Diarist

I set myself the challenge to average two blog posts per week to satisfy my Writer Badge and haven't managed this week, so I thought I'd write about my efforts as a diarist.

I've kept a diary for the last few years, just a couple of sentences a day. I also keep journals at other times, such as big holidays and I have one on the go for my retirement plans. The blog is pretty much a diary of my badge journey. I'm also attempting an embroidered record of my year.

I started adding things as they occurred to me but that fell quite flat when my mum died at the end of February. It felt really disrespectful marking it in such a small way - just a black M - because I'd already filled most of the space. March was my month of mourning so more of a tribute to my lovely mum. But I tend to work on it once the month is over now. That said, there is still a little gap in April that I haven't decided on yet.