I started writing my daily journal in late spring or early summer 1998, but I did not start archiving them until November. To be honest, I don't think that was a great loss. Even now, the first months have bad layout, rambling content, no color coding and bad navigation. I won't recommend starting from day one unless you are seriously dedicated to studying my life. Things get a lot better after a year or so.
The color codes let you see generally what type of entry it is, at a glance. For most of the time they are even used in the calendar, so you can use them to avoid the more (or less!) controversial entries. See the full list here:
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | Jan. | |
| Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | Feb. | |
| Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | Mar. | ||
| Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | Apr. | ||
| May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | ||
| June | June | June | June | June | June | June | June | June | June | ||
| July | July | July | July | July | July | July | July | July | July | ||
| Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | ||
| Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | Sep. | ||
| Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | Oct. | ||
| Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | Nov. | |
| Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. |