15 Gratitude Journals For Lockdown and Isolation

It is really hard to find gratitude right now and that is why I decided to create this list of gratitude journals and printables. What is gratitude? Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation for what one has. Which is hard to see right now, especially if you are in lockdown between 4 walls that are caving in more and more each day.

I have tried to find a book for every person as well as a gratitude journal aimed at men.

This one has my favorite title of “F*ck This Shit Show: A Gratitude Journal for tired-ass women”. Because really that is pretty much what I have been cursing under my breath every day when I wake up and remember we are in lockdown.

Of course I can just tell you to harden up and stop being a negative Nancy, BUT when we are stressed it is hard to think straight, rationally or in my case most days I struggle to think at all. Guided gratitude journals are there to help you to focus, like meditation for the negative mind. We all know how good meditation for the monks is right? I mean they go years in isolation not speaking and they survive so why are we common people finding it so hard?

It could be because none of us signed up for this shit show! If you need some positive vibes in your isolation bunker then check out the list I created.

I included a Christian journal too in case you were still wondering what the good lord was thinking when he started all this so you can give thanks to the Lord with weekly scriptures and spaces to journal your thoughts.

Kids get cranky when they a 1. Hangry and 2. When they are frustrated, so even little changes in their mindset can change the way kids think and feel. A happy kid is a happy isolation day right?

Here are some links to free printable gratitude journals we have written about in the past.

Check out our free writing prompt article on the Covid Log for kids.

or our Free Art Therapy meditation book.

Christian Gratitude Coloring Journal – 72 Pages including 62 Journal Pages, 3 Journal Pages with Borders to Color, 3 Lined Pages for Taking Notes, 4 Gratitude Coloring Pages. Download and Print

You can download our Christian journal here. in our online store.

I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other people.

What I would wear, though, is something that’s still lacy but maybe a little bit more subdued, like this chevron lace knit top from Yarnspirations.

This easy to knit T-shirt style top is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up, using and easy lace pattern that’s a repeat of 10 stitches and four rows (though the wrong side rows are just purled, so there’s only two rows you need to learn the pattern on).

It has little cap sleeves that are worked as part of the top by casting on stitches where you need them.

If you’re new to lace knitting this is a good one to try because the pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and the only skills you need are yarn over, knit two together, slip slip knit and slip 1 knit 2 together pass the slipped stitch over (which makes a centered decrease).

There are four size options available (which they claim is enough to cover XS to 5XL), with finished chest measurements ranging from 38.5 inches (that’s 98 cm) to 59 inches, or 150 cm. The amount of ease would vary widely depending on your size and the size garment you choose. For example the largest size is said to fit a chest measurement from 5258 inches/132-147.4 cm, which gives you a range of ease from 1-7 inches, or 2.5 to 17.78 cm, depending on your size. Just something to be aware of when you think about how you want it to fit.

The project calls for Red Heart Cotton Breeze yarn, which isn’t a yarn I’ve tried yet, but it’s a DK weight acrylic and cotton blend, which should make a lightweight top that’s great for summer.

Grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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