For those that do not know, Bullet Journaling is a way to keep everything in your life as organized as possible. It can be a beautifully creative to serenely minimalistic depending on the amount of time, effort, and imagination you wish to expend in building it. It is September 1, 2020, and it is my wish to begin developing a system of Bullet Journaling for next year. I hope that you will join me in this creative process as we learn and grow together. Please follow this page as I journey through the world of BuJo.
Supplies
When searching for BuJo supplies, I scoured Pinterest looking for the best supplies from various Bullet Journal bloggers. Most of the supplies, I already had purchased during my first attempt at journaling. However, some seemed ingenius and I don't know why I did not think of them beforehand. I guess the purpose of creative process is to always keep moving upward and onward in our practices. I must admit that I have very expensive tastes when it comes to papyrophila, but one can get started in bullet journaling for less than $30 with a complete beginners set from Amazon.
This is quite an extensive list (around $125), but you should be able to find many supplies at your local Dollar Tree, Michael's Store, Walmart, or hobby shop. Don't be short-sighted when it comes to BuJo supplies. Get creative! I love freebies, printables, thrift store finds, and upcycled supplies. Remember that your Bullet Journal is a reflection of you, not the amount of money one spends on building it.
Page Ideas
Before I actually begin journaling, it is important for me to decide which pages I want to include in my BuJo. Since this is not my first attempt, I had a few ideas of lists which I wanted to include. However, I am nothing if not thorough, so I checked out a few Pinterest pages for content ideas. I must remind myself that the bullet journal is adaptive and changing as much as I am, so I can include spreads and lists as they occur to me. That is the great thing about having a journal entirely about yourself! If you need help finding ideas, please check out the websites Mommy over Work or Life by Whitney for a plethora of topics from which to choose. You may wish to include categories such as Family Life, Children, Work, Business, School, etc. which I have not included in mine since they do not apply to me.
Essentials
Title Page
Index
Key
Contacts
Year-at-a-Glance
Monthly Header Page
Monthly Spreads
Weekly Spreads
Year in Review
Personal
101 Goals in 1001 Days
Word of the Year
Feng Shui Vision Board
Currently List
40 Fabulous Facts about Me
Wish List
Gratitude List
Random Acts of Kindness (RAKs) Inspiration List
Inspirational Quotes
TaNaKh Quotes
Things I Love
Myers-Briggs Personality Profile
Family
Birthday List
Gifts Given List
Holiday Wish Lists
Holiday Fun and Games
Holiday Food and Recipes
Art Projects for Kids
Health
Medication List
Allergy List
Year in Pixels (Mood Tracker)
Weight Loss Journey
Exercise Log
Diet Plans
Chronic Pain/Migraine Trackers
Finances
Savings Tracker
No Spend Ideas
Debit Card Tracker
Monthly Budget (Ideal)
Hobbies
Books to Read
Project Planner
Movies I Love
Netflix/Prime Watch List
Capsule Wardrobe Ideas
Blog Tracker
Podcast Tracker
Doodle Page
Washi Tape Page
Pen Swatch Page
Travel
Destination Guide
Packing Lists
Things to Do
City Spreads
Weekend Getaway Ideas
Food
Master Grocery Lists (Walmart, Trader Joe's)
Recipes to Try
Go-To Meals
200 Calorie Snacks
Restaurants to Try
Passover Meal Planning
I hope you find this list helpful. It has grown in the hour that I used to type this post! I am sure that it will grow and change, but having a rough list with which to begin allows me to start planning in advance.
