Life-Changing Magic: A Journal

I will admit, this was not not what I expected (I didn't really know what to expect but I reasoned if it was from Marie Kondo, I wanted it..) I love the feel of it, the size of it ( it matches perfectly the size of her other two books in height, making it a great set for deeply delving into Marie Kondo's principles, and one you can keep out on a table or counter or under your pillow to remind you of your desire of getting into the habit of "the life-changing magic of tiding up". I especially like the 3 year journal aspect of it and the space in which to write of things that spark joy everyday.. I find that this journal is a perfect tool to help me in discovering the daily things I do that truly bring me joy. Helping me choose more of those activities that do bring me joy and discarding more of the the ones that do not spark joy for me. It helps you focus on the positive and ties in perfectly with her other 2 books. It is a process helper. Great Job Marie! Thank you. I have ordered one for a friend that is on the same path as I, and another for myself so that I will have 6 years of joy gathering data. One thing I do think would help is to let buyers be able to look inside the journal so that they might understand more clearly what they are buying. I am good with this as I said, because it works very well for me as I have already read her other 2 books and I see how perfectly they dovetail and go together.

I love this gratitude journal! It’s design is very simple and minimalistic and not super flashy like a lot of other gratitude journal’s I’ve seen. The journal only asks that you write about a paragraph every day, which is great for someone like me who struggles to fill pages either because I can’t think of much to say or because of hand cramps. I find that the smaller spaces actually help motivate me to write every day, too, which is super helpful because I have a hard time establishing new habits and my experiences in school have lead me to usually shy away from writing.In fact, my writing in this journal has inspired me to buy journals full of writing prompts to start working on. The smaller writing spaces also means there’s room for three years worth of entries! It will be exciting to start back at the beginning of the book next year and compare my entries. I totally recommend it if you have an interest in writing, but struggle to get yourself to pick up a pencil; it’s a great way to ease yourself into journaling.

I tried several years ago to keep a "gratitude box", but I had trouble keeping up with it, and after a few months it petered out. I may miss a few days with this journal, but I can always go back and find something that sparked joy each day. It lives on my desk, so I can't forget it for too long. It's a wonderful tool for keeping joy front and center, and for cultivating gratitude. I frequently think throughout the day, "I should put *this* in my journal!" I've only been doing it for 2 months, but look forward to reading back through the entries as I fill in the next year.

I absolutely love this journal. It is exactly what I was looking for: a beautiful book to jot down memories from the day that sparked joy. I plan to use it with my kids as a way to keep us mindful of the happy things in life. Each page is devoted to one day of the year (e.g. January 13) and divided into three sections so that the book can be used three years in a row (e.g. 2016, 2017, 2018). This way when I am writing in my journal on the night of January 13th, 2018 I can look back and see what sparked joy for me exactly two years earlier. Some people have unfairly given this book low ratings because the journal is not what they expected. Yes, the description for this journal is a little unclear, but for what this book is intended to be, it in every way lives up to its purpose. And it is so pretty!

I loved her other two books, and was frankly happy to purchase this one, just to send her more money to thank her for changing my life. And yes, her other books are THAT GOOD. Unfortunately, the format of the journal wasn't flexible enough for me to write in the way that I wanted. Pre-printing the date on each page made the book feel limiting and constraining. For me, some days are two page days, while others are five page days. I ultimately ended up going back to a regular notebook. Luckily, as a dedicated KonMari devotee. I was able to thank and discard the journal, because it did not spark joy, but it did teach me about what does and doesn't work for me in a journal.

The description of this journal is seriously lacking. I (like a lot of other reviewers, it seemed) thought this was going to help guide you through the KonMarie process. This journal DOES NOT do that. If you're looking for something that does it, this is not your item. This is a journal where each page has its own date with 20_ _ and six lines for writing, repeated three time per page (or for 3 years worth of notes for that date). There are quote pages interspersed with the blank journal pages. You are supposed to write down something that "sparked joy" each day for 3 years. I took off a star for the poor product explanation and the item being fairly different than expected/anticipated. All that being said, I think the journal is neat. We each have our own tidying pace and if there were set things to KonMarie by a certain date it may be frustrating if you aren't making progress and get behind. Maybe a better idea for a tidying journal would be no dates and have the journal broken up by categories with space to reflect once you tidy certain items and some tips/tricks/hints to tidying that category. I would buy that. I intend to use this as a journal where I write down something positive about each day (something that sparked joy). The six lines are a good amount for not making you feel bad when you just write one sentence or for leaving you enough space to write down a little bit of a story.

Having purchased the first two books by Marie Kondo, I added this journal to the collection. Am going to use the Journalling technique to support the new mind-set her method of Home /Life organization are teaching me. I enjoy Marie Kondo's approach to what has been for me a very difficult obstacle to having peace in my home.

A great help to appreciating the littlest joys in life

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An AwEsOmE book sure to spark JOY with everyone! Love Marie Kondo, thank you 💜

This journal is good for short quips of the day and lasts for three years!