As someone who writes on the internet for a living, I see journaling as a real treat.

Choose one that catches your eye, grab your pen, and get expressing.

“I also love the satin ribbon marker that keeps my place,” Daly adds.

Emma Loewe

This desert-inspired one, complete with raised gold, shimmery touches, caught my eye right away.

It would also make a fantastic gift for the journalers in your life.

“Their simple beauty inspires me to carry them around and write more.”

light brown leather journal

The blank notebook is also super lightweight and easy to stuff into a purse or backpack.

And at $10, it’s affordable to boot.

They’re a classic for a reason!

mystical black notebook with symbols on cover

“If a notebook is bulky or fussy or heavy, it’s not doing its job.

Field NotesNational Park 3-Pack($12.95)

“I’m old-schoolI love the feeling of pen to paper.

One nifty tool that’s making the transition a little easier?

notebook with palm tree scene on cover

Paperlikea screen protector that’s designed to mimic the feel of writing on paper.

Intelligent ChangeThe Five Minute Journal($24.95)

The bottom line.

dark grey spiral bound notebook

spiral bound journal with green seahorse print on cover

black moleskin notebook

12-pack of thin brown notebooks

3 small notebooks with national park illustrations on the cover

iPad with clear screen protector

Blue spiral journal with waterproof cover

“Five-Minute Journal” guided journal with hard white cover