FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I have to start on January 1? Not at all. You can begin on any day of the year - the day you receive it, a birthday, an anniversary, or whenever feels right. The book has no beginning and no end, only the day you're in.

What if I miss days, weeks, or even years? That is completely expected and entirely fine. The Keeping Book is not a discipline practice, it is a collection point. Come back whenever something happens that is worth keeping.

Can I use this for a child I'm raising now? Yes, and this is one of the most beautiful ways to use it. Start recording what happens in their life now, in your handwriting, and pass it down to them someday. That is exactly what the book was made for.

How many entries fit on each page? Each page has generous lined space for multiple years of entries. Most people find they can fit 15–20 separate yearly entries per page comfortably, which means the book can hold decades of a life without running out of room.

Is this a journal or a memory book? It is both and neither. It is its own thing - a place where a life accumulates slowly, one kept moment at a time.

How is this different from a regular journal? A regular journal is organized by when you wrote it. The Keeping Book is organized by when things happened, which means January 14th holds everything that ever mattered on a January 14th, across however many years you keep it. That layering is what makes it an archive rather than a diary.