My Problem with Commonplace Journaling

it is a personal problem but I struggle with writing things down that I don't find to be important to remember.

I watched this video on a commonplace journal. I really resonated with the idea of tattoos being a commonplace journal.

Many talk about the sacredness and permanence of a tattoo but I also know (and I more closely align) with the notion that tattoos and piercings are a way to remember a time when a thing was important to you.

• My fireball (which is supposed to be a water drop) was getting a matching tattoo with my wife who had always been afraid to upset family by getting a tattoo.
• My WUB was to show my love for electronic music, wanting to be an electronic producer at one point.
• The woman on my back commemorates my time living in Okinawa and my struggle with an idea of purity.
• The "Eagle and Butt (It's supposed to be an M)" on my shoulder call to my days of wanting to protect my family and be successful in someway. It was also a "Moto" tat, paying homage to my time in the Marines (although I definitely hadn't been in the military very long when I got it).

All of these moments are from non-important things in the grand scheme but are pleasant to think about. But also I live with those reminders daily, which is not somethign that I would have or see in a notebook.

Perhaps it's the reflection period or the desire to make something sacred that gets in the way.

I would love more tattoos but now I feel like I have to be more responsible with my money

It seems like even the skin commonplace notebook doesn't get entries for the same reasons my analog and digital ones do.