I saw a reference to "bullet journal" in a minimalism video today so I checked it out and am grateful to have landed on this video series. The thought occurred to me that this system is similar in concept to the Franklin Planner that I used in the 80's when I was in sales, except this is a DIY instead of buying all the components. I'm contemplating giving this a try while I'm continuing to pare down possessions using the KonMari method and working toward zero (or better than I'm doing now) waste. I'm watching the videos in order and, thus far, this is my favorite video.
Oh my goodness - I just can't even express how much I'm enjoying this series (and all your other videos too). It's really helping me to gather my thoughts and figure out what I want for the journal I'm about to begin. Thanks sooo much for sharing your time and expertise with us. Also -- I'm VERY intrigued by your capsule wardrobe. Hope you talk more about that.
Can't wait for the next video. So excited! I've tried to start my BUJO since July and just get blocked trying to figure it out how to make it pretty and not screw it up. I'm an avid procrastinator, so this is my reason to start a BUJO. It seems to me that this minimalist method would be the best one for now and improve the prettiness later. Thank you so much for the guide.
I've been bullet journaling for about eight months now and watching this really helped me simplify my spreads and also you've reminded me what bullet journals are all about - the daily tasks! I've got so caught up in logging everything at the end of the day that I've forgotten I started this to help me achieve more each day. I've now redesigned my weekly spreads for next week to trial run this. I'm going to try to us my journal in the morning as well to plan the day. Even though this may seem like the focus of bullet journaling but I have somehow managed to lose this as I've personalised my process. I have so many logging spreads for each week and month, it takes me a long time to get ready for the next month! Thank you for this reminder and boost!! ❤️
I've been bullet journaling since the beginning of this year (thanks to stumbling across your blog and channel in December!), but I still found this incredibly helpful - especially for someone who feels like they have to have a really prettily decorated BuJo but not necessarily the time to do all that. Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to see the rest of the series (or more on that capsule wardrobe!)
Thank you so much for this video series about Bullet Journal. I have tried the DIYFish inserts and though they are great, I found that they are not as good a fit as I thought they would be. That's why I'm thinking about starting a bullet journal for next year. There are several things I really like about it, like its affordability and minimalist approach and the fact that there is very little waste of pages, if at all. I look forward to the next video in the series! Thanks :)
I have to tell say that because of you, I've been trying to bullet journal, doing what you said about trying it out on a trial basis. Mine started in September and so far I can already see what I can do to make it my own. I have tried before and they were failures in a big way. I got frustrated. Having watching your post and videos, I feel when my dollar store spiral notebook is done, I can either make my own books or invest in a better quality one like the Lechiturn 1917. (Sorry if I spelled it wrong.). Again thank you so much.
Omg thank you I really appreciate this video. I was actually trying to find a video that talks more deeper into the dividing parts of the bullet journal but I wasn't lucky until my friend who also watch your video told me about you thank you now I can happily and comfortably start my bullet journal
I ran across your videos about a month ago and I have to say compared to all the other bullet journal videos yours is the most satisfying to watch due to the nice lay out and the inspiring hand writing. I have been using the personal planner this year but found out I did waste a lot of space with my uneventful life. Your 101 series is helping me start the next year with the bullet journal. This year I have done a really good job in keeping all my notes in one place. Next year I certainly hope to keep track of a lot more things in the bullet journal. Thank you so much.
When you said 'I'm not sure when September ends' I was like, shit, Greenday will be getting a lie in then XD Seriously though these are inspirational I love them
Thank you for doing these videos. My sister -in-law and I have both been wanting to start a bullet journal and you really do a wonderful job of explaining and showing how to make it easy and practical. I have carried and used a steno pad for years, so this feels like it will be a natural progression. I look forward to next Monday's video.
I love this video. Really gives me new ideas for my Bujo. I thought making it pretty would make me want to use it more. Turns out that I just do not (want to) spend time with my Bujo anymore after only 3 months! I am going back to the basics! Thank you for making that sound cool too. PS. I am missing the fountain pen! because of you I got into fountain pens again, and I love love love your handwriting. I would love to see more of it in this series. Looking forward to next Monday!
I have introduced my high school students to the Bullet Journal using Ryder's youtube video (so boys wouldn't think it was too froufrou). You have made exactly the right follow up for those interested in following through. Glimpses of your real bullet journal will show the artists in the classes what else they can add. You are a star!
