10 Minimalist Bullet Journal Spread Ideas For Beginners | Helpful Tips For Starting Out

Bullet Journal 101: Easy, minimalist spread ideas for beginners and beyond!
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Hi friends!
Welcome back to a bullet journal video! It's been so long since I last made a spread ideas video!!
This is for anyone who's just starting out bullet journaling and is overwhelmed with all the bujo spread possibilities AND this is also for the veteran bujo'ers out there who may need a refresher. I hope you enjoy this video and I pray my spread ideas can bring clarity, inspiration, and encouragement as you journal.
Let me know what other videos you'd like to see from me. I'm all ears!
Happy new year, loves. I pray you have a fruitful year full of opportunities for growth.
With all my love,
Claudia xx
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[@claudiaspaurel]

What videos would you like to see from me in 2023? 💝✏✨

[@spandanagollapalli]

Hey Claudia! Looking forward to more videos on journaling using ruled notebooks🤗 Happy New Year🎉✨

[@Thend28]

Ofc Journaling and sooo many baby videos.. if you’re planning to show her to us 😭💕. Some lifestyle and management videos too..

[@bybcube]

More vlogs please :) it’s so relaxing to watch your vlogs

[@bybcube]

Can you please do a video on detailed GOAL spread ideas? It’ll be really helpful to me🥺

[@zihamhassan3662]

Please show as BABY BUJO (planning baby growth bullet journal)

[@mmveelee]

Oooh, I really like the Habit/sleep/mood tracker template! So simple and combines multiple into one page.

[@mariexoxo]

aah this was exactly what I was looking for as someone who just started bujo! I love how minimalist yet effecient the spreads are and I really can’t thank you enough for this Claudia! 😭🫶

[@claudiaspaurel]

Aw! So glad this is up your alley! Have fun bullet journaling 💖

[@mariexoxo]

@@claudiaspaurel thank you! happy new year :)

[@mallikasharma13]

*me watching this and incorporating into my absolutely non minimalist doodles themed bujo*

[@thalitaviegas7964]

Absolutely in love with the last spread combining the sleep, mood and habits! this totally make sense for noticing patterns, for example when you don't get enought sleep your mood can be down and don't have the energy to do the habits as well. Thank you and happy new year!

[@claudiaspaurel]

Yes exactly! Happy new year! 🤗

[@StationNerdy]

I love the habit/sleep/mood tracker you created, especially! Simple and not intimidating.

[@thoranpernia]

I stumbled upon your channel and got sucked in lol I had never heard of Bullet Journaling before. Over the several decades I have been trying to find a paper way, then eventually an app to help me be more unchaotic in life. I was all over the place and nothing I tried ever worked. After watching some of your videos I decided to grab the BuJo book, a journal & a few things to start off with. I absolutely ❤️ your minimalistic spreads and plan on incorporating them to my journal. Thank you for sharing all that you do here. I also love how you have started into share faith BuJo ideas, definitely something I am interested in ... thank you!

[@antisnotabug]

The combined sleep and mood tracker is totally brilliant

[@flaviamuglich4691]

thank you so so much! lately I've been struggling getting a routine and I've been thinking about doing this for soooo long. and yes, I took notes while watching the video 😇

[@headhunter6668]

Thank you, thank you! How to set up the habit and mood tracker in a simple way was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for making it so simple. 😎

[@MyraDrawz]

Thank you so much! This helped me so much! Earlier I felt that bullet journals needed an insane amount of decor to look good.....but after watching your videos I was able to make a neat journal fast, giving me time to actually do more productive stuff

[@nabila1379]

Thank you for this! I love how you focus more on the purpose of the spreads rather than appearance. I once tried to make an intricate design for some of my spreads, and whew, wasn't it exhausting. Haha. Thankfully that didn't stop me from keeping a bullet journal. For me, the daily log is kinda fused with the brain dump, simply because I always end up jotting down everything in my head while writing on the daily log. But creating sections for each day is indeed a good idea to keep the spread neat and organized! On the other hand, I tend to make a gratitude log as a separate spread because it helps me see the bigger picture. It's useful especially when I'm going through a difficult time.

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you for watching and thanks for sharing - what a great way to use your bujo 💛

[@stephanyvivas3433]

Thank you so much Claudia, you inspire me. I started my bullet journal journey with your videos, it's one of the best choices I've ever made

[@samb7758]

Just wanted to say thank you very much Claudia this breakdown has really helped me. Having ADHD I'm overwhelmed most the time when starting something new, especially when it comes down to organisation, but this presentation has been beneficial after watching so many spread videos online. Loved the idea of prayer journal as well. Thumbs up and subbed. Best wishes from the UK.

