Hey everyone! I am doing a dance of joy today because today’s post is my first bullet journal layout! Today I want to talk you through my December bullet journal layout. Firstly, I find “normal” planners from the store a little boring and just not creative enough for me. I love spending time drawing and laying out my months. I definitely take inspiration from amaaaazzzzing bullet journalists from instagram. I will list some of my favs accounts and YouTube channels at the end!
I knew a head of time that this month would be crazy busy for me, so I made special pages for things that I know I need to get done. Starting with finals week.
The first page of the month is my favorite, because it expresses your feelings toward that month. I got inspiration from @Jannplansthings from instagram for my little “December in the city” vibe. I love her page, she is so talented and has so many cool and original ideas! I have always loved NYC in the wintertime, so I thought it would be perfect! I decided to also draw a little Christmas tree to put myself in the holiday spirit mode. I put a quote at the bottom which says “the most wonderful time of year”, because it’s my fav holiday quote.
The next two pages I dedicated to my monthly layout, which is where I can write all my important events and assignments I have. It helps me stay organized and get everything done in a timely manner. I added a “blog” square where I write that months achievements, and a “to-do-list” box, where I write things that are extremely important. I am not the best at lettering yet, it is wayyyy harder than it looks! I use a calligraphy pen for most of my lettering. I will link all the pens used in this months layout at the end of the post. On a side note, I will be doing a pen collection/ pen storage/ fav pens for bullet journaling soon!
Next I made my mood and habit tracker pages. These pages really work well for me and keep me on track of how I am feeling and how I am taking care of myself. I took inspiration from pinterest for my mood tracker, and I did my usual habit tracker layout, which @amandarachdoodles uses. I fill in the days as they go so I can see at the end of the month how I did. I recommend these spreads to everyone who wants to add more to their month pages or is starting a new journal.
This month, again, is super crazy for me, so I decided to add a “finals” spread. It isn’t as cute or pretty as other spreads, but extremely useful for pacing yourself and getting things done. I will be doing a finals week post soon for more of my tips for smashing your exams. This way I can also check things off as I go so I feel like accomplished at the end. I do not like leaving things to the last minute, so doing this keeps me from anxiety and that overwhelming feeling. The spread on the right is inspired by something I saw on Pinterest and I love how simple it is. It was the perfect thing to add to make this spread feel a little more “Christmasyy”.
This is a new spread I decided to add this month, as I love writing down things I have done this month so I stay positive. I want to save my memories and have them all written down so I can go back and smile at them later. I always loved having a diary, but it is nice having everything together in one notebook. I recently added @january.-journal on instagram and she does this in her layout. It was so inspiring to me that I HAD to make one as well. If you want some amazing ideas, go follow @january.-journal on instagram.
Not pictured: I also always do a “blog post planner” in my bullet journal, however, I already wrote my post ideas out and I want them all to be a fun surprise.
I thought I would include all of my fav bullet journalists accounts in this post so you can check them out and get inspired!
@amandarachdoodles (The queen, she has both a youtube and instagram)
@january.-journal (amazing and unique spreads)
@laurenweicksbujo (She goes to my college and is super super talented!)
@ginger.bullet.journal (such a cute bujo account, I love all the doodle ideas)
@idacamilla.doodles (I have been following this account for a while, LOVE the spreads. Her current December spreads make me feel so festive!)
Pens used:
Micron Pens (I use the 05 size)
Zig Clean Color (In the shade “mid brown”)
Thank you so much for reading day two of Blogmas! Come back tomorrow for the next post!
P.S. Do you love bullet journaling as well?
