Topics for Journaling Monthly

If you have been thinking about journaling, but just don’t have the time or inclination to 
dedicate a daily practice to it, why not look into monthly journaling? This is when you 
only need to commit to writing a journal entry once a month – typically at the beginning 
or end of the month. Take a look at these topics you can use for monthly journaling.


Monthly Goals

For journaling just once a month, one of the best options is to use this time to talk about 
your monthly goals. Do this near the beginning of the month, when you are planning out 
what you need to get done that month. Figure out what you want to accomplish before 
the end of the month, then journal about it. This can be as simple as listing your goals, 
or you can be detailed with what needs to be done, on what day, what it will cost, and 
anything else related to those goals.


Monthly Bucket List

Do you have things you want to get done, see, or experience every month? If so, the 
monthly bucket list is a great option. Instead of a life bucket list, you are listing things 
you want to do each month. For example, in October, it might include going to the 
pumpkin patch, watching Halloween movies, picking out your Halloween costume, going 
to a haunted house, and decorating your home for the falls eason.


How You’re Feeling

Try to use your journal at the end or beginning of the month, and just write about how 
you are currently feeling. Write about what your thought process is, what you 
experienced during the month, and just how you are feeling at this point in time. Make 
sure you date it so you know when you wrote it, as this helps a lot when you are looking 
back on it later.


Review of the Last Month

If you are using your journal at the end of the month, write a short review on how your 
month has gone so far. This can be more than just your feelings and thoughts, but what 
you got done, if you had progress towards any of your goals, and what you are thinking 
about for the next month. It is a good review that encompasses your entire life and 
experiences over that month before you get ready to start a new one.


