2019 Bullet Journal Flip Through | Ideas for Bullet Journal Beginners ✨

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[@sarahspages]

I FEEL you on learning not to cater to what's popular in the community! I loved seeing all your spreads and look forward to seeing all you create 💗🙌

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you!! 😭

[@emuhh125]

watching this really...makes me want to buy LOTS of stickers

[@blushandpepperplans]

I love that you do maximin spreads. I use my bujo for scrapbooking so it's more about memory keeping rather than planning. I use my kate spade for planning.

[@TaylorAlysse96]

I LOVE the Kate Spade planners. I've used them the past 5 years or so. I'm considering switching to a bujo but I'm so used to hers idk how it'll be in comparison.

[@kailahmom1]

I'm so happy to hear you say that the pages of the Archer & Olive are too thick. I thought I was crazy because everyone else were so gaga over them, but I hate thick pages. I am a Leuchtterm and hobonichi girl all day. Love your flip through by the way.

[@maryberrystudio]

I'm so happy you agree with me! I was worried I was gonna get hate for saying it 😂they definitely are lovely notebooks and a great brand! But i definitely prefer thinner pages, even though I despise ghosting haha can't have it all.

[@dimetrodonz]

for a sketchbook maybe(heck, i dont even like thick paper for sketchbooks so nvm), but for a journal? thick pages drive me insane. even with lay-flat binding they dont lay flat!! the paper stands up and you have to hold it down to write, which defeats the purpose of the lay-flat binding... edit: sorry im a bit of a paper snob lol..

[@le5052]

I guess it’s personal preference. I personally love thick pagess

[@annabelle7123]

I hate my Lechtturm journal cuz they bleed even for my title in markers. Don't know if it's my marker. I want to try that one or Dingbat ones.

[@kailahmom1]

@@annabelle7123It may be the markers because I have never had any bleeding in my Leuchtterm journals; ghosting yes, but no bleeding. I have heard good things about Dingbats though. They are thicker than Leuchtterm, but thinner than Archer & Olive.

[@sarahescobar9197]

Your journal is SO pretty - I completely felt you when you talked about not knowing if the spreads weren’t working, or if it was the notebook, or just bullet journaling, and I definitely felt the switch when you went back to the Leuchtturm! I’m debating between going for a Moleskine or Leuchtturm, I am not a big fan of thick pages either so I will take that ghosting any day over the feeling of a sketchbook ahahahaha looking forward to your 2020 bullet set up (if you’re making one)! ❤️✨

[@maryberrystudio]

I actually just posted my 2020 set up!! but yeah 160s is just like a sketchbook, not so much a notebook. I went with a moleskine for my 2020 bullet journal! Pages are definitely thinner, but I liked that the notebook itself was smaller

[@milandievdw3556]

This was one of the most realistic flip throughs I've ever seen. It's great to know that even you struggle woth consistency. I love the way you do your spreads and it's exactly what I was looking for.

[@electrajones5462]

This video is a hot mess. Yet HILARIOUS and RELATABLE. I love it. The best part of bullet journaling is seeing clearly what strategies work for YOU and where you truly direct your time and energies. 💙

[@user-ik2iu]

Surprisingly when I see other peoples bullet journal I feel inspired not intimidated (im a beginner) but for people who feel intimidated... Look at their spreads as inspiration and as what you could easily do instead of questioning if you could get to that standard

[@thelexis2223]

TBH your more maximalist spreads are what drew me to your channel! Also, I'm currently a nursing student who wants to eventually be an NP and your reaction was very relatable... there's just so much more job flexibility with nursing! (I started as a Bio major too and then transferred haha).

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you!!! I will be doing them from now on. and no way! I hope you are enjoying it! I'm about to submit my application for nursing school and im nervous as heck

[@thelexis2223]

@@maryberrystudio good luck!! I hope you get the program you want :)

[@bluemacaroons]

The doodles are so cuteeeeeee! I like how you just do what you feel like with your journal and when you don’t like something u just ditch it because it is really relatable

[@flynnryder3943]

I got myself a Scribbles that Matter journal because I used one for all of 2019 and it was perfect for me. I love the 100 gsm paper because I feel like it's a good happy medium between the amount of ghosting in a leuchtturm but it's not excessive (at least for my purposes) like a 160 gsm archer and olive. I also really liked the built in key, index, and numbered pages. However, when I ordered a new notebook, the paper had completely changed to bright white 160 gsm paper. After seeing your flipthrough I worry that I will also feel constricted in a notebook that I don't enjoy the paper quality of very much. I think the paper in a moleskine is too thin and I'm not a huge fan of how dark the paper and dots are in a dingbats notebook along with the design in the front cover that I got sick of very quickly and the fact that all of the pages are perforated. I think the paper quality in a dingbats notebook is nice, it's just not for me. I think I'm going to order a different notebook for 2020 even though I already have one. I'm debating between getting a leuchtturm and trying to get a pen that won't ghost as much or getting the essentials notebook from Peter Pauper Press, which is $12 on amazon and has 100 gsm paper, with the only downside being that it's completely blank. If you read this all, you're a real one, but I hope that my perspective helped with choosing a new notebook.

