To Journal or not to Journal?

For all my life I have been advised to write in a journal and I am terrible at it.  I have tried multiple times in many different ways quite unsuccessfully.  I have played with traditional journals, calendar journals, etc.  I really like the idea of keeping a journal but it just hasn't worked for me. Then I found the idea of adding doodles to your journal and I fell in love with the idea.

Here is an example of how my entry starts.  I ponder the day and what picture might best express my thoughts for the day. Then I sketch in the picture. This day my son had piano festival that was the highlight of my day so I started with something musical. Finally I add my thoughts for the day.

Here is a sample of a finished page. No I am not an artist but I don't care. I love the color and the way it brightens the page. It makes me happy to look at.

So maybe, just maybe I will be able to keep journaling!