Do you ever make weekly spreads in your bullet journal and then find you barely used them? I did that too until I found a few layouts that worked for me. Here are a few that I find I actually use! I hope these inspired you to use your weekly spreads more! Feel free to tag me in any re-creations on Instagram! Check out the slideshow below for more pictures of these spreads. ~Ana
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It's hard to believe we're a month in 2018 already. With February just around the corner, it's time to set up our bullet journals for a new month. Cover Page I really enjoy making a cover page for each month because it gives me a chance to do some cool lettering. It also sections off your months a little more. I've been obsessed with this lettering style lately! Month Overview For January I used a calendar layout and I didn't love it. So, for this month, I went back to the vertical layout, and then divided it into two columns; one for school, and one for personal. I also added space at the bottom for a "this month" section where I can write things that I need to remember for this month but don't necessarily have dates. Costa Rica Page! I'm so excited to be going to Costa Rica this month! I'm going to be using this page as a packing list once it gets closer. Let me know if you want to see how I do that. Finances and Habit Tracker For my Finances page I split it up into two sections. One for budget, and one for spending. This way I can see how my spending lines up with my budget. One the page next to it I have my habit tracker. I actually find this very helpful for trying to stick with my goals for 2018. One Line a Day The last spread I have for the month is a "one line a day" spread. I tried a gratitude log in January, and I found that it was a good exercise for me. This month I changed it slightly so I can write down anything for each day. At the end I have a section for memories from the month. Let me know what you think! Also if you have any posts you want to see let me know!
~Ana I'm so excited to be doing more bullet journal posts! I was stuck for awhile and stopped bullet journalling, but I'm back, and really into it again! For those of you who are thinking of starting bullet journalling, or even for those of you have been doing it for awhile, here's what I use to bullet journal! Leuchtturm1917 A5 Dotted Notebook I'm on my second bullet journal using this notebook and I can't imagine using anything else. They come in a variety of colours, so you can get a new colour for each bullet journal (my first one was grey, and now I have a blue one). The pages are numbered which is really nice if you keep track in your index. Sakura Pigma Micron Pens I got a set of these for Christmas last year and have been using them ever since. I love these because they come in a bunch of different sizes and the ink doesn't bleed through the pages. I use these so much I'll probably have to get new ones soon. Zebra Mildliners Everywhere you look in the bullet journal community, you're going to see these. They're dual-tip highlighters/markers that come in really cute colours. They're perfect for adding hints of colour to your spreads, or making your notes for class just a little prettier. Tombow Dual Brush Pens I just tried these for the first time about a month ago and my collection is already starting to grow. The only reason I waited so long to try them was because they were hard to find in Canada, but now you can get them at Michael's! They come in 96 colours! I've really started working on my brush lettering since I got these, and they really do make a huge difference. Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen These came in the Tombow VIP Club box that I got for Christmas. They have tiny brush tips which are great for calligraphy. Since I got these I've been using them for everything. They don't bleed through the page or smudge (*usually). My lettering looks so much nicer now that I've been using these. Washi Tape, Stickers, etc. I haven't really been using much washi tape or stickers lately. In my old bullet journal, almost every single page had washi tape on it. The only reason I don't use it now is because I didn't bring any with me to school. Ruler I have a mini ruler that fits in my pencil case. I ALWAYS use a ruler. I don't know how people can draw a straight line without one. Maybe I'm just really bad at drawing straight lines. Props to you if you can draw your spreads without a ruler! Honestly, if you're just starting to bullet journal, you don't need all of this stuff. It's just become a bit of an addiction for me. A lot of this stuff you can get at craft stores like Michael's. Let me know if you have any recommendations of things I need to try!
~Ana 2018 is just days away, which means it's time to get my Bullet Journal ready for the new year! I also just started a new Bullet Journal so you can see my set-up for that too. Let's take a look. There's pictures at the bottom too! KEY The first page I made was my Key page. This is where you keep a reference of the different symbols you'll be using throughout your journal. For example, a bullet point in mine represents a task that needs to be done. 2018 Cover Page and Year at a Glance My next spread is a cover page for 2018 with a little quote that says "and so the adventure begins", and the calendar for the year on the other side. Future Logs The next two spreads are future logs. Each page has 3 months on it with a monthly calendar for each, and space to write any events or things going on in that month. I decided to do two future log spreads so I could have space for all 12 months, rather than just doing 6 months at a time. I'm especially happy with how the headers turned out! Quote Page and 2018 Theme For my next spread I did a quote that says "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." This quote is perfect because the next fews pages focus on my goals for this upcoming year. On the other page I just did some lettering of my theme for this year. (Keep an eye out for an upcoming post to see what this is about!) Goals My next spread is for all of my goals for 2018. Each box is for a separate goal, and I'm going to write down what I have to do to accomplish that goal inside the box also. I actually did a different header and I wasn't happy with it, so I covered it up with some paper and re-did it, and I'm so glad I did. I also really like the look of the shadowing for each box. Bucket List and Co-op Checklist The last spread for this post is my bucket list for 2018, and my co-op checklist. This year I'm making a bucket list of 12 things I want to do this year (more to come in another blog post!). I'm also in a co-op program which means that next winter (winter 2019) I'm doing a work term. There's a lot of things I have to do in the next year in order to get ready for this. So this page will help keep me organized. There's my set-up for 2018! Stay tuned for a blog post on setting goals for the new year! There's also going to be a lot more bullet journal posts in the future. I already have a ton of other pages planned out and I can't wait to show them.
Feel free to send pictures of your bullet journals, or tag me in your posts on Instagram! To see more pictures of these spreads go check out my Instagram @theeverydayintrovert. ~Ana |
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