on me.

I kept student diaries all through school and few things make me smile as much as going through those...i used to stick pictures of fashion models/movie stars/singers etc in them alongside the colourful scrawls of my latest beau's initials!

Blossoming Branches said...

how neat!