// OhLife - Write In Private About Your Life

Things have been quiet around here this weekend. I'm (hopefully) coming off of an icky stomach flu and that's seriously my least favorite feeling in the world. I slept 21 of the past 24 hours and have only eaten a small handful of Saltines in that time. At this point I'm starving and feel like I could go 3 days without sleeping haha But I wanted to share a blogging platform with y'all today because I think you might like it!

I will always love LiveJournal. Always. I started blogging on LJ in 2002 and to this very day, I still have an active account I log into daily. I don't update my actual journal anymore, but I still spend time in various communities, etc. One thing that I loved about LJ is that I could be as open and raw as I wanted (and I often was... Not exactly the best idea when you start friending a lot of people on there!) But LJ saw me grow up. Relationships, break ups, school drama and regular ol' worries. Even though I cringe at the sheer thought of it, I often like to go pick a random month in my archives and read all about what was hyping me up at the time. I do miss that private glimpse into how I really felt at any given moment. I guess I could easily keep a written journal, but I've never been able to stay consistent with those. When I found out about OhLife in early March, I decided to give it a go and see what it was all about.
OhLife is a private journalling platform where you can write in as much, or little, detail as you'd like. OhLife sends you an email once per day, at your designated time, and you simply respond directly there in your inbox. You write whatever you want to include, hit "Send" and voila! A new blog post. 
I have my emails set to be delivered at 8pm because that's usually around the time our whole family winds down. Toby comes in from outside and gets ready for his bath. Mike starts cooking dinner. And I work on finishing up my last bit of lingering work. Some days in my OhLife are dramatic and awfully emotional, while other days are "Went to the grocery store. Played baseball with Toby. Took a long bath." Some days I don't even respond to the email.
To me, OhLife is the perfect balance of how to remember the past with the key details, all the while venting when I need to vent. Sometimes there are things that I see/experience from blogging that I wouldn't feel comfortable divulging on LCH. I'll tell Mike, and I'll tell a friend perhaps, but when I really want to just "get it all out", I'll put it in my OhLife journal. I also love that it's 100% private. No friends to add, no journals to read. It's just for you, the author. So many blogging platforms today are based on what you as an author can do to attract other readers, but not this one. This one is solely for your benefit.

I know loads of you are from the LiveJournal generation, too, and that's why I wanted to share this platform. I have so many micro-blogs going it's hard to remember them all, but I can see this one being like LJ - sticking around for a while. Blogger is great for socializing, LJ is great for the communities I grew up loving, Tumblr is great for photo inspiration, and Jux is great for a drama-free "happy zone"... but OhLife is great for being real. I love that. You'll have to let me know if you decide to try it out!

PS; I wasn't compensated in any way to write this post. I know that's the first thing people assume when they see a post full of adoration for a product. I just really dig it!

32 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for sharing this! What an awesome concept. I was definitely of the LJ generation, so I love this more-private twist on it. I also like that it's like responding to a simple email, rather than feeling the pressure of keeping up a journal (something of which I could never make a habit).

    xox Sammi
    www.thesoubrettebrunette.blogspot.com

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  2. what a cool idea! I also love FutureMe.org, though that's good for less frequent times...

    XO Sahra
    EffortlessCool

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  3. oh my, that sounds amazing! Have been kinda looking for something like that and mega yayness xx

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  4. That sounds like exactly what I need!! I wanted to buy one of those five year journals for a long time, the type that asks you a question a day, but even then I don't think I'd write every day. I need constant harassment from my diary. haha

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  5. I keep reading about online journaling and it seems so much easier than getting out the good old paper journal and start writing. But I enjoy doing exactly that. Even though a daily reminder would be nice :)

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  6. I love this! Thanks for sharing. I miss livejournal so much. Every once in a while I still go back and read my old entries -- it makes me feel homesick in a way, though, so I don't do it too often. I am definitely going to do OhLife.

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  7. I love this! Thanks for sharing. I miss livejournal so much. Every once in a while I still go back and read my old entries -- it makes me feel homesick in a way, though, so I don't do it too often. I am definitely going to do OhLife.

