It really doesn't have to be anywhere near as complex as they make it look on the vids
You can start with an empty notebook and a black biro.
In fact that's better, because until you've developed your own way of doing it (rather than try to copy one that works for someone else but might not work for you) it's better to play around/cross things out in a cheaper one.
You can just leave a few pages for an index at the front, write a to do list for 'tomorrow' last thing in each night on the next pages, and have a list at the back for stuff that you need to remember for the future (by month if you like)
And then later on you could add things, if you want. Or not if you don't want. Just remember to index everything that goes in - that way, all you need to do, is open the book at the front to find the thing you need, for example 'all the things I need to take in a bag when I go to the gym' or 'ingredients to buy when I'm going to make Spag Bol' or 'list of things I've bought this month'.
I was doing something similar already, but came across this thread 2 days ago and the index etc just helped me tweak what I was doing. I was trying to use my Mac and apps - Evernote, Wunderlist etc and I'll still keep them and my Mac notes for some things (a recipes log for example), but 'need' something I can write into too.
I have 2 books as follows:
1 that could be called the BuJo:
- plain paper, 100 pages from IKEA, pastel pink cover (I adore plain paper notebooks, having a completely blank canvas and no restrictions - and good ones are so hard to find!!)
- cheap black biro
It's set up in this way:
inside front cover - the 'key' e.g. from the original website
next few pages - left blank for the index, which has begun
next 2-page spread - on the left, this month's calendar and on the right, tasks for this month not yet scheduled
next pages - the daily log for Feb has begun, with the bulleted list per day.I lose track easily so yes it has things like laundry in, but I use recurring task initials for these (more on these in a sec)
Then it is empty.. because I then started filling it up from the back
The last few pages - are my future log, it makes sense to me to have it right at the back, 2 months per page
Before the future log - my recurring task shorthand list e.g. PG for playgroup or whatever
Before this - my collections e.g. house tasks,good ideas for activities to do with DC
And that's it, so far. It's a work in progress
2 is a larger, A4 size book, again plain paper, lilac pastel colour - the books come in a set of 2 from the IKEA stationery section. I', using it as a 'Highlight of the Day' bulleted list per day. I began this because I've not been in a good way and need tocreate a log of positive memories. My first day was 3 pages long, I could find so many things that were actually enjoyable in my day, and I think/hope this will help a lot. i wouldn't want to fill up my standard BuJo with long journal style entries like this, or necessarily take the Highlights book (which is more personal) out of the house.
If I had a work one, I'd keep it separate because I've had trouble in the past conflating work/life thoughts and prefer to have a divider, separate spaces in my mind for these now.