@indigo You can stay listy and still go beyond grocery list through choice of detail. The trick to avoiding essays is probably picking images, scents, and sounds that are personally evocative (assuming it's a personal journal).
Lemme test that by sketching a bit of my yesterday:
- Slept in unexpected room after "bed shopping" for soft bed.
- Patio door open/close game while grandpa walked other kids. Peekaboo through sliding glass door. Jumping on deck to splash water.
I bet that's a lot easier to do day-of. And also need practice selecting what to omit.
// @sumudu