[@moustacheandnisi]

Loved your combined trackers! As for me, I find the brain dump section very counterproductive, as I already have a very structured way of thinking, so putting everything in such a broad section only makes things more chaotic for me. Whenever I want to track ideas or spontaneous thoughts, I do it in dedicated pages, like "ideas to decorate my bujo", "strategies to cut my spending", "night time routine", etc.

[@marlenewheeler3556]

This is the most easiest bullet journal set-up that I've watched and I'm actually motivated to get started. Thank You

[@starlingskys2537]

This really helps, I just wanted to know the basics of a good lay out and the basics of good trackers and all of that. Thank you!

[@zenchestnuts]

The book is great, but you're videos totally bring it to life. I'm going to take a week with a cheap notepad just to do daily journal and then switch to my better one I bought once I'm happy to begin and not waste my time. You're experience is so helpful. I'm going to watch more. I have done loads of research on this and journaling for the last week. As a Google keep fan which I dump everything in with good titles(feels like 7 years worth. As long as Google keep began! ) this is going to be so fun and equally beneficial to me. Google keep is not connecting enough for me, I want it all in one journal now. You're the best😊 THX again.

[@joycemaurer3588]

Finally, truly minimalist layouts! Thank you, nicely done. I have my months down to 4 pages now. Monthly Log, To do list/appts and usually two pages for daily logs. Found that the weekly logs were too similar to the Monthly so eliminated those. Have a collection for debt payoff, blood pressure monitor and Christmas card/spending list. That's it! Much more likely to keep this up than my original "fancy" BuJo's.

[@monline-jd5jr]

out of multiple videos i watched, urs was the most helpful thank u claudia!

[@Flwerchild.]

I love your spreads you helped me get started back in September and I’ve filled my first journal now!

[@claudiaspaurel]

wow that is awesome! congrats 🧡

[@agustinamei6691]

This is how I'll make my bujo for this year. Thank you for the insights ❤

[@rupabehera2008]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 😇 I started doing bullet journal on the occasion of the new year and this is the best channel to do so . Claudia thank you so much for all the minimalist spread otherwise I was had this mindset that bullet journal means a lot of money and decoration but your videos are my inspiration and motivation to start a BuJo ✨✨

[@claudiaspaurel]

Happy New Year !!! 💜 Thank you for watching. Have fun bullet journaling 🤗

[@himadevaraj7760]

Quick, sensible and workable - thank you so much

[@riyamoghe]

Great video! The clear, to the point and minimalist approach of yours really helped... I was lowkey stressed out, confused and very overwhelmed with the whole bullet journalling process and which format to choose but your video definitely gave a clear direction

[@lisasremnant]

I like the sleep and mood tracker. I’m going to put that in my journal.

[@jewel8337]

hi claudia omg thank you for this so timely for 2023 💗 happy new year! praying this year will be amazing

[@claudiaspaurel]

hello! thank you ❤️ happy new year to you!!

[@claireteague8666]

Thank you so much for this! I'm just getting started and I know I want my journal to be a tool for artistic expression, but I need to know I can use the basics first. I have set things up super simple and easy for January. In February, we'll see how floral things can get...

[@jankahanzely8923]

Thank you very much, that you made this video. I am just starting with bullet journaling and your ideas, tips and recommendations are very useful. I also appreciate that you linked the links with your more tips and ideas "how to..." as I am also not very artistic I can relate to a lot of references 🙂

[@mowowmost1156]

Hi, Claudia. Videos on budget journaling and different journaling styles would be great. Vlogs are also welcome 🤗 thanks for your lovely content

[@claudiaspaurel]

Hello! thank you for your suggestions and thanks so much for watching 💜

[@makayla4978]

Thank you sweetness for all the help. I’m starting my first journal when I have time to run to the store, but I cannot wait. Im going to watch you while I go through my journey :)

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you for watching! Wishing you all the best, have fun journaling ❤️

[@ArkanMylos]

Very nice explanation! I watched this, and it helped me understand the concepts of future log and monthly log. I initially read the book on how to bullet journal, but I didn't fully grasp the concept until now, thanks!

[@angeldddust]

i was really needing this video. i wanna start more minimalist and efficient logs for this year and to keep everything on track and clear, and your video just gave me the big breath on starting something new. my bujo might not get so coherent but it is what it is, right? thank you so much

[@user-im4ns4xg4n]

so helpful!!! Thank you Claudia!!!

[@hfranklin77]

I used to bullet journal (also a minimalist version - not artsy) and I'm trying to get back into it. Thank you for this inspiration! Also, your skin is so beautiful!

[@mahaofhyrule]

This video is super helpful! I started bullet journaling in september 2021 and now I'm on a brand new journal for the 2023 year, so it was nice to see what other things I could add because I was worried about having extra pages in the end. Also your handwriting is super pretty!

