Welcome to September! The month brings a 3-day weekend for Labor Day, the start of school, and the first day of fall. Cooler weather is a wonderful time to snuggle under a blanket, sip hot cocoa, and write in a journal. Do you need some journal inspiration? Check out the following list.
30 Journal Writing Prompts for September
- How did last month go for you and your family? Were you still under restrictions due to the pandemic in August? Go into details.
- What do you hope to achieve or finish in September? Make a list of at least 10 things.
- What do you want to finish by the end of the year? Have you been working on your year-end list? Why or why not?
- Labor Day weekend-do you have any plans? How will this 3-day weekend be different for you and your family?
- Describe 3-day holiday weekends from your childhood. Did you travel? Host a BBQ? Watch a telethon? Donate?
- Free write for 15 minutes. (Yes, set a timer).
- Happy Labor Day! How did your day go?
- Do you have a favorite flower? What is it? Why does this flower mean more to you than others?
- What is your favorite time of day? Why?
- Thinking back, what is the most romantic thing someone has done for you? Why does this memory stand out over the others?
- How would you describe yourself to others? List 10 positive attributes.
- What changes, small or large, would you like to make to your home, room, apartment, or other living space? Why do you want to make this change?
- Make a list of your current hobbies. Is there something new you want to try? Or do you want to restart an old one? What is stopping you?
- If there is one job you could do for a day, what would you pick? Why?
- What is your personal vision for the rest of 2020? The next 6 months? Year? 5 years? 10 years? Put a lot of thought and detail into each answer. Consider everything you would like to do for you and your family. Make a realistic action plan.
- Write a personal review of a book, movie, restaurant, or television show.
- What do you want to try? Do you have a bucket list? Make a dream bucket list.
- Write down 5 good thoughts about your day.
- Write about your siblings.
- What were you doing at 9 am, 2 pm, 7 pm?
- Happy First Day of Autumn! Did you get outdoors? Are the leaves beginning to change? Describe your little area of the world.
- What was your favorite fall activity as a child? Describe in great detail.
- Write about your inspiration.
- Describe your day from your dog or cat’s point of view. If you don’t have a real pet, you can always describe your day from the point of view of a stuffed animal.
- Write about your feelings about today.
- What one thing made you smile today?
- What is the most memorable activity you did over the summer?
- What was your best part of the day? Why?
- What excites you the most about fall?
- What are you hoping to achieve in October?
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