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Prep Your Bullet Journal For 2017

7th December 2016

It’s no secret that I’m a journal addict, and I absolutely love organising my own for all my needs. Since I started a bullet journal last year, and then changed my little system for how I use it (see this post and this post), I have found myself relying on it completely for almost everything!

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I use my journal to keep track of my daily to-do lists, my blog ideas, advertisers, all things related to The Girl Gang (including newsletter plans, sponsors, chats & events), monthly goals, books to read, inspiration and my design work schedule. See? Everything!

The biggest game changer and greatest help for me personally, was making my journal work for me. Sounds simple, but in the beginning I was setting things out like I seen on Pinterest examples, and it just DIDN’T work for me. However, since changing my little system, it’s not something I use every single day, and truly find useful. I sat down and thought about what things I really needed to use my journal for and what things I’d like to put in there.

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December is the perfect time to get yourself a new journal (I love the Leather Bound ones from Jofelo) and plan how you would like to use it for the new year. So I thought today I’d feature some ideas for things you can track in your journal, and the new stickers I have on sale on my Etsy store which would be perfect for decorating!

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Things to track in your journals-

  1. Daily tasks
  2. Weekly challenges
  3. Monthly goals
  4. Yearly goals
  5. Calendar/holiday/birthdays
  6. Books to read
  7. Movies to watch
  8. Date ideas
  9. Ways to spread joy
  10. Things that inspire you
  11. Boredom buster (things to do)
  12. Blog post ideas
  13. Favourite bloggers
  14. Things you like about yourself
  15. Upcoming events/parties/plans

 

I have so many awesome stickers on sale that I’m really proud of, and I’d love you guys to grab some! You can now get 15% off anything by using code JOURNAL15 until December 31st!

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Thanks so much guys!

Let me know if you’re all already prepping your journals for next year, like me! 🙂 And don’t forget to check out Jofelo!

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  1. You seriously are the Bullet Journal Queen hun haha ? Compared to most of us you really are the boss at it…but I truly love that, because I know where to go if I ever have any questions or I get stuck with my own. Your stickers are incredible and 1 day I’m going to be able to treat myself to some of your beauties. I love all your blog posts, I’ve always really enjoyed reading them and you help so so many people with your amazing knowledge of everything life and Blog related.
    Another fantastic blog post hun.
    Love it!!!
    ♥ Lisa XoX

  2. The stickers are so cute! I’m currently joining some planner giveaways in the net and I hope I’ll win but if not, I’m trying out bullet journal next year. I have a planner which turned out a bullet journal but it’s not so artsy. Let’s see what I’ll be using next year and I hope I’ll be artsy with mine like yours. Hehe! 🙂

    Augustin Ra / Indie Spirit

  3. I started a bullet journal at the beginning of this September, but now it’s just grown into ‘yet another’ notebook I hardly use. I really want to step up my game in 2017 (because I feel, at the beginning, I actually knew what I was doing while now… well, now I’m just a little bit lost in everything…). Your journal looks enviously good! And I think you’re absolutely right that the way I’m doing it now isn’t really suitable for me… So off we go on a search of finding another bullet journaling-system! 😉

    Love,
    Dominique

    http://www.fashionedbypluche.blogspot.com/

  4. This is such a useful post! I’ve been using my journal for a few weeks now; I will admit that I have been taking a few ideas from Pinterest but I’m having fun with it and still making sure to include things that I need to stay organised. However, I have hit a little bit of a wall lately and this post has really helped me figure out where I want to go next in order to still have fun with it, but also use it for keeping on top of life and improving my organisation skills! Thank you for sharing 🙂 <3

    – Erin (poppiesinoctober.co.uk) x

  7. Aww wish I still loved my bullet journal as much as you! I fell out of love with it because it got too much for me; there was just too much tracking, too many pages, and it felt overwhelming. I think I prefer the rigidity and inflexibility of a normal planner, even if it does mean I have to have 4 on the go at once 😉 I still need stickers though, and I LOVE yours. I’ll definitely be putting an order in once I get paid! 😀 x http://www.aimeeraindropwrites.co.uk x

  10. I have never thought of using a journal like this but I absolutely love the idea! Definitely going to give it a go and am now doing to buy a load of those stickers because they are adorable ?

  11. I’ve been kind of bullet journalling for a couple of months, but I have started a new book ready for next year, I’m having fun setting it up. I change my layout every month, I keep what I find useful and drop anything I don’t 🙂 Great post Jemma.

  12. Love your Blog posts Jemma! They are so bright, colourful and packed with thons of great info, tips and tricks that I always love to come back to your blogs posts to get fresh idea’s or help from. Still haven’t got the hang of the whole Bullet Journal/Blog Planner, I don’t know how you keep up with all yours haha! Maybe 1 day I’ll get it and get organised.
    Fantastic Blog post hun.
    LisaXoX

  13. I tried to keep a bullet journal for a very long time but it just wasn’t for me. I found Happy Planners instead and that makes a lot more sense in my head even though they’re actually very similar. I also have just a daily journal that I write in to keep track of what happens everyday. I love using stickers like this and washi tape, though! I’m so addicted!

    Alisha | http://www.alishaspinkdaisies.com/

  14. This is so cute! I see so many adorable bullet journal posts and honestly I just know it wouldn’t work for me – I watched the intro video and was confused af. I got an Erin Condren planner for 2017 so I’m excited about that. Love new stationery each year, even if I only use it until March lol

    Erin | beingerin.com