Thank you for this series.. I am finding it very helpful. It’s interesting as I had almost been doing a bullet journal in its most basic form without realising in a travellers notebook, but with a series of little inserts, so my to do list was one book and then various things that you have been calling collections in different inserts. I stopped using it as I got frustrated with never being able to find things.. but have realised from this video some tiny tweaks I could make that would make it all so much clearer (such as indexes and dates!) I am thankful that unlike some I have seen, you make it clear that this can totally be done without an expensive notebook, stickers and a hundred pens, themes, an art degree or a hundred hours to draw everything out every few days (which although beautiful I know would be completely overwhelming for me!) and that actually I wasn’t far out in what I was doing already 😊
Hi Kara! I'm a new subscriber and I'm already in love with bullet journaling. I'm already in the world of journaling and actually use a system very close to bullet journaling that I concocted myself using homemade journal notebooks with just plain printer paper with a pretty cardstock scrap paper on the outside! Then I pretty up the inside myself, although my skills still need a lot of work. I have so many things about journaling I've learned over the past couple years and I had to figure out how to try and combine them into one journal somehow Bc I love them all! Bullet journaling is perfect! You are a great teacher and I've learned so much already, even though I use a very similar system. I'm just addicted! Lol. Thank you so much for all your inspiration!
Thank you so much for this series. I love the way you explain things. It's really helpful to see the very simple way to do it and then an example of how to switch it up to fit our individual needs. Thank you!!!
I am soon getting my very first bullet journal and this video helped a lot. Thank you for making this wonderfully helpful video and please continue this wonderful work
This is exactly what scared me from Bullet Journaling to begin with. I asked myself was I just not busy enough to have one. Then I took a look at this video and said okay, I can do this. I'd like to manage my simple life for me, my husband and our 23 month old son. His appts, his new daycare, more marital time....simple things I'd like to prioritize. I think I'll be watching more of your videos and learn because I can do maybe a middle ground between what you're teaching us and the original...does that make sense? Lol...either way Thank You very much...Laura.
Thank you thank you!!! You made it so clear! I'm just starting my first one instead of using the moleskine planner & was very confused with all the jargon and symbols that most don't fully explain. This was the most helpful video I've found so far :)
Great series, especially this video. I've been using a Bullet Journal since April and my version is pretty minimalist, but somehow the concepts of < to indicate "scheduled" as opposed to > to indicate "migrated" just escaped me. Finally I think they've clicked! I also really like the idea of using printed and cursive handwriting in your monthly log for different types of notes.
Thanks for adding the information about using an electronic schedule along with your bujo. I was wondering how I would "share" my bujo with my family if I didn't keep most appts and such online (we use Cozi). Also - absolutely loving this series. Thank you so much. I'm glad is dark and cold in AK so I can watch all of these in one sitting.
Great video! I like seeing the minimalist and personal versions side by side. I've been bullet journaling for more than 8 months, but I wasn't ever sure how to use the backward arrow,
This was sooooo helpful! Thank you so much! Such a comprehensive and simple explanation of the process. Especially the rapid logging. Makes so much more sense to me now!
Loving all of these videos, just getting started with this, my journal is coming today (come onnnnn UPS) and I've been practicing in random stuff, but all of your videos have been really helpful for someone just starting out! Most of the blog posts and things I've seen so far on the subject are not in depth enough for my liking. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
I don't have enough spare time to sit down and make a fanciful journal (as much as I'd like to!), so this was really nice to see how you would work in a minimal one :)
The foggy aspect of the video makes me feel like my glasses are very dirty, which is annoying. It's a shame beause I had trouble focusing on what you were saying because of that :/ I'll have to re-watch so that I can really gather all the infos I wanted. Great video apart from that. Very good explanations and infos.
Sapiwette Bardinger I kept wiping my glasses trying to figure out if I was just me. Then I decided to look at the comments to see if anyone else had this issue. At least I know it’s not my imagination.
Your videos naturally inspire me... But this. #allofthis. Wow. I had to pause, take notes and I'm excited to turn the page of my own bullet journal and try some of these techniques!! I'm totally a hands-on learner and THIS is what I've been looking for!!
Loving this series, giving me a lot of ideas for my next journal. Though this video looked really foggy/burnt out to me. Thought it was my phone, but it was the same on my computer.
This is so so helpful. I'm one to gather all my info before digging in and you have really clarified many things. Thank you! I do have a question for you, though. When you've indexed and future logged and have started your monthlies, let's say you want to add a collection. Do you just put it in the first open page (and index, of course) or do you try to guess how much room your month will take up and pick a new page somewhere? I look forward to the remainder of the series. :)
Kara, I love all your videos!! Thanks for sharing :-) and I also loved your idea about the capsule wardrobe. I have been trying to work on my capsule wardrobe for nearly one year and kept on procastinating so far. I look forward to your video on this.
Hiya! I love the simplicity and order of the bare bones version, but I'm just too creative and dreamy to let mine be that way! Thank you for such an inspiring video :)
I've been bullet journaling for two months now, but I'm watching this series so I can modify my systems. For example my Index....or lack thereof :P . I'll try your system of writing a collection once and writing page numbers next to it, instead of writing it every time I create a new page in that series.
Thanks for showing the difference between the two. I am fixated on this and patiently waiting for my new notebook to come in. By the way, noticed the UF games, especially the UF vs. UK game - Go Big Blue!! :o) Thanks so much for all videos. They have been great.
