It turned out to be a great year to have tackled the project. My dad, Nora's youngest child, died in June. I was able to read some of Nora's journal entries to Dad and it helped me feel closer to him and his mama.
I tried to replicate the project in 2023 and 2025 in fits and starts. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to write daily, describe my day in the same word count, and keep up with the research....and work, and try to keep the house in half-way decent shape, and be a good friend, neighbor, sibling, daughter, and partner.
Quite frankly I was half-assing it and feeling guilty on top of it all.
I do miss delving into Grandma Nora's life and would like to transcribe her journals so I'm lifting some of the pressure. My goal for 2026 is to start at the earliest of the journals, 1913 - one that bubbled up after I transcribed what I thought was the earliest one when I started the project five years ago.
My plan is to transcribe the year - maybe in chunks, maybe daily....and not worry about documenting my day - I'm not that interesting anyway.
Grandma Nora's journals kick-started a love of diving into family ancestry and turned into a great writing exercise.
I can't wait to see where this goes....thanks for tuning in.
Nora
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