A little quiet time for yourself is incredibly important, and having a self-care journal is one great way to make that happen. Take some time each day (or week) to sit down and write in your journal.

That fancy leather-bound journal is lovely, but so is the $2 composition book from the drugstore. What matters is that you'll actually use it, which means it needs to live somewhere you'll see it ...

When you picture yourself journaling, you might imagine sitting down with one beautiful notebook that contains all your deepest thoughts and memories. Two minutes into writing in said journal, however ...