Juhuuuu ;-) I am from Germany and i really didn´t understand all of what you said. But i love your way to talk and it was all so logical, that even i could follow you easily :-D thank you for this video, now i´m gonna watch the other ones ;-)
Love your videos! Thanks for keeping them coming - I tend to binge watch them over and over to get more ideas as I go on. One thing: This video seemed to have a soft filter or something which made it seem just slightly fogged. I have seen this in my pics when my lens on my iPhone is fogged from the cold. It makes reading the details difficult. Are you playing with filters (or do I need more coffee?) Thanks again!
So sorry about that, Linda! I was struggling with lighting during filming this one. I'm upgrading my camera soon, so I'm hoping to avoid these issues in the future. Thank you so much for the feedback! :)
I love watching your videos Kara. You are such a great teacher! I've been using a "practice" bullet journal for the last 2 months with a notebook I was already using because I didn't want to waste the paper and also felt the need to just "get my feet wet" before starting on a fancy, new notebook. Do you think that a weekly spread is not necessary? I see lots of people squeezing in 5-7 days on one page which I don't think is realistic for me. Is it a weekly spread in place of the daily spreads? Or is it in addition? I'm kind of confused....and maybe overwhelmed.
Hi Gen! I use a weekly spread myself, but it is in addition to my dailies. It's basically a way for me to have my entire week at a glance for appointments, events, and current projects. I keep all of my tasks on my daily pages and not my weekly spread, though. Hope that helps! :)
Do you keep all of your planning/lists/to dos in your bujo? This has been my biggest struggle with this system; if I'm spending the time to decorate, doodle and write memories and journal, etc, I don't necessarily want to keep every little to do, grocery list and brain dump. But I really want to keep everything in one place.
I might do a few videos (or just one, I realy don't know yet) about BUJO'ing. And I was wondering if I could link your series to it. It would not be a typical instruction video. Just me reviewing my experience and different videos online. Your videos are the most helpful for explaining the system. So that is why I am asking :)
So, I've just discovered yet another thing to add to my to-do list. I have spent the entire weekend binge-watching Bullet Journal videos. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler, so I'm not sure how well this concept is going to work for me, but I'm willing to give it a shot. My biggest question right now is why fine point pens/markers? I HATE fine-point pens/markers. Haven't used one since my accounting days with green bar paper. Way before your time. My pens, ballpoint or uniball, have to be at least medium, if not bold. Is this going to be a problem?
Thanks Karen! I say use whatever pens you enjoy the most. I like the fine points because they allow me to write smaller, but there's no rule that says you have to use what I recommend :)
I have been bullet journalling since June after finding your videos. I am wondering if you ever migrate a collection from one journal to the next, and if so, how do you transfer it? Thanks for this series. I've been busy tweeking my journal!
Absolutely! Check out my January Plan With Me video (ua-cam.com/video/dXJZBTF63WI/v-deo.html). I talked a bit about migration from one journal to another. I'll also be moving into a new Bullet Journal very soon so I plan to do a migration video then as well :)
Thank you so much for your video! Newbie here- I just started today. You mentioned that you have a very busy schedule- do you ever run out of room on your daily log- seems like such a small space! I tend to only have three "events" per day and I don't think they would fit there! Was thinking of having a weekly to do list and just witing the to do item on my space for the day if it absolutely needs to be there- otherwise I can just put a * or number if I need to get serious about prioritizing, then I can see all my tasks in one place. Also, does it get confusing to have your collection pages interwoven? Would tabbing make this easier and/or possibly starting the collections from the back of the journal or am i overthinking it Haha! Do you sometimes wish you had left more room for one of them and then need to redo and cross out the old one?
Hello, thank you for your videos. I find it very hard to figure out which types of journals/pens work together without sacrificing pages due to bleeding through. Do you know of any journal types that can handle watercolor brush/pens and fine tip? I've spent so much on typing to find them. Thank you for any input!
If it's migrated it goes one day forward and if it's scheduled it may be scheduled to next week or month anyways. So if a haircut is migrated on 20 then it goes to 21 naturally and if scheduled then it goes to may be 27 of the month or something like that. I hope it helps
Migrated = Reorganised date of a previously scheduled appointment. E.g a hairdressing appointment had to be moved because it was double-booked. It will now happen on a future date. HTH Scheduled = The original date of the appointment
I'll definitely do a follow-up on the capsule wardrobe :) Also, if you go to the companion blog post (it's linked in the description) there are close-up scans of each page :)
Hope this doesn't sound weird but is the future log supposed to be created over again at the start of each new month? If not how often does it need to be written out? Thanks
Ok thanks. If I'm understanding correctly basically I write it out in the beginning of my BUJO then wait until six months has passed until I write out another Future Log. Correct?