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you very much for watching and thank you! I don't think so hehe 😅

[@bangtastickookiemonster7]

Hai Claudia!!! You insprie me a lot and I like that. ❤️I love your videos and your channel💜😘Keep uploading videos🥺💜✨️

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you so much! I will try 💝

[@koracio]

That was the greatest video about journaling in my life❤ Easy, useful and clear, thanks a lot!

[@frederiquelong785]

Hello from France, Claudia! It's been a while I've been following you and I guess I never wrote anything just because I was just Brown away by how mature and pragmatic you are while keeping spiritual. I, too, enjoy simplicity in my bullet journal even if I am artly skilled. Art goes somewhere else and I keep my journal as simple as possible. I tried the rolling weekly for the first time and found it very interesting.

[@walkingwiththelord777]

Thank you! I've dabbled on and off with bullet journaling over the years. I recently got into decorative planning but I'm still drawn to bullet journaling. Thanks for the video. I'm also a Christian.

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thanks for watching! God bless you 😊

[@LaylaH98]

Very inspiring. Thank you!!

[@kleio7323]

omg im so happy you dont use future log because i wanted to use future log in a different way, now i can do it like that😭💙

[@MichaelManreza]

This is very helpful on setting up my 1st bullet journal

[@learnenglishwithpallavianand]

Very useful share Claudia! Thankyou for sharing! It's very user friendly for beginners. Way to go!

[@DonnaBragg61]

Great intro to bullet journaling. Thanks so much for sharing as I'm new to this. 🙂👍🏼

[@primachandra5842]

Hi, nice video...especially the bills tracker part

[@bybcube]

Thank you so much for the ideas; I love the finance tracker spread since I’m a college student it’ll be really helpful to me (all other spreads too). Also, Happy new year :)

[@claudiaspaurel]

Oh that's wonderful to hear! Happy new year, friend 🥰

[@user-uh8gi1ps1p]

I definitely need this for someone who has ocd😊

[@huishaa]

Your channel is my bujo bible

[@honeybunnybunny1958]

Yay 🥰 thank you !

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thanks for watching! 💜

[@chantal2049]

Thanks for this clear and informative video!

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you for watching, Chantal! 😊

[@mariamalmansoori9129]

This helped me so much 🎉

[@louise2611]

Thank you so much for this video it really helped me ❤

[@ZeniZaman]

I'm 11 and really in bujo these days, if you could do a detailed video on the actual process of journaling (I hope you get what i'm saying) i would rlly appreciate it, love your content! ❤

[@abbaschild2499]

I love how clear and clean your bullet journal spreads always are.Too much deco and I get lost. My dailies and reference are in a passport/A6 size tn which goes everywhere with me. I would like to see how you include faith in your journals- do you keep a separate book?

[@Pnaarr]

Thank you you are the best 👍

[@chdarthachkongchak2854]

Happy new year. Thank for this video, it very useful.

[@claudiaspaurel]

Happy new year! Thanks for watching 😊

[@sunshineland]

I've never been a fan of BuJo (but I like to watch videos about it LOL). I'm too lazy to do all the setups. I prefer a planner and add my own doodles/stickers here and there. I often wonder, though, if one BuJo would hold an entire year, because the weekly and daily spreads alone would take up a lot of space already. On a separate note, I'm curious if you ever think about making a video about a commonplace notebook.📓 I'm pretty sure everyone has at least one commonplace book but doesn't know what it's really called. (I call it a junk notebook, and I suspect many others do so as well!) 😄Anyway, happy new year 2023! 🎆

[@claudiaspaurel]

I think if someone were to use a bujo for an entire year, they would probably mostly do weekly spreads! And yes I kinda do use a commonplace notebook! I use my old bullet journal notebook as my place to brain dump/brain storm - there's an occasional to do list in there, but it's mostly scribbles. I use it as my 'junk notebook' as I'm transitioning to using the hobonichi techo planner!

[@claudiaalejandra6232]

i love !!!! your videos

[@claudiaspaurel]

thank you so much 🤗

[@katsmith8263]

Yay!

[@BlushnBlue]

Blessings Claudia, how about if you can show a spread that can help to decrease overspending for 2023? I want more of educating my mind by reading my class work for fun and of course reading the Bible.

[@claudiaspaurel]

Hello! That is a fantastic idea - I will share a spread when I know what works for me (I struggle with budgeting 😅)

[@BlushnBlue]

@@claudiaspaurel Great Claudia, thank you and Happy New Year.

[@nandanamenon6581]

Hi Claudia, can you please suggest some minimal spreads for a lazy student like me 😂 the thing is I need spreads that aren’t very time-consuming because after I come home from school, I have to go for tuition classes, then i come back home and i have my self-study and revision session, so i have a pretty tight schedule and it’s pretty hard to fit planning into it. I got a notebook (not a printed planner) for my 2023 planner which already has a 2023 calendar. Then I wrote my 2023 resolutions on a page.. Can u please suggest some more spreads that doesn’t take much effort and aren’t time-consuming?

