About a month ago, a
friend turned me on to the bullet journal. If you're unfamiliar, there's a
short, excellent video to walk you
through it.
The video motivated
me to act. I found a perfect Moleskin notebook, added a pen loop so I'd never be without a writing instrument, and
happily set about creating my bullet journal.
After a few days of using the bullet journal, with its system for capturing tasks versus notes, I was completely hooked. All of my notes and To Dos are in one place. I also added a tracker for my
workouts and weight loss efforts, and have included reference pages that have
proved to be very useful to have on hand. I have my bullet
journal with me most of the time, and I feel 100% more in control.
I actually look
forward to getting settled at work every day so I can pore over my bullet
journal entries over my morning tea. I am that much of a nerd. I get a little
jolt of joy every time I cross out an item on my list.
Recently I looked up
"bullet journal" on Pinterest, just to see how other people used
theirs. There are some really creative people out there - I felt immediately and completely inadequate.
Some of these bullet journals are works of art: beautiful calligraphy, lots of
color, even some elaborate illustrations.
And then there's
mine.
I use a standard,
office-issue black pen. I have ridiculously bad handwriting, so the pages are
filled with scrawling chicken-scratch. I actually tried to emulate one of the
perfect Pinterest people and create a cool, two-page layout to illustrate my
goals for the year. I ended up with a series of unevenly-drawn frames and various ink colors smeared across the page. An artist I ain't.
But here's the thing
- you can't let perfect be the enemy of good. My bullet journal has become my
absolute most valuable tool to stay organized and on top of my ever-growing To
Do list. It's not pretty - but as Bruce Springsteen says, "You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right."
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