Helloo !!
So, if you’ve been following me for a while, you’d remember me saying i’ve been wanting to start my very own Bujo* (Bullet Journal, if you have no idea) – but didn’t quiiite wanted to take the plunge as I already had a pre-made planner, which starts from July 2017, up to december 2018. and heh .. I felt kinda on the fence of if i’d abandon it for the sake of a Bujo or not keep the bujo entierely and … It led me with guilt and a tiny bit of a panic attack. (yep .. I know, I know .. my “panic mode is easily activated)
Now you are gonna say … but wait. What gave you the push you needed to actually go and buy one and start ? Well my guys, this girl – Upon bloghopping I stumbled upon Ara’s post on Bullet Journalling, and Oh how I was SOLD ! I was still thinking, but kinda meh… and then I just, listened to my heart and dived right in ! I actually got mom into it with me… eheheh
Thus, I decided to write you this post on what I have so far and how I will attempt to keep BOTH of my pre-made planner and Bujo until the rest of the year, as I am not a fan of *wasting my money* on things ..
First, let me show you my “designed area” I made for it in my room, my « writing / planning area » (although I don’t actually … write there 😂 but eh.)
Up of this is actually my “clothing line” of polaroid pictures. but it was not fitting too well in the picture ..I have all my arsenal handy and ready. All my most used pens is into one of my many dachshund mug; you know the drill.. I have way too many to fit in the cupboard xD and this one is “christmassy” – the rest of them is just waiting in my capricorn pouch. Then I have my planner open to the current day for easy remembering, with my bullet on top – kinda like a “reminder”, and my two notebook under them. Added a bit of decoration with a fake flower pot and this heart candle I actually made – two identical ones for me & my godmother, from when we went to a Botanic garden years and years ago. Quite simple.
For my first pages, I opted to put my 2018 Goals (same as this blog post) and general ideas for blog posts – just for me to keep track of them goals and have a place to insert ideas if I get some, but may not feel like writting it quite yet.
Next, I have my Wishlist (used to be my habit tracker but eeeh, I messed up..) and my count of books for my Goodreads // #Beatthebacklist in the form many has done before; which is a library with books, and when read – you color a book and/or write the name of it (I tried..) and yep ! I needed to add a little dachshund figure somewhere xD Following that, I have my “key” of what color of pen means – haven’t took another one, but I added the cross for cancel and an arrow to indicate it got rescheduled.
Switch of setting, as I wanted an updated look of some of the pages; first ones taken the same day I started.Now here’s where the fun start ! instead of a “guide page” with only the month written on it, I just combined it with the month’s calender and directly fill it out for a nicer overview.
Next, I have my habit tracker ! (yes .. I combine written french & english … don’t ask xD ) – I have a few things written there for now, might modify it later. some blogging / reading / stuff for my dog and some personnal stuff in it. (yes… I know.. please don’t mind the one for my teeth…)
Here’s what really convinced me ! My planning of what I want / need to post that month – so I can know ahead of time when and what I wanna post. I also indicated that well, I post Monday & Thursdays mainly, saturday every two weeks for the internationnal blogger meme and my “off topic” sunday when I want to. I wanted something different than my other pages and .. did this mitchmatched thing. (I’m no artist, okay xP ) I put each day and wrote inside what I wanted to post for that day. I then went ahead and indicated what was in my draft also, which will mainly be reviews, as I like to write it as im reading and post it right away when i’m done. Since I posted my first off topic aswell, I wrote it as an additionnal post (& date) I wanted to plan & not forget to do it.
Lastly, I have my weeks. This is where I was unsure about .. as I wanna keep both, that was my first attempt – I went for a kind of copy/paste .. I’ve thought of maybe removing that in the future months to do my planning of posts / Habit tracker AND the month’s calender only in my Bujo, and then use the weeks in my planner … But went for putting the main “words” on my planner and then add more story onto my bullet one .. I’m still not sure. I will test the latter and decide.
For the week I am currently in as I write this, I had made it a bit different… I like to write some little details about my day – so I feel less like “I havent done anything”As the end of the week is near, I started preparing the next one ! This time all days fit perfectly, and I added the days aswell as the date – and made my quote of the week more up. Looking back at thoses 3 weeks now, I love to see my evolution of them ! and also I don’t mind the ghost of the other page’s ink anymore – which is really nice !
