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Bullet Journaling for Freelancers

Bullet Journaling for Freelancers

Bullet journaling is a popular and highly effective method of keeping track of tasks, deadlines, and appointments for freelancers.

How to Create a Vision Board in Your Journal

Last updated on December 5th, 2022

How to Create a Vision Board in Your Journal

A vision board is a powerful tool to focus your goals and manifest your dreams. Where better to create a vision board than in your journal?

How to get started with minimalist bullet journal spreads

How to get started with minimalist bullet journal spreads

Taking a minimalist approach to your bullet journal pages can help you relax and de-stress while still being productive.

Brush Markers | Techniques for Journaling

Last updated on November 19th, 2022

Brush Markers | Techniques for Journaling

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned journaler, brush markers are a fun and easy way to express yourself creatively in your journal.

301+ Journal Prompts for Freedom and Insight

Last updated on April 24th, 2022

301+ Journal Prompts for Freedom and Insight

Using a prompt produces way better journaling than just sitting in front of a blank page, trying to figure out what to write.

Bullet Journal Weekly Spread | Focused Ideas to Plan Your Week

Last updated on November 20th, 2022

Bullet Journal Weekly Spread | Focused Ideas to Plan Your Week

When things are chaotic, having your plans written down–like in a weekly spread in a Bullet Journal–can really help. Here are samples to inspire you.

Bullet Journal Ideas for 2023

Last updated on December 2nd, 2022

Bullet Journal Ideas for 2023

Want all the best Bullet Journal links in one place? This post covers from beginner to expert and everything in between.

How to Sketchnote (with no artistic ability at all)

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

How to Sketchnote (with no artistic ability at all)

If you’ve ever wanted to try sketchnotes, here are 8 truly easy things you can do while taking notes to get you started. Zero artistic ability needed.

How to Journal | The Ultimate Guide

Last updated on April 24th, 2022

How to Journal | The Ultimate Guide

Learn how to journal. Here are 28 methods and hundreds of resources to find the one that is right for you.

Fountain Pens | The Ultimate Guide for Beginners in 2023

Last updated on November 16th, 2022

Fountain Pens | The Ultimate Guide for Beginners in 2023

Want to use a fountain pen but feel intimidated because you don’t know how? This ultimate guide has you covered. 

Peek Inside a Journal | Cathy Hutchison of YourVisualJournal.com

Last updated on December 10th, 2022

Peek Inside a Journal | Cathy Hutchison of YourVisualJournal.com

Look inside Cathy Hutchison’s journal (the creative spark behind YourVisualJournal.com) and learn about her personal practice.

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Cathy helps people banish overwhelm,
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I'm coming to the end of my first #journal for 202 I'm coming to the end of my first #journal for 2023. About to break out journal #2. 

I choose a single color for the year so that it is easy to see which journals are for which year on a shelf.

Looks like it will be a 3 journal year. #leuchtturm1917 #blankpages #bulletjournal
When you use #sketchnotes to capture ideas in a me When you use #sketchnotes to capture ideas in a meeting it creates a rich #notebook of the ideas that matter to you. 

Most of us rarely review the handouts given to us, but notes we create for ourselves can have real value as reference.
Do you know about the #artomat? They reclaim ant Do you know about the #artomat? 

They reclaim antique cigarette vending machines to dispense art. Artists create art the size of a cigarette box or smaller. 

While the tag gives you a clue about what's inside, it's never the whole picture and I LOVE the element of surprise. 

While in Santa Fe last week I scored this gorgeous linoleum print "Up and Away" by @meganwassomartnique. 

It's currently in my office doing a wonderful job of making me smile each time I look at it.
During the week, I hastily scribble random ideas i During the week, I hastily scribble random ideas in my journal.

One of my favorite things is hanging out at @starbucks on the weekend to go back through the pages at a slower pace and embellish the ideas with #doodles and watercolor crayons. 

This week, I heard the phrase “love is the medicine” and it resonated. Hard. 

I feel so much fear sometimes when I hear the dialog of politicians or even friends on Facebook. 

So often we act as if love has no power. But it changes lives. 

It interrupts the pattern of treating people as ordinary and cares for them as extraordinary. (It can also make you feel extraordinary in sharing that kind of love.) 

The best part is that it is accessible. Every single one of us can show love and receive it. There have been so many times that love has changed everything for me. I want to create more of that. 

#visualjournaling #artjournaling #sketchnotes #yourvisualjournal #journaling #love
When you are taking notes on a podcast, workshop, When you are taking notes on a podcast, workshop, lesson, or course with #sketchnotes, your brain manipulates the information making it more "sticky" and improving your retention. 

It's a skill that has paid big dividends for me. (And guess what! It can be taught and learned because someone taught me!)
Simple can be beautiful. A small doodled flower. A Simple can be beautiful. A small doodled flower. An underline of color. Your #bulletjournal can be as elaborate as you like, but our lives are complex. #Simplicity feels good.
#Sketchnotes help me manage my focus and stay enga #Sketchnotes help me manage my focus and stay engaged in meetings.
I love the A5 size journals because they can go ev I love the A5 size journals because they can go everywhere with me! #journaling #leuchtturm1917 #yourvisualjournal
This morning I received an email from @songdance.c This morning I received an email from @songdance.co with a link to a song. I had no idea how much I needed to hear these words. #journaling #yourvisualjournal #bulletjournal #artjournal #neocolor2
Making my inner 7 year old happy with sealing wax. Making my inner 7 year old happy with sealing wax. #journaling #stationery #artjournaling #sealingwax
I bought something that I wanted SO BAD when I was I bought something that I wanted SO BAD when I was seven years old. 

I realized that now that I'm a grown up I could just buy it. 

On Amazon. 

#sealingwax #journaling #artjournaling #yourvisualjournal
I love learning about the authentic fascinations o I love learning about the authentic fascinations of the people in my world. The obscure hobbies they love. The ideas they just can't stop thinking about. The things they pour time (and money) into for no reason except that it gives them joy .

As you jump into 2023, I highly recommend purchasing a #notebook that you can take with you everywhere to feed this part of your life . Write down your inspirations. Capture ideas. Develop thoughts by reviewing them periodically. (And definitely scribble doodles in the margins--that's an important part.)

Engaging a #journaling practice--whatever that looks like for you--can give space for the quirky, beautiful, creative part of you to grow. And as it turns out, #visualthinking in a #journal is my personal, random fascination.

#yourvisualjournal
#bujo #bujoideas #journaling #artjournaling #sketchnotes #bulletjournal #dotjournal #leuchtturm1917
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Some links on this site are affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The author receives a  small (really small) commission if you happen to buy something.  Funds are used to support journaling supplies & four crazy sweet Aussies who bark for treats every time I come in the door. (To be fair, I have a pattern of giving in to them.) I write about all kinds of journaling, and if Bullet Journaling is your thing, I’m here to support you. But if you want to go deep, go to the original source–Ryder Carroll, who created the system, and started it all at bulletjournal.com. I use the method daily which is why I started writing about it here.
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