Last week, I heard two people mention their bullet journals. I wasn’t exactly sure what they meant. So, I looked it up.
The goal of the bullet journal is to help you slow down, clear your mind, and decide what is the most important so you can focus on it. If you’ve read Clutter Free, you’ve met Kate Sloan. She would be a big fan.
I have a prayer journal, and it’s designed to help you focus. See what you think.
My friend, Rose Kerr, says she uses a bullet journal. Here’s what she shared. “Here are two photos of my Bullet Journal – also known as BuJo.
This journal is the one I keep with me all the time. It has my personal life and my writing life in it. I wanted one planner to use for everything and with the Bullet Journal I can. You can make it as simple as you want, as pretty as you like, or you can add all the layers you need. The index makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. All pages are numbered.”
Thanks for sharing, Rose.
Friends, if you’d like to get to know Rose better, here’s a link to her website. https://rosekerr.com/
I’m curious if you use a bullet journal. How do you like it?
Do you have another way of journaling? I’d love to hear about it.
Until next time, happy reading.
Jackie Layton 
I have a prayer journal that’s very similar to yours (same sections) except it’s not pre-printed. I simply write in a blank journal. Then I have a standard paper planner calendar, as unfussy as possible, just some to-do’s and appointments.
Finally, I like to make junk journals (oh no, is that another term you need to look up) and write mini-essays or poems in them. They’re made out of junk, mostly mail advertisements, so I can go back through anything I wrote to pick out usable stuff (to develop into a publishable essay or poem) then throw away the journal itself (Kate would be proud). Since you have to write around elements (can’t use a ballpoint pen on a plastic strip that’s a part of packaging) or cover up other elements (brand names that are in the way), you get to be visually creative, too.
Oh rats, I forgot about my writing journals. I have a journal I take with me to our Saturday writing group. We simply write based on prompts we draw from a bag. Sometimes a story, essay, or poem results (which, when polished, are submitted for publication), and sometimes it’s all “meh,” but it’s always fun.
Finally (for real this time), I have a project journal. I do more serious, or more planned stuff in there. My current project journal has a mostly-drafted novella and two essays.
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Oh, Wow, Priscilla. You are so creative. And you’re right. I’ve not heard of a junk journal before. Thanks for sharing.
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Interesting post, Jackie. Made me think about the journaling I do.
The only handwritten journal I use is the “Ten Year Journal” which has room for a four line recap of the day….for ten years. (I’m on my third book!)
I’m digital for writing, prayer, bullet, and to-do list. My “brain dump” list goes on the note app where the title of the note is my One Word plus my scripture for the year. I don’t know that my system makes me more productive, but I always have my phone with me and can usually easily search for what I’m looking for.
Always good to learn what other people use! Thanks for the post!
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Thanks for sharing, Sherida. I hadn’t thought about using my note app for journaling.
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