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Lookback at one year in my Bullet Journal

March 31st, 2018Petite Mélanie20 Comments

It has already been one year. One year since I started using a Bullet Journal, that I adopted this organisational system that keeps on getting more popular by the second. Indeed, on March 9th, 2017, I started my first Bullet Journal, and since then, I am hooked. In one year, I have thus filled up two Leuchtturm1917 journals and I have two more waiting to be opened. Many things have changed in a year, including my supplies, the pages that I include in my Bullet Journal, my page set up, etc. Note: this article contains affiliated links. That means …

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Plan with me: March 2018 in my Bullet Journal

March 10th, 2018Petite Mélanie24 Comments

Welcome to this first edition of “ Plan with me ”, which will feature the month of March 2018. “ Plan with me ” articles are used to lay out one’s monthly planning setup and to explain it. A lot of Bullet Journal bloggers out there use this concept to share their monthly planning, in the hopes of inspiring and helping others plan better. For example, I love to watch Boho Berry’s Plan With Me videos over on her YouTube channel, they are amazing. Planning out your month is really important in the Bullet Journal system: indeed, to be more …

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Collections in your Bullet Journal: what are they?

February 24th, 2018Petite Mélanie8 Comments

So, you’ve started your new Bullet Journal. You did the basics first: you’ve included an index, a Future log, a Monthly log, and your Daily logs, all the things you need to be on your way to a more organized life. But the Bullet Journal isn’t used only as an agenda. Come into play: collections. Collections: what are they? Collections are not part of the usual daily planning: however, they can add to it nicely. Collections are unique entries, on a separate page, to write down and follow a project or a long-term goal. They are, for example, to-do lists …

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How the Bullet Journal changed my life

February 17th, 2018Petite Mélanie0 Comments

When I stumbled up the Bullet Journal and its system, it changed my life. I had always loved making lists, and planners, and so I found a new passion. One day, I was just mindlessly scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when I came upon a video showing a simplified version of the Bullet Journal. I did some more research and that’s how I discovered the Bullet Journal, the system and the community. I was immediately enchanted. Without further ado, here are the different ways the Bullet Journal changed my life. 1. Better organization That goes without saying: a Bullet Journal …

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Toronto: Traveling Bullet Journal #1

January 14th, 2018Petite Mélanie0 Comments

Have you ever had to travel for work? Perhaps you must travel for business often: how do you get ready for it? Traveling for work sometimes allows to mix work and pleasure. At the end of the work day, we occasionally have some free time to visit the new and unknown city, especially when our business trip is a couple days long. And even if it’s a city we’ve visited in the past, those couple of days are still a change from our every day life. Perhaps you’ll get to enjoy that new restaurant that doesn’t have a location in …

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Bullet Journal: How to find your style

October 29th, 2017Petite Mélanie0 Comments

Like your clothing style, your personality and personal preferences will stand out in your Bullet Journal. Indeed, the idea of the Bullet Journal is to use an empty notebook and to mold it into the planner or diary that fits your needs. We can’t deny it: the Bullet Journal community is huge. Sharing your creations on Instagram, on blogs, on YouTube has never been this popular. For someone who is new to the community and is just starting up, it can be intimidating to see all those posts with ideas more fantastic than the other. There are some posts with …

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Traveling Bullet Journal: Introduction

October 4th, 2017Petite Mélanie0 Comments

Those who know me well know that I love traveling. Those who know me even better know that I also love to dream of traveling. So I decided to combine my two passions, Bullet Journal and travel, here on this blog. I want to use this medium to give you tips on how to prepare your travels through your Bullet Journal. I also want to share some recommendations on how to be fully prepared for your big departure. As I myself have traveled a bit in my lifetime and I work for an airline company, I can share some “insider …

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The Bullet Journal method: How it works

September 24th, 2017Petite Mélanie1 Comment

Now that you know the Bullet Journal is for you, and that you have put together some supplies and ideas, the next step is to get acquainted with the system. The system of the Bullet Journal was invented by Ryder Carroll and is used to rapidly and efficiently log tasks and activities in the journal. As such, M. Carroll came up with a simple legend and different modules to categorize the different types of entry. The legend The legend divides entries into three categories: tasks, events and notes. This is how you write them in your Bullet Journal: Tasks Tasks …

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Bullet Journal: Where to start?

September 14th, 2017Petite Mélanie0 Comments

Here we are: you are ready to get into this Bullet Journal thing. You’ve done your research and you’ve liked what you’ve found. However, the most difficult step is the first one: there’s so much information and there are so many fantastic ideas out there that you don’t know where to start. Which pen should you use? Which notebook? What should your first page look like? In fact, what should your whole Bullet Journal look like inside? So here are four things to do before you start your Bullet Journal. Note: this article contains affiliated links. That means that if …

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Bullet Journal: Who is it for?

September 7th, 2017Petite Mélanie0 Comments

Bullet Journaling, is it for you? Who should have a Bullet Journal? The Bullet Journal system is for many types of people: it’s for those who love to write lists; who use an agenda; who write everything, and I mean, everything; who have a really bad memory; who love to buy and fill up notebooks and journals; who have just discovered their artistic side or who always had one; who are inspired; who used to write a diary; who lead a busy life, but who also have free time; and finally, the Bullet Journal is for those who recognize themselves …

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