December Daily is a monthly challenge in the journaling community, 31 days of prompts, ideas and inspiration to help encourage us to slow down and capture the moment in what is often the busiest month.
I’m not a fan of Christmas, I’ll admit it. I don’t have a faith and years of working in retail over the holidays has shown me the sometimes mercenary and hard side of people at Christmas who take their frustrations out on shop workers. Such a lot of stress, pressure and money goes into one day, and it’s all over by 11am and then its over eating and tv – we refer to it as Sunday with presents.
However, trying to remain creative and inspired in the dark December days in the run up to the festive period, I put together a list of daily suggestions for your journal, in those 15 minutes you get to yourself.
I usually dedicate a Traveler’s Notebook insert to the month, it has 64 pages so that allows you 2 page spreads of each day with an intro/cover page and summary
Here’s my list for 2025, hope you take some inspiration from it and that you take some time for yourself to enjoy the season in whatever way you like.
- Hello December: set your intentions for this month.
- Make a list of your favourite traditions.
- Add a photo, sketch or collage of your Christmas tree or holiday decoration.
- Start a new tradition that is just for you
- FIVE GOLD THINGS. Scavenger hunt to find 5 gold/shiny pieces of ephemera to decorate your journal spread
- Write out the lyrics to your favourite Christmas song, carol, hymn or seasonal song and decorate your page on the theme
- Write your Gift shopping list or Wish list for yourself
- Write yourself a Christmas card as you would a dear friend.
- “Oh the weather outside is frightful…” describe the weather today and how it makes you feel.
- The Empty Chair; who are you missing this time of year?
- What is your favourite winter or seasonal quote?
- Write out your favourite seasonal recipe and decorate your spread
- Unlucky: what mistakes this year did you make and what did you learn?
- “Joy to the world…”: name 3 things that bring you joy.
- Random Act of Kindness: help someone for the sake of helping; how did it make you feel?
- What was the best gift you ever received?
- What was the best gift you ever gave?
- One word to describe your December so far.
- Snowflake: What makes you unique?
- Your favourite movie to watch this time of year
- Winter Equinox: How does the shorter days make you feel?
- Describe the season in colour and scent.
- Hug in a mug: Visit a coffee shop (or your favourite spot at home) and journal with your favourite drink.
- Make a wish.
- “That’s what Christmas means to me… ” What does this time of year mean to you?
- Decorate your page with your Christmas ephemera; wrapping paper, gift tag, sweet wrapper, cracker joke…
- Take a winter walk; describe what you saw, heard, smelled…
- Prep your journal for the new year.
- List your 5 favourite memories of the past year.
- What am I proud of achieving this in 2025?
- New Years Intentions. No resolutions; hopes not pressures
the paper sparrow 
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