Noticed St. Patrick's Day is marked in your future log...I'm from Ireland! Is it a big thing where you're from? Oh and also🌸 any tips on student bullet journaling??
I am from the USA like Kara, and while it's not a huge thing, people do celebrate it (some more seriously than others). I am also a student, and I'd suggest a separate calendar/log for due dates, tests, quizzes, etc. :)
It depends on what part of the country you're in whether it's heavily celebrated or not. I have Irish heritage so it's always a big celebration for me :)
I enjoy your videos but have noticed there is always a haze on them. Do you record via an iphone , phone or webcam, sometimes those lens give this haze effect. HTH
I love this series, it's very helpful for those of us trying to start out with our bullet journals. I do have a question pertaining to things such as challenges: How do you go about adding challenge entries to your BuJo? I've been trying to find a good layout to balance daily logging with daily challenge prompts (the #RockYourHandwriting challenge, for instance) and I haven't found a method that works for me. I've tried making spaces in my daily logs for challenge entries, and I've also tried just writing them out like new collections. Any ideas to share regarding this?
Thanks for your kind words! I typically just throw my prompt responses in wherever I have space. I love the idea of making them into a collection of sorts, though :)
Say someone says 'wanna grab a cup of coffee? I'm available on tuesday and friday.' you have a list where you can plan that in! otherwise,you'll be dependant on your phone or the other person to know what day what date is!
how long did it take you to get used to the system (or your way of the system)? i came across this system at least a few years ago and got super hyped but never got into it. im trying to start again. currently at the brainstorming stage. it's been at least a week lol. it's so stressful and gives me ton of headaches. hopefully starting and brainstorming will be the hardest part of the system because it's very intriguing and i'd love for my life to change and be more organized as well. also trying to get into that minimal, konmari lifestyle as well. and, curious, how many months does one book last you? how pages is that? thanks for all these informative videos! it's very helpful.
I'd say it took me pretty much my entire first journal to really get used to the system and tweak it to what I need. Still, to this day, I'm tweaking it constantly based on what I need at the moment :) One journal typically lasts me about 4-5 months :)
It is obvious to me that yoU have put a lot of time and effort into this series and I appreciate it very much. It has been most helpful. Thank you.
I saw a reference to "bullet journal" in a minimalism video today so I checked it out and am grateful to have landed on this video series. The thought occurred to me that this system is similar in concept to the Franklin Planner that I used in the 80's when I was in sales, except this is a DIY instead of buying all the components. I'm contemplating giving this a try while I'm continuing to pare down possessions using the KonMari method and working toward zero (or better than I'm doing now) waste. I'm watching the videos in order and, thus far, this is my favorite video.
Well done & a great reference for us non-artsy types.
Thanks so much! :)
Oh my goodness - I just can't even express how much I'm enjoying this series (and all your other videos too). It's really helping me to gather my thoughts and figure out what I want for the journal I'm about to begin. Thanks sooo much for sharing your time and expertise with us. Also -- I'm VERY intrigued by your capsule wardrobe. Hope you talk more about that.
Thank you so much Jeanie! I'll definitely be going more in-depth into my capsule wardrobe as I plan it out :)
Can't wait for the next video. So excited! I've tried to start my BUJO since July and just get blocked trying to figure it out how to make it pretty and not screw it up. I'm an avid procrastinator, so this is my reason to start a BUJO. It seems to me that this minimalist method would be the best one for now and improve the prettiness later. Thank you so much for the guide.
Loved this video, and the whole series. Please please please do a video/blog post about that capsule wardrobe thing. That looks interesting.
Thanks! I'll definitely do a video/post once I get it all completed :)
I've been bullet journaling for about eight months now and watching this really helped me simplify my spreads and also you've reminded me what bullet journals are all about - the daily tasks! I've got so caught up in logging everything at the end of the day that I've forgotten I started this to help me achieve more each day. I've now redesigned my weekly spreads for next week to trial run this. I'm going to try to us my journal in the morning as well to plan the day. Even though this may seem like the focus of bullet journaling but I have somehow managed to lose this as I've personalised my process. I have so many logging spreads for each week and month, it takes me a long time to get ready for the next month! Thank you for this reminder and boost!! ❤️
I've been bullet journaling since the beginning of this year (thanks to stumbling across your blog and channel in December!), but I still found this incredibly helpful - especially for someone who feels like they have to have a really prettily decorated BuJo but not necessarily the time to do all that. Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to see the rest of the series (or more on that capsule wardrobe!)
Thank you so much for this video series about Bullet Journal. I have tried the DIYFish inserts and though they are great, I found that they are not as good a fit as I thought they would be. That's why I'm thinking about starting a bullet journal for next year. There are several things I really like about it, like its affordability and minimalist approach and the fact that there is very little waste of pages, if at all. I look forward to the next video in the series! Thanks :)
I have to tell say that because of you, I've been trying to bullet journal, doing what you said about trying it out on a trial basis. Mine started in September and so far I can already see what I can do to make it my own. I have tried before and they were failures in a big way. I got frustrated. Having watching your post and videos, I feel when my dollar store spiral notebook is done, I can either make my own books or invest in a better quality one like the Lechiturn 1917. (Sorry if I spelled it wrong.). Again thank you so much.
