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#2023 #bujo #bulletjournal
9:00 I like this "view"/camera setup... with you talking and the top-down so we can see what you're doing. 👍. (Instead of voice overs, it really adds to the "hanging out together" vibe.)💖🌞🌵😷
I absolutely LOVE working in my bullet journal! I use it as a place to do my art on monthly cover pages. Like you, I use it as my weekly to do list. I also set a word for the year, and base my yearly goals based on my word. Then I break down my goals by the month and by the week and sometimes by the day. It motivates me every week and I feel like I can get things accomplished. I also use my journal to write favorite quotes and affirmations. I always decorate these with artwork - either with colored markers or watercolor. Please be encouraged to keep going! Your art is such an inspiration!
Fun idea! What is your word for 2024?
Love my BUJO. A little art, calendar, maybe a couple trackers. Varies from month to month. I definitely make my own rules but love to get inspiration from various sources. Also, love your new casual style, I feel like friends just hanging out and sharing ideas..
Love that!
Big fan of Bullet Journaling for years. I love the memories and the flexibility..
When I saw the Feb thumbnail was red my first thought was “Bold, Shayda, bold. Well done you!” 😂 Loving these simple patterns!!
Right! I never would have believed this a couple of years ago 🤣 So much color...
Yes, I still bullet journal! It's my auxiliary brain lol plus it's my therapy with art and journaling. I'm so glad that you're still putting out videos for inspiration. You have helped me become a much better artist. Thank you.
I still love Bujo. And i like to watch others set up theirs.
I came into bullet journaling in 2023 - didn’t even know it was a trend before. But I love it and I look forward to your videos as they inspire me and help me to be brave in my creativity. My drawing etc has really come on since I started watching them and it’s like creating with a friend. I like the pattern play and I’m trying to create my own patterns too!
I journal still and live doing it-details & simplified ❤️
I've been following for a long time. Love your new format, love your hair! Everything you do seems to be done with grace and love. Always excited to see a new Shayda video.
Thank you so much!!
I’ve never used a bullet journal but I still love watching you create yours 😊
I definitely still journal! Your themes are some of my favorites for inspiration. I love the simplicity of your patterns theme for this year!
Thank you so much!
It’s overwhelming to try to keep a lot of journals. I tried doing my own thing last year, but this year I got an A&O dated planner. Even as a retiree, I don’t take the time to write in my various journals of thoughts, artwork, dreams, etc. But I love my to-do lists, such satisfaction to mark things as done!
So satisfying :P
Yes, I still journal. I have a main set of spreads that I like to reuse. I use stickers, stamps and rub-on decals to decorate it. My only real drawing any more is usually the monthly cover page. But I do enjoy watching others make theirs pretty. I like your new format!
Thanks!
I love your style of bullet journaling. I have always been a calendar person for over 30 years. It gives me focus and helps me remember everything. I have to have pretty calendars and with my previous preprinted calendars I always used stickers, scrapbook paper, colorful pens and washi tape to decorate. This is my first bullet journal and now that I am retired I have more time to decorate. I like your easy to follow designs and even though I am not good at drawing I can create something beautiful to look at every day. I especially like the 2 week spread with the folded page to keep the task list there but looks cleaner. So glad to have started following you.
Every month reflects just how much time I had to put into my weekly spreads :P There is nothing wrong with a simpler month with washi tape!
I love my bullet journal! I have gotten very simplified in using it, but I still use the calendar layout, a weekly layout that I have now used for about three years with little tweaks. Then my favorite part is the next spread with my menu plan for the week and the grocery list next to it. My target activity chart and water tracker with my “Line Dancing” section for doodling and art ideas.
Love that! Maybe a simplified system but so many spreads still :)
I went back to a bullet journal this year and I really loved it for January. I looked forward to planning each week and I love being organized. Thanks for all your great ideas❤️
I love this video! And oh did I totally feel alone as a stay-at-home mom when my kids were young. I’m so glad you’re sharing that for anyone else living it- and art communities can be such a great help during those tough years! ❤❤❤
Yes! Thank you!
I like that there is little to no music as I find background music really distracting. I enjoy your voice and accent and the casual chat. It is like being with a friend! I like the idea of bullet journalling but in practice I tend to just use the calendar on the wall.
