Per diem
I used to post a list of prompt words the first day of every month, but gave it up. These are the lists I shared from January 2024 to this month. I won't be continuing, because getting random word lists is about the easiest thing going.
These are the instructions:
Copy/paste these lists to your own journal (or write them in a paper one) and respond to each with the first thing that comes to mind, or use them as inspiration for something else - photographs, drawings, fiction, poetry - whatever you like, or even don't. A new list will be shared the first day of each month with a prompt for each day. THere's no order to when, how, or if you use the prompts.
2025
September
Aspirations - Baking - Creativity - Decluttering - Experiences - Family - Graffiti - Health - Itinerary - Jobs - Knick-knacks - Landmarks - Music - Nature - Outlines - Passions - Quotations - Recipes - Songs - Tea time - Unwind - Vacations - Wonderful - X-rays - Yesterday - Zest - First - Last - Everywhere - Nowhere -
August
Handy - Meeting - Slash - Riddle - Clay - Choose - Special - Fancy - Sighing - Audio - Dominion - Stock - Entertainment - Printing - She said - Contract - Love life - Slid - August - Diner - Wages - Berry - Firing - Thrill - Hunger - Exploring - Squeeze - Intentional - Underestimated - Prediction - Strappy -
July
Idle - Surprisingly - Lifetime - Head - Adventure - Snippet - Room - Benchmark - Why - Resist - Nonconformity - Surprisingly - Word games - Soup - Arrival - Recommend - Information - Literary - Text - Art - Mercurial - Decorative - Gregarious - Tranquil - Yearly - Quest - Improvise - Priorities - Lights - Camera - Action -
June
Hello - Component - Compassionate - Smug - Automatic - Goodbye - Machine - Book club - Natural - Meaning - Differences - Coward - Venture - Awake - Partner - Mellow - Thankful - Market - Cleansed - Notebooks - Hesitation - Friday - Coverage - Weeks - Ambition - Suitable - Harmony - Juggle - Winter - Gummies -
May
Trombone - Ticket - Wife - Bandages - Intruder - Having - Trial - Bachelor - Freak - Barely - Winning - Diaries - Wholesome - Crippling - Baking Soda - Hypochondriac - Delightful - Stats - Fabulous - Sleepy - Reported - Proficient - Emotions - Pirate - Resourceful - Back - Astral - Dream big - Leaves - Calls - Genocide -
April
Strike - Peace - Cease - Change - Support - Alter - Flux - World-building - Food scarcity - Freedom - Ice - Watercolour - Lemon - Swizzle - Hairy - Confession - Wisdom - Flap - Cosy - Tea - Augmented - Imagination - Blue - Vodka - Lost love - Remembrance - Speaker - Wonder - Single - Slow -
March
Undisclosed - Investigate - Hoops - Walk it off - Compose - Aspirin - Disallow - Private - Independent news - Dream big - Flowers - Market - Normal - Rhythm - Direct - Logic - Resourceful - Lightweight - Bottle - Statement - Shoulder - Cream - Wicked - Groups - Gritty - Glamour - Chime - Left out - Crushed - Satisfies - Coffee break -
February
Immigrate - Thinking - Charger - Want - Sensational - Better - Completely - Academics - Startle - Weight - Passenger - Era - Sneer - Troubling - Friday - Mirage - Black - Rocket - Express - Coat - Inception - Stuck up - Instinctive - Abundance - Pledge - Waste - Highlight - Transparent -
January
Resist - Privilege - Evil - Crush - Breathe - Onion - Unique - Rush - Green - Agree - Confined - Despair - Reflection - Support - Lead - Monkey - See - Proportion - Assumption - Clue - Lamb - Reconciliation - September - Noise - Collective - Chocolate - Saturday - Find time - I came - I saw - I conquered -
2024
December
