New Bullet Journal Setup Midyear 2024 | Mystery Journal

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It's time to set up a brand new journal for the second half of 2024, so that I can then give it away to one of you!
This giveaway is now closed and the winner has been contacted.
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✨Video Chapters✨
00:00 Introducing: 2024 Mystery Journal - Part 2!
02:26 Cover page with window
06:36 Quote spread
10:11 Future log/calendar spread - July to December
14:11 Future log - 2025 Jan-Jun
16:20 Goals page
18:33 Finance tracker spread: bills tracker, income tracker, budget, and savings & debts tracker
25:24 6 Months in pixels trackers spread
29:16 Choose-your-own-adventure spread - 6 boxes, many possibilites
32:04 Then & Now page
33:57 Self-care bingo page
35:23 Spare spread 1
36:31 Spare spread 2
38:21 Flip through & how to enter the giveaway
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[@emillyw5622]

One of the big motivators for me to start bullet journaling was the way you can track things so easily. It helped me get better treatment with my doctor since I get migraine and tracking other aspects helped show that there actually was no pattern. Sometimes no pattern is just as helpful as a tracker showing a pattern.

[@muskanmohammed8561]

as a 15 year who has migranes as well i reallyyyyyyy understand this sooo well. It's quite important to track your migranes even if there is no pattern it kinda helps me mentaly idk why 🤣

[@Chaos_and_Creativity]

😮😮😮😮😮 I LOVE my first part of the year journal... so much so that I have used it every single day... so would it be selfish if I said I wanted this journal to complete my year? My spreads are beautiful, perfection, but this type of theme is everything I wish I could be as a journaler. LOL These are my favorite colors... those PET tapes? I have yet to be able to get my hands on any, but these are stunning!!! Whoever wins this.... man, they are super lucky! seriously, I have used your journal every single day since January... It changed my life, Erin! Thank you again... this setup is just perfection!

[@stationerystream]

Love how well this journal came together. You're very good at colour themes and making separate types of washi themes work together. The name of the journal is appropriately whimsical.

[@user-hf2ye5dt9h]

Beautiful set-up. I love how you used the PET tape as well as the washi tapes throughout the journal. I got a lot of helpful tips for my next journal set-up. It’s so intimidating to start with a blank journal which is why I’ve never been successful in completing one. Good luck to everyone. 💜💚

[@jennifergentry144]

I ADORE THIS SETUP! Purple is my absolute fave color and the florals make this perfect! I love your talent, Erin!

[@muskanmohammed8561]

HI ERIN HOPEFULLY YOU DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT ME LOL🤣 ! the set up is soooo pretty clearly the winner is going to be very lucky, and what makes me like this set up even more is that it's PURPLE💜!! Literally my most favourite color, and it's also the theme color for BTS 💜(SARANGAE ) which i LOVE💜! the things you said about goals is SOOO TRUE, like as a teen i really do struggle with that but i try to remind myself it's never to late to start, or even start again you know👍. Your videos are always very inspirational, idk if you know that but sometimes you say things that really touch the heart ❤. And the qoutes are really inspirational as well LOVE YOU AND MITSU 😻❤❤!!!

[@ericabaird8713]

Your creativity is always inspiring and helps me with my bullet journal. I'm not good at drawing so I love that you do a scrapbook version as well as a drawing version.

[@AkairoAoihonoSama]

I'm living for that purple 💜

[@Haffina]

Whoever wins this is going to enjoy this journal so much!

[@TheConsultingReader]

I love the purple theme. I use a lot of purple in my journals because I think it’s so versatile. It’s neither too dark nor bright 💜

[@gamingmisadventures]

You might think that the green and purple colour scheme is repetitive, but it doesn't feel that way. Each set up in that colour combination have been unique and it feels like they get better with each one you make. I love this theme, it's beautiful, have a refreshing feel and it kind of just makes me smile. Very pretty ^^

[@witchey_craft]

Firstly I love purple ,lavender ..so I'm going a bit crazy 💜💜 and how do you even want to give this away ,this is so so pretty 😭😭😭

[@trehs98]

I journal to keep track of my chronic illnesses and my mood. I have more bad days than good. However I want the good days documented for future me. ❤

[@Kirsui]

I do tracking four different ways tbh. I track health related issues in a year in pixels type of tracker, once per month habits in a monthly tracker, once per week habits in a weekly tracker and my regular daily habits in daily trackers. I'm a very forgetful person and need especially the daily trackers to keep track of stuff like medicine intake, and as for the monthly and weekly ones they help me reflect at the end of the month on how my activity was and how I managed working towards my goals. Anyway, I like the choice of decoration you chose for this start of journal setup. That purple floral washi tape especially is gorgeous.

