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.

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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