I love that, Cheryl! Thank you SO much :)
I'm a bujo newbie myself, but I have also directed several people from IG to this series, and they have loved it too!
Omg thank you I really appreciate this video. I was actually trying to find a video that talks more deeper into the dividing parts of the bullet journal but I wasn't lucky until my friend who also watch your video told me about you thank you now I can happily and comfortably start my bullet journal
I ran across your videos about a month ago and I have to say compared to all the other bullet journal videos yours is the most satisfying to watch due to the nice lay out and the inspiring hand writing. I have been using the personal planner this year but found out I did waste a lot of space with my uneventful life. Your 101 series is helping me start the next year with the bullet journal. This year I have done a really good job in keeping all my notes in one place. Next year I certainly hope to keep track of a lot more things in the bullet journal. Thank you so much.
Thank you SO much for your kind words! I'm glad that my series is helping you to plan for your first Bullet Journal :)
When you said 'I'm not sure when September ends' I was like, shit, Greenday will be getting a lie in then XD
Seriously though these are inspirational I love them
the tutorial starts at 4:14, you are welcome.
Thank you for doing these videos. My sister -in-law and I have both been wanting to start a bullet journal and you really do a wonderful job of explaining and showing how to make it easy and practical. I have carried and used a steno pad for years, so this feels like it will be a natural progression. I look forward to next Monday's video.
I love this video. Really gives me new ideas for my Bujo. I thought making it pretty would make me want to use it more. Turns out that I just do not (want to) spend time with my Bujo anymore after only 3 months! I am going back to the basics! Thank you for making that sound cool too. PS. I am missing the fountain pen! because of you I got into fountain pens again, and I love love love your handwriting. I would love to see more of it in this series. Looking forward to next Monday!
This is such a great series. Thanks so much for working on this for us.
I have introduced my high school students to the Bullet Journal using Ryder's youtube video (so boys wouldn't think it was too froufrou). You have made exactly the right follow up for those interested in following through. Glimpses of your real bullet journal will show the artists in the classes what else they can add. You are a star!
That is amazing, Vikki! I love that you're turning a new generation on to planning and Bullet Journaling in particular :)
Thank you for this series.. I am finding it very helpful. It’s interesting as I had almost been doing a bullet journal in its most basic form without realising in a travellers notebook, but with a series of little inserts, so my to do list was one book and then various things that you have been calling collections in different inserts. I stopped using it as I got frustrated with never being able to find things.. but have realised from this video some tiny tweaks I could make that would make it all so much clearer (such as indexes and dates!) I am thankful that unlike some I have seen, you make it clear that this can totally be done without an expensive notebook, stickers and a hundred pens, themes, an art degree or a hundred hours to draw everything out every few days (which although beautiful I know would be completely overwhelming for me!) and that actually I wasn’t far out in what I was doing already 😊
Hi Kara! I'm a new subscriber and I'm already in love with bullet journaling. I'm already in the world of journaling and actually use a system very close to bullet journaling that I concocted myself using homemade journal notebooks with just plain printer paper with a pretty cardstock scrap paper on the outside! Then I pretty up the inside myself, although my skills still need a lot of work. I have so many things about journaling I've learned over the past couple years and I had to figure out how to try and combine them into one journal somehow Bc I love them all! Bullet journaling is perfect! You are a great teacher and I've learned so much already, even though I use a very similar system. I'm just addicted! Lol. Thank you so much for all your inspiration!
Thank you so much for this series. I love the way you explain things. It's really helpful to see the very simple way to do it and then an example of how to switch it up to fit our individual needs. Thank you!!!
I am soon getting my very first bullet journal and this video helped a lot. Thank you for making this wonderfully helpful video and please continue this wonderful work
This is exactly what scared me from Bullet Journaling to begin with. I asked myself was I just not busy enough to have one. Then I took a look at this video and said okay, I can do this. I'd like to manage my simple life for me, my husband and our 23 month old son. His appts, his new daycare, more marital time....simple things I'd like to prioritize. I think I'll be watching more of your videos and learn because I can do maybe a middle ground between what you're teaching us and the original...does that make sense? Lol...either way Thank You very much...Laura.
Come on guys lets make her proud and get her to 100K
Thank you thank you!!! You made it so clear! I'm just starting my first one instead of using the moleskine planner & was very confused with all the jargon and symbols that most don't fully explain. This was the most helpful video I've found so far :)
Great series, especially this video. I've been using a Bullet Journal since April and my version is pretty minimalist, but somehow the concepts of < to indicate "scheduled" as opposed to > to indicate "migrated" just escaped me. Finally I think they've clicked! I also really like the idea of using printed and cursive handwriting in your monthly log for different types of notes.
