Thank you Di for this week’s questions.
1. Did you ever keep a diary?
Yes I did keep a diary (multiple) as a teenager into adulthood. I must have found it very therapeutic or comforting to write down my feelings or even just simple words. However, upon finding them later in life, it stirred up too many emotions and memories (also very cringe) that I threw them in the bin.
2. Do you use a calendar that is NOT on a computer/smartphone?
Yes, I have a work diary with a daily planner that I used every day. I would be lost without it, as I make so many notes and bullet points of things to do. I enjoy making lists of tasks to complete and then have great satisfaction ticking them off.
3. When was the last time you wrote a letter…… using pen and paper, not a computer.
I actually cannot remember, how tragic is that. Maybe to my cousin who lived in another country, about 30 years ago!
4. If you had a column of 10 figures, could you add them up or would you need a calculator?
I could add them but I would need a pen and paper.
Gratitude: I am grateful for returning back to Australia safely and settling back into work life. Monday is over, that’s a win for me!
WrookieSchU 
It’s too bad you tossed the journals in the bin. You might have appreciated them when you got older. Though it might always have given the same problem. With computers and email while actual pen and paper letters are getting fewer.
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I agree Jean, sometimes I wish I had kept them but I guess reading them again could stir up old emotions 🤷🏼♂️
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I like to keep a manual diary.
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Me too Sheree.
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I always write cards but not letters (I never was much of a letter-writer) and I also used a paper calendar in addition to my phone calendar. I decided not to keep a diary when I was about 12. My mother was a snooper and so I wouldn’t record any of my stuff. Looking back, some of it was legitimate, some of it was just teenage rubbish. I can definitely add a column of figures but like you, I need to write them down. I frequently do this anyway when I’m checking my banking just to help keep my brain more agile. Cheers.
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Thanks for your answer Lynette. I’m like you, I still write cards but not letters.
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I miss writing letters. There’s something so personal about them, that someone had to take the time to sit down and write out their thoughts. The last time I wrote a physical letter was probably 20 years ago.
Glad you’re back, Wayne! 🙂
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Thank you Richard. You’re so right about writing letters, I feel the urge to write one soon!
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