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Online Journaling with Pyxlin
When my children were young I would bribe them with a treat if they would write in their journal. My oldest son would wine and complain about writing, but he knew he had to write in his journal to get a treat. He messily fulfilled the bare minimum requirements to get his treat. Now when my son expresses his enthusiasm for journaling, I ask myself, “Can this be my son who hated to write in his journal.” I am so pleased to watch how he enjoys keeping an online journal with Pyxlin . His increased vision of the importance of recording dates, interesting information, experiences and memories that he and his posterity can later read and refer back to will someday be priceless.
Even though I would like to take credit for my son becoming an advocate of journaling, in all reality the advancement of technology is what converted my son to journaling. I must admit, writing in a journal the old way is not near as enticing as the versatility and convenience that is offered with online journaling. You can quickly type an entry that can be edited or changed, load photos with ease along with your written entry, and if you choose, the ability to publish a hard bound journal.
For years, I often wanted to add photos to my journal entries, but I usually didn’t have the picture(s) developed yet, and by the time I got my film developed, I had added more entries and forgot to leave a space to add a picture. Most generally, my good intentions to add a photo went unrealized, and when I did tape a photo in my journal, it would later fall out, and have to be retaped in. With Pyxlin you will never have to worry about saving space for, or losing a photo again. The saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words” is now a convenient reality that can happen frequently and easily.
The internet is an amazing tool that has changed our lives. Each week you read about new technology that has been released improving the ease of normal daily tasks. Although I am 48 years old, I am learning not to be afraid of taking advantage of advancements in technology, and I am actually finding out that most new technology is user friendly and EASY. Try writing in your journal with Pyxlin, I think you’ll love it.