Thanks for adding the information about using an electronic schedule along with your bujo. I was wondering how I would "share" my bujo with my family if I didn't keep most appts and such online (we use Cozi). Also - absolutely loving this series. Thank you so much. I'm glad is dark and cold in AK so I can watch all of these in one sitting.
Great video! I like seeing the minimalist and personal versions side by side. I've been bullet journaling for more than 8 months, but I wasn't ever sure how to use the backward arrow,
Yay! I'm so glad I helped to answer a question for you Wendy :) Thanks for watching :)
This was sooooo helpful! Thank you so much! Such a comprehensive and simple explanation of the process. Especially the rapid logging. Makes so much more sense to me now!
Loving all of these videos, just getting started with this, my journal is coming today (come onnnnn UPS) and I've been practicing in random stuff, but all of your videos have been really helpful for someone just starting out! Most of the blog posts and things I've seen so far on the subject are not in depth enough for my liking. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Thank you for the wonderful clear, concise instruction and inspiration. You are so helpful. Very much appreciated!
just start learning about BUJO and though the index is not necessary for myself at the beginning，but this video change my mind.
I like your videos on bullet journalling. I have started some of the bullet journal ideas in my planner. Your bullet journals are so beautiful!
I'm glad you've found my videos helpful :)
I wish I could drink. I would do a drinking game where you do shots every time she says 'bare bones'. You get hella drunk LOL
Haha! Sounds fun actually ;)
I know! Or "something along these lines" haha
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I was thinking the same thing and I'm only 2 minutes in!
I don't have enough spare time to sit down and make a fanciful journal (as much as I'd like to!), so this was really nice to see how you would work in a minimal one :)
Thanks, Katie! I really wanted to show what a true to the original Bullet Journal looks like :)
The foggy aspect of the video makes me feel like my glasses are very dirty, which is annoying. It's a shame beause I had trouble focusing on what you were saying because of that :/
I'll have to re-watch so that I can really gather all the infos I wanted. Great video apart from that. Very good explanations and infos.
Sapiwette Bardinger I kept wiping my glasses trying to figure out if I was just me. Then I decided to look at the comments to see if anyone else had this issue. At least I know it’s not my imagination.
Me too
Your videos naturally inspire me... But this. #allofthis. Wow. I had to pause, take notes and I'm excited to turn the page of my own bullet journal and try some of these techniques!! I'm totally a hands-on learner and THIS is what I've been looking for!!
Awesome, Stephanie! I love it when one of my videos really "clicks"! :)
This is such a great preview! Thank you for taking the time to show all of this. Such an easy process.
🌸🌸I've directed so many friends to your videos! Thanks for breaking it all down and keeping it simple. 🌸🌸
I can't tell you how much I appreciate that!!! Thank you :)
Thank you for making bullet journaling clear to me!
I look forward to these every week! These classes have helped so much! Thank u for doing these!!
I'm so glad that you're enjoying the series, Chelsea :)
I love all the details you talked about in this video! Looking forward to the next installment. Thanks!
Thank you, Sharon! :)
Thank you for these videos!! Starting a bullet journal & finding you're videos so helpful 😊
Great series, and love that you are using the bare minimum process as the start.
You are awesome! I love your videos. You are so clear in your explanations!
Thank you.
Loving this series, giving me a lot of ideas for my next journal. Though this video looked really foggy/burnt out to me. Thought it was my phone, but it was the same on my computer.
I have the same problem too! But honestly it doesn't really matter since the content is great :)
Sorry for that! I was struggling with lighting yesterday as it was overcast and cloudy here. :(
I understand that. It's still a great video.
Your handwriting is top notch in my book.
Love this!!! I'm looking forward to starting a bullet journal in the new year!
This is so so helpful. I'm one to gather all my info before digging in and you have really clarified many things. Thank you!
I do have a question for you, though. When you've indexed and future logged and have started your monthlies, let's say you want to add a collection. Do you just put it in the first open page (and index, of course) or do you try to guess how much room your month will take up and pick a new page somewhere?
I look forward to the remainder of the series. :)
I use the Pilot G2 pens as well. The brainstorming video really helped me a lot. I look forward to your capsule wardrobe video.
Donna C. M
I love this. I'm going to share with my hubby , who does a bare bones bujo. I think this will help him a lot
Kara, I love all your videos!! Thanks for sharing :-) and I also loved your idea about the capsule wardrobe. I have been trying to work on my capsule wardrobe for nearly one year and kept on procastinating so far. I look forward to your video on this.
Thank you, Eugenia! I can't wait to post more about it :)
Wow! Thank you soooo much for taking the time detailing the steps of the BuJo! I am subscribed!
