i read both diary entries before leaving the first room (i was given a diary, i was gonna "read" the diary) so the puzzles to get to the end just... happened for me. Everything worked great, but narratively i think there would be a bigger impact if there was some kind of block on collecting every item so you cant get them all right away
i loved the extra detail of everything in the living room having a description for most/all the things (especially the record player although Wannabe is now stuck in my head) and that it changes between entries to show the passage of time!