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  9. Just joined today :) Looks really fun! :)

    http://magicinacupcake.blogspot.com/

    xoxo

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  10. This is such a good idea! I have a private blog but I'm always paranoid I did the settings wrong and people can see it. I think this will help me remember to write about my persona life too, because I haven't really done that since I started a regular blog. Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely check this out.

    -Lindsey

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  11. yep! definately and LJer and i have been longing for that feel again...where it's all about getting it out of me for me.
    Will have to try OhLife

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  12. I miss being able to go back and see how I was feeling at certain times... I'm definitely gonna try this out. I love the reminder.

    Dani Rose
    Sincerely, Dani Rose

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  13. I have been looking for something simple like this forever! It looks perfect, especially since most of the time I have to use my phone, a nd other blogging platforms are harder to use than just email. I'm totally going to use it!

    I hope you feel better soon!

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  14. I love this! And by the way, I was just thinking about LiveJournal throughout the past couple of days. I could NOT remember these communities that I used to frequent and LOVE. I was pulling my hair out when I realized I wasn't sure what my password to my LJ account was.. Luckily, I finally got it. Couldn't help me out, but what could? A helpful Bing search. Mad Rad Stalkers and Mad Rad Hair.

    xx

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  15. I had a LJ too. I mostly used mine for my poems, which was my coded way of saying how my day was. I kinda miss it. I also miss writing. Maybe this will help me get back into it.

    Cody
    catchingcodyk.blogspot.com

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  16. Somedays I really really miss the candidness of LJ. Good times. For the most part. Definitely going to look into this!

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  17. I can't wait to give this a try! I've always wanted to have like a diary sort of thing about my everyday life, but I never get around to writing things down. I have a separate blog but that's all personal thoughts, not really about how my day went. Thanks for sharing!

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  18. I love this! Thanks for sharing. I've been a life-long journal keeper but here lately it's gone by the wayside. This may be just what I need!

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  19. Awesome , just signed up !

    Iran
    www.endlessnoisenyc.com
    www.livelovehustle.com
    www.uptowngirlsnyc.com

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  20. Oh, I love this! I started my livejournal in 2003, and I feel exactly the same as you about it. I still log in every day to see whats up =) It was such a wonderful place a while ago <3
    This sounds like the perfect grown up substitute, still get out whatever needs to get out, but in a more private way.
    Thank you very much for sharing!

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  21. I already love it. Thank you for sharing!

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  22. ive been thinking about keeping a journal again this is great!

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  23. Thanks for sharing this! I've tried to keep written journals in the past but I always end up forgetting about them. I just signed up for this and it may be easier for me to stick with since I am a much faster at typing than script and the emails are a great reminder!

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  24. How dull... go live a life instead of writing about your insecurities.

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    1. ...says the "anonymous" person who created their account just to leave this pointless comment. haha interesting.

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  25. no... my name's Matt... not anonymous. And what point is there in writing down everything in your life? Are you to reflect and dwell on it a year later? To what end? Are your learning from your mistakes? Are you trying to "outdo" yourself from last year? Go live a full life and let the memory of the experience be your "diary". This is just a ploy to make advertising money.

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    1. if OhLife, blogging, or journaling in general isn't for you: don't do it! revolutionary idea, don't you think?! no one is hurting anyone by journaling for themselves. some people enjoy looking back on what happened at certain points in their life - no one needs to justify that to anyone. which leads me to wonder: why even comment? just move along if it's not for you. don't try to bring others down because you're all about "living life!" - just go live yours.

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    2. No actual response? just move on? wow... you DO believe in what you've created here huh? no... you don't... you just wanna get paid like the next person. Feeding off the insecure and vulnerable. Nice work Kaelah.

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    3. you're seriously so weird. and very very pestering. "Nice work" Matt!

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  26. i really love this idea. i kind of can't believe i don't go to my live journal anymore. i had that thing for 12 years!

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  27. Love it! everyday I have less time to write in my journal this would be the perfect solution! thanks so much for sharing (: love your blog!

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HEY! Thanks for dropping by. xo KB