First up, I want to thank everyone for their well wishes yesterday! Through the wonder of antibiotics, each day I am feeling the tiniest bit better! Today, I even managed to do a short bit of Pilates and that is a very good thing! No chances of an afternoon walk today though – it is wet and rainy outside and those few minutes of Pilates were enough to expend my energy. No overdoing it for this girl!
Last week, Juliann asked what changes I made this year to my planner system. I managed to work a bit on it yesterday – and I am happy with my results! I need to make a trip to Joann’s to get some Tombow markers – but yesterday, colored pencils worked just fine. I have been finding some really helpful things on Pinterest and have implemented some of them this year. Previously, I had been using a Traveler’s Notebook weekly calendar with the week on one side and grid paper on the other side. This worked well when I was “working” and spent my day attached to my PC and my planner. I used it to track hours worked, and things I needed to complete and by when.
This system was great for that, but in my non-working-for-pay life, its functionality was just not functional for my daily life. First, I am not at the PC like I was when I was working and, therefore, not “attached” to my planner in the same way. Too many pages were unused and so when I needed to replace it, I looked at what I wanted my calendar to do in my day.
Enter my take on the “BuJo” craze. On Amazon, I found a set of 3-dot grid books that fit perfectly in my traveler’s notebook. They are stitched, and the paper works well for fountain pens!
I will set up each month with the calendar and my focus for the month. As you can see, my focus right now is moving and thanks to this pneumonia that is not off to the most auspicious start, but that is okay. It is there, and I am well aware of it. Each week has a section, and I can fill in things that I need to remember that week. I still need to make that page of my yearly “remember” things, i.e. birthdays, anniversaries, prescription refill dates, etc. I am also contemplating adding something in with a gratitude/mental health/focus list, but I am not entirely sure how to work that in yet.
My morning routine now includes, checking in with what is “yet to be done” this week as I spend a few minutes writing in my journal pages… a much better and more productive start to my day!
What about you? Do you “BuJo”? And, if you do, how do you make it work for you?
Glad to hear you are feeling better — three cheers for modern medicine!
I’ll admit that I like the idea of the bullet journal but am not sure I could ever make one work for me. It seems like a lot of work to get one set up and functioning, and frankly I’d rather have that time to knit, spin, or read. All the same, it would be nice to have a physical manifestation of what I’ve accomplished at the end of a year, so perhaps I just need to think harder about how to get one to work for me.
I purchased a Strichnichtplanner from Martina Behm last year and this year. Last year I did not do much with it at all. This year so far (on day 8 of this year) I have managed to note the days that I have knit and which pattern. Small (super small?) steps for this girl. But, I’ve gotta start somewhere.
I’m glad your antibiotics are doing what you need them to do. Small steps for you, as your health improves!!
I’m glad to hear you’re feeling a bit better!
I journal several times/week but I don’t Bullet Journal, that just doesn’t work for me. I use my iPhone for a calendar and tasks because I need those things with me all the time. My journal is for lists and thoughts and doodles and artwork and memorabilia.
Glad you’re feeling better! 🙂
I’ve been a long-time bullet journal-er (this is my 5th year). The notebooks have changed (I started with a Moleskin, moved to a Leuchtturm, and now use a Traveler’s notebook, but my system is essentially the same. I’ve learned many, many lessons from my bu-jo experience, and I’m sure you will, too! (My most important lesson? It can eat up a lot of your time if you let it!)
glad you are feeling better and I love your planner! I don’t bujo (but I did for more than a year) I do write a list of tasks for the day or the week in a notebook. If I don’t write it down it doesn’t exist and my memory is terrible.
I am just starting to try the bullet journal method after listening to the audio book last week. It used to feel so overwhelming with all the beautifully decorated pages I saw on Instagram but in the books, he suggests simplicity is the core of the practice so I’m giving it a try.
Nope. No bujo for me. I keep my appointments on my phone calendar and that’s about it.
No bujo or any system here, but I’m trying to use a Traveler’s Notebook consistently and in my own way. I think it’s helping; I’ve only forgotten my ipod once in MD (and hopefully never again because it’s now on the master list to take back and forth)!
I’m glad you’re beginning to feel better and hope you continue!
Luckily my apple watch helps me keep up with the moving, exercise thing. I use Elise Blah’s Get to Work planner for my scheduling/work/ etc. I know I don’t use it to it’s fullest, so maybe I’ll work on that this year. Glad you are feeling better.