Back in July & August, I did the #Whole30 Challenge, where you eat nothing but whole foods for 30 days. In my research for this challenge, I came across many blogs, one of those being the Boho Berry blog, and with that, I stumbled upon a concept called bullet journaling.
I have been using the bullet journal system since September 19th faithfully and I love it. I guess that you can say that I have become some what of a bullet journal addict.
There is an introductory video on the www.bulletjournal.com website that explains how to start but basically the Bullet Journal is a customizable organization system. If you’ve ever kept a planner, or a log or any kind of tracking, this is a system for you. It can be a to-do list, a sketchbook (for artistic and creative people), a notebook, a journal, a diary, or all of the above. The system teaches you to do more with less while “Tracking the Past”, “Organizing the Present”, and “Planning for the Future”. On the BuJo website, it’s referred to as “The Analog System for the Digital Age.”
My first bullet journal was a cheap, inexpensive journal that I picked up at a local drug store. It was lined with a hard, pink cover. I ended up using that through October 31st. In the meantime, I had ordered both a moleskin dotted, soft cover journal and a Leuchtturn 1917 hard cover journal from amazon.
I wanted to use the Leuchtturn 1917 because I really liked the color, but thought that if I started with that first, that I would never use the moleskin, so I went with the moleskin first to make sure that I used it, otherwise, it would sit on my bookshelf with some other “started, but unfinished journals”. It turns out, I really liked the soft cover of the moleskin and the journal itself. So I used that journal from November 1st through December 31st. I had a lot of significant changes in my life during that time so it really helped me stay organized.
So with the New Year starting, I thought why not start a new journal for 2016 and I went with the purple (lilac) Leuchtturn 1917. One thing that I noticed right away is that didn’t like the hard cover as much as I thought. The moleskin soft cover was much more flexible and because of that, you could open the journal and there was no bump in the middle. This came in handy when creating a monthly spread.
This is my initial bullet journal post. I will post pictures in posts to follow. In the meantime, here is a video on how the bullet journal works:
Enjoy!