Hiya! I love the simplicity and order of the bare bones version, but I'm just too creative and dreamy to let mine be that way! Thank you for such an inspiring video :)
love your wardrobe planning spread.
This is an excellent series! I will mention it in my next video.
Great video! It's funny to me how intense it can be- like you're getting graded on it :) beautiful journals!!
I og my capsule wardrobe in my bujo, too. I give each item a number then I log in my dailies which items I'm wearing.
That's genius! I think I might give that a try! :)
I've been bullet journaling for two months now, but I'm watching this series so I can modify my systems.
For example my Index....or lack thereof :P . I'll try your system of writing a collection once and writing page numbers next to it, instead of writing it every time I create a new page in that series.
Very good explanation thank you Boho
Thank you for this and your series!
You must be so good at diving. Every video you dive in! ;)
Thanks for showing the difference between the two. I am fixated on this and patiently waiting for my new notebook to come in. By the way, noticed the UF games, especially the UF vs. UK game - Go Big Blue!! :o) Thanks so much for all videos. They have been great.
Juhuuuu ;-) I am from Germany and i really didn´t understand all of what you said. But i love your way to talk and it was all so logical, that even i could follow you easily :-D thank you for this video, now i´m gonna watch the other ones ;-)
As much as I appreciate artistic expression I love your bare bones example, totally my minimalist style. Thanks!!
Love your videos! Thanks for keeping them coming - I tend to binge watch them over and over to get more ideas as I go on. One thing: This video seemed to have a soft filter or something which made it seem just slightly fogged. I have seen this in my pics when my lens on my iPhone is fogged from the cold. It makes reading the details difficult. Are you playing with filters (or do I need more coffee?) Thanks again!
So sorry about that, Linda! I was struggling with lighting during filming this one. I'm upgrading my camera soon, so I'm hoping to avoid these issues in the future. Thank you so much for the feedback! :)
I love watching your videos Kara. You are such a great teacher! I've been using a "practice" bullet journal for the last 2 months with a notebook I was already using because I didn't want to waste the paper and also felt the need to just "get my feet wet" before starting on a fancy, new notebook. Do you think that a weekly spread is not necessary? I see lots of people squeezing in 5-7 days on one page which I don't think is realistic for me. Is it a weekly spread in place of the daily spreads? Or is it in addition? I'm kind of confused....and maybe overwhelmed.
Hi Gen! I use a weekly spread myself, but it is in addition to my dailies. It's basically a way for me to have my entire week at a glance for appointments, events, and current projects. I keep all of my tasks on my daily pages and not my weekly spread, though. Hope that helps! :)
Oh I see. Yes, that helps, thanks! Btw, as of today, I've officially started on my very first Leuchtturm! :)
Thank you for this tutorial!
Do you keep all of your planning/lists/to dos in your bujo? This has been my biggest struggle with this system; if I'm spending the time to decorate, doodle and write memories and journal, etc, I don't necessarily want to keep every little to do, grocery list and brain dump. But I really want to keep everything in one place.
🌸love the way this is broken down
Thanks Ana! :)
I might do a few videos (or just one, I realy don't know yet) about BUJO'ing. And I was wondering if I could link your series to it. It would not be a typical instruction video. Just me reviewing my experience and different videos online. Your videos are the most helpful for explaining the system. So that is why I am asking :)
Very helpful. Much appreciated
So, I've just discovered yet another thing to add to my to-do list. I have spent the entire weekend binge-watching Bullet Journal videos. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler, so I'm not sure how well this concept is going to work for me, but I'm willing to give it a shot. My biggest question right now is why fine point pens/markers? I HATE fine-point pens/markers. Haven't used one since my accounting days with green bar paper. Way before your time. My pens, ballpoint or uniball, have to be at least medium, if not bold. Is this going to be a problem?
Thanks Karen! I say use whatever pens you enjoy the most. I like the fine points because they allow me to write smaller, but there's no rule that says you have to use what I recommend :)
these are really useful tips
I have been bullet journalling since June after finding your videos. I am wondering if you ever migrate a collection from one journal to the next, and if so, how do you transfer it? Thanks for this series. I've been busy tweeking my journal!
Absolutely! Check out my January Plan With Me video (ua-cam.com/video/dXJZBTF63WI/v-deo.html). I talked a bit about migration from one journal to another. I'll also be moving into a new Bullet Journal very soon so I plan to do a migration video then as well :)
This has been so helpful..Thanks a ton.. :D
Thank you so much for your video! Newbie here- I just started today. You mentioned that you have a very busy schedule- do you ever run out of room on your daily log- seems like such a small space! I tend to only have three "events" per day and I don't think they would fit there! Was thinking of having a weekly to do list and just witing the to do item on my space for the day if it absolutely needs to be there- otherwise I can just put a * or number if I need to get serious about prioritizing, then I can see all my tasks in one place. Also, does it get confusing to have your collection pages interwoven? Would tabbing make this easier and/or possibly starting the collections from the back of the journal or am i overthinking it Haha! Do you sometimes wish you had left more room for one of them and then need to redo and cross out the old one?
