The other day I posted my 2019 bullet journal set-up and discussed how it was one of my favourite things to do at the minute. I also said I was going to focus a lot more of my time to making use of my bullet journal and sharing it on here. I have recently finished my January bullet journal set-up and wanted to share that with you all. Here it is!
Cover Pages
For my cover pages of the month of January I decided on a balloons/Up theme. I am a big fan of the movie Up and the message that the movie promotes is one that means a lot to me. I have been meaning to use the quote “Adventure is out there” on a cover page of a month for a long time. I am quite pleased with how it turned out but if I was to do this again I would find another way to colour in the balloons and to make “is out” stand out!
Weekly Spreads
I carried on the balloon theme when it came to the weekly spreads. I wanted to make them simply this month as although I use the day boxes I never fill a big box and I feel like I am wasting a lot of space. Being over half way through Janauary I have discovered that this method works a lot better for me, having a week per page rather than a week per double page spread. On the last page of my weekly spreads I included a quote from Mary Poppins Returns. This is another film that means a lot to me and this quote stood out to me when I watched the film. I like how these weekly spreads turned out and I will certainly be using the one page per week method in future months.
Blog Plan and Memories
This double page spread is the last one I made for January. I wanted a way to write down any ideas for blog posts I had throughout the month as well as plan out the blog posts I am posting and on what day. I am hoping to redesign this page in February to make it a little bit more user friendly for myself. The January Memories page was an idea that came to be during the month. I have done a lot in January and want to be able to look back on that throughout the month and the year. I am hoping to fill this page with pictures to remind me of my memories from the month. I feel like the memories page will be a monthly feature from now on!
That is my January 2019 bullet journal set-up, it is simple but I feel that it will be effective for me this month. Have you got a bullet journal, if so what is your January set-up like? Let me know in the comments!
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This looks so cute! I wish I could bullet journal, unfortunately I don’t have a very neat or steady hand.
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Thank you! Practice makes perfect honestly, I used to be incredibly messy and untidy when I was writing things down. I just practised making myself write neat and then teaching myself hand-lettering and calligraphy and I keep practising now!
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This is so pretty! I love Bullet Journals but I’m not creative enough and I would end up not using it, but I wish!
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Thank you! I love using it. It has made me get into design a lot more!
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This spread is gorgeous! I’m seriously considering switching from my normal planner to a bullet journal when my planner ends.
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Thank you! They are such fun to do and you can let your creative side go wild!
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How long does it take you to complete a month? Do you do it in one shot or design it over a course of the month and fill it in as you go?
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It varies depending on how busy I am that month. I am usually thinking of ideas for the next month as soon as the current month starts. Then I design and create it as the month goes on but I will always have the next month completed before it starts. Like, I have just began March’s design so it complete before the end of February!
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I love your lettering!! I have to practice a whole bunch of times on extra paper myself 😂
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It’s really pretty! I wish I had the patience to set up bullet journals but alas I’m not that patient. :’)
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Thank you!
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aww this is so cute! i love the idea of a memories page
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It has turned out wonderfully! I love looking back on it! Thank you 🙂
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Always wanted to do a bullet journal! Looks fab 😀
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Thank you!
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Ah! The Up theme for your opening page is incredible! Your bullet journal looks fabulous and makes me motivated to finally start my own… which I have been saying for a very long time haha!
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Thank you! I’m so glad it has motivated you, it is such a fun thing to do! I hope you enjoy making your own bullet journal!
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Thank you! I feel like it would be a really relaxing activity.
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Love your designs, wish I was creative enough to do this!
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I wasn’t creative at all before starting this. A year down the line and I am actually proud of my designs! You can do anything if you try! Thank you 🙂
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These are very pretty! I wrote on my planner plainly. I’ll only manage to ruin the lines even if I tried and even if I am using a ruler haha!
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Thank you! It takes practice, I’m sure you’ll get better as time goes on!
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You design is so cute! I would like to try doing a bullet journal but it would probably take me all month just to make something I am happy with :-p
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Thank you! It takes me all month to do the next months spread because I can never find the time!
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