maybe a work journal?

so I was looking for a work journal solution that will allow me to track the progress of my work, serve as a database of my past experience, have a calendar planner. Then I found an open source replacement of Microsoft Project, called open workbench. It is a windows based project management software, after download and installation on my mac station using crossover, I find it too advanced. How can I say "too advanced"? Well, the software uses a whole lot of graph-based analysis to show the progress, as if you go slacker for a day or two the GDP will be affected a lot. I am not at that level, I am just looking for some work journal and planner. I havn't decided yet, so kept doing paper-journaling.