Hello, thank you for your videos. I find it very hard to figure out which types of journals/pens work together without sacrificing pages due to bleeding through. Do you know of any journal types that can handle watercolor brush/pens and fine tip? I've spent so much on typing to find them. Thank you for any input!
I still don't get the difference between migrated and scheduled....I mean surely if it's scheduled for another date, it's been migrated too?
If it's migrated it goes one day forward and if it's scheduled it may be scheduled to next week or month anyways. So if a haircut is migrated on 20 then it goes to 21 naturally and if scheduled then it goes to may be 27 of the month or something like that. I hope it helps
Migrated = Reorganised date of a previously scheduled appointment. E.g a hairdressing appointment had to be moved because it was double-booked. It will now happen on a future date. HTH
Scheduled = The original date of the appointment
I don’t know who has time to do all this “journaling” and can still find time to live there life.
Wow! Minds blown!
Would love follow up on capsule wardrobe since I've started that too! Can you do a closer shot of your book? It's hard to read
I'll definitely do a follow-up on the capsule wardrobe :) Also, if you go to the companion blog post (it's linked in the description) there are close-up scans of each page :)
Hope this doesn't sound weird but is the future log supposed to be created over again at the start of each new month? If not how often does it need to be written out? Thanks
Ok thanks. If I'm understanding correctly basically I write it out in the beginning of my BUJO then wait until six months has passed until I write out another Future Log. Correct?
Noticed St. Patrick's Day is marked in your future log...I'm from Ireland! Is it a big thing where you're from? Oh and also🌸 any tips on student bullet journaling??
I am from the USA like Kara, and while it's not a huge thing, people do celebrate it (some more seriously than others). I am also a student, and I'd suggest a separate calendar/log for due dates, tests, quizzes, etc. :)
Thanks! 😚😚
You're very welcome!!
It depends on what part of the country you're in whether it's heavily celebrated or not. I have Irish heritage so it's always a big celebration for me :)
Oh cool! Have u ever been to Ireland?
@BohoBerry Are you a Gator fan???! Go Gators (If so...I think I love this channel even more!)
Yeppers! Go Gators! :)
I enjoy your videos but have noticed there is always a haze on them. Do you record via an iphone , phone or webcam, sometimes those lens give this haze effect. HTH
I do record on my iPhone, but I'm upgrading very soon for that reason. Thanks for the advice :)
I love this series, it's very helpful for those of us trying to start out with our bullet journals. I do have a question pertaining to things such as challenges: How do you go about adding challenge entries to your BuJo? I've been trying to find a good layout to balance daily logging with daily challenge prompts (the #RockYourHandwriting challenge, for instance) and I haven't found a method that works for me. I've tried making spaces in my daily logs for challenge entries, and I've also tried just writing them out like new collections. Any ideas to share regarding this?
Thanks for your kind words! I typically just throw my prompt responses in wherever I have space. I love the idea of making them into a collection of sorts, though :)
Please explain the purpose of the monthly page.
Say someone says 'wanna grab a cup of coffee? I'm available on tuesday and friday.' you have a list where you can plan that in! otherwise,you'll be dependant on your phone or the other person to know what day what date is!
Out of curiosity, what are all the colored number lines on the daily logs?
What nail polish are you wearing?
It's "TGIF" by F.U.N. Lacquer. One of my faves! :) www.funlacquer.com/product/tgif-gold-holo-polish
I'm very curious how many hours you spend a week on managing your bullet journal.
can you do how a video on how university students can use a bujo
Sareena of Studign did a guest post about how she uses her bullet journal as a student: www.bohoberry.com/student-bullet-journal/
Would love to know what is the capsule wardrobe please :>
Do you have a video on how to do tabs for the tasks?
What’s the difference between future log and monthly log?
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Great video🌸🌸🌸
Thank you! :)
Pls csn you help me? 13:16 what does the number line at the top page represent?
how long did it take you to get used to the system (or your way of the system)? i came across this system at least a few years ago and got super hyped but never got into it. im trying to start again. currently at the brainstorming stage. it's been at least a week lol. it's so stressful and gives me ton of headaches. hopefully starting and brainstorming will be the hardest part of the system because it's very intriguing and i'd love for my life to change and be more organized as well. also trying to get into that minimal, konmari lifestyle as well.
and, curious, how many months does one book last you? how pages is that?
thanks for all these informative videos! it's very helpful.
I'd say it took me pretty much my entire first journal to really get used to the system and tweak it to what I need. Still, to this day, I'm tweaking it constantly based on what I need at the moment :) One journal typically lasts me about 4-5 months :)
thanks. one journal for 4-5 months, how many pages is taht?
I use an A5 Leuchtturm1917 journal... so 249 pages :)
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