I still use my bullet journal and look forward to your monthly set up. The journal keeps me together for the upcoming month. Love your new format and look forward to it each month!
such a good video, I'm really enjoying my journaling adventure ☺☺
I’ve been bullet journaling since 2016 actually and I’m still doing it! I still love it, but I have 3 kids now and less time and like you said, we want fun and cute without a lot of effort. I’ve stripped mine down to very similar to yours- monthly page, calendar, weekly events and weekly task list and that’s about it. So your new style very much appeals to me! I LOVE the more “real” videos you’ve been doing. Real time, real chat, just you being you but letting us in to that. It’s so fun!
Thanks!
I just started keeping a bullet journal this year. I really enjoy watching how you setup and decorate your journal! Your approach to this video is great - I enjoyed the ‘live’ aspect of your narrative and getting to watch you create your art as you go!
Hope you have fun with it!
This year I almost abandoned a bujo style completely for a preprinted planner but after 2 weeks I went back. *But* this year I went much simpler. I found I was feeling pressured to come up with themes each month so the whole year is done in harmonious acrylic pens, washi and stickers. I save making art for a separate journal with no time constraints.
That's a great idea! I have multiple sketchbooks on the go in addition to my journal anyway :P
I just found your channel and I am loving your tutorials. I have only been bullet journaling for a year and half and going strong. I love the creativity and organization. I have moved to having a theme for the month with little sketches throughout the month of the theme from the cover page. I love to see little drawings through out. Mostly I use my journal for tracking events and to do lists and I write a lot, like a daily writing journals. I also keep a smaller size journal for tracking the yearly stuff like weather, my cycle, book reading, etc. I love how versatile bullet journaling is! Thanks for the inspo
Welcome to the channel!
So relevant!! Haha... I actually just started bullet journaling this year after I learned about them from you! For me, it is a form of self care. Nothing helps me get out of my head like art. It is very much a mindful activity for me. Because it is a schedule and "due dates" to get things done by, it gives me accountability in that self care time. The actual schedule/list part of it is secondary to me. I like keeping track of things to be thankful for and seeing patterns in energy and habits. Thank you for the inspiration!
I love that! Mine displays that too - some months are all to do lists but some just show how much I needed to doodle and draw
Yes, I still bullet journal! Love it!
i’ve been bullet journaling since 2018 and i don’t know if i’ll ever stop as i love creating as well as functionally for me
😃👍I love the variety of your contents, Shayda, and also the lovely personality of this channel and its owner! Funnily enough, I'm just starting proper journaling this year.😅Before, I just used cover pages as inspiration for my sketchbook, and kept a conventional journal. But I found I loved using my journal as a diary, and seeing the whole year at a glance later. I decided I wanted a mix of journal and diary where I could add images and art, to capture the spirit of each month and the things that inspired me throughout the year, if that makes sense... So here I am, creating my hybrid and using one of those pretty 160 gsm dotted journals at last! ☺️ Thank you for all the help and inspiration, Shayda!! 🙏 😃👍👏👏👏🥰
I love the sounds of that journal
I like the simplicity and freedom!
For me, bullet-journaling is a creative hobby that isn't very practical for me because I don't use my journal to stay organized(my brain just isn't organized lol). But it is still useful because I do a little art in it every day, and to me, that is productivity and success.
I have tried bullet journaling in the past, and got discouraged because I had a hard time with measuring and got caught up in perfectionism. But I have been using your traceable print outs now and have just been doing this for fun! And it has been so much fun :) I love it!
Also, I love branching out and trying new things. Watercolor is where I started, but slowly introducing gouache, brush markers and hand lettering to my hobbies has really helped me to grow in creativity and has opened doors to try things I didn't think I could ever do and has brought so much joy and fulfillment to my life :)
Thanks for sharing! It should be fun :)
I love my bullet journal! I am in it daily and it helps me organize my life. I work on it on the weekends and it makes me so happy. ❤
I love your bullet journaling. Unfortunately, I am retired and don't have too many things to do. So it wouldn't be something I would actually need. But I love watching you draw and make your journal.
