There are many options for creating your own mood chart. The method you choose will depend on your preferences. You can create a mood chart using tables from either Microsoft Word or Excel and print several copies. You could use blank sheets of paper, a pencil, and rulers to draw your own chart. You could also simply write out the details of each day on a journal page.  If you are not creative or do not want to take the time to keep up with a paper chart, you can track your mood online at websites that usually offer a way to connect with likeminded people. You also have the option to log onto the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and search for "mood chart" or "mood tracker" apps to download on your phone. Or, you can keep a paper chart that you have downloaded. Mood charts can be as simple or elaborate as you like. Some people merely track their sleep, moods, anxiety and medications, while others keep tabs on sleep, mood, energy, eating, behaviors, medications and so much more. Decide which factors are most relevant or helpful to your case and include them in your chart. For the purposes of creating our chart we will be focusing on mood, anxiety, sleep, and medications by documenting them in a journal. . If you want to describe your sleep and mood status daily and also have the option of writing additional notes about what happened that day, a diary or journal would be most helpful. Buy one that is attractive to you and have at least 10 to 15 lines of space on each page. Every page in your journal will represent a day in your life. Since we will be tracking mood, anxiety, sleep, and medications, we will only be required to develop spectrums for mood and anxiety. Sleep will be documented as hours slept, and medication will list which pills you took, at what time, and at what dosage. We can include a precise rating scale on the first page of the journal so that the ratings are always accessible. Your rating scale might look like this:  1- Extremely Depressed 2- Very Depressed 3- Somewhat Depressed 4- Mildly Depressed 5- Stable 6- Mildly Manic 7- Somewhat Manic 8- Very Manic 9-Extremely Manic If you are tracking additional factors, such as anxiety, you can follow a similar protocol. Create a rating scale from 1 to 9 (or some other number) ranging from Extremely Low to Extremely High in anxiety. If you are up for about an 18-hour period, it might be most helpful to chart three times a day - every six hours. Create a special spot for each time-frame in your journal and leave 3 to 4 lines open beneath the time spot. Then, leave a number of lines clear at the bottom of each page for additional notes on your mood, energy, stressors and/or behaviors for that day.
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One-sentence summary -- Decide on which format you want to chart. Choose what you will be tracking. Purchase a journal Create a rating scale from which to rate each element. Determine how many times a day you would like to chart.


Lay a plastic tablecloth out on the floor. You can use any color you want. Pour some paint on a sponge in a contrasting color; washable or acrylic is fine for this. Sponge the paint all over the tablecloth. Let it dry and then go over it with another color if you want. Hang your tablecloth on a piece of string or rope, attaching it with binder clips, and you're done!  For instance, try a blue tablecloth and sponge purple and grey on it. If you don't want to use paint, string multiple tablecloths next to each other so they hang down like gathered curtains, creating vertical stripes of color. You can use a selection of colors for a rainbow effect. You can get poster board for very cheap at dollar stores, and it comes in a variety of colors. You can tape it up to a wall, and then get in close for a headshot! If you want to make this more interesting, try stamping shapes like hearts or stars on it in contrasting colors. Pick a pretty sheet or curtain with a fun pattern or solid color. Tape the fabric up on the wall using painter's tape, making sure to smooth out any wrinkles in the fabric. Let it hang down to the floor. You can even use the end of it on the floor for your subject to stand on. You can also just go buy 1 to 2 yards (0.91 to 1.83 m) of fabric from a craft store. It's fairly cheap, and you won't need much to make a pretty backdrop. Measure out a length of string; make it equal to the width you want your backdrop to be. Pick up streamers in the colors you'd like, and cut them to the length you want with 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) extra for taping. Wrap the top of the streamer over the string and tape or glue it in back. Add more streamers, alternating colors, until you have enough to form the width of the backdrop. Make knots in the ends of the string and hang it up with tacks or hooks.  The length depends on what kind of shot you're doing. If you want a full-length body shot with an adult, it will need to be 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m). If you're taking pictures of a child, it may only need to be 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.22 m) in length. At a minimum, it should be 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m) wide. For a backdrop you can use over and over, try tying lengths of ribbon on the string instead. Buy a selection of colorful paper, and then make paper flowers by hand. Tape the flowers up on the wall, making sure to cover up as much of the wall as you can. Try alternating different colors for a fun and festive look. If you don't have that many flowers, fill in space behind the flowers with extra sheets of paper. You could even cut them into hearts. Start by hanging up dark-colored plastic tablecloths on the wall with painter's tape. These will provide a nice contrast. Then, tape glitter curtains across the top of the wall and let them hang down. You can leave it like that or add fun shapes hanging from the top. For instance, cut hearts or stars out of metallic paper and hang them in front of the curtain at various heights. Hang them from the ceiling with string in a similar color. You can choose 1 color for your balloons, alternating colors, or rainbow colors. Blow up your balloons and then use painter's tape or clear tape to stick them to the wall in a pattern you like! Rows work really well, particularly if you're alternating colors. You can even hang thin streamers from the ceiling that will fall down in front of the balloons for more color.
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Make a cheap and playful backdrop out of paint and plastic tablecloths. Use a poster board for quick and easy headshots. Tape a sheet or piece of fabric to create an easy, large backdrop. Glue or tape streamers onto a string. Create a backdrop out of handmade paper flowers for a romantic feel. Make a sparkly background using glitter curtains. Line balloons up on the wall in lines for lots of color.