Me & My Bullet Journal

I bought a planner for the first time this past year at the urging of the more organized people in our house.  Upon doing so, I was reminded of one of my favorite tumblr posts which, while giving college advice, highlighted this key bit of information:

"Buy a planner.

BUY a PLANNER.

USE THE PLANNER."

My right-brain shuddered in fear at the thought.

"BUT I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW IT TO THE MINUTE," it said. "You're not GOOD at THAT." 

How true you are, right brain, but planners don't just come in one variety.

I have a Blue Sky planner for academic purposes and a bullet journal for my own creative purposes. 

The bullet journal is really more of an art project/personal journal than a planner, and I think I prefer it that way.  I copied most of the layouts from Pinterest, added a few of my own, and made some tabs.  It's a really fun way to keep track of the less time-oriented tasks of life while creating something at the same time. 

Here's a glimpse into my journal:

I have a few more pages which aren't pictured:
- Saving Up (organized by goal and amount)
- Big Goals (spaces for four major goals per month or one per week)
- A Year in Pixels (coloring one box per day by mood)
I'm especially excited to see how these look at the end of the year.

It's really fun how the things I find therapeutic line up exceptionally well with this type of journal:

1) checking off boxes
2) striking through tasks
3) collecting an inordinate amount of colored pens

Do you use a bullet journal?

- Grace