Hi everyone!
I’m new Kratom by only a couple months. I decided that I want to keep a journal of the strains and what they do for me along with the vendors I try.
How do you suggest I go about setting it up? I want it to be organized so I can find what I need but I am honestly the most unorganized person in existence.
Has anyone else done something like this that can give me some pointers, please.
Thanks!
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LuLu
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Re: Kratom Journal
Welcome, LuLu!
Seems like the first question would be whether you're more comfortable with an old-school handwritten log, or a digital one. If you'd rather keep it on your computer, Excel or another spreadsheet program would work perfectly. In fact, someone created an Excel template for just that, and if I can find the link I'll give it to you.
But I'm old school, so for myself I got one of those mini $2 spiral notebooks at Staples and divided it in half -- one part for day strains, one part for night strains -- and use that.
Funny thing is that I'm crap at writing anything down or even remembering to, EXCEPT that I cannot stand unlabeled jars in the fridge, so I finally settled on using the masking tape labels I was putting on my kratom dose jars anyway and sticking those in the notebook. I do that for the blends I make, and single strain info I write on the kratom bag itself. It's convoluted, but it works for me. I don't have to remember to write anything down, and I can't forget about the label anyway because at some point I have to wash the lid it's on.
For myself, I'm not so much interested in a historical record of what I took and when, but rather a record of what blends worked for me and at what dosage. I don't recommend trying to do it alphabetically if you're going handwritten, and I -always- include the vendor name anyway because to me it's part of the strain name. I use abbreviations because I know what they mean, but if you're new to kratom you'll probably want to write it out. So an entry for me might say something like:
KOG Prem Gold MD/RVA Yellow MD 2:1 3g Nite
which translates to "K-OG Premium Gold Maeng Da blended with Herbal RVA Yellow Maeng Da in a 2:1 ratio, 3 gram dose, night use."
I'm sure a digital log would be better, but I'd never remember to use it so for me it's pointless.
Hope this helps -- I'll see if I can find that link for you.
EDITED TO ADD: The Kratom Tracker spreadsheet I have appears to be from a site that is no longer valid -- freekratom.net -- but whoever created it put a LOT of work into it, and I wish I could give attribution where it is due because it's well done and thorough. In the meantime, I uploaded it to Google Drive for anyone that wants it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sS-ZC2 ... sp=sharing
Seems like the first question would be whether you're more comfortable with an old-school handwritten log, or a digital one. If you'd rather keep it on your computer, Excel or another spreadsheet program would work perfectly. In fact, someone created an Excel template for just that, and if I can find the link I'll give it to you.
But I'm old school, so for myself I got one of those mini $2 spiral notebooks at Staples and divided it in half -- one part for day strains, one part for night strains -- and use that.
Funny thing is that I'm crap at writing anything down or even remembering to, EXCEPT that I cannot stand unlabeled jars in the fridge, so I finally settled on using the masking tape labels I was putting on my kratom dose jars anyway and sticking those in the notebook. I do that for the blends I make, and single strain info I write on the kratom bag itself. It's convoluted, but it works for me. I don't have to remember to write anything down, and I can't forget about the label anyway because at some point I have to wash the lid it's on.
For myself, I'm not so much interested in a historical record of what I took and when, but rather a record of what blends worked for me and at what dosage. I don't recommend trying to do it alphabetically if you're going handwritten, and I -always- include the vendor name anyway because to me it's part of the strain name. I use abbreviations because I know what they mean, but if you're new to kratom you'll probably want to write it out. So an entry for me might say something like:
KOG Prem Gold MD/RVA Yellow MD 2:1 3g Nite
which translates to "K-OG Premium Gold Maeng Da blended with Herbal RVA Yellow Maeng Da in a 2:1 ratio, 3 gram dose, night use."
I'm sure a digital log would be better, but I'd never remember to use it so for me it's pointless.
Hope this helps -- I'll see if I can find that link for you.
EDITED TO ADD: The Kratom Tracker spreadsheet I have appears to be from a site that is no longer valid -- freekratom.net -- but whoever created it put a LOT of work into it, and I wish I could give attribution where it is due because it's well done and thorough. In the meantime, I uploaded it to Google Drive for anyone that wants it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sS-ZC2 ... sp=sharing