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Planners and Planning

Does your planner deliver a better life? These posts make sure you are getting the most out of your day planning process.

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.

10 Tips for Using a Blank Journal as a Planner

Last updated on November 26th, 2022

10 Tips for Using a Blank Journal as a Planner

Planners are supposed to make your life easier, not load you down with forms to fill out. Which is why you may want to switch to using a blank journal for planning this year.

Why daytimers and planners never organize your life

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

Why daytimers and planners never organize your life

Is your daytimer or planner failing to organize your life? Would it surprise you if I told you its the planner’s fault and not yours?

8 Ways to Visionboard without Cutting Up a Single Magazine

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

8 Ways to Visionboard without Cutting Up a Single Magazine

Does the idea of creating a vision board sound silly? What if it wasn’t about cutting out a photo of a yacht from a magazine?

10 Reasons You Should Trade Your Dayplanner for a Sketchbook

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

10 Reasons You Should Trade Your Dayplanner for a Sketchbook

Have you had the experience of feeling like you failed when you invested in a system that you completely abandoned by March? What if the problem isn’t you?

Why you may want to plan in a 13-Week cycle

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

Why you may want to plan in a 13-Week cycle

Did you know that there is a trend to more from planning out an entire year to only looking at 13-Weeks? Here’s why you might want to do the same.

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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
I just did my 2022 annual review—a practice I le I just did my 2022 annual review—a practice I learned from @michalroots . 

As one part of this, I wrote the sentences that jumped out at me from my 2022 journals as I went page by page. It left me with a sense of what the year was about and gave me an appreciation for the incredible beauty of friends, creativity, inspiration, and big ideas. 

I also looked at my vision board to see what happened, and what didn’t. For the things that didn’t happen, I gave some heart time to figure out the level that I actually want them (and learned it was low.) The things that happened had a lot of desire behind them. (It was an interesting thing to observe.) 

If you want to take Michal’s course, DM him for the link. I found it a valuable process that I will continue going forward.
#journaling #yourvisualjournal #artjournaling #bulletjournal #bujoinspiration
Do you create a #visionboard each year? The latest Do you create a #visionboard each year? The latest post at YourVisualJournal.com dives into how to create one in your journal. #journaling #artjournaling
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Brush markers make my heart happy. #brushmarker #t Brush markers make my heart happy. #brushmarker #tombowdualbrushpens #bulletjournal #bujo #yourvisualjournal
Brush markers are easy to use, and putting a few d Brush markers are easy to use, and putting a few doodles at the bottom of your todo list makes it more engaging for your brain. This whole thing was quick to draw. (Mostly circles, a rectangle, and a few lines.) Coloring in with #brushmarkers was fast and easy. 

#yourvisualjournal #bulletjournal #artjournaling #sketchnotes #tombowdualbrushpens
Artistry is a practice. 🎨 Creating some magic i Artistry is a practice. 🎨 Creating some magic in my journal with my #tombow brush markers #artjournal #yourvisualjournal #bulletjournal
While I love color, the power of a simple black an While I love color, the power of a simple black and white spread is delightful to me. #brushmarker #tombow
I was never the kid who drew all the time, but aft I was never the kid who drew all the time, but after 15 years of visual journaling I've fallen in love with cartoons. #yourvisualjournal #artjournaling #cartoons
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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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