[@ragde407]

I have no luck winning stuff but I sure hope for this beautiful journal. Journaling has helped me be a better caregiver for my husband but I can never replicate, not even close, to your beautiful spreads. Besides, I was born in February and purple is my color 🥰 😁

[@nataliedato4701]

I love your designs and ideas… got me started journaling as well. Instead of a reading journal, I made a gaming journal. Needed something to help me track my video game character building and stats

[@beccamee7053]

that's a really cool idea

[@gailchu50]

This mystery journal setup is absolutely stunning! I always have a hard time setting up new journals and how to incorporate washi tape, so thank you for the amazing ideas and spreads. The winner will be lucky to have this journal 🪻

[@chloesgl]

Love the stickers and washi tapes you used! I actually don't track that much in my bullet journal. The only thing I consistently track is what books I read

[@MeowMyselfandI]

I'm jealous of whoever wins the book because it's so beautiful already! Love the purple and green together, my two favourite colours 💚💜

[@Lola-zu2kt]

Oh my 😍😍😍 you have my three favorites - purple 💜 silver and flowers 💐 this is beautiful 😍 my themes are always flowers 🌸💜

[@WickedWitchlingCoven]

Ooh its so pretty - loving the theme and colours used. 💜

[@PurpleCeders910]

I absolutely love the purple journal and the purple that you decided on for the theme to start off this mystery journal! 💜 Purple is one of my favorite colors and I absolutely adore the different shades at play here. You are so good at what you do! So creative, fun and beautiful! 💜 You inspire me to try different things with my journals! 💜

[@sarasamee]

This is my favorite channel💝. I especially like it when you explain everything so nicely❣️❣️. I wish you a lot of success with the channel and happy life. I am your top fan. . 🥰🥰This is a great channel! I only saw you recently, but it's now among my favorite channels🤩😍.

[@solar1913]

Loved the future log on two pages. I put the entire year on a 2 pages spread in my journal but it feels cramped. I will try it on 4 page next year. And leaving a space between washi and top/bottom of the page for decorations ended up really nice..so I will be copying that spread is what I am saying 😁 and might try the same but on the sides just to see what it looks like

[@maddydohnt3736]

This purple theme is so cute!

[@JadeReads_2023]

You are so kind Erin!! I love the layouts for the journal and the new name! Also I have an idea for a mystery journal giveaway what about a Reading Journal ?? Good Luck everyone! and I cannot wait to see what else you have planned for this journal in the upcoming videos!

[@themazeballet]

i am in love with this theme. even if i don't win i will enjoy watching you build this. but if i do win i'll be gifting it to a friend so they can also enjoy the beauty.

[@brendabignall9926]

Love the Purple and Green color Palette!!! 💜💚 Lovely 6 month set up!!! 🌺 Thanks for sharing Erin! Love, Hugs & Sparkles! ❤️🫂✨

[@ChantelleArts]

it's such a lovely idea to decorate a journal before giving it away 🥰

[@jenniferbaumer1654]

Love all the purple and floral in this. Definitely going to try and replicate some of the spreads. I found Journalsay because of your videos and it's a happy little obsession. Thank you!

[@dartagnan12]

Just discovered your channel. I loved your contents about journals. Also, I joined in your giveaway. So excited! :)

[@beccamee7053]

It's sooo pretty!!! 💜 And I love how much thought you put into it and imagining what someone else might want or need and how they could use all the pages. That makes it even more special than "just" a pretty journal!

[@athenasbibliotheca8099]

This is a very pretty journal! I really like the green and purple together. 💜 💚

[@e-warren100]

Wow your mystery journal looks Amazing Erin. I especially love the way you used the color purple throughout the journal. Purple is my favourite color

[@anniemoon350]

My favorite things on the last half of the year is my birthday, Halloween, and Christmas

[@GigglesFPS]

Two videos in one week!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@KimTaehee_95]

I love purple💜

[@PurpleCeders910]

Me too! 💜

[@juliangelus]

I love how beautiful this journal is, I am in awe of how you make decorating look so elegant. I love the name mystery journal. :)

[@AndrijanaBozovic]

Very beautiful 😍. You can actually see where you can add more vines and something to extend the patterns or doodle.

