How Im Starting A Bullet Journal

✏️ how i’m starting a bullet journal

as someone who isn’t artistic 🙈

i've wanted to start a bullet journal for so long (i even asked @a-fox-studies for design recs months ago — thank you again for those!!), but i still kept putting it off.

i felt like it was something that would be time- and resource-consuming in an unfulfilling way for me because i would make unaesthetic mistakes that would make spreads unusable for me in the future without regrets, etc., etc.

so here's what i'm doing to finally start the bullet journal of my dreams 😍

step 1: go digital

i did a lot of research so you don't have to and found the best freemium free-form notes app (with customizable pens, a sane eraser and select tool, and that also supports text and images, etc.).

DrawNote by DragonNest has so many features for free and even more cool ones if you want to pay different tiers, but i was able to make the spread above with just the free version, so i'm already very satisfied 😌

step 2: play around with it

i tried out a bunch of different pens and styles and colors to see how they look and get familiar with the apl, i tried loading images, organizing my spreads into folders within the app, etc.

what i really like about the digital format is that i can make mistakes and it's like they never happened and i didn't waste a single overpriced stationery item 😅

step 3: only use it for one thing at a time

i'm only planning to use the October tracker above for my vitamins so far since that's what i need the most motivation to remember to do lately 🙃 and i think it's a small enough goal that i can be consistent with it for this month.

i already have so many other ideas for different spreads i want to do for other things in my life, but i want to make an effort to pace myself so that i can do this sustainably because it seems really fun and i'd hate for it to start feeling like a burdensome chore due to my own carelessness 🥲

💌: hope this helps anyone who also feels they're not artistic or aesthetic, but wants to start a bujo! 💛 let me know if y'all want an update at the end of the month on how it's going~

Catching Up // September 2024

I've been absent for quite some time now, being busy traveling with friends and family and recovering from my finals. During these months, quite a few academic goals of mine have changed - something I did not expect to happen.

⭑ I realized that I want to keep my career path a bit more open ~ so I decided to apply for psychology and medicine at University. This also means preparing and taking two admissions tests in May of next year.

⭑ I've switched from volunteering at a psychiatric ward to volunteering at the hospital in the area of pediatric oncology (cancer in children) for 11 months

⭑ I will not write the Cambridge C2 Proficiency Exam this November ~ but will try to prepare for it anyways at a slow, steady pace in order for me to take it in a few years time (when I might actually need it to apply for a year abroad)

Keeping my path open also means being highly ambitious with my life, approaching competitive areas with a certain audacity and grit. It means deciding what kind of life I want to live, it's choosing my struggles and prioritizing my own path before fleeting pleasures and relationships. It is setting myself up for success and ensuring that I reach the potential that I know I have.

picture cred.: Pinterest

hwaaa it's October, it's scary!!

Wooo~ 7/10 is pretty great, right? It could've been better but it's still something to be thankful for! I hope it can be 8 or 9 one day!

I think I get why you think being busy is healthier. My mom said that having nothing to do is stressful for her. I've also been a bit busier than usual lately, but it's been great!

Thanks for the tips, Zesty! >> Focus on just a few things to make it more manageable to do every day. :))

Zesty!!!! 💛🍋🌸💗

How are you? On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with life lately? How do you feel about October?

I'm sooo sooo happy that you're still around! Can you please share your secret for staying so consistent?

cutie patootie!!!! 💛🥔🍠🌼 i'm so happy you're still around too 🥺💕

i've been busy, but i think it's healthier for me rather than having too much time on my hands 🙈 i think i'm at 7/10 currently, which i don't think is bad at all!

i'm very excited for October!! although i'm a bit behind in organizing my goals for the month, i'm really looking forward to everything i'll get to do!! 🤩

my secret to consistency lately is being a little inconsistent, actually! last school year, i've experimented with going all-in on all my goals, and while i achieved good results, i think it burned me out more than it should've, so now i'm just trying to focus on a few goals each month and i like that i can focus on just one thing at a time (more or less), then put it behind me, and still feel like i'm making progress through life in general, if that makes sense!

how about you? how have you been these days? 👀

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

aaaah nelyaaaaa you're my favorite too! thank you for dropping this to my inbox!

i'm not sure what songs I should list, though, hmm. i love chill music like lo-fi, cute games ost, rnb soul, or something with acoustic instrumentals. i just play random songs in those genres. i also listen to Stray Kids because I love the theme and message they convey through their music. they're the only K-pop group I follow right now 😅.

with that being said, hmm, I'll just list 5 most repeated songs on my Spotify recently (no particular order):

Feel Something - Fiji Blue

D (Half Moon) - Dean, Gaeko

It's You - Max, keshi

Movie - JUNNY

1 MINUTE - Yugyeom

Study hard. Remember, the taste of success is the best in the world.