If your mind’s been running in circles lately, or your energy feels scattered — try this:
Open your journal. Tear a little paper. Don’t overthink it.
You don’t need a plan, a prompt, or a purpose or a theme. Just give yourself 10 quiet minutes to layer a page. Maybe you glue down a scrap of neutral paper - then write out a single thought that’s been taking up too much space in your head.
This isn’t about making something beautiful. It’s about making space for what’s real.
Grab your box of bits and pieces — old photos, tags, tickets, whatever you’ve tucked away — and choose the first thing that speaks to you. Let that be the starting point.
Some of the most grounding pages start with nothing but a few torn edges and an emotion. Journaling this way — without rules or expectations — can bring a kind of peace that’s easy to forget until you feel it again.
You might find that the process itself becomes the point. A way to gently return to yourself when the day has pulled you in too many directions.
And if you want a low-pressure place to begin, I’ve created some printable pages and ephemera in the Fleur & Folio shop that are perfect for moments like this — where beauty meets honesty, and even the messiest thoughts have a home.
You don’t need a plan—just begin.