I bought 2 rolls from target. I have used it to put on the edge of certain pages to mark them. I love it. It is so easy to use. You have me addicted to all of this. I did not know how well i would do, but it is working for me so far.
Sorry not sorry?
It's been so helpful for me I am glad others are also finding it to be positive.
Not sorry is right. I should be thanking you, because I am loving it!
I track workouts, no extra spending, reading, and cooking all meals at home. It's been so awesome at keeping my accountable- especially for spending and cooking. It's like a mini challenge for me each day
I track workouts, no extra spending, reading, and cooking all meals at home. It's been so awesome at keeping my accountable- especially for spending and cooking. It's like a mini challenge for me each day
I just started a page to track non-grocery/essential purchases for the month. (so far, a phone holder for H's car and 2 rash guards for our beach trip over labor day). I think writing everything down will help me really "see" where I piss away money, since we don't really budget $$ amounts.
Post by sunshineluv on Aug 4, 2016 14:42:44 GMT -5
I am adding a habit tracker, and now annoyed that my gel pens bleed through a little. Does anyone's notebooks have super thick pages? I am using a small shutterfly notebook, and I really like the size, layout ect. But the pages are a little thin. I admit I typically only write on one side of paper.
I have to say having this notebook to track my water intake has been very motivating. I made a goal to drink 90oz of water a day and I've already drank 60, lol. I put it in my habit tracker and in my daily log to keep track. It's working! Haha.
Tried using my new pens and they bled through so badly
A few thoughts.
What notebook and which pens?
Use the back of the key page and tape a printed out 2016/2017 calendar. Covered. Or use Washi tape and male it pretty.
I have a page in the very back for testing pens, and that includes making thick lines like your title on that page. There's not much you can do to stop bleed through at that much black ink.
Does anyone have a meal planning/grocery shopping system they like using their journal? I'm trying to figure out how to best use mine for that, since it's something we desperately need to be better at in my household.
Does anyone have a meal planning/grocery shopping system they like using their journal? I'm trying to figure out how to best use mine for that, since it's something we desperately need to be better at in my household.
Yes, I like how mine is working.
I have a page with categories of meals, mine are done by main ingredient (chicken, beef, vegetarian, etc). Then I use the little tabs for marking pages in a contract, Post-it brand. Those are color coded (quick meal, crock pot, etc). I write a meal on each tab and place it under the category.
Then when I am meal planning, I pick out the meals I want that week and put them in a box on that weekly spread. I use this to guide grocery shopping. Once I decide which day to make what, I then move the tab to that day. After the meal or the end of the week I move them back to the meal page.
Also, I like my new weekly layout. I took my coworker's lead and use three pages for the week. I'm thinking the fourth page could either be meal planning/shopping or maybe a tracker and something else.
Does anyone have a meal planning/grocery shopping system they like using their journal? I'm trying to figure out how to best use mine for that, since it's something we desperately need to be better at in my household.
Yes, I like how mine is working.
I have a page with categories of meals, mine are done by main ingredient (chicken, beef, vegetarian, etc). Then I use the little tabs for marking pages in a contract, Post-it brand. Those are color coded (quick meal, crock pot, etc). I write a meal on each tab and place it under the category.
Then when I am meal planning, I pick out the meals I want that week and put them in a box on that weekly spread. I use this to guide grocery shopping. Once I decide which day to make what, I then move the tab to that day. After the meal or the end of the week I move them back to the meal page.
I'm having trouble visualizing this. Can you share a photo?
I have a page with categories of meals, mine are done by main ingredient (chicken, beef, vegetarian, etc). Then I use the little tabs for marking pages in a contract, Post-it brand. Those are color coded (quick meal, crock pot, etc). I write a meal on each tab and place it under the category.
Then when I am meal planning, I pick out the meals I want that week and put them in a box on that weekly spread. I use this to guide grocery shopping. Once I decide which day to make what, I then move the tab to that day. After the meal or the end of the week I move them back to the meal page.
I'm having trouble visualizing this. Can you share a photo?
ETA: Whoops, we posted at the same time!
Here's the summary:
Write all meals on post-it of some kind, store on a page, organize how you like Move meals to week/day to plan Once the meal is done, move the post-it back to the main page
@sessalee The visual totally helped me figure it out.
I like your weekly layout too! Maybe I'll try that for next week. For now I adopted your right hand page in a way to fill out my fourth page. I put a preview of next week in one box, a miscellaneous shopping list in another (e.g. random not grocery items), and am trying to figure out what to do with the other two boxes.
@natariru I really like the idea of including memories! I feel like that's a great way to incorporate more "journaling" than just general to dos and shopping lists. Might have to try that!
You guys have me excited to start trying it. I was going to wait until next year but I really think it might help me keep things in order for my new role at work. @natariru , I love your idea to track memories. I feel like E is learning and doing something great every day right now and I'll forget it if I don't track them.
namasteak What kind of mini Post-its are you using on the left side for your meal plan? I want to use your layout and I bought the mini squares, but they won't fit four down. Womp womp.
namasteak What kind of mini Post-its are you using on the left side for your meal plan? I want to use your layout and I bought the mini squares, but they won't fit four down. Womp womp.
I haven't done it yet, that was just an inspiration pic.
namasteak What kind of mini Post-its are you using on the left side for your meal plan? I want to use your layout and I bought the mini squares, but they won't fit four down. Womp womp.
I haven't done it yet, that was just an inspiration pic.
I did it last week! I'm happy with it so far. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love love love my bullet journal, and it's going strong almost 2 months in! Mine is super simple, so don't feel intimidated if you're not crafty. Mine is basically just a daily to-do list. I have been considering adding some habit trackers, but haven't done it yet. Just having all my to-dos in one place has really helped me stay organized. On Mondays I make a meal plan for the week, and do a shopping list on the next available page whenever I need to start one. I set aside about 15 minutes at night or first thing in the morning to put down everything for the day, and then add stuff as needed. Here are a couple of examples of recent pages:
I started my journal on 12 July. I'm now on page 45 and I freaked out yesterday when I accidentally put it in the wrong pocket of my bag and I thought I lost it... I think it's safe to say that the system is working for me!
My success has also inspired DH to try it out, and while he hasn't been using it as regularly as I have, he is finding it helpful and he is consolidating the tons of lists he has laying around the house.
I follow the website's directions pretty strictly. I do have one section in the front for shopping lists, and that has 4 post-its on it for specific stores and I take the post-it off to shop and replace with a new one. And I think the only other thing I do is use a 4-color pen. I'm too particular and wanted specific colors, so I bought the traditional and fashion 4-color pens and broke it apart so I now have the colors I like best (black for formatting, light blue for work, green for personal, and purple for important).
And I've started writing down the little inspirational things I see on FB so I can look at them when I'm in a bad mood or discouraged. It's helped me focus more than I thought it would.
I'll try to remember to take a pic when I leave work.
I'm also still going very strong in this. I have been absolutely loving it for home life organization, workout and meal planning. I've finally settled on a weekly layout I like. It's key for me to think about the current week and following week, so I have a sneak peek on there. SO helpful.
I'm also still going very strong in this. I have been absolutely loving it for home life organization, workout and meal planning. I've finally settled on a weekly layout I like. It's key for me to think about the current week and following week, so I have a sneak peek on there. SO helpful.
Can you share your layout? I am starting one of these (beginning in Sept because I cannot handle starting one with 7 days left in the month. I'm trying to figure out what layouts will work best for me, and it's super helpful seeing samples from everyone here.