Choose A Life You Love Holiday Home Journal | A Guided Journal for Your Dream Holiday Home | Summer Rain
154 pages of guided journaling to explore, appreciate and imagine the holiday home you have ~ or the one you'd love to have!
Have you ever imagined owning a holiday home?
Perhaps it's a little beach house, a country retreat, a coastal apartment or somewhere surrounded by beautiful gardens and open space.
Maybe you've already started browsing real estate listings, collecting interior inspiration, saving photographs or imagining what your own holiday home might look like.
What would the location be like? Would you have ocean views, a beautiful garden, a generous kitchen or somewhere to entertain family and friends?
And what about the little details that would make it feel like your very own?
Or perhaps you're already lucky enough to have a holiday home to call your own.
Wherever you are in the journey, there's something lovely about taking the time to consider what you'd love about a place of your own.
Introducing the CALYL Holiday Home Journal — a 154-page printed guided journal designed to help you explore, appreciate and document the many features, spaces and details of a holiday home.
Whether you're dreaming about buying a holiday property, researching your ideal second home, collecting inspiration for the future or appreciating the one you already own, this journal gives you somewhere to bring your thoughts together.
What is a Holiday Home Journal?
A holiday home journal is a guided writing and inspiration journal designed to help you explore the features, spaces and details of a holiday property.
Unlike a property investment planner, real estate buying checklist or renovation budget workbook, the CALYL Holiday Home Journal focuses on appreciation, personal preferences and the things that make a property special.
It's an opportunity to consider what you'd love in a holiday home, document the things you discover and reflect on the features that matter most to you.
You don't need to own a holiday home to enjoy it.
You can use the journal to imagine your future property, collect inspiration while searching for a home, or explore the details of a property you already have.
Imagine Your Holiday Home
Where would it be?
What would you love about its location?
Would you prefer a little beach house, a country retreat, a coastal property or somewhere surrounded by nature?
Would you have a beautiful garden, a big kitchen, somewhere to entertain family and friends, or perhaps just the perfect little outdoor space?
What would the bedrooms look like? Would there be a pool, a fireplace, generous living areas or a favourite spot to sit and enjoy the view?
There are so many things to consider when imagining a holiday home.
And sometimes, the best place to start is simply by exploring what you love.
29 Areas of Your Holiday Home to Explore
The Holiday Home Journal takes you through 29 different areas and features of a holiday property.
Location and surroundings
- Location
- Community
- Views
The exterior and outdoor spaces
- Front of house
- Backyard
- Garage
- Pool or hot tub
Bedrooms and bathrooms
- Master bedroom
- Master bathroom
- Bedroom 2
- Bathroom 2
- Bedroom 3
- Bathroom 3
- Bedroom 4
- Bathroom 4
- Bedroom 5
- Bathroom 5
Living and entertaining spaces
- Kitchen
- Dining room
- Lounge room
- Family room
- Games room
- Hallways
Property features and design
- Floorplan
- Heating and cooling
- Multiple stories
- Accessibility
- Security
- Ceiling height
- Roof
Each topic offers three guided appreciation prompts to help you explore what you love about a space or feature.
What's Inside the Printed Journal?
The CALYL Holiday Home Journal includes:
- 154 printed journal pages.
- 29 dedicated holiday home topics.
- Three guided appreciation prompts for each topic.
- Dedicated visual pages for photographs, inspiration and ideas.
- A reflection page following each topic.
- Space to record your thoughts, preferences and discoveries.
The journal is undated and can be completed at your own pace.
You don't have to work through it in order. You can start with the location, jump straight to the kitchen or spend an afternoon imagining your ideal master bedroom.
It's entirely up to you.
A Little Example: Location
One of the first topics in the journal is Location, and we showcased it in our digital journal for the article at The Portsea Pub just the other day, and if you enjoy this scrapbook look, we also shared a free page of printable images too ❤️
After all, where a holiday home is situated can be just as important as the property itself.
The journal prompt for location invites you to consider:
I love the location of my holiday home because...
I love the connection to the environment because...
I love being in this space because...
If you already own a holiday home, you might use these questions to appreciate its surroundings.
If you're still dreaming about one, you could use them to explore the locations and environments you'd love to wake up in.
Would you prefer ocean views, a little country town, a bushland setting or somewhere close to your favourite places?
There are so many possibilities.
You can also read our CALYL editorial, I Love The Portsea Pub, for a real-life example of discovering and appreciating the things we love about a special location on Victoria's beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
Who Is This Holiday Home Journal For?
The CALYL Holiday Home Journal is suitable for anyone interested in holiday homes, second homes, property inspiration, home design and guided journaling.
The journal is a 6x9 paperback, and can be used “as is” or tear the pages out to make your own scrapbook pages….use it in the way you love it most!
Each topic has 3 x journaling prompts, then some blank pages, and then a little spot for reflections.
You might enjoy it if you are:
- Dreaming of buying your first holiday home.
- Researching a future beach house or coastal property.
- Collecting ideas for a country retreat.
- Saving inspiration for a second home.
- Interested in interior design and home features.
- Already a holiday home owner.
- Looking for a thoughtful gift for someone who loves property and beautiful homes.
It's also a lovely way to turn all those saved photographs, ideas and daydreams into something more personal.
Is This a Holiday Home Planner?
Not quite!
The CALYL Holiday Home Journal is an appreciation and inspiration journal rather than a practical property purchasing or renovation planner.
It doesn't include mortgage calculations, property budgets, real estate search trackers or renovation cost worksheets.
Instead, it focuses on the things you love about a home and the features you might like to explore in your own future property.
Think of it as a place to collect your ideas, preferences and personal reflections.
A Little More to Love
The Holiday Home Journal is part of the Choose A Life You Love collection of guided journals.
Each journal explores a different area of life, with its own collection of topics and appreciation prompts.
From self-care and everyday experiences to home, lifestyle and the things we love, there's plenty more to discover.
Shop the Printed Holiday Home Journal
Choose A Life You Love — Holiday Home Journal
154 pages | 29 topics | Guided appreciation prompts | Visual inspiration pages | Reflection pages.
Available in print through Amazon Australia.
Whether you're already enjoying a holiday home or simply imagining what yours might look like one day, this is a lovely place to collect the details.
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Choose A Life You Love
At its heart, an opportunity to pause. 🩷
An opportunity to consider.💛
An opportunity to choose.🩵
With love, always. xo 💝
