Simple Journal

Inspiration

I like to write my thoughts down. I like to put ideas to paper. And, I like record my dreams, when I'm awake enough to do so. But now I have countless journals, with unorganized files, in half a dozen different locations. With Simple Journals I figure I can keep them in one place, keep them organised, and hopefully one day access them from anywhere.

What it does

It stores journal entries, with a date and time associated with them.

How I built it

I use python as the front end, and MySQL to store the entries. I hope to use Google's cloud services to host it in the future to make it accessible from beyond just my computer.

Challenges I ran into

I'm familiar with python, and have had an introduction to MySQL, but I am not an expert in either. Making them work together was an obstacle.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm just glad I made something

What I learned

I learned that there is a module to control MySQL with python. I also learned you can build a lot onto a simple foundation of knowledge.

What's next for Simple Journal

Make it internet based.

Built With

• mysql
• python