MARCH 2024 JOURNALING PROMPTS - Claire From Online
Hi! Welcome back to Claire From Online by me, Claire, from online.
In December 2023 I thought up the idea for Not Afraid of Paper in a bubble bath. I wanted to host a dedicated space online to tackle the blank page with others, and to get down to the nitty gritty to answer a frequently-asked question, “what if I’m afraid to start journaling?”
On January 1st, I started releasing daily prompts on the Not Afraid of Paper Instagram account, which had grown to 2,000 followers before the end of the second day. Prompts were scheduled to go out daily at 5:55am, and due to a positive response, the fun January project I started continued through February as well. The NAoP community is now 4,000 strong! Whether you’ve shared out or kept them to yourself, been an avid follower since 1/1 or have just picked up a few prompts here & there… THANK YOU. I am endlessly grateful for your involvement in this project!! It’s been so fun for me.
I will be releasing prompts every month through my newsletter, all at once, on a dedicated NAoP post. This is more sustainable for me and will allow for me to explore some other ideas for the space over on IG, including more community building, how-to’s, and of course, memes.
February vibe check: how did the month go for you overall? What’s something you will definitely be leaving behind?
March wishes & plans: what is something you would really like to see happen this month?
What’s in your bag? Empty out the contents. List your favorites. Doodle.
Do you feel like you need to look inwards more in this season, or spend time getting out of your head?
Share about the best meal you’ve had recently.
Write about a public figure or activist who is giving you hope, teaching you something, challenging your thinking, or all the above.
Book report time! What are you reading? How are you liking it?
Write about any big spring plans or intentions you have for the season.
Do you have a budget? If so, do you stick to it?
Unclench your jaw. What’s really up with you right now?
Do you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
In what ways do you feel truly authentically yourself?
In what ways do you feel like you’re ‘cosplaying’?
Go on a walk today or this week and write about what you hear, see, and smell.
What side of TikTok (or Reels) are you on? What does the algorithm think is important to you?
What’s in your shower? Make a list. Write about your favorite products.
When was the last time you felt like something lucky happened to you? Big or small.
What’s your favorite color? Talk about it, and use it today/this week in your journal (markers, highlighters, photos, etc.)
Do you keep tangible photos, or do you prefer a digital system? Do you enjoy capturing the moment through photos, through writing, or both?
I’m going to lean into ________ this season.
What is your most prized possession in your journaling or creative hobby collection?
Write about your relationship to spring. Best parts? Least fav? How’s the weather been in your neck of the woods?
If you could relive one day over the past year, what would it be?
What is feeling very important to you at the present moment? Large and/or small scale. Personally and/or politically.
When was the last time you belly laughed?
Okay, so you’re in the shower, and you’re mentally going through everything you’ve ever said to anyone ever. Write about a conversation you’ve had with yourself in the shower (or the bath, or chopping vegetables, or in the car) recently.
Challenge yourself to write an entire page, stream-of-consciousness style.
Do you consider yourself an imaginative person? Why or why not?
What is a current ‘guilty pleasure’ of yours?
Half your lifetime ago, how old were you? What advice would you give half-your-lifetime-ago self?
We’re a quarter through the year! Lowkey, are you still afraid of paper? If so, why?
HAVE FUN!!! You can follow the 31 prompts to do one per day, pick a few per week, or go *chaos mode* and print them off, cut them up into little strips, and pick them out of a jar or bowl every morning. >:) If you feel like sharing on your pages on IG, use the hashtag #NotAfraidofPaperClub for a chance to be featured!
thirty-five silly little lists you can make right now
the things i bought in january
reflections on being vulnerable, publicly
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