Bullet Journaling

From Snoopy meets Hobbes

Here's hoping that anyone and everyone who's half way through #NaNoWriMo is absolutely smashing that 50k word count.

Due to my retail job, I'm not participating in it this year. So I'm just offering all the support and writing help I can. Today's post deals with something I've discovered fairly recently and already enjoy. Today I'm introducing y'all to my bullet journal or bujo for short.

From In Dots

If you've never heard of bujo before, it physically is a journal with pages that are filled with lines of dots. That's it. But it really can be so much more. It's a design it yourself planner with no rules and no limits.

I personally use my bujo to track my work schedule, monthly tasks, blog ideas, and anything else I need. Examples of "anything else" would be  budget, contact wear-age, and future plans.

My set up is pretty basic. I use an index, of course, to help me find stuff easily. I have a eight month future log - blocks that show any events, dates, and goals for each of the months represented. I also set up a monthly spread - a simple, quick line of dates and weekdays that I jot any basic activities for that day. That's it.

So that's sounds interesting (maybe), but what's the use of it? Does it actually help anything?

YES!!!

I'm usually not a planner type girl. I don't prepare for anything that over a month or so away. So to see my long-time goals written out is weird but exciting. More than that, it's motivating. It's clear, clean, and solid. I love it.

And it's really, really, really fun. I use markers - actual honest to goodness crayola markers. It's great and reminds me of coloring as a kid (so three, four years ago). I picked up a few fun fonts that I can write in now, and that makes me happy. Besides that, looking up designs and coming up with my own is just great.

From In Dots

So that's my bujo. I do love it. I like seeing my goals all laid out. I love the bright colors and fun fonts. That's why I bujo. The links under pictures two and three will take you to my bujo Pinterest board, where you'll find my favorite designs and fonts.

If you're interested in started a bujo, my journal is this one. Right now, it's actually half off, but I also am eyeing this one, this one, and this one for later or gifts. I'd also would recommend the two videos I watched on YouTube here and here.

From The Force is Strong in this One

Would YOU pick up a bujo?