Hi all,
I’m due literally any day now and have decided that now would be a good day to set up a new bujo to call the baby panic and overwhelm.
Does anyone have any idea for practical spreads I might need?
This is just an observation about myself. I’m a teacher. For the last three years, around this time when the school year is nearing the end, I’ve found myself getting interested in bullet journaling again and again. I may then stick with it for a bit, and then it will fizzle out. I pulled out my journal today that I hadn’t touched since October and started anew where I left off.
I’ve also gone through a Getting-Things-Done phase, and a learning-shorthand phase, and a Trello phase, all around the same time.
Does anybody else find themselves repeatedly diving deep into niche topics or practices like this, only to shelve them later and then repeat?
I caved when I saw Archer and Olive's newest collection and ordered a beautiful velvet berry journal. It came to me with a small scuff, almost unnoticeable on camera, but definitely visible in person. I spent so much money, but I don't know if it is worth it to try to exchange it. Would you? The scuff is by my thumb, again hard to see in photo, but pretty clear in person. The rest of the journal looks great. Would this bother you enough? I'll most likely use page tabs too.
I wanna start a sisterhood of the traveling journal with some friends but I’m not sure where to start. What all should I know, what all do I need, etc.
I’ve been using a Bullet Journal for years, mostly doing a daily rapid log, but I’d love to add some common placing in!
I can’t find any examples of the entries being within the days log (and that’s where I would prefer it to be, so I can see the entry within context of the day so I can see what I was working on, what I was doing etc).
I’m not really sure how to incorporate it, because there isn’t a commonplace signifier..the only thing I can think of is adding a small highlight down the side of the commonplace entry, but if anyone has any examples, tips or suggestions for a signifier I’d hugely appreciate it!
Bullet journals handle collection, tracking, and reflection. I'm working on something adjacent — but more formal.
It's a paper-based system structured like a court file. You file a case on a decision or belief. You run a structured investigation — both sides. You render a verdict. You execute the outcome.
The difference from standard reflection: it's adversarial. You have to argue against yourself before you reach a conclusion. Evidence-based, not feeling-based.
17 forms. Tabbed binder structure. Designed to survive repeated use across seasons of your life.
If you use your BuJo for something deeper than habit tracking — or if you've wanted to — would a system like this fit your practice? What would it need to feel right?
Doodle pages, a weekly view, minimalist daily view, a paper ruler I made, and some other pages.
I use an A6 Leuchtturm pocket notebook to help keep track of things I typically forget and plan my weeks out. I minimized the daily plan/log to a two page view from a single page for each day because I kept having lots of empty space on the pages and felt it was a waste of limited space. I also keep an A7 for groceries and other ongoing lists I want to keep but not waste whole pages in the A6.
I finally figured out my optimal daily log format for what's important and what I'll actually write down. The T is for Tasks, E is for Events, D for Dinner, and M for mood. I use these little 1mm stickers to track basic moods; yellow for anxious, green for happy/content, red for angry, and blue for sad.
I've got ADHD so I tend to forget a lot of things and this has been helping me keep better track of schedules since I started bullet journaling a year ago. It's also relieving to have pages that are strictly for notes, progress bars, project planning, and research pages for hyper fixating. I haven't really gotten into much journaling or diary pages, and the sleep/mood tracker pages I never kept up with in the previous notebook.
My grandpa used to write in a little red book to track what he did everyday, more of a journal and less of a planner, but he kept all of the filled in ones and had boxes full of them. That's what I'm planning on doing, I'm on my 4th pocket book and they've become more uniform and planned well over time.
I'm still trying to figure out what other types of pages might be helpful, useful, or entertaining. If anyone has any pages that help them out or different format suggestions I'd love to hear about it. I was also considering a B6, but I'm not sure it'll fit in my pocket.
Can anyone recommend a good dotted notebook slightly bigger than an A5?
selling the cutest journal kits from my personal collection. been a long time collector of
cute stationery and decided to make my own journal kits. these have everything you need for the cutest spreads! i can make personalized ones as well.
(includes memo sheets + sticker flakes + sticker sheets) 🫧 dm for more!
I am transitionning my wardrobe after getting my color assessment done. I decided to track my purchases so I don’t end up with duplicate pieces… sadly my color bled because I had to use cheaper markers for the right color but still happy with the result! Next page has my dresses, jackets and blazers… wondering if others have their closet included in their bujo? Would love to see the layouts!
Ps the different shapes for tank tops and shirts are for the different collars…
This is my dot journal I am making into a planner/journal sort of thing. I can never stick with planners everyday, there ends up being gaps all over the place. So I figured I would just do my own and plan out my layouts day by day if need be. I just need some ideas on what to do with the top of this page. No wasted space!
P.S. this is just for the top portion, I already know what I am going to write in those spaces on the bottom 😏
I thought this page was going to be ugly.. like something was missing.. but turned out so magical and beautiful 🔮💜