on journaling / loo / documenting the dog days wk. 1

if the story is in you, it has to come out. 

// william faulkner // 

this is loo - petite and a bit exotic just like the lovely actress {louise [loo] brealey} she's named after was a gift from my world traveling cousin who purchased this lil' notebook on her trip to korea. loo is a bit different than the rest of her precedents as she is the smallest notebook i have ever owned, and contains completely blank pages {and a completely blank kraft cover}. she may be small but between her hard cover, there's loads of dreams, observations, and aspirations tucked within her pages. 

|| all images taken with iPhone + edited with VSCO || 

| journaling prompt:: what is your summer manifesto? what are your aspirations, your plans, your reading lists, soundtracks? 
"I like beginnings because they are so full of promise. The first page of a book, the first day of a job, the first time you buy flowers for yourself, your first date...I like beginnings because I know there's always more to come." Shymera Perera 

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whether you follow me on instagram or not, you may noted that i just might have a slight thing - more like obsession *cough, cough* - for journals. if there are only three things i post here in my garden walk it's either about flowers, prose, or my journals {add "food" to that list and voila! you have my instagram feed in a nutshell}. :)

by tradition, i am starting a new 'summer journal,' and thanks to your interest, i want to share with you as i document these deliciously long weeks of summertime by posting daily entries, prompts, tips, inspiration, and quotes every week or so. i'm so excited to see where this goes! my hope is that you will be inspired and will feel free to post your own journaling creativeness on your blog or instagram feed {<< be sure to use the long hashtag #documentingthedogdays}. i'd love to see. 
 xx
take a peek inside // here & here.