r/bulletjournal

Hi! I’m working on finishing this journal and will need a new one in the next few months. I would like to purchase one that will not bleed through when I write with markers (I personally like the fine point sharpie markers rn) I am willing to spend money on a higher quality journal. Please any suggestions!!! Thank you!! ₊˚⊹♡

Well here I am. I tried many times over the years to develop a journaling habit and it just never worked for me. Either because I hadn’t gotten stable on medication quite yet, or because I hadn’t found the best method for me, I’m not sure. But one year ago, I learned about bullet journaling from a romance novel, of all places (for those who are curious, it is My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine, which I cannot recommend this series enough).

It started off as just a simple pocket journal and a pen. It quickly became clear that this was the one of the best decisions I have ever made. It worked for me, in a way I hadn’t anticipated. I’m not joking when I say it changed my life. All of a sudden I was remembering things I ordinarily forgot. I was writing down the little moments, victories, and heartaches. I expanded my system, allowing me to process my feelings, have a place to think out my thoughts on paper. It was a place to be creative, to have fun with stickers, and fountain pens with pretty inks, that make the act of writing truly pleasurable.

What a journey it’s been, and I can’t wait to see where I go next. All I can say it’s been such a gift these past 12 months, and this community also really helped me understand places my system could go. Ways to keep things simple, but also fun. Y’all are lovely, thank you for being here and showing off your beautiful journals.

Hey all! I’m new to bullet journaling! I got my journal from the Dollar Twenty Five Tree (dollar tree) and I’m excited to try something new! This is my October page and I did my first daily log this morning. Any tips or things you’ve learned?

I like this much better. Grateful for you all❤️

I'm so much inspired by the cross stitch designs lately, that I want to finish this in just one sitting. After 4 hours (including breaks), this is the satisfying result. :)

Since I started bujoing, I've always ended up flavoring mine like RPG games, inspired by TTRPG's like dungeons and dragons AND like video-game RPG's

I'm also someone who has some seeerious serious organization and procrastination issues. I can seriously neglect doing important stuff so having good systems in place is a life changer.

Anyway journaling is the best thing I've found and I love bujo as a base for a journal. I tried gamification apps like habitica but found they were TOO much of a game, and the rewards were all just artificial. I didn't feel like it was actually helping me in real life, and it was a pain to keep track of.

I had a look into some other Life RPG systems and they all also seemed painfully hard to use, because they were too system heavy. So I'm trying to make something that strikes a nice balance between those things. So that instead of trying to make an RPG game out of your life, you are trying to just look at your life, like you're a character in an RPG, if that makes any sense at all.

Have a look at these messy pictures of how I'm structuring it out (Note: These are old pics and I'm actually trying to strip it back even more...), my ultimate goal is a system that is flavoured like an RPG, but doesn't get in your way and actually helps you level up real life habits/skills, instead of being another chore to get through. I do software as well so trying to get some digital helpers for character creation/quest writing/XP tracking. So the system side is easier.

Unhinged rant over, anyone experimented with this over a long time?

Pls give me ideas on what to doodle for my trips . I think for salem im going to doodle the cat

Didn't know if to add into question or inspiration but here we go. I know this is going to sound stupid, because you guys can't possibly get into my brain to help me figure out what I wanted to do next to the page for October, but I'm desperate as it sits in my brain as a To Do checkpoint and I can't fucking get rid of it so I thought maybe you guys could give me some inspiration or help or suggestions or anything. It's not the calendar page because I've got that one at the beginning of the notebook (it's how the notebook came as) and I don't know what it could possibly be 😭😭😭😭 I know it's stupid but it really bothers me and any help would be greatly and genuinely appreciated. Thank you for your time!

Hey, all. I am starting my new Bullet Journal and this is the Dedication Page (I log according to the Wheel of the Year).
It’s missing something…what is it? I would appreciate any suggestions.