[@flynnryder3943]

Update in case anyone was curious: I got pens that wouldn’t ghost as much (zebra sarasa) and I’m getting a leuchtturm.

[@LiveLoveGlee95]

I got a peter pauper journal off amazon, they have dot matrix ones, and I really like it, I really love thick pages and it feels thick enough for me and there is little ghosting, only really showed through if I went over it multiple times with a brush pen. Hope you found a good journal :)

[@anonfm5569]

Although you think your January was bad, the ideas have helped me a lot with mine! Thanks Mary!

[@maryberrystudio]

aww thank you!!

[@anonfm5569]

np! :D

[@emma1247]

I ADORE your maximum spreads!! Those are my bujo goals 😍😍 this is how I’m going to start journaling in the new year

[@Lilynzst]

Loved this video dude! Seeing how your journal style grows and changes over time and goes back to its roots is so so good! 😍 nice to see others in the comments agreeing that your spreads you love making are their favourites

[@maryberrystudio]

love you! 😭💖

[@rozovyj-poni6255]

Love your maximalistic spreads! Definitely will do them in my 2020 bujo)) thanks for inspiration 🥰

[@creativelygolden]

Do what you love to do!!!! Your bullet journal is for you, and what works best for you and what you enjoy. Every way you do it is beautiful!!

[@ashleyhw4388]

I agree. I think themes limit my creativity. I have so much trouble sticking to one for a whole month. I just pick 7 colors to use for the whole month and I draw what I want.

[@seekinghappy]

The gorgeous full spreads are stunning!!! I hadn't seen anything like it and it's why I had to subscribe to you. They're so beautiful I want to do them and I don't see anybody else that makes anything like them. Beautiful. You're so talented.

[@yorick2284]

I love how you tried a lot of different things!!!

[@GreenMartha]

I love your not minimalist spreads, I find them so much more beautiful than the clean and simple ones ! I felt the same about my Scribbles that Matter than you about your ArcherOlive, and went back to thinner paper as well.

[@hennahaavisto6058]

Your favorite spreads are my favorites too! I especially liked the brain dump with Jayne Mansfield (hope I recognized her correctly). Excited to see your 2020.

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you!! I just posted my 2020 set up 💖

[@lovesojil]

this was so authentic and inspiring! i definitely loved the way you showed all your flaws and mistakes in your bujo.. i am also an avid fan of scrapbooky type of spreads and i can totally relate to feeling lost with all the minimal spreads in the bujo community 😅😊

[@pallcolour839]

I loved your aesthetic theme. They are really good to see. Last year I used a SCRIBBLES THAT MATTER A5 doted grid journal. I was happy about their product. But this year I moved to a B6 journal and I realized it has thicker page than A5.

[@maryberrystudio]

i think scribbles that matter changed all their notebook page thickness to 160gsm! I'm not positive though

[@chloerosey]

it's so nice seeing your creative process and i love your spreads, old and new, but i'm so glad you're doing what you love because i love those spreads the most! ❤

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you so much!!

[@charlotteslittlecorner]

Your journal is so beautiful! I loved seeing how you changed back to your own style again and falling in love with journaling all over again! I’m excited to see your future spreads 💛

[@maryberrystudio]

Thank you!! 😭

[@madisonniece5258]

I absolutely love the maximist style!!!

[@ThekocholateJournalist]

I love your bullet journal! I love all your stickers too!

[@journalwithrae]

I looooove your June calendar page!! ❤️ Your dot/circle weekly layouts are my favorite. I borrow that idea a lot, haha! Can't wait to see what you do in the new year.

[@jaelroyce7273]

I'm so happy for you that you found what makes you happy when it comes to bullet journalling!

[@LiveLoveGlee95]

I sooooo love your max spreads, they are my goals! I love lots of stuff and the feeling of the pages being fully used!

[@choochmagooch5200]

I'm using a Lemome with 120 GSM pages and although the pages are a bit thicker than you'd probably like, they aren't too thick for me. The thing I'm not crazy about is that every page is perforated so if you flip through your book a ton you may see some pages starting to tear at the pref line. There's minimal ghosting. Pages can't handle watercolor paints at all, unless you like the buckled paper look. Lol. If you mainly use stickers and washi tape to decorate your spreads then you might want to give it a try. Mine (cork hardcover) was in a 2 pack on Amazon for like $16 USD. So I'll be using this journal style for a while... 😂

[@ms.penguin6252]

Try setting up 2020 during December. Something you can add more to as you go.