I still love to make my bujjo but in a simpler way then before. I also still like to see all the different videos with bujjo setups 🌞
I totally agree!
HI SHAYDA, I ENJOYED YOUR BULLET JOURNALING, TODAY., THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I AM GLAD YOU ENJOY OUR COMPANY TOO. I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT VIDEO, HAPPY TO HAVE YOU MORE OFTEN DURING THE WEEK, YOU ARE A GREAT COMPANY AND I ENJOY VERY MUCH YOUR STORIES WHILE YOU PAINT AND DRAW. WE ARE HAVING WINTER HERE TOO BUT NOT HEAVY WINTER, WE NEVER GET SNOW. BYE FOR NOW MARIA
Hello 🤗 Shayda 🌹 Thank you for sharing this video I love your doodles and the colours you used I enjoy watching the Bullet journal video tho I use daily calendar page books I doodle in the margins enjoy your weekend ahead ☺️🦄🤗❣️
Thank you, you too!
I'm still bullet journaling although it's more of an illustrated journal of my life now. I love your bullet journaling videos. Thanks!
Sounds fun!
I found bullet journaling by accident when the company where I got my journals stopped making journals with blank page on the left and lined on the right which was perfect for me to draw and journal. I only did bujo for one year and opted to save time and return to pre-printed planners but I really miss the opportunity to be creative and really personalize my planner. I used different layouts depending on my schedule, since one of my jobs is seasonal. Love your videos and the diversity of content.
What a great journal with blank pages for art! I hope you still have somewhere else to doodle and create :)
I haven’t watched for a little while and I really enjoyed this video. Very relaxing. I feel like I am at an art class
Awesome! Thank you!
I have a bullet journal that's for my daily activities and another dot journal I started using as an Rx tracker and fitness tracker and all that. But I found I just wasn't using two journals. Too much! So, now the Rx tracker and fitness tracker is an illustrated journal and I'm loving that! Several of my illustrations in the illustrated journal are suspiciously Shayda! Ha!
this year im going to try to get back to it!🤠 however it “stopped” being popular bc ppl are just preferring other aesthetics like korean and japanese! also channels posting bullet journalling are more popping if they also post related stuff to their audience like studying content, content about notion, or stuff like that! 🤠 im ur fan ily
I so enjoy your bullet journal videos. For me it’s bite sized moments of art that are accessible for any level. This is my first year being brave to do full layouts and Dutch doors 😊
Have fun with it!
I still love my bullet journal, but you said it when you said “we want something cute without a lot of effort”. You always make the simple look like a masterpiece. Thank you for the inspiration to do more than just ballpoint pen numbers and handwriting.
Shayda, I LOVE bullet journalling and am really just getting into it, so I appreciate all the content so that I have different ideas from different months and years to choose from. Please keep it up if you can.
To answer your question about whether people are still using bujos, I know I sure am. I’m not as creative as I was previously as life has ramped back up (I used to do watercolor spreads) but I’ve come to realize I need a book with various functions: occasional journal, weekly spreads, daily gratitude journal, reading tracker, and daily habit trackers. Last year I did something I loved by sticking to the same quick setup and embellishing with season/holiday appropriate ephemera. Made it easy to set up, be consistent and enjoy the process. I think we as a group of creatives learning to hone down to the layouts that work for us as individuals.
So true! My patterns are definitely quicker to create than my past layouts and cover pages.
Hi Shayla, to me bullet journaling is therapeutic. It’s my only me time I have to draw/doodle and be artistic. It gives me a reason to pick up the paint brushes! I’ve been loving your channel and all the extra content lately! I’d love to see you do a landscape gauche painting. I am currently on a lord of the rings binge so hobbit holes and landscape have been all I’ve been doodling and painting
Love it!
I never had an empty book to make into a bullet journal, but i like to illustrate my diary
And i get lots of ideas from your videos for that.
🧡 Love your 2024
I haven't managed to get my 2024 diary yet ...im a bit behind now
I usually get behind over the summer, and over the holidays :P
Yes, I especially like it when I’m not so busy.
