I will never understand why they decided this was the only holiday that needed an entire week when all the others had just one day. Is it a byproduct of the barebone launch that they never changed in later years? Or was it always meant to be that way? It was so annoying needing to collect resources during launch only to get eggs all the time lol.
You should go for doing the journal if you think you'll enjoy it! Who knows, maybe you'll decide it's not your cup of tea or maybe you'll really like it. I took the leap and am journaling/blogging my garden this year with a spin on a Stardew Valley theme. It's still too early to tell, but I'm really enjoying it. So give it a shot you might have fun