Vacation - Rivers - Drink - Resolve - Search - Compatible - Fake - Village - Fifth - Beaten - Sweeps - Lima - Bombastic - Items - Heartbreak - Deal - Jazz - Discover - Rest - Flung - Sea - Spike - Gesture - Peace - Left - Tonne - Courtesy - Roger - Hang - Puzzle - Farm -
November
Toot - Train - Note - Tourism - Yeah - Ordeal - Sniff - Slogan - Tumult - Audit - Suggested - Intimidate - Ringing - Coaster - Bear - Sparkle - Remind - Martini - Harm - Vanity - Inventory - Playlist - Freezer - Academics - Intangible - Press - Plunge - Soulmate - Drama - Alter -
October
Idiot - Stocky - Constant - Haircut - Neglected - Bumps - Tracked - Cartoon - Decided - Register - Warning - Editorial - Watercolour - Strings - Ford - Tougher - Endeavor - Dance - Idea - Creditors - Useful - Crawling - Referral - Humming - Improvised - Once upon a - Announcement - Attitude - Delicatessen - Wish - Links -
September
Wealth - Breath mints - Crossed - Regret - Cascade - Infrequently - Fashionable - Things - Meaning - Service - Final - Vegetables - Invest - Affection - Thrusting - Orange - Unwarranted - Tonight - Acquired - Middle class - Memory - Point - Vibrate - Peeled - Murder - Pipe - Mystery - Brand - Bite - Lost Highway -
August
Trip - Car wash - Freezes - Orifice - Sultry - Points - Now see here - Necklace - Exhausted - Structure - Belong - Opal - Lively - Nutritious - Frumpy - Expletive - Attack - Year - Nag - Wax - Food - Healthy - Economy - Batteries - Hole - February - Tease - Rubbish - Insight - Blow -
July
Embroider - Average - Fraud - Encased - Lurid - Laceration - Sauce - Connections - Foster - Spoils - Desert - Grave - Places - Infomercial - Cornerstone - Marketing - Gallery - Wild - Intelligence - Fundraiser - Spiritual - Fever pitch - Limited - Obstruct - Rocket - Transport - Boys - Motorcycle - She - Pool - Diploma -
June
Alarm - Deception - Evolution - Buddy - Notification - Seats - Duck - Tax - Next door - Impulsive - Mondays - Transparent - Reproduction - Selected - Reluctant - Fire away - Feel - Names - Mania - Labels - Homophobia - Harmless - Crucial - Proof - Partial - Crooked - Owl - Portrait - Speech - Common -
May
Environment - Profit - Officer - Fetch - Nickname - Pronounce - Wrinkled - Clue - Perseverance - Clang - Playground - Merchandise - Purchasing power - Theme song - Pickles - Bad - Telescope - Tabletop - Wet - Flawless - Pencil crayons - Flurry - Cute - Scotch - Blinds - Eager - Cheekbones - Punk - Puzzles - Party - Singing -
April
Leisure - Best - Paper - Crossroads - Vulnerable - Liver - Lotion - Films - Bug - Dating - Talking - Garbage - Expedition - Unconscious - Vision impairment - Burnt - Relief - Fun facts - Direction - Sexting - Rivers - Compose - Raider - Perish - Protractor - School - Exhibition - Supple - Slab - Accommodate -
March
Libido - Staff - Bummer - Elements - Link - Launch - Squabble - Stilettos - Booger - Error - Begotten - Buff - Limber - Priority - Hoarse - Rough - Venture - End - Pen - Goal - Submit - Ladder - Galaxy - Colour blind - Fresh - Perfect gift - Fifty - Animal - Loud - Primitive - Legally -
February
Primitive - Slip - Calligraphy - Tutor - Heart - Bar - Find - Dock - Shiny - Dedicated - Peeled - Secluded - Agency - Seventeen - Value - Lie - Spectacular - Skin - Android - Submission - Biography - Vacation - Marked - Monday - Thrilled - Painter - Transformation - Smoke - Beer -
January
Resolution - Bright lights - Big city - Why? - Why not? - Turn on - Tune in - Drop out - To rise - To become wise - To be complete - Family - Growth - Library - Thursday - Fantasy - Links - Autonomy - Bow out - Detour - Turnip - Nostril - Devise - Monstrous - Melody - Stillness - Labyrinth - Love - Supreme - Respect - Scratch -