I started bullet journaling in 2017 with a newborn. I had planned to use it as a creative outlet but I just didn't have the time. So mine has always been more of a brain dump- to do lists, yearly goals, monthly goals, water tracker. I don't think I've ever drawn more than a birthday cake in there. I did start nature journaling last year though. That's been a lot of fun
Ambitious! Mine has definitely simplified since Sully was born :P
I´m still totally attached to bulletjournaling! Going to my 6th bujo !
I have literally never bullet journaled even once but I keep track of trends for it thinking maybe one day I'll see something I like and bite the bullet
Shayda, thanks for making these sessions fun and relaxing. I’m enjoying watching and listening to you; it’s like casual living room talk with girlfriends. 👍🏼👍🏼
Love that!
Yes Shayda! We've been with you since 2019 and now I'm off topic but using my floral illustration lessons to practice in my bullet journal. I use past lay outs as inspiration. Thanks for stocking with the in trendy... Still trying to get used to your hair color tho! Lol❤
🤣 Thanks for sticking with me!
For many years I used a dairy… then started using a bullet journal it suits me much better, can’t imagine never not having a bullet journal . I can organise my life on these empty pages and doodle 😊. Actually Shayda it was when I found your channel that I bought a dot grid journal. Thank you 💜🍒
Love it! You need to have room for art :P
Still love Bojo and love your feb spread! Also love the casual filming style. It's nice to see how your brain works through your creative process. I'm the same way too. I love how you have grown as a mother, my kids are older (13 &15) but when I watch you share about sully, I remember those days. Thanks again for sharing creative content and yourself on this channel.😊❤
Yay, thank you!
I still bujo because I can not find a planner that I like. Most months I just have a cover, calendar, and weekly pages. If we are traveling I will have more. If I need holiday lists, those months will have more. But, yes, it is pretty simple these days. The most odd about mine is they run from June to May every year. We homeschool, and I like my planner to go along with our homeschool planner. It just works better for us.
That's a great idea! I always feel like September is the start of the year because of school :P
Your new format prompted me to sign up for the Daisy level on Patreon!
Thanks for joining!!
That's the way i use my bullet journal. Just a fancy to do list book haha, and a calander ofcourse
Yes!
It would be amazing if you released a floral or botanical coloring book. I’d definitely buy one
Ohhh, I like that idea :)
I'm astill bulletjournalling. Buyt my bullet journal is super practical. From back to forth I have my diary/scrapbooking and from front to back I have my Agenda. I have a month on 2 pages like this
notes/ mon/tue/wed/thur/fri/weekend and then under those I have days. More like a real calendar . For me its a Todo list with all my appointments and work things I need to do. ( As someone with ADHD its very nice to have a full vieuw of upcoming events and things I need done cut in small tasks.
The way you do it, is very pleasing to the eye but I find it wastefull on paper and doing spreads like that, doesnt work for me.
That being said, I do love to watch these kind of video´s, especially if I´m working on my Bullet journal myself, and everyone has their own way of using a Journal like this, and that´s good, because the Bujo was invented to SERVE YOU!
Yes! Exactly, they are so flexible
My sister was in Japan last year and purchased a tonne of Copic markers…they are made there and significantly lower in price!! She gifted me a beautiful set and I am really enjoying playing with them. I absolutely love your bold colour themes so far🥰
That is awesome!
This is my 5th year of bullet journaling and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. Bujo helps me with my everyday life with my ADD/ADHD. I can also track my mental health doing bujo, Bullet journaling improves my daily life so much so I don't know what would I do without it! And it is so fun doing it too! I can make it look the way I want and change it if I don't like something. I wouldn't be able to do that with normal or digital calendar, I would just forget they're exist as I did before bullet journaling.
My life was so chaotic before I discovered bujo. I had so many post-it notes all around and everything was really hard to remember and I had so many apps to help me, but they didn't help because all things I needed wasn't in the same place or app, My ADHD brain couldn't handle all of this chaos. So the short answer to your question: Bullet journaling is still relevant, at least to me!
(Btw I'm sorry if my English is bad. I'm from Finland and English is not my first language. I hope you understood what I tried to say)
Yes, I love the flexibility of it!
I do keep a bullet journal, because I learned about it a year ago from one of your videos. I don't know why they call it a bullet journal... do you know?
