Bullet Journal's Don't Have to be Complicated

So back in August, I came across the idea of the Bullet Journal.  If you want to see a complicated and very pretty one, look literally anywhere else on the internet and you can find one.  If you want to see one that is simple but effective, mine’s the way to go.  Where it is a new year, I sprung for a Moleskin size A5ish dotted hardcover journal.  I have one pen that I use with it that seems to work well enough for my needs.  It’s a Black Signo Uniball 207. 

As with most Bullet Journals, page 1 for me is the Key.  Instead of having dozens of symbols though, I have 5.  I have a square for tasks that are incomplete.  I fill in the square for complete tasks.  I have a dash for Notes and important items.  I X out any item that is cancelled and any item I move to the next month has an arrow to the right noting Migration.  Simple yet effective. 

Page 2 is the index.  It’s titled Index with a line under it.  Underneath that are the titles of pages and their page number.  I left page 3 intentionally blank should the Index run that far over for some reason. 

Page 4-5 I track my 101/1001 completion. 

Page 6-7 I track my savings amount for a Whitewater Rafting setup. 

Page 8 = Gift List

Page 9 = Stuff I want

Page 10 = Potential Goals for the Future

Page 11 = Health Dates of next appointments

Page 12 = Tracking my 150 miles hiked in 2017 goal

Page 13 = Birthdays and Anniversary List

I then have about 19 pages for work tracking things like Safety, Open Positions etc.

Page 32 starts January with a basic calendar.  I have January written at the top with 1 – 31 written on the left along with an SMTWTFSS where applicable to the left of the date.  Dates I have appointments I fill in to the right of the date.

Page 33 is my “Boss List” where I keep a running list of things I need to bring to my boss or inform her about.  It’s literally blank right now which I love.

Page 34 is my habit tracker.  I don’t track very much.  Playing Guitar, 2 Liters of water, brushing, flossing etc. 

Page 35 at the top is a Waiting On list where I write down items I am waiting on from other people.  At the bottom are items to explore in the future.  I’m always coming up with ideas which are brilliant; I swear they are and I want to keep track of them.

Page 36 is my ToDo list migrated from the previous month. 

Page 37 starts January 1.  I write the projected high temp for the day and the weather.  For example, today it says: 8 January  22 degrees  SUNNY

At the end of every month, I start fresh with a new Monthly Calendar and every month takes usually just less than 20 pages.  My ToDo list is migrated and I can literally forget everything from the previous month as anything I need to operate is in my new Month.

I’ve been doing this since August and have finally found my rhythm with it.  At first, I started with all different kinds of colors of pens and symbols and I ended up ditching nearly all of them. 

Keep It Simple Stupid