I use sticky memos for the things I need to remember. I journal to vent and process a lot of the time, but I also write about my daily tarot/oracle draws. The happy things I want to report are more likely to go on my blog.
For what it's worth, all of you are welcome to chat at my hangout anytime. Link's in my signature

It's the same handful of people everywhere on the site so you'll find that you have parallel conversations with the same people different places on the forums. I know when I first joined this site I was hesitant about where to chat, too. Gradually you'll feel more comfortable chatting elsewhere on the site.