Tell someone how it really is, in writing knowing that you will not send it. She has written a book, The New Diary and the Scribe Tribe . There is also a Center for Autobiographic Studies. Radio can be a commentary. Radio can be a conversation.
Radio can be an audio postcard.
They provide lots of good information and advice to help use this medium. Well worth a visit. I keep an audio journal, having started by sending tapes to a distant friend. It can be an an electronic diary. Start with yourself then talk to your family and your friends, ask them to tell their stories.