// What I learned from this first bullet journal //
I learned a lot from this journal! I started it in June/July (I count June because I technically started in June with a cheapy $6 journal from target but it fell apart and that's when I started this journal!) and I had a TON of time because it was summer vacation and I had recently lost my job. So, I had a lot of time to plan and color in spreads and add in random pages and collections I would never use. And, once my next semester of classes started, I had a lot less time than I did in July to decorate the pages as elaborately as I wanted to, so my style changed A LOT.
In August, I actually had time to make a Plan With Me video (my very first one!) before classes kicked in. I remember being really nervous to keep bullet journaling through the semester because I was so dependent on my calendar planner for knowing what was coming up and, since I was still very new to the bullet journal system, I hadn't found my groove for within the semester at the time. August was color coded, colorful, and decorated just like July.
September is a train wreck. Homework and exams kicked in hardcore, I was trying to get everything, or as much as I could, done before I left for Michigan/Art Prize, and it was overall just a busy month. Even my mom was swamped with events and work, it was nuts! I ended up almost stopping bullet journaling altogether, and posting on my BuJo Instagram as well, but I decided to power through! I started out good in September, as I was planning on having a blue mushroom and rainbow theme (kind of like the colors of the Instagram tracker above) and I LOVED the double dashboard spread I had created, but the second one didn't even get finished before I went to full page, boring, black and white dailies.
October is probably #3 on my favorite BuJo months I've done so far! I really redeemed myself, got into hand lettering, and tried some new things! October was a key month because I found my style a bit more. I realized the dailies worked for me if they were more like thirds or half pages, I found out how to manage my time with school and planning out spreads and keeping track of everything in my bullet journal, all at the same time. Once I figured that out, I was set for the rest of the semester. October is a pretty black and white month as well, but it was a lot more filled in and organized.
November was an experimental month. I ordered my Leuchtturm in October and November was my month to try out spreads I thought I'd like to take advantage of in my next BuJo. This included dashboard, weekly, and daily experimental spreads. I loved it and wished I had done something different at the same time, even though I can't really put my finger on what I want to change. November was also the month I decided to take care of myself more, so I was regularly going to the gym, not eating out, drinking more water, and becoming more self aware with some helpful spreads! I also started journaling on my dailies regularly, like I did at the end of October.
December was the first month I really felt like I knew what I was doing. I had used sticky notes to plan it all out ahead of time, I made the planning spread above to make sure I knew what worked for me and what didn't, and I got WASHI TAPE! This was a big game changer because I wanted more color in my BuJo, but I didn't want to bleed through my pages with markers or inks. Now I'm addicted to washi. December is #2 (close 1st, but January in my new BuJo is my new top favorite) on my favorite BuJo months list.
Phew! That was a lot! It was so cringe-y to look at the beginning of this bullet journal, especially the amount of blank pages I wasted! I was so anal at the beginning with ghosting from my Microns that I washi taped pages together and left a lot of pages blank! I could easily have fit 2 or 3 more months at LEAST if I hadn't had that many blanks, which makes me curious at how many months I'll fit into my Leuchtturm. Honestly, I'm thrilled to see the improvement in my BuJo skills, and even January looks better than December! :)
Thank you all who have stuck with me since the beginning, I get inspiration from all of your wonderful planners and support! <3
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