{"id":98577,"date":"2026-03-03T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/?p=98577"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:37:16","slug":"how-to-start-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/how-to-start-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Start Journaling As A Sticker Junkie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago, I got curious when my friend carefully peeled the sticker off her iced latte cup and stuck it into her notebook. \u201cIt\u2019s junk journaling,\u201d she said. Immediately, I thought about all of the ticket stubs, travel maps, concert wristbands and cute packaging I couldn\u2019t throw away but never actually used. That moment inspired me to start my own junk journal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Traditional journaling never quite stuck with me either. Most days, I just didn\u2019t have the brain space for that. Junk journaling felt different. No pressure. No rules. Just sticking down little pieces of my life and letting that be enough. And honestly, that made journaling feel a lot less scary for me. It wasn\u2019t about writing first. It was about keeping. And that shift changed everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a junk journal?<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never heard of it before, a junk journal is exactly what it sounds like: <\/span>a journal made from \u201cjunk\u201d. Receipts, ticket stubs, coffee cup labels, magazine cut-outs, packaging, maps, stickers, and even random paper scraps you\u2019d normally throw away. Instead of writing pages and pages of text, you build your journal visually. You paste first. You write later if you feel like it. That\u2019s what makes it such a gentle entry point when you\u2019re figuring out how to start journaling.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are no rules about structure. No expectation to be poetic. No pressure to fill an entire page with thoughts you may not even fully understand yet. Sometimes all you do is stick down a concert wristband and write the date. Sometimes you make a whole spread around letters from friends, creating tiny pockets to hold the notes and bits of wrapping paper. It\u2019s memory-keeping without the formality.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to start junk journaling (step-by-step beginner guide)<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve been wanting to begin but keep overthinking it, here\u2019s the simplest way to start junk journaling.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Start with what you already have<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Before buying anything, look around your room.<\/span><\/p>\n