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After bullet journaling for a while …
… it’s time to ask myself: how is it going? Coming from a normal planner that offered pre-organised pages it was a big change for me to switch to a bullet journal. My biggest fear was if I could deal with setting up pages every week and every month. In fact I have to sax: yes it works. The future log is the spread that helps a lot. Its a normal calendar spread in my bullet journal where I add every appointment. And then, usually around wednesday I set up a new week. I love being creative once a week at least! Its a relaxing hobby to have and if…
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5 ways to design your weekly log
Maybe you’re often confronted with the same question, too: Which layout should I choose for next week? While the original system suggests you to use a daily log instead of a weekly layout, I noticed that a majority of Bullet Journal users prefer a weekly log. It is sort of a mixture of the original Bullet Journal method and the pre-made calendars or planners one can buy. I would assume its due to the fact that many people used a regular planner before, therefore they are more used to those layout styles. Another argument I want to put into consideration is being able to see the whole week at one…
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Is a Mood Tracker useful?
Especially in the past year people struggeled with their emotions and feelings. It has been a stressful time with many ups and downs. I myself did have some issues balancing my good mood and my bad mood swings so I added something new to my Bullet Journal: a mood tracker. But is it useful in the bullet journal or just a nice to have thing? When starting to bullet journal I noticed that a lot of people use many different ways to track their mood. I started with a minimalistic bullet journal and the most mood tracker I came across were awesome designed and a magnificent piece of art rather…
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Creative Journaling
Let’s talk about creativity in your Bullet Journal. In difference to the standard Bullet Journal method you will probably find a lot of super creative Bullet Journals out there. I am as well putting a lot of time and work into my journal spreads to make them beautiful, aesthetic looking or simply creative. There is no need to do so BUT it can have some benefits as well. Some of them I want to mention now. First of all your journal is a place to express yourself. If you are a creative person that likes to doodle or paint you can add that in your journal. There is no need…
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How to start a Bullet Journal
It’s sometimes hard to get into a new hobby. You are settled, your bullet journal is in your hands, but how to start now? What is necessary and what is useless? I’m trying to give you some tips now to get started. There are no rules, and there is no must-have. It’s all optional – and this is what we want with our bullet journal. I would suggest to keep it simple at the beginning, so here comes my simple guide for the first pages. In my journal there is a page in the front, thats somehow glued to the cover. I came across a lot of journals and even…
