Welcome! If you’ve ever opened your journal, stared at a blank page, and immediately lost all your thoughts, this post is for you. The idea for this list started while I was setting up some Tea Time themed spreads and added a few “spill the tea” questions to a spread - those little prompts ended up being my favourite part of the layouts. I’ve found that journaling with prompts: Takes the pressure off and makes journaling feel doable on busy days (some days my answer is literally one line, other days I end up rambling for a whole page). Makes it easier to build a consistent habit. When there’s already a question waiting for you, it’s so much simpler to sit down and actually write. Helps you notice patterns in your thoughts, moods, and routines that you might miss when life feels too fast. Turns your journal into a little time capsule of funny stories, tiny confessions, and honest reflections you’ll love looking back on later! The prompts below are made to feel like a chat with a friend, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes a little nosy, but always low‑pressure. “Spill the Tea” Prompts These are perfect for a dedicated “Spill the Tea” spread or little boxes in your weekly layouts. If you were a tea, what type of tea would you be & why? What would you like to change about yourself? What is the craziest dream you’ve ever had? What is your secret talent that no one knows about? What is your most embarrassing moment? What’s a lie you told, and got away with? Who is your biggest role model & why? What would you tell your younger self? What’s something you wish more people understood about you? What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned recently? You can also turn these questions into a full spread like I did in our latest Youtube video - here’s a peek at that layout if you want to see how the following prompts look on the page. What’s your proudest accomplishment? What’s your biggest fear? What makes you laugh out loud? If you’d like to see how I set up this spread, you can watch the Tea Time Journal With Me video, where I set up three tea‑themed layouts. More Prompts to Get You Started If you’re on a roll and want even more to sprinkle through your pages, try these: What’s your favourite thing about your job? What is your worst bad habit? What’s your biggest pet peeve? What’s one of your favourite childhood memories? How would you spend a billion dollars? What’s a red flag you always ignore? What’s your biggest regret from a past relationship? How do you like to unwind after a long day? What’s your favourite thing to do on the weekend? What’s the best advice you’ve ever got? You can answer these once, turn them into a monthly challenge, or revisit them every year to see how your answers change. How Our Community Uses Prompts One of my favourite things about these questions is seeing how you use them in your own journals. We’ve gathered a few spreads from the Chubgirl Planner Group to show just how flexible prompts can be! Kathy Poffenberger - Kathy turned our Gratitude Prompts – Purr‑fect Breakfast sticker sheet into a whole buffet of tiny questions across her weekly spread. The spread becomes its own mini check‑in, with a simple mood tracker tucked on the side so she can see her feelings for the month at a glance. Sky Purple - Sky created a whole “prompts page” for October by printing out a long list of questions, decorating the page with stickers, and then leaving the page beside ready for daily answers. It’s such a great example of how you can print this blog post, paste the prompts straight into your journal, and have them right there to grab whenever you’re in the mood to write. Rosie Huneault - Rosie used our Gratitude Prompts - Magic Castles sticker sheet to build a whole spread of tiny thank‑you notes, each tucked into its own colourful frame. It feels like a mini gratitude playground where every box holds a different thing she’s thankful for like cozy nights and happy mail! Ellen Kim - Ellen’s monthly setup is a great example of how you don’t have to dedicate a whole page to prompts to still use them regularly. You can sprinkle a few question boxes and reflection spots right into your monthly overview (like her spread has the "One thing I'm excited about" prompt). This makes checking in with herself become part of her regular planning routine. Prompts are like little conversation starters between you and your journal. You can give them their own spread, tuck them into the corner of a weekly, or print this post and paste a list like a menu to pick from whenever you’re stuck. Grab your favourite pen, brew a cup of something cozy, and let’s start spilling the tea.🍵(If you try a prompt, drop your answer in the comments and if you can think of more prompts we should add to the list, share those too so we can try them next!)