[@claudiaspaurel]

I have a video on school-related bujo spreads! 😊 But I'll try to come up with ideas for another video. If it's too time-consuming to make spreads from scratch, would it be better next time to perhaps buy a planner? I totally understand how it can take up a lot of time to set up spreads!

[@nandanamenon6581]

@@claudiaspaurel I love printed planners and I actually wanted to buy one this year because making spreads from scratch is too time-consuming, but since they were so expensive my mom didn’t buy it for me....😕printed planner are too expensive really!

[@cerisemazarine]

I feel like even if you're doing autopay a spread to track those payments is useful to make sure you have enough money on your card on that day or just so you don't forget about it

[@claudiaspaurel]

That is true!

[@K.ART_vlog]

amazing ❤️

[@claudiaspaurel]

thanks for watching! 💚

[@evajakubowski1735]

Where is your key stationary from? Love it!

[@fatemeh6755]

it's really useful

[@randomdino47383]

the fact that ur "messy" handwriting is better then my nice handwriting.

[@oliviamarlen3681]

hi claudia, thank you so much for the video, i really appreciate them. I really want to do this and don't know where to start. Can you please explain about the bleeding? what paper do you use?❤️

[@claudiaspaurel]

Hello! Bleeding is when you write with ink on one page and it shows up fully on the opposite page! I use the Leuchtturm1917 notebook that has 120 gsm paper

[@Julia-ps7fx]

Lovely, as always ❤️ hope you're doing fine 🙂

[@claudiaspaurel]

Thank you! I'm well 😊🧡

[@jojki6342]

❤❤❤❤

[@claudiaspaurel]

💛🧡💛

[@katsmith8263]

👍👍👍

[@claudiaspaurel]

🥰

[@crystalgibson4121]

Im just now starting journaling. If I have big hand writing is it best for me to use a lined journal? I just find lined notebooks are easier for me to write in between the lines.

[@lisanapier6767]

I love your alphabet stamps! Do you have a link to them?

[@Hero_CC]

Okay so I am starting bullet journal just today, now I probably cancel finish something in 1 or 2 pages because my hand writing is giant.Now how am I supposed to know how many pages I should leave blank for?

[@Pradnya430]

Can you do a rolling weekly log

[@dreamer4659]

I'm doing my first bullet journal and it was suggested to me by a colleague. Tbh, it is a little too much after seeing everyone else amazing designs and yours has given me a general idea. I've decided to combine it to make it a mental health journal of sorts but I got too much space. I accidently bought a large book and now I have no idea on how to space them out. I got an idea on decorating January as a lunar new year theme but others.. Help??

[@claudiaspaurel]

How big is it? Mine is an a5. I definitely think it's still doable, you'll just have to count the dots/squares/lines a bit differently! I'd say take it one month at a time, you never know when inspiration strikes!

[@dreamer4659]

@@claudiaspaurel I would say around A3 size

[@katsmith8263]

I want to see a bujo in a composition notebook setup from scratch

[@claud1able]

Hi Claudia from another Claudia

[@suzan1mal]

For anyone- the brain dump spread…is that like part of a weekly spread, or a section of your bujo and you add to it? Thanks in advance!

[@fabo.5040]

i love you

[@nidahussain8646]

Can I bullet journal in blank page notebook?😊

[@claudiaspaurel]

Yes! 🤗

[@YolocoHazelnut]

And I am a student in seventh grade, so I’m thinking of a square lock thing, but I need more information about it

[@YolocoHazelnut]

Hi, it’s me yes I’m just starting a new journaling thing now and I’m only 12 years old. Can you please help me with it

[@katsmith8263]

Still watching😅😅😅

[@Yx4fly03]

You are very beautifull❤

[@eutuf_Momina]

Incredibly explained ⚘👌🏞🌸

[@irened9961]

Other time management, goal, recording systems are better. This has too much rewriting. Using loose leaf pages is better.

[@falistiq]

Should've watched this before I made mine, unfortunately

[@claudiaspaurel]

There's always next time 💛

[@yashodaniyasho1611]

I like Bullet journal .. But I don't..bullet journal books..😓😓

[@advalien5478]

Only after watching this video I've learned that we don't need any famcy stuffs or extras to just make these... I've always worried that i dont have right stuffs to do my bullet journal... Now i am gonna plan for my next year's bullet journal! A special thanks to@claudiaspaurel ❤🎉

[@graceignacio306]

I'm trying to do journal, but it seems like my life is too spontaneous. Even my dentist appointments are like, yow, what are you doing tomorrow? Nothing? Okay, be here at 11 am. 🥹

[@irened9961]

Other time management, goal, recording systems are better. This has too much rewriting, using loose leaf pages is better.