<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/najopomo/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Journal Challenge Hiatus]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s October and should be the start of another NaJoPoMo Challenge but sadly I’m here to let you know we will not be holding a challenge this year. Life is…lifing for many of us and after much consideration,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/2025-journal-challenge-hiatus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/2025-journal-challenge-hiatus</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvnboWiUdmXpdVQEaqvQ3Kc63ozvgqxmm8SjWk3GZCHuePwTyr8LM2zaRbiuLPzspfY3saypUdV8oSKPbLcbeKZggTPsLFtA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 31 - Final Day of National Journal Writing Month!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Journal Posting Month Challenge is over today! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that made it. You are a legend my friend - 31 days of journal writing AND posting is no easy feat. I made a cool]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-31-final-day-of-national-journal-writing-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-31-final-day-of-national-journal-writing-day</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 02:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtuTTdVrkVLGf67dH9cdHFdizuQ67gG9N6P1ZTMiYjG5W7fuVGGYhKCKt5g1DBYZALiLe2m4XGnbqv5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NaJoPoMo 2024 Catch up: The Final Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there! I haven't given up on the NaJoPoMo Challenge, I just figured out I am a terrible daily poster. Also schedule conflicts but nevertheless here I am on the final day to round up my Journaling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@asynckronism/najopomo-2024-catch-up-the-final-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@asynckronism/najopomo-2024-catch-up-the-final-day</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asynckronism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:38:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Old Journals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone back through your old journals and read them? Or are your journals meant to never see the light of day? I sometimes find some old scribblings and the words are like a stranger to me.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/reading-old-journals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/reading-old-journals</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shinyobjects]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTXvjczQpYDfMRsZTYDdQLbFHxLbunnfgbSDNwFsdLWGhGfMnrzkw5QQDjehbWQJ9B?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 30 - No time for frills today]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the second to the last day of this Journal writing challenge. I had plans to spend time in my journal creating my cute little doodles and writing a 2 page spread to go out with a bang. But this day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-30-no-time-for-frills-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-30-no-time-for-frills-today</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 03:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7Euhvr2FTbSXKTXob4xUZmXibpXHKp2ZUeXm9wzQ3xNAPAUGDDvWW7baUsTanYTtSAGAj7hpZRs9f4wai62FyHEyWtLkiCMKFRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 29 - Journal, Diary or Captain's Log?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't call my journal a diary. I don't know why but it's probably something from my childhood we're not going to explore or something that stuck from a movie or book. Or maybe because I only find the ones]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-29-journal-diary-or-captain-s-log</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-29-journal-diary-or-captain-s-log</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvqUKJ9RzMdGDdyQvXiz5HGkTT3pzSv1GzaNguzn1j3wkoCPBsZrKAJm7YHqyCUThj85bP1vJEydQUy2AFHh5isTwm8SXWer?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 28 - How the heck do you dream journal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have vivid dreams that often play out like a movie. I thought it's be smart to keep a journal by my bed to write down these dreams. Maybe I'd capture some secret wisdom or have an idea for my next story.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-28-how-the-heck-do-you-dream-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-28-how-the-heck-do-you-dream-journal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvqNazPRfxUyzRbKBNLGhwje8cxkvSCjc4piuqfFyqtLUj9YC5NCohGxqh1xppGAGgYcea3vJ9CkCREgK63WT1EFfK4r5RuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 27 - WTF Notebooks might be just my style]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've got a fun Sunday find for you: WTF Notebooks They look like your standard spiral and hardback notebooks. But it's the many bold and daring titles printed across the covers that won me over. I've got]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-27-wtf-notebooks-might-be-just-my-style</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-27-wtf-notebooks-might-be-just-my-style</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvmHnrQvgig3rWA58W61WQiC84dRUC55mh2RGxrGrMnrmhY1bHDp6ghLJCff2kzht7D2V5XnSh5RN2ZcDzAFFBRMxvxdGyHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journal Paper Types]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I've been digging into the varoud types of paper which can be found in journals. I'm not talking about paper thickness, although is something to be said for how thick your paper is and the type]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/journal-paper-types</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/journal-paper-types</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shinyobjects]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTXvjczQpYDfMRsZTYDdQLbFY5SXMKQDy7UgmVrZ6XmYnsm6N4MkWmFHtov5GVXchT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 26 - Hero Journal Side Quest]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a blissfully uneventful day. I relaxed and enjoyed doing nothing. But it made for a boring journal entry. 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You're clearly busy, but for some reason my thoughts are out of my mouth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-25-can-you-talk-to-someone-while-you-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-25-can-you-talk-to-someone-while-you-journal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7Euhvj4PWGDALKzqbLv3uiv7KTvZk6gHPwohjje5gktZmAL9L26wrhqb6U49TwAXtDEeC6awfmnUgoXqF4xappp84zZQUcd1pFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Journal Size Matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to journal size, is there a difference depending on use case? Like for on the go does a smaller journal make sense vs. using a standard letter size journal? 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I was hoping to hold out until December so I could drop my family not so subtle hints]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-23-coffee-candles-and-journal-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-23-coffee-candles-and-journal-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 02:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvkD6krkyr3adDn4A5yGZfnVTTetVcJC5ArVREPwDQWFUX5xYJqDr7v8B6uXWjfnKbWiSXmnTDdPXcf29kPAQe6wrgULEzNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trusting The Old Ways]]></title><description><![CDATA["Pour you heart into it" are words of wisdom we've all probably heard a time or two. I think that's why a personal and private place to do just that is important. 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I think it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/journal-preference</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@shinyobjects/journal-preference</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shinyobjects]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxYjhmfF37XwXLNAKsoNsMB4pRKU8L2Jhhwvt1NXVsVFTrw7YYs2CUztekRkWVD8TTFnm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 22 - Unique Japanese Accordion Notebooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[This challenge has tuned me in to the fact that I'm sidetracked into shiny object journal shopping every week. I blame the many email lists and Etsy sellers I follow. They keep sending me their latest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-22-unique-japanese-accordion-notebooks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-22-unique-japanese-accordion-notebooks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvnTH1h4U4SxEmYPXBFrkbgJVnrV8fAruK9n1UgSTYrs2rEknwB7ojYnbSXsy6EXM3uFNv4vtXgye8PpGA9HthSDhdC3L6CW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 21 - Is there a journal writers wave?]]></title><description><![CDATA[​I took my journal on the road today. I did my entry at home but had it in my bag and decided to take my posting photo in different scenery. I went to a coffee shop where the coffee was so strong it felt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-21-is-there-a-journal-writers-wave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-21-is-there-a-journal-writers-wave</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvprtgXqRFcp9aemjvujbgfh3qgvR8qsRxEyxkfyq6AU9g4LbkFuKDxoEsULKaQeBLjfDmhauA8cemBFiokfQFWv5b8D9QYe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journaling = A Book Collection Of Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think about how the collection of books on my bookshelf came about. 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It made me laugh because don't we all write about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-20-what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-those-journals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/day-20-what-are-you-going-to-do-with-all-those-journals</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm2bvkR4GTXenFjdEj3TVwGJiWn1JcAf9GYWLzLAAVnq23ujb4xCUQCcgbcmfHq87YNyEnKHoT5VWDackWFthosr1uSnCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>