NaJoWriMo is National Journal Writing Month and this year I’ve decided to participate in the January program. It occurs four times per year: January, April, July and October. You sign up and each day of the month you will receive a journal prompt in your email. The theme for this month is Journaling for Personal Growth and Achieving Goals. Well that sounds pretty good right?
These are the prompts I’ve received so far:
Jan 1: What inspires you?
Jan 2: Create a list of things you’ve never done, and would like to do.
Jan 3: Make a list of 10 questions that you don’t have the answers for right now.
I think it’s going to be interesting. This program was conceived by Bakari Chavanu and he is a journaling enthusiast using the Day One app. He wrote Starting from Day One: Using the Day One Journaling App to Record and Enrich Your Life. I’m excited to see if I can maintain these journal prompts for a solid month. While I don’t have trouble writing in my journal every day, I have not used prompts for a 30 day stretch before so it’s a bit of a challenge for me. But one I’m looking forward to. So far so good!
I also wanted to let everyone know that I am hosting another giveaway. I want to whittle down my pen collection so a few times throughout the year ahead I will be hosting pen giveaways. Please note that all of the pens I will be giving away are used, unless stated otherwise.
The pen I am giving away in January is the Monteverde Poquito in silver. I wrote about it in this post. It is a pocket pen, perfect for my pocket Finsbury. But I’m just not using it at all; I find it a little too small for my hands. It did not come with a converter but I will include a couple cartridges, in the ink of the winner’s choice (from my ink cartridge collection).
Here is a picture of the Poquito with other pens, to give you an idea of scale:
I don’t remember what I paid for this pen, and I didn’t mention it in the blog post referenced above. Currently Goulet Pens is selling these pens for $24 US in Stone Grey, Pink and Turquoise. The silver may be sold out or no longer available.
The rules to enter are as follows:
- You must be 18 years of age or have parental permission to enter.
- Be a subscriber to this blog.
- Leave a comment on this post.
The giveaway is open internationally. It runs from today, Sunday, January 3, 2016, to midnight Mountain Standard Time on Saturday, January 30, 2016. I will use random.org to choose the winner. I will announce the winner on Sunday, January 31, 2016, on this blog. The winner will have until Sunday, February 7, 2016 to contact me with their mailing details, using the Contact Me button at the top of the page, next to the About button. If I don’t hear from the winner by midnight on Sunday, February 7, 2016 I will pick another winner and announce it on Monday, February 8, 2016.
I hope everyone had lovely Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. This is my small way of saying thank you for your support for the past year and beyond, and I hope the winner enjoys this pen as much as I have. And that they have small hands 🙂
That is a tiny pen! I would love to try one!
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It is tiny but a great writer. Good luck in the giveaway!
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Oooh, NaJoWriMo sounds interesting. But I don’t think I could sustain journaling with prompts. I tend to not like journaling prompts. That said, I’d love a chance to win that pen, thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
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You are so welcome zzdia, good luck in the giveaway! I tend to not like prompts either, so this challenge will be interesting for me!
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what a cute little pen! I’d gladly adopt it. I’m going to subscribe to the journal prompts too. Thanks for the link.
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I think it’s cute too! Good luck in the giveaway. I hope you enjoy the prompts!
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what a cute little pen! I’d gladly adopt it. Also, thank you for the link to journal prompts -I shall subscribe, too.
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Nice challenge. May your efforts prove fruitful, inspiring and revealing, enhancing your journal practice and improving you life. Happy New Year. May you discover, buy and enjoy new journals and pens.
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Thank you Cheryl, and good luck in the giveaway!
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That pen is beautiful. Best of luck with NaJoWriMo, and don’t worry, my hands are small….:D
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It is a very pretty pen. Good luck in the giveaway! And thank you for the good wishes with NaJoWriMo…I’ll need it!
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I hope you enjoy it…that’s always a better reward than winning. Because what’s the point of winning the race if you didn’t enjoy running it?
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Very true Ratika! I am enjoying it so far. I wrote two more entries for yesterday and today’s prompts so I’m up to date. 🙂
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Great! Good luck for the remaining challenge. 🙂
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Love your blog- good luck with the challenge! Hope you have a great year in 2016!
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Thank you Susan! I hope 2016 is all you want it to be, and good luck in the giveaway!
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I would like to try this pen! I had not heard of NaJoWriMo before!
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Good luck on the giveaway! I had never heard of NaJoWriMo before either but I’m enjoying it so far. 🙂
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I am going to give this a try. I’m already behind so I better get to work! Thanks for the chance to win.
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Good luck Sharon, both with NaJoWriMo and the giveaway!
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Of course I would love to win! Got a Pilot Metropolitan for Christmas and I love it! Makes a difference when you have a fountain pen that cost more than 5 dollars. Thanks for doing a giveaway!
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Congratulations Missy, I love both of my Pilot Metropolitans. Great pens. You certainly do see better quality when you spend more than $5, although some of my fave pens are $2! Good luck in the giveaway!
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Happy New Year and good luck with the challenge. I haven’t used a fountain pen since junior high school when I frequently blotted my homework with blobs of ink. I suspect a cheap pen and a being in a rush to finish an assignment had something to do with it. You have inspired me to try using one again. My own challenge this year is to write hand written notes instead of firing off quick emails. I’m sure I will miss that lovely delete button but I think it will be worthwhile.
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Thank you Susan, and good luck with the giveaway! If you are writing handwritten notes you will have to check out InCoWriMo.org and get involved.
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I love this little pen, and I would like to enter your giveaway contest this year. I hope my hand can adapt to the size of the pen, and I am a fan of the more slender pen so fingers crossed! Thank you for organizing another giveaway!
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I think you would enjoy this pen, it’s very slender. Good luck!
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That’s a cute little pen. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I agree but it’s just a little small for me. Good luck!
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This could be my first pen!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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It would be a great starter fountain pen Ajhna. Good luck!
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All the best with your journalling 😊
The pen looks lovely!
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Thank you Maemi, I’m working on prompts right now! Good luck in the giveaway!
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Such a cute pen- I love the silver!
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I know, I have a preference for silver too. Good luck!
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