This is so simple, but such a great idea! I'm actually fairly new to journaling. I just recently retired and want to make nature journaling a daily habit. I have a few watercolor sketchbooks, but for what I want to do, they don't work as well. I've discovered the paper is too thick and the ones I have are textured, and I wanted something simpler and easier to draw and write on. I actually ended up getting John Muir Laws' nature journal. It's the first journal I've purchased that I absolutely love. It felt precious and I didn't know where to start, because I feel like it should be filled with great art and I'm new at this, so my art isn't that great (although my art is improving). So, doing this first page felt like such a relief... like, now this journal is mine because  I've broken the ice with my imperfect printing and my mistakes. But it is also mine because it is colorful and filled with inspiring quotes about my happy place, the great outdoors. I'm now ready to use it. 

In the photo,  I've set my intention,  made a colorful border,  and wrote down some quotes that I love. 

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