[header] How to fill the first page of your diary [title] Mark the first entry. [step] Log the date at the top of the page so that you'll know when you wrote the entry. Consider giving your entry a title, like " captain's log, " or addressing it with something like, " dear diary. 
" include where you are and how you are feeling: e.g. " 8/12/2016: on the bus, feeling nervous.