If your handwriting is a bit messy (like mine!) and you want your spreads to look a bit different, stencils are an easy way to do this, especially if you don’t like adding anything like washi tape, stamps or other…
5 Ways to get ideas for your planner spreads
I’ve been doing a different spread almost every week for a few years now. I’ve had plenty of planning ruts in that time where I’ve felt like I haven’t had any ‘fresh’ ideas for planning. If you’re in a rut…
5 Things to do when you get a new bullet journal notebook
Whether you’re starting a bullet journal for the first time or just starting a new bullet journal notebook, these are the 5 things you should do to set it up. 1. Count the dots I count how many dots horizontally…
The best time saving tool for bullet journaling (Ink by Jeng Row & Column Stencil)
If you’ve been bullet journaling for a while you’ve probably spent a lot of time counting dots before drawing up your spreads. I used to do that too until I found this handy tool … Ink by Jeng row and…
Hack Your Journal Book Review
You might recall my last review of a bullet journal tips / ideas notebook (the Guide to Dot Journaling). I wasn’t that impressed with the book so went on the hunt for some other books that might have some more…
7 useful spreads your bullet journal should have
A blank page in a dot grid notebook = so many possible spreads! If you’re not sure where to start (or you have the other problem – too many spreads and need to narrow it down!) these are the 7…
7 Quick and easy ways to make your bullet journal less boring
If you’ve been bullet journaling for a while you probably started off with simple black pen only spreads and might be getting a bit bored. If so, here are some quick and easy ways to make your bullet journal less…
The 3 types of bullet journal notebooks you should have
People are always commenting here on the blog or emailing me asking why I have so many notebooks for bullet journaling. I don’t use them all at the same time! Plus I use them for different things. If you’ve been…
7 Ways to quickly and easily cover up mistakes in your bullet journal or planner
Some of these are probably obvious but nonetheless, these are the methods I use to cover up mistakes in my planner and bullet journal: 1. Erasable pens & highlighters When drawing up a bullet journal spread I always use erasable…
Best highlighters for bullet journaling
If you want to decorate your bullet journal in the easiest fuss free (and cheapest) way then highlighters are the way to go – here are my favorites for each type: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a…
30 Minimalist Bullet Journal Weekly Spreads (set up the week in 10 minutes or less)
This post has 30 minimalist style bullet journal layouts that only take 5 – 10 minutes to create (a mix of 1 page, 2 page & 5 day week layouts). Planner Supplies You’ll Need For bullet journaling I only ever…
7 Bullet Journal Supplies I Don’t Use
I’ve done plenty of posts talking about my favorite planner supplies, but not many about the planner supplies I don’t use. With so many pretty / clever / expensive / functional / decorative planner supplies available nowadays it can be a bit…