As the Knitting Needle Turns

As I sat in one of my classes this week, I saw myself glancing over at a peer's black journal.  Inside her journal, the pages looked like graph paper, and she had created an outline of a calendar.  On each page, she had intricately measured and sectioned her page so that each graph square fit into what looked like a calendar.  She had used fine-tip pens with different colours and patterns to create her own agenda.  When I asked her if I could look at her journal, I noticed that not all pages were filled with calendars, and some had things such as "Habit Trackers", "Goals for the week", "Schedules", and other creative outlines.  When I asked her what this was, she told me it was called a bullet journal.

I spent the remainder of the class asking her all about what a bullet journal is, and how to create one.  I had never seen this before, and found myself obsessing over the different designs.  I asked her questions about how she knew how to do this, where she had seen this, and how easy it was to do.  It was in that moment, that I realized I had found a new genius hour topic -- bullet journalling.  I have decided that although I am still interested in learning how to knit, bullet journalling will be much more manageable with my crazy, hectic schedule this semester, and it is still something that I am so interested in learning about more.

After that class, I went home that night and instantly began searching for different bullet journal ideas.  The best part about this hobby/activity, is that you can do whatever you want!  While some people use these journals to track their day-to-day duties, others use it to track leisure activities, hobbies, financial successes, future goals and much more!  Bullet journalling allows individuals to stay on task and focus on what is most important to them!

In order to achieve success in bullet journalling, I will first and foremost have to purchase a journal which allows me to create these designs.  My peer had told me that using a book with the graphing lines makes it easier for beginners who are not as artistically-talented, however, most bullet journals are done in books with dots measured out so that their designs are not limited by the lines seen.  Since this is the my first attempt, I will definitely be purchasing a book similar to hers with the graph lines.  Secondly, I will need to purchase fine-tip, colourful pens so that my bullet journal looks appealing and creative.  Thirdly, I will begin to search on Pinterest for different ideas of the way I want my bullet journal to look.  Although these Pinterest accounts showcase insanely talented people, I can use these ideas and create my own ideas from there!

Each night, before I go to bed, I will catch up on my day and fill in my trackers.  I will use this journal day-to-day to keep on top of my school work and maintain the organized lifestyle I enjoy.  I hope that by the end of the semester, I have kept up with the task of staying creative and interested in bullet journalling, and that I will continue with this idea in years to come!