Lastly, I started preparing my month of March (still missing my habit tracker though) ;
And this is everything I have for now !
Any ideas on pages I should add – What are your must have pages in yours ? Any ideas on how to juggle with both a planner & a bujo ?
Wow this looks incredible! I’ve always wanted to use a bullet journal but been too overwhelmed!
aww thank you ! not the best looking one ive seen but – hopefully i’ll get there 🙂 I was also hesitant to have one, so Id definitely tell you to try it !
I’m definitely going to consider it!
Great job, Kristina! I hope this technique helps you stay organized and motivated! 😀
So far it does ! :d my planner is kinda … lonely now but eeeh, I just love how full my weeks looks in my BuJo so I start writing even mundaines things xD just SOMETHING like ahh I scheduled a post or … anything .
I’m not a bujo planner but wow, I love staring for hours at the bujos people use. Yours are so cute!! <3 I love that little dog sticker you've stuck on the Feb page 😀
hehehe same ! 😀 got it at Dollarstore, sadly only sausage looking one I found .. but eh. I so do the same x) I am loving bullet journal posts ..
That’s really an incredible start, I would say ❤️ This looks really great and I hope it will get even better with time. I liked the idea you used for blog posts 😊
Thank you 💜 yeah ! it keeps me so much more organised, not sure about the design though .. hah x) from honeycone to wierd off triangles ..
Haha don’t worry it will get better with time ❤️
Such a great start! I have my own form of Bullet Journal but I named it a Blogging Journal as that’s what I use it for – to keep myself and my blog organised 🙂
That’s the best of all! You can take whatever you need and pass what you dont ! Dont you think? 😘
I really do! It’s great, best part is my journal has lines in it and isn’t blank like most ppl’s bullet journals are but it works for me 🙂
oooh, yeah – I picked little dots ! so neat they included all kinds of types of paper, so everyone can find what they like better
Ahh, I’m so glad to have inspired you (a little) to start a BuJo! I actually love the fact that you have pages dedicated to blogging. I didn’t initially – I just had notes written throughout my journal for what I wanted to post – but for this month, I have a little bit of a schedule! We’ll see how I manage for next month, but YAY! I love your set-up and I hope this works out for you!
Thabk youu ❤️ so far it does like a charm! Much better than how I wad doing without hahahah
I keep on seeing bullet journals everywhere but I know it’s the kind of thing that wouldn’t work for me so I feel left out ahaha. But I am glad so many people are benefitting from it. I also really like the looks of your design. I hope you enjoy and benefit from using it <3
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I love your layout for your bullet journal! I only use a planner because I don’t have time to design my own pages for a bullet journal.
Ahh! For once time isnt an issue anymore 🙈 but yes, I understand. I gave up on my contact lenses as it was taking too much time in the morning hahaha
Bujo is so flexible! I think I was initially caught up in make it pretty but now I keep it very basic and I can see what I need to add or change to make it work. I use a small ruler, a pen, some washi tape and a printable monthly calendar. If you ever decide to try it start very simply- think about what you need from the system and make it work for you. Happy journaling 😄
I will have to commend you for sticking to both! I might have repurposed the planner one specific thing, really I don’t know. I love the flexibility of bullet journaling- I actually took an old notebook and tried it to see if I would like it. I did but had to be realistic with the pretty artsy stuff because I can’t draw- so I use washi tape and simple layouts that don’t require a lot of setup time. (It took me some time to get to this). One of the lovely things that came from my bujo is my book journal. It’s my favorite 😃
yah ! thats amazing !
although I kinda .. let my planner down a bit.. oops 😐 I need to copy some “big points” from my bullet – eventually xd work kinda took over me this week
Life gets busy! But we keep trying! I’m sure you will find something that works well and becomes part of your routine
Thank you ! im much more attracted to my bujo now, but tend to use my planner to see if my pay were calculated right for now ? idk what im gonna do with that one exactly x)
Love you spreads I’ve started my bujo recently too. It’s fun trying to figure out what works best for you and being able to do what you want in it. Hope to see more of your bujo in the future
Ahh I hope to! Which, id almost need a monthly spread showing and maybe get more ideas of what to put inside so its not too redundants .. 🤦🏽♀️ we will see ..
so far working great! 🌸