[@deborahjacobs3700]

Your videos inspire me! Though I’ve tried to design my like you do, they are still not as beautiful! What I like about the second part of the year is summer and fall -my favorite seasons, my favorite colors and of course my favorite holidays. I know my chances of winning are very slim, but it’s worth a shot. Thank you for the beautiful content of your videos! I love listening to your accent🤗

[@e-warren100]

In the Adventure spread i would write down story titles for when I write my stories and I would write down my favorite friendship quotes. On the 2 spare pages I would put pictures

[@teddybeeandme]

This is soooo pretty 🥰 Really looking forward to seeing how the rest of the journal turns out.. love seeing your personal journal and the 'mystery' journals each month.

[@victoriarabbit9883]

Yay! You liked my suggestion!!! This set up is gorgeous!

[@hannahkathleenjo]

really enjoyed this set up! so simple yet elegant! i am working on a planner/journal for my bestie and doing some spare spreads like your idea cause i dont know all her needs exactly! and i appreciate the A5 size, that is what im using and i am super unfamiliar with the size as i prefer 8x8 so all your videos and insta posts are really helping me with setup size/dimensions ideas!

[@iptfan45]

The purple 💜 theme throughout is lovely.

[@Smileybini3304]

The one who'll win will be the luckiest! 💜 Love the themes!

[@antonella4946]

I love what you said about goals and not having to set them at the beginning of the year only necessarily! I completely agree! Also, priorities change and so can goals!

[@ms.mustlovecats1556]

Hell, yeah ! ! ! ! I want to WIN that journal ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 😫

[@Yasmin-ry7go]

I wanted to let you know that on the form of the giveaway entry it says Jan-Jun 2024. Love the set up!

[@ErinSmith]

Thank you! I duplicated the last one as a base for the new form, I must have missed that! I’ll fix it now 🥰

[@KellyAK]

Love all the beautiful purple! Gorgeous journal 💜💜💜

[@janeljungstrom1857]

Wow 🤩 I love the purple and green. 192 is my favourite green to 💚💜

[@solar1913]

For the trackers the first time I tried using one I placed it at the start of the journal so yearly type. I ended up not flipping back to it when using the weekly so not useful for me. I tried on a monthly basis using a dutch door style (I see the tracker whenever I use my weeklies) so I have a tendency to use it and not forgetting. It does narrow the pages for the weekly and I can’t do some of the nice spreads that I like….. so I might try using a larger bullet journal next?

[@echavez4647]

You're absolutely right, this is stunning!!😍💜💜

[@steppy3736]

This is beautiful!

[@cvvzdesigns]

I thought "Gifted Giveaway Journal" worked, too. Haha.

[@julianderson8708]

Beautiful journal! You have such a gift.

[@thejournalingjourney]

I track monthly, but translate that data to a yearly tracker. So lets say I track the # of days I drink at least 8 cups of water throughout a single month - When the month is over I'll go write on the yearly tracker the # of days for that month that I hit that goal. I repeat that every month and at the end of the year I can see how that fluctuated. It helps set goals month-to-month as well.

[@ErinSmith]

That makes so much sense to me - I do that with spending things! 😍

[@donnadestefanis6488]

Your work is absolutely beautiful!

[@Aviplotbunny]

Looking good! I’m excited to see the rest of the setups

[@tabbiepettit3600]

Love watching your videos.

[@MegzDiamond]

This journal is sooooo beautiful!!!!!

[@ErinSmith]

I’m so glad you think so! 🥰

[@doraquiertant]

Thanks for this giveaway ! 🥰

[@dr.janaleewagner1177]

So lovely. ❤❤❤

[@KitSixx]

OMG its so pretty!

[@ranalaham2522]

❤just amazing ❤

[@raquelclemente5836]

Looooove this💜💚

[@kimgardner2080]

QUESTION: Do you have a journal you prefer for using paints or other wet mediums? Love your self care pages.

[@ErinSmith]

I’ve been using the Mellow Days Reverie journal, which has watercolour paper! If you like to paint in your journal a lot I’d recommend it, but if it’s only something you do occasionally I wouldn’t - it’s a lovely painting experience but a less enjoyable journaling experience for me 🥲

[@sherryallison5258]

Lovely journal. Did you make it all in one sitting or over a few days? So much care you put into it! 😊

[@ErinSmith]

The full journal takes a solid few weeks when you factor in all the monthly setups as well, but if we’re talking about just what’s shown in this video - it was over two sessions 🥰