The fact that I have been keeping a journal for almost 20 years has shaped my development as a writer a great deal. If I had not started keeping a diary, I might never have found how much I enjoy writing. Writing a journal entry every day has also helped improving my writing skills (although I have to admit that I have gone months sometimes without writing anything).
Recently I have discovered a blog on journal writing, and if you want to start journaling or need to restart, there is some good advice on how to go about it over there.

A visit to a museum or an art gallery in the morning, an afternoon of shopping, dining out in a good restaurant and some drinks and a little party to end the day, the Jet Set traveller likes a full day.Although he is quite active he is not the type to do any outdoor sports. When he has to walk a few blocks, he takes a cab. The Jet Set traveler is not much of a nature lover. “You mean the green stuff my parents have in their backyard?”
