Anna, I’m glad you found this post and comments useful. I used to feel the pressure of writing every day and feel guilty if I missed a day, but I realised the alternative was not to write. So now I write when I want to and I know I’m doing better than not writing at all.

Dear Tina,
Thank you so much! I always thought I had to write in my diary everyday, which just piles on more stress. Now, I can enjoy my Thanksgiving without ANY stress! Again, thank you so much!

I think a lot of bloggers feel that, but I intend to continue with both because I write very different things online and in private

I’m not sure whether this is good or bad. Is it good that so many people write a journal at some point or is it sad that so many are abandoned.

I’m not very personal on my blog either, but my husband says there is something in me that means I need to write whether it is my journal, blog or task list; it is definitely about clearing my head.

Yes, I think for many people blogs are like diaries, however I don’t tend to write about as personal issues as I do in my diary which I think is why I keep writing both.