[@anngreene3164]

I'm so glad I found you! I too have tried the minimalist style pages and I just don't like them. I love how you fill the page with photos and stickers and journaling. That is more my style as well. I'm not a doodler either...or at least I'm not very good at it so I like added a sticker here or there. Your spreads inspire me to just be myself when I'm working in my bullet journal. I'm so excited to start my 2020. Thanks for the great videos.

[@Sitkan16Abba]

Love your style and I love that you are going back to it again. They are such wonderful spreads. I love how free they feel. I have been using the dingbats notebooks and I really love them. It's a little thicker paper than the LT.

[@maryberrystudio]

Thank you so much!! And yes I am a big fan of dingbats! I just wish they came in a size that wasn't A5+! I prefer slimmer notebook.

[@Sitkan16Abba]

@@maryberrystudio I'm hoping that they will come out with a B6. The paper is my favorite.

[@jenniferfriday24]

Oh and get your Master’s in Nursing! So many different opportunities in nursing and it’s such an amazing job.

[@Veronensis]

I used to do my bullet journals in an actual sketchbook because I wanted that thick paper and couldn't find a notebook with the paper thickness i liked. I don't even use watercolor or markers all that much in my bullet journal. I just have a pet peeve about ghosting and bleeding. even if my writing shines through the page just a little bit, it drives me crazy. I find that so distracting. I got a leuchtterm for Christmas, did one page, and gave up on it because i thought it was too thin. So I just ordered an archer and olive, because I do like the dots. so I don't want to go back to blank sketchbooks (even though they are much cheaper) But to each their own of course. my boyfriend loves leuchtterm too. I hope the archer and olive works for me!

[@MikiBaka1]

i honestly am a maximin spreads too and im so happy to see im not alone!

[@danam8742]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.... you gave me permission to fail. As a case manager/RN... I always had a planner - just more of a daily preprinted appointment book. Now I'm retired and suddenly from ultra structured to too much time. I jumped on the buju/planner/scrapbooking idea. But that first page is so empty and what if I make a mistake? What if I dont like it? What if I fail? But now, thanks to you and your honesty.... I'm ready to forge ahead, stumble and fail.... then turn the page and begin again! If for no one else.... I needed this video. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. Feel free to hit me up if you want my opinion on nursing...

[@maryberrystudio]

oh my goodness, this made my day! I'm so happy that I could help you. Bullet journals and planners are all about productivity and how it can serve you, not the beauty. Even if you do make a mistake, all you have to do is flip that page 🤗

[@danam8742]

And thanks to you.... I managed to actually put a 2020 calendar in the front. Guess what... the ink smeared! So instead of the plan i had for a plain frame i had to punt and switched to swirly scroll work. And i liked it better. So... big hug. Bigger thanks... even my hubby says thanks! (Apparently i lament loudly.... who knew?!....lol)

[@maryberrystudio]

@@danam8742 haha awww!! its ok, i smudged my 2020 calendar too 😂and aw how sweet, tell him i said hi!

[@danam8742]

Oh Mary... you are so sweet. I will tell him. Poor thing, he hates when he can't instantly fix whatever problem I have.

[@aliciajohnson6571]

You're a master with layout. How do you think of where to put everything?

[@maryberrystudio]

Honestly a lot of guessing and hoping that it looks ok 😂😂 sometimes I'll scroll Instagram or Pinterest for some placement ideas and that's helpful!

[@aliciajohnson6571]

@@maryberrystudio Well, regardless of your humble "guessing," you've got the prettiest Instagram-worthy designs I've seen :)

[@4isabel93]

Archer&Olive is my first ever BUJO notebook. I bought it last year for 2019 and I liked it a lot that I bought a second one for 2020. I do kinda want to try out using a Lechtterm but I'm scared of how I will feel about the ghosting bc I tend to use markers and brush pens 😓

[@4isabel93]

P.S. All the spreads that are your faves, I LOVE them tooo, so much 😍😍😍

[@raquel3184]

i have a leuchtturm and in my opinion the ghosting is really bad, none of the pens that i use bleed through the pages but i really don’t like the ghosting. For my next bullet journal i think i’ll buy an archer a&olive notebook

[@maryberrystudio]

hmmm you might not like the leuchtturm in that case because markers and brush pens cause some pretty hefty ghosting :( I would try a 100gsm notebook which is a tad thicker in that case like lemome or dingbats!