101 Goals in 1,001 Days
As the year gets closer to its end, I find myself floundering and grasping at straws as to what I have accomplished in 366 days. That is where my new list of goals comes into play. I want measureable goals that I can commit to doing in a specific amount of time. If I calculated correctly, by starting on September 15, 2021, I will have until , 2023 to complete this huge list. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Personal
1. Successful Disability Hearing
2. Create a Capsule Wardrobe
3. Create an Accessory Swap
4. Buy flowers for myself
5. Go on 3 dates with myself
6. Enjoy a midnight picnic
7. Unplug for one day a month for 3 months (January 3, 2021, February 7, 2021, March 8, 2021)
8. Have a sister bonding day
9. Watch a meteor shower outside the city
10. See the lights at Tanglewood
11. Write a love letter to my mother
12. Write a letter to open on my 50th birthday
13. Watch the sun rise
14. See Rocky Horror Picture Show live
15. Send 5 surprises in the mail (Argentina - Cactus Pocket Letter, Argentina- Surprise Stationery, Argentina- Crocheted Headband and postcards)
16. Complete a Year-in-Review (2020)
17. Have a spa day
18. Do a Random Act of Kindness for a stranger
19. Make a Feng Shui Vision Board (October 3, 2020)
20. Take a free online class (September 28, 2020)
21. Have one self-care day a month for 6 months (January 28, 2021; April 15, 2021, July 13, 2021, September 10, 2021)
Household
1. Clean the Cloffice (September 20, 2020)
2. Create Memory Boards for Travis and Keira (Fall 2021)
3. Organize Art Supply
4. Donate Books to Library
5. Donate Clothes to Dress for Success
6. Teach art to Travis and Keira for an entire semester (Fall 2020)
7. Rejuvenate the deck
8. Decorate the Cloffice
9. Document Family events with my camera
10. Clean my car (July 2021)
11. Start a new tradition
12. Take kids to watch an eclipse/telescope night
13. Write thank you cards for every gift I receive
14. Send a birthday package to Travis and Keira
Health
1. Lose 10 lbs. (October 1, 2020)
2. Exercise (aqua aerobics/yoga) 3 times a week for 1 month (August 2021)
3. Eliminate soda (September 15, 2020)
4. Join the YMCA (July 2021)
Finances
1. Save $50 per month for 6 months (September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021)
2. Earn $200 a month in tutoring Latin for 6 months (September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021)
3. No spend week for 4 separate weeks (11/09/20-11/15/20, 11/23/20-11/29/2020, 1/31/2021-2/06/2021, 3/14/2021-3/20.2021)
4. Create a monthly budget
5. Buy myself something without looking at the price
6. Order something off of Etsy
7. Buy an Investment Piece of Clothing
8. Pay for someone else's coffee
Hobbies
1. Read 25 books (Aleph, Adultery, The Tuscan Child, Winter Cottage, Spring House, Trail of Broken Wings, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jew(ish): A Plea, The Speed of Light, Auschwitz Lullaby, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Yellow Star, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Coal River, Tears of Amber, Parable of the Sower, The Solo Female Travel Book, Parable of the Talents, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and Wendy, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
2. Write 12 poems in Latin
3. Create a Hamsa coloring book with 15 Hamsas.
4. Keep a yearly Bullet Journal
5. Finish Harry Potter series (November 2021)
6. Finish Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast
7. Geocaching with Travis and Keira
8. Blog about Creativity 10 times
9. Join a Stationery Swap
10. Project 365
11. Complete 10 entries in an Art Journal
12. Write a penpal 3 times
13. Finish reading Paulo Coelho's collected works
14. Sketch in the park
15. Watch 10 Documentaries (What the Health? 10/18/20 Pain Warriors 11/01/20 Out of Many, One 11/08/20 Period. End of Sentence 11/15/20 Reversing Roe 11/24/20 The Milk System 11/29/20 The Bible v. Joseph Smith 3/27/21 The Amish Shunned 6/14/21 Prisoner Number A26188: Surviving Auschwitz 7/17/21, Forgotten Ellis Island 7/30/21)
16. Make 5 digital Artist Trading Cards (Queen Bee)
17. Blog about the BuJo process
18. Attend a Tiny House festival
19. Learn to crochet
20. Learn Hebrew
21. Go to 2 book club meetings (October 2020, November 2020)
22. Harry Potter Halloween marathon
23. Record 5 pieces of art on Instagram
24.Create an Artist Postcard to send to 5 people
Food
1. Join a CSA
2. Compile a Vegetarian Cookbook as an heirloom
3. Learn 10 new recipes (Butternut Squash Quesadillas, Butternut Squash Mac-n-Cheese, Semolina Honey and Apple Cake, Flourless Chocolate Zucchini Brownies, Almond Orange Cake, Whipped Butternut Squash)
4. Learn to can food
5. Plant an herb garden
6. Try 10 new restaurants (Rockin' Rolls Sushi, Shasta Thai, Stewby's Seafood Shack, FUBAR Pizza Bar, Willa Jean, Atchafalaya, Who 'Dat Cafe, Thai Corner Kitchen, Ray's Boathouse, Farmers and Distillers)
7. Learn to make Challah
8. Learn to make sushi
9. Create a staple meal list
10. Create a list of 200 calorie snacks (September 20, 2020)
11. Create a recipe
12. Make holiday cookies
13. Complete a pantry staples list
14. Create a master grocery list (Trader Joe's)
Travel
1. Family Vacation to D.C. (October 2021)
2. Personal holiday to Seattle (September 2021)
3. Renew Passport
4. Get a new stamp on my passport
5. Visit Holocaust Museum with Keira
6. Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival
7. Ride the Metro
8. See a Chihuly Exhibit
9. Art field trip with kids to National Gallery of Art
10. Go on a spontaneous road trip
Religion
1. Read the TaNaKh
2. Attend a Passover Seder
3. Send a Shaloch Manos basket for Purim
4. Give 8 Chanukah gifts to myself
5. Tzedakah - Give $0.18 to a charity for each goal not accomplished
6. Find a shul
If you need samples to create your own list of 101 Goals to Accomplish in 1,001 Days, please check out Pinterest. There are so many lists on there that are sure to ignite passion in your own goal-making.
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