I also use mine as an art repository, of sketches, ideas and references that I want to develop. It's come in handy several times. Also keeps me sane because my domestic house is also a sick home, basically, for my fully disabled husband. His care involves distraction, noise and frustration, so my journal is my one private place in which my mind can relax.
Thank you for your videos, I love them.🎉
Just went on down a bit of a googling rabbit hole on the origins of bullet journals 🤣 It turns out it is named for the use of bullet points to log info, but partially for the dot grid notebooks as well.
@ShaydaCampbell Thank you! I thought that might be it. Wanted to mention, mine has evolved into a giant to-do list as well. It came in handy when summarizing end of year for cards, etc. Great thing! Art is wonderful. 🎉
I didn't see a lot of your previously produced and edited videos, but I know I love real time, minimal editing, mistakes and all. That's life, right? Rolling with the real stuff.
I tell students at school, life isn't about not making mistakes, everyone makes mistakes, especially in school. The trick is learning from our mistakes. I tell them adults still make mistakes, lots of them, we just have more practice handling them gracefully so they look less embarrassing.
haha so true!
Do I love watching creative videos like these, for entertainment value? Absolutely😍. Super cute! But do I actually find them useful for my own bullet journal? No, because I use original creator Ryder Carol’s version, which I started using from my second bullet journal onwards…
I do not think I am bullet Journaling really, but I do keep a Stalogy notebook I set up like a daily planner, but I add artistic tip-ins.
He tries to negotiate some time. So his brain is growing in reasoning skills. And your parental response taught him he doesn't get everything he tries to negotiate for and parents hold the controls to growth decisions.
It all sounds developmentally perfect to me!
for me, I need the act of writing things out multiple times to remember and get them done. Using a phone or computer to plan and take notes doesn’t help me remember things. Bullet journaling is the only thing that has worked for me and I’ve stuck to it for years.
I was wondering if you could do a painting with marigolds and roses? ❤
I'll add it to my ideas list :)
I don’t bullet journal as often because my carpal tunnel got really bad and can be very painful and uncomfortable😭
I received a journal when we were shut down. I used it for about two weeks. I enjoy making the journals but I don’t want to use them. I guess I don’t write things down.
Makes sense! May as well just be a sketchbook for doodles and art :P
❤ 😊 adorei
Loving your sweater did you knit it? 💕
Love that! What a special gift
Yes, still bujo:ing.
Bullet journal didn't work for me. Still doing a variation of what I learned years and years ago.
p.s. I am making one as a gift as well.
It's so cute hearing about your toddlers antics. My youngest is around that age and his exploring of new language and pushing limits can lead to such silly things. Thanks so much for the beautiful content!
And this isn't Jason, lol, its Kelly, using the family account
I love your nailpolish. What is it?
I'm not sure, sorry
Wow, 10 Minutes for just the grid... tzzzzz...
😮 come on, be nice
Well, as a new veiwer, I watched all the way through the video and I have to say: the title was pretty misleading. I probably wouldve enjoyed this video more if I had come into it knowing that I would be listening to someone talk about art instead of actual bullet journaling. Dont get me wrong, I really like your art, but please dont put misleasing titles on videos. Eventually someone's going to search "bullet journal relevancy" or something similar and your video about creating February-themed art will come up.
I am doing a much simpler bullet journal now. I used to do several elaborate pages. Now I do a two-page calendar, a to-do monthly page, and a bill payment page.
I still have my very first journal and my first page which was based on your UA-cam video - July 2018. You helped me start out, so thank you very much for that!
Last year I made an Excel calendar and just glued it in my journal. It was quite plain but I just didn't feel like fussing with it. This year, 2024, I drew in the calendar for Jan and printed out the calendar for Feb, then drew in the March and April calendars. So I am all over the place with it. Even so, I use my calendar every day, for appointments, weather notes, birthdays, and sweet times with my family. It has almost started to be a mini diary.
Thanks for sticking with me so long!
