Any bujo wankers still around ?

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I have bought the beautiful notebook.
I have fineliners
I have searched Pinterest.

I have many ideas for things I want to track etc but

I am scared to start.

I am not artistic.
It is the most expensive notebook I have ever bought and I really don't want to spoil it

What is a bujo wanker.

Lovely people on here that loved a bullet journal.

Someone linked to an old thread the other day and I want to do it.

But it feels a bit daunting.

I did a test Bujo last year so I just launched in and wasn’t too worried if I needed to change it as I was hoping to start properly this year.

I then LOST the whole fucking thing - I reckon in Aldi but it never turned up and I am gutted.

So please take photos of key pages every now and then

fusion that must have been awful.

It's a lot of effort to lose.

Are you tempted to do another one ?

What is the point of them?

Never heard it called bujo before!

Don't be scared! Just dive in and get started and remember you can change formats whenever you like and it doesn't have to be perfect. It will take a bit of trial and error to get right.

The Pinterest inspiration is fantastic but really off putting as the pages are always immaculate and artistic.

There's a great book out "how to bullet journal" I think it's called (pretty pastel cover) which I found really helpful.

Enjoy

Thank you kipling I think I have made a mistake buying the posh notebook .

I will look for the book you mentioned as well.

So it’s just like having a personal diary then 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oops it's "how to bullet plan" by Rachel Wilkerson Miller!

Yep (never been called a wanker for that reason though!)

Watch ryder carol's video.

Keep it simple to begin with. It's practical first and foremost. Add and embellish as you feel fit

I use pencils in mine so I can rub out any mistakes. It took around 6 months before I found my own style. I can be creative when I want to be but can't be bothered to make it pretty on a regular basis. Mine's a very simple layout for the months/weekly pages & interspersed with various lists & notes. I have a set of 12 nice colouring pencils that the DC aren't allowed to touch which I use to colour code the months. That's about a pretty as I get!

I'm on my second one now I keep it simple I did try getting artistic but got frustrated as I'm not really artsy. I love it it keeps me organised and focused. I used to make to do lists I now keep them in my bullet journal but I now prioritise so I don't get bogged down. I also keep my dcs medical information in birthdays etc.

What do you write in it? Is it a diary or a journal type thing? How much are they?

I’m doing one this year - I know what you mean about starting in on a nice new notebook! I YouTubed bullet journal mistakes to get an idea of what not to do. After that I wrote in pencil on top of the first lot of pages what I wanted them to be. Then I drew in what I wanted in pencil and then drew in pen on top when I was happy with it.

I def don’t plan to continue as meticulously as this as it is just too time consuming but it was helpful until I was confident I knew what I wanted.

Scribble on the first page.

They had a version of one in Tiger the other day

This is my second year of doing one and it went slightly pearshaped in November and December but ill get back to it in January

It is handy for all sorts of lists though...thats the best bit!

batcakes

As cheap as you like

I just but one of those dot page books from amazon or paperchase and fill it in my self

Like this

This is where i find ive accidentally outed myself

Ooh look books

Bujo wanker reporting for duty! (several name changes later)

I love the flexibility of the bullet journal. Make a mistake? Doesn't matter. Turn them page and start again. Although mine is - ahem - utilitarian in appearance.

I did get very excited recently when I discovered that Paper Blanks have started doing dot grid notebooks, but not my favourite covers and also, apparently, not in the essential a5

I do like your book list in particular!

Thank you all.
Happy to see people that know what they are doing!

I am planning today and will brave it tomorrow.

I love the books rufus

batcakes

The key to bullet journal is having a space - probably 3 pages or so - at the front, where, as, you fill in the journal, you create the contents page. It's such a simple thing but makes life so much easier. You can put wished you like in your journal and it's still quick to find it again.

Common things to include:

A monthly calendar
A future log in which to list events not covered in the monthly calendar
A weekly diary / to do list.

You can add whatever you like.

If you have a pen and a notebook, you can bullet journal. A lot of bujo wankers favour the Leuchtturm 1917 dot grid a5 book, but there are plenty of inferior cheaper alternatives.

There is loads of information about bullet journalling online for free. Google Ryder Carroll, the grandaddy of the bullet journal.

The name 'bullet journal' comes from Carroll's system of different bullet points to help clarify information on his own journal, but the joy of bullet journalling is the flexibility. I cba with fancy bullet points, so I don't use them.

Lots of people get very creative and elaborate with the presentation of their bullet journal. If you have the time/inclination, you will find a lot of inspiration on Pinterest etc