A sea of blue ink

This piece seriously made me want to start keeping a journal both to have an archive of details I will forget but also for the same reason Kathryn Wilkens does, for personal growth. I agree that sometimes when all of my ideas and emotions are bouncing around and contained in my head that I can't really work through them. Sure talking to people helps bring these things out but I think that having a personal way to cleanse your mind is important as well. I think that both of the writers we have heard from have used these personal essays as a way to promote/boast about their work a bit, which sort of annoys me. But I think Kathryn makes a good point and illustrates her relationships with her notebooks in a beautiful and intimate way that is very accesible for everyone. I myself can say that after reading this I am going to go out and get a journal to start writing in.