I’ve never really done bullet journaling but still enjoy watching the videos! And I totally agree with you about not wanting to “niche down” on your channel. My channel is still relatively new and small but for me I just love to share all aspects of my creative hobbies! Even if that means I won’t grow as fast as a niche channel, I’m just enjoying the journey! I enjoy seeing the different things that you share so I hope that others will also enjoy the things I share.
Great attitude!
I love love love bullet journaling! I changed it up last year and went into a common place journal/planner and did the same this year but I am really missing the creativity of a BUJO.😢 I think I will grab your coloring pages and give them a shot in February’s spread in my Common Planner. The pages just aren’t right for true BUJO style. I also love to watch your watercolor, I love procreate and love to draw and compose art! I just started playing with some different styles as well with inspiration from my sons favorite Manga style books he loves at 27 lol. He is a teacher and has something in common with his students and that is awesome! Thanks Shayla for another great video!!
Yes, I still bullet journal and I'm loving going back through your older videos to give me some ideas. I'm doing a smorgasbord of different techniques 😁
I used to bullet journal but don't anymore. I enjoy watching you do yours, however, your journal is lovely. In the time I have to draw/paint I would rather work in my sketchbook or on an actual piece. For my to do lists (I make a lot of those!) I like starting with a fresh little piece of paper each day and checking things off, sometimes they get messy with additions and changes, and then I like to rewrite them. That is what didn't work for me in a bullet journal, I hated messing up the pages.
Still journaling! I love the trackers & lists.
Yes, I still bullet journal daily most of the year. I usually don’t use it in December if I set up, this year I didn’t even bother. I’m just too busy. Ironic, right? In June when we are vacationing it’s less of a to-do list and switches focus to a scrapbook for vacations. I love that it has that flexibility. I’ve always loved planners and being able to customize and add my own art has really worked well for me.
P.S. - I’m loving the patterns theme this year!
I love the flexibility and personalization of a bujo!
I love Bullet Journaling!! ♥️ I discovered Bullet Journaling because of you. Being that it’s a new year I decided to try using my
8 x 8 Archer and Olive bullet journal notebook and I love it so much because I’ve decided to really blow it up by adding lace on the edges of the paper and rhinestones, whatever sparks joy in my heart. I’m obsessed with junk journals and I have made 2 so far. I’m going to make one for my youngest daughter, a sage green with flowers for the hard cover. She loves creating art so I’m going to make a mixed media one for her with tags and tucks, white paper & coffee stained paper and avocado stained paper, which is a lovely shade of pink. 😊
Sounds fun! I may need to try the avocado stained paper :)
@@ShaydaCampbell it’s so very pretty. I spent 3 days dying & drying printer paper. Drying in the oven is time consuming. I dyed over 70 sheets of paper with coffee (learned that you should add a little baking soda to neutralize the acid in the coffee), gel food coloring, and my new favorite avocado dye. 😊
@@ShaydaCampbell it’s really easy to make the avocado dye, I even dyed some white lace that I’m going to use for journals, and also some linen. Just Scoop out the avocado 🥑 (eat & enjoy), wash the avocado peelings & clean the pit. You can break the peelings into smaller pieces, I used 2 avocados (4 skins), I cut the pit in half & into smaller chunks. The hardest part is cutting the avocado pit, you need to be very careful so that it doesn’t slip while cutting it. The pit reveals a beautiful yellow, pinkish color. You have to Be Very Very Careful Cutting the pit. I wouldn’t suggest having your hand on the pit, I pressed down on the knife handle using a flat hand.
I added 16 ounces of springwater to a sauce pan & added the peelings & the cut pit. I let it come to a good boil and just simmered it until I got a beautiful dark pink color, about an hour and a half on the stove simmering and sometimes I would just bring it to a boil and add a little more water if needed. Let it cool.
I applied the avocado dye to the paper with a chip type of paintbrush. I read that you can also refrigerate the dye for a couple of weeks to save it. You can also save your peelings and pits when you eat avocados by putting them in your freezer.
Also, when I made a 2nd batch of avocado dye I decided to try seeping the skins & pits again, and it came out perfect .
Love it, Shayda!! Thank you... Sitting with my tea in the cosiness of the evening and loving watching this ❤
Cozy!
And, that´s a message all the way from Belgium so your creativity goes a long way 😄🤩