[@mayachale]

Your videos are soo interesting and inspiring! Thank you!😻

[@maryberrystudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@TheMacaroniMonster]

totally agree with you on the archer & olive notebooks! i use notebooks from michael's and hobby lobby and honestly they work really great. the paper's not too thick and not too thin, plus they're super cost effective too!

[@jenniferfriday24]

Love this so much! I like how simplistic but pretty your journal is. I agree with the thick paper, not a big fan too. I’m a Hobonichi Weeks Mega girl all the way! I tried Archer and Olive and it didn’t work for me 100% of the time.

[@_mariascorner]

Hey! A little tip. I’m a little like you. None of the vids on bujo on yt resonate with me. I’m kinda artsy but I also find it difficult to keep up because of a busy work sched. Just do you, girl! Do what makes you happy. That’s the most important thing really. Bujo should be a system that works to serve you best, not your viewers. I love your style, btw. 💕

[@momtriesgaming]

New subscriber, but I love your "maximus" spreads. I always want to be more creative in my bullet journal and seems like a great way to make it work.

[@TariHuffaker]

you have some really nice ideas in your bujo. I hope you keep doing videos.

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you!!

[@BrookeClark_]

you should try the minimalism art journals! they’re $10 and the paper is excellent. I’ve tried so many other brands and always go back to them!

[@maryberrystudio]

i saw them on amazon and i was contemplating getting one!! I was worried it would be too risky, but they did look really nice!

[@golden_ratio]

Is there a reason why you omit Sundays in your weekly spreads? I guess having 3 days on each page is more symmetrical and pretty ^^

[@annabelle7123]

It's interesting to see maximal spreads but as I'm no longer student, been working for years after grad school, I don't think I can even do doodling anymore honestly Haha... Your scrapbook-like threads are beautiful! I'm glad you found what you like!! But searching for photos and printing them out... is too much work for me 🤣 I try to use computer only at work and work only lol

[@TaylorAlysse96]

I hope you keep up your personal style instead of the minimalism. Imo bujos are about creativity & individuality, that's why you're creating a planner/journal instead of just buying a generic one. I think your maxed out spreads are way cuter bc you can tell you had more fun with them & put more of yourself into them. I'm new to bullet journaling - I'm really just watching for spread ideas atm bc I've never made one before & I wanna get it right. In watching videos upon videos upon videos, by far one of my least favorite things about the bujo community is how similar everyone's journals look. Everyone talks the same, their journals look the same, & you can tell the people aren't being authentically themselves. Your busier pages were definitely some of the best I've seen. 💕 Lots of love from here.

[@maryberrystudio]

omg thank you so much, that is such a compliment! I definitely agree with you though. I feel like everyone wants to do what is popular, even if it doesn't work for them :(

[@plannercraving]

I love your spreads I’m trying to fix one of my pages 😂😂 I may do a cover up

[@radiosilence3407]

Maybe a 120g Bullet Journal would be the right thing for you, since you have problems with the bleeding but you don’t want as thick paper as in the A&O Journal as well. I think that’s kind of the middle path, so it might work for you 😊

[@_tryingtimes]

I just found your channel and I'm IN LOVE with your super packed pages, I'd love to do that in my new journal. I was wondering how you were printing your pictures that you stick in your pages..? Do you use your regular printer or do you have a specific printer that you'd recommend? Love from France Xx

[@lovisedrage2783]

What nailpolish are you using? Love the color😍

[@ninash9385]

1.20 in your video...just need to say i love you 💐

[@maryberrystudio]

thank you!! 😭💖

[@lealidevil]

I really like your style, with all the pictures and the text. I really have to practice, so that one day it looks as good as yours😍

[@PurposeFilledYou]

Excellent video! I finally got my flip through posted on my channel! It took me long enough 😆

[@annabelle7123]

Why hate your threads? It's fine. Changing the colours and not staying consistent, I am the same but why do we have to be all pro? Well I realize even hating it is being honest!

[@LeahRebecca]

soo nice

[@annajarlefors8480]

Dingbat ❤️

[@gossipgi1rl]

Я ничего не понимаю,но очень интересно

[@tanglefur4852]

Never seen this channel before, just skipping through and found it interesting that when you show the big spread with picture and stuff was more unique and your style yet when you should the other spread didn't felt the uniqueness and was meh and not that much love into it.

[@perfk3809]

Lmao thought those hands were animated for 5 seconds.

[@iriss3460]

ah when things were good and there wasnt a global pandemic

[@Jennm4]

Didn’t you say you love symmetry and can’t stand the uneven-ness of spreads and then you say you hate the structure