Resources - Starting your Decade Journal, Links and Sample sheet
A pre-numbered, 500 page hard covered record book with a sewn binding makes this project easy to start! I wanted to keep a long-term journal for many years, but the little "kiddie" 5-year diaries that I had seen, simply didn't have any appeal to me. The easy availability and reasonable price of this on Amazon made my decision for me! At the bottom of this post, there is an affiliate link that shows you the exact Record Book I am using.
I can write in a reasonably clear cursive script as long as I'm not in a hurry; but because I tend to get in a hurry I end up with a scribble and scrawl. So I write in the Decade Journal with pencil, and when I start getting sloppy, I simply erase and re-write. I recognize that many people print with wonderful and artful precision. Others prefer to write in ink. I only share the fact that I write in pencil, because I think it might be helpful to others as they begin their document.
Each year the page numbers remain the same for each day of the year. Obviously Leap Year Day only occurs every four years, but we need to retain a place holder for that event. It will always be on Page 60. If you would like to print out a copy of the "Day List" this is a two page workbook. Each page has 6 months of page and corresponding days. Alternatively, you could simply write out the number of each day on your regular home calendar. Once the days are entered into the Decade Journal, you never have to do it again!
You can click on this shared link, and print, if desired. At the bottom of the sheet, there are two tabs. One for the first half of the year, and the second for the last half of the year.
The beginning and ending pages for each month are as follows:
Because I am very involved in gardening, I keep notes of such as date of planting or first blossom. I also keep a list of varieties and placement maps for each year garden. Such diagrams, drawings and other things that don't fit in a general paragraph format are "non-journal" type entries, and are inserted in the last 26 pages of my Decade Journal. Giving each page of this section a title, and entering it on the Index page provides an easy way to find the particular information later.
There are 512 numbered pages in my Decade Journal. The first 366 number pages are assigned to specific days. There remains 146 extra "continuation" pages. I have selected the back 26 pages for drawings, diagrams, and other non-typical information (from page 487 to 512.) This allows for 120 pages to be used as "continuation" pages. My plan is to simply notate on the bottom of a filled page, "continued on page 368" or whatever next available page makes sense, and continue forward with the following year Decade Journal entry.
You are helping support the Decade Journal if you use the Affiliate Link to purchase your copy to start your own. I may receive a small affiliate fee, but it does not affect your cost.
A pre-numbered, 500 page hard covered record book with a sewn binding makes this project easy to start! I wanted to keep a long-term journal for many years, but the little "kiddie" 5-year diaries that I had seen, simply didn't have any appeal to me. The easy availability and reasonable price of this on Amazon made my decision for me! At the bottom of this post, there is an affiliate link that shows you the exact Record Book I am using.
I can write in a reasonably clear cursive script as long as I'm not in a hurry; but because I tend to get in a hurry I end up with a scribble and scrawl. So I write in the Decade Journal with pencil, and when I start getting sloppy, I simply erase and re-write. I recognize that many people print with wonderful and artful precision. Others prefer to write in ink. I only share the fact that I write in pencil, because I think it might be helpful to others as they begin their document.
Each year the page numbers remain the same for each day of the year. Obviously Leap Year Day only occurs every four years, but we need to retain a place holder for that event. It will always be on Page 60. If you would like to print out a copy of the "Day List" this is a two page workbook. Each page has 6 months of page and corresponding days. Alternatively, you could simply write out the number of each day on your regular home calendar. Once the days are entered into the Decade Journal, you never have to do it again!
You can click on this shared link, and print, if desired. At the bottom of the sheet, there are two tabs. One for the first half of the year, and the second for the last half of the year.
The beginning and ending pages for each month are as follows:
- Pages 1-31 are January, with each page being assigned the corresponding day of the month.
- Pages 32-60 are February, including day 60 as Leap Year Day.
- Pages 61-91 are March. Saint Patrick's Day is March 17th, and is on page 77.
- Pages 92-121 are April. Lots of holidays and special days in April, but they move each year.
- Pages 122-152 are May. May 31st will always be on page 152.
- Pages 153-182 are June. June 30th will always be on page 182.
- Pages 183-213 are July. July 4th will always be on page 186.
- Pages 214-244 are August. August 30th will always be on page 244.
- Pages 245-274 are September. September 30th will always be on page 274.
- Pages 275-305 are October. October 31st will always be on page 305.
- Pages 306-335 are November. November 30th will always be on page 335.
- Pages 336-366 are December. December 31st will always be on page 366.
Because I am very involved in gardening, I keep notes of such as date of planting or first blossom. I also keep a list of varieties and placement maps for each year garden. Such diagrams, drawings and other things that don't fit in a general paragraph format are "non-journal" type entries, and are inserted in the last 26 pages of my Decade Journal. Giving each page of this section a title, and entering it on the Index page provides an easy way to find the particular information later.
There are 512 numbered pages in my Decade Journal. The first 366 number pages are assigned to specific days. There remains 146 extra "continuation" pages. I have selected the back 26 pages for drawings, diagrams, and other non-typical information (from page 487 to 512.) This allows for 120 pages to be used as "continuation" pages. My plan is to simply notate on the bottom of a filled page, "continued on page 368" or whatever next available page makes sense, and continue forward with the following year Decade Journal entry.
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