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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 April 12th, 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 April 12th, 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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Cathy helps people banish overwhelm,
boost creativity 🎨
and reconnect with their β™₯️
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After hearing the Rumi quote on Ms. Marvel, I wrot After hearing the Rumi quote on Ms. Marvel, I wrote it across two pages in my journal, where it sat. ​​​​​​​​
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All by itself. ​​​​​​​​
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Then I had an hour wait in a hotel lobby. ​​​​​​​​
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Which was spent adding embellishment to the page with some watercolor crayons. ​​​​​​​​
#artjournaling #journaling #yourvisualjournal #neocolorII #fabercastel
I'm at a conference with dynamic speakers. So fun I'm at a conference with dynamic speakers. So fun capturing the big ideas. #yourvisualjournal #journaling #sketchnotes #amplifyaec #smps
One of my favorite tools for visual journaling is One of my favorite tools for visual journaling is watercolor crayons. Here, I'm using #neocolorII by @carandache with an #aquabrush. To do this, you have to use a water resistant pen. I'm using a #pittartistpen by @fabercastellusa. #yourvisualjournal #artjournaling #journaling #watercolor
Playing with Posca markers in my pocket sized expe Playing with Posca markers in my pocket sized experimental journal. #yourvisualjournal #artjournaling #posca #arteveryday
Ten years ago, I started carrying a notebook with Ten years ago, I started carrying a notebook with me everywhere. I began taking notes, capturing insight, managing to-do lists, and working through ideas in a combination of words and doodles. 

This practice became a game changer for me. My notebook is my ally in living an intentional life. 

The sheer volume of information we process and decisions we make at a rapid pace is daunting. Getting things out of my head and in front of my eyes creates clarity. 

If this idea intrigues you, check out YourVisualJournal.com. It’s a passion project for me to share this practice with anyone who wants to try this out.

#journaling #yourvisualjournal #bujo #bulletjournal #dotgrid #leuchtturm1917 #notebook #sketchnotes
This year at BFF weekend we created #fairyhouse s This year at BFF weekend we created #fairyhouse s to leave at one of the trails in the hill country. We had so much fun creating then placing them
I was playing with ideas for my new course. #yourv I was playing with ideas for my new course. #yourvisualjournal #sketchnotes
The doodles on the edges of this page are inspired The doodles on the edges of this page are inspired by a mural in the Starbucks I was sitting in. The quote is from Benjamin P Hardy--and I love it that I made a mistake in the middle of it given the quote! ​​​​​​​​
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Creativity is risky business. It requires vulnerability and courage--with a high probability of mistakes and failures along the way. #yourvisualjournal #artjournal #artjournaling #watercolor #watercolorjournal #arteveryday #journaling #journallove
This was a great little book that shares the proce This was a great little book that shares the process of developing ideas. #yourvisualjournal #booksofinstagram #journaling #journal #sketchnotes
I got inspired by @oshupatterns through her @domes I got inspired by @oshupatterns through her @domestika course to play with #poscamarkers. It was so fun to use paint pens in this way. They dry fast and layer well. Super fun! #yourvisualjournal #journaling #artjournaling
When using watercolor crayons and an aquabrush it When using watercolor crayons and an aquabrush it helps to use a water resistant pen. I go through a lot of @fabercastellusa Pitt Artist Pens #journaling #yourvisualjournal #sketchnotediary #sketchnotes
I love my Mother's Day present! Thanks @bethutch ❀️#neocolor2 
There's something about a new set of crayons that is magical! (Plus if you see my most recent post, you can tell that I'm working with pieces parts big time!)
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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 aΒ  small (really small) commission if you happen to buy something.Β  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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