This is a good example of when saying less is better. Having journaled or written things down doesn't mean you didn't remember. If they compliment your memory,

This is a good example of when saying less is better. Having journaled or written things down doesn't mean you didn't remember. If they compliment your memory, accept it! You did remember. If you missed something later, for any reason, well then you just didn't remember, it happens to everyone. I personally keep notes on my friends and if they mention something, a like, a dislike, a desire or aspiration or goal, I write it down. In years of doing this, I've never had anyone think it was anything but very flattering if they found out, and I'd let them read theirs haha. Being friends means thinking about them, and putting in effort. If I found out a friend journaled each day and thought enough of our conversations to include them, well I'd be flattered too.