Plan With Me | Bullet Journal | July 2017

[@slowthetrain]

The fact that you're showing us an "imperfect"/perfect for you style bullet journal experience is giving me courage to dive in and start my own. I am a serious perfectionist so bullet journaling has always scared me. But these videos help! Keep 'em coming please!

[@WithWonder]

You should give it a go! It's seriously helping me in my journey as a recovering perfectionist to embrace the imperfect.

[@slowthetrain]

Pretty Neat Living I can see how! It seems like a great exercise in letting go and embracing the chaos a bit. Thanks for sharing this (and everything else) with us. xo

[@nicolasmith11]

I have been a faithful subscriber for years. I just love your videos Jen. I found myself watching your old Vlogidays videos last night. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us over the years!

[@dreamingofautumn]

I've been watching old Vlogidays and Vlogtobers lately too. :)

[@miaz4766]

Same!

[@WithWonder]

Aw, thanks for your continued support! ❤️

[@thedivinefemme5285]

Enjoyed this! I appreciate seeing that I'm not the only one who messes up, and says "oh well" and moves on. :)

[@4c_aperture]

Seeing more of this would be amazing!! You're also doing excellently for a beginner!

[@irhonda31]

Kudos to you for just going for it, and showing us a video of your process. TFS!

[@carolr7606]

I'm getting ready to start a BUJO planner and appreciate all the help/videos. Great job!

[@perspectiveportions]

Thanks for keeping it real about learning the ropes to setting up the pages. Can't wait to get started......yours looks great.

[@alanatopper]

Thank you for sharing the realness of starting out with a BuJu! I started in June as well and am still finding my way. Loved this video as I can totally relate!

[@PALMBEACHPICKER]

I love your planning videos. Don't be hard on yourself, when I started my bullet journal I made mistakes. I learned from them and love the flexibility of the bullet journal to edit those mistakes. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@taylorgamache7859]

I think one of the reasons I love your videos so much is because I really relate to you. You have evolved so much over your KZbin years and I really admire your courage to put yourself out there unfiltered. You do not give yourself enough create Jen!

[@justdessely2371]

I am loving bullet journaling so far! It is just so stress free and to the point.

[@EbonyIvyThymewithLeona]

I liked how the mood tracker took up two pages. It's going to be beautiful by the end of the month.

[@summeralways777]

I felt inspired to try bullet journaling so I bought my materials to start! Keep these kind of videos coming! I love how creative these journals are.

[@StaceyySayys]

Loving the bujo videos!! can't wait to see more and see how you begin to adapt it to your planning! I love that you put it in a travelers notebook as well!

[@debipowell9509]

I love watching YOU bullet journal, and get insprired to maybe change my ways, but my ECLP is filled with ineligible pencil handwritten notes all over it, no color, no stickers just appts, bdays, things to do, etc. I want to take time to sit down and decorate, be creative and practice pretty writing like you! Love this, cant wait for more! You're doing SO well with it! Would love to see your memory keeping update too!

[@HappyHayleyW]

Love watching your bullet journal videos. In the UK I use a cm ruler which really helps with the boxes and counting the dots etc. Because I just measure the cms and one cm is two dots. It helps loads!

[@WithWonder]

Interesting! TFS :)

[@sadianaser3436]

Compared to the other videos with the Erin Condren planners I enjoyed this more. This bullet journal I feel is more simple and isn't filled with stickers and things it allows you to be more creative bc your working with blank pages and adapting to a proper structure that world for you. And the mood mandala seems pretty interesting.❤️

[@MaryK-iw9xo]

I really like your attitude about the bullet journal and I have the same one. It's not perfect and I'm not stressing about it - it's all ok! Love it - thanks for sharing!

[@pochacco9308]

Love what you have done so far in your bullet journal and I hope you show us what your mood mandala looks like after it's finished. I just watched Boho Berry's one thanks to your link and thought it was amazing. I'm sure yours will be just as beautiful!!!

[@WithWonder]

She is an incredible inspiration

[@JulieGoucher]

Jen, I spent a good few hours looking for a pencil case just like the one you show. I really wanted one big enough to also include my Moleskin journal, but in the end, ordered the one you showed. Great video!

[@wandalorenz5762]

Loved this video I am such a bujo fan and it's so fun to see how others embrace it. Please share more as you are led!

[@debcrauthers1454]

Thank you for being such a go getter. You just seem to fearlessly go for it. It was so generous of you to point out a few small errors. I always manage to have errors and struggle. You make it look so easy. I'll continue to plug along. I'm trying some brush lettering that can be done with markers.

[@readsandeats2263]

What an interesting way to plan. So glad that it is working for you. Thank you for sharing.

[@HotMessRn]

I love this. I have been wanting to try bullet planning/journaling for awhile now and I think I'll give it it a try.

[@catiecake]

The ECLP is still working for me, but I am enjoying playing around with a sort of bullet journal (I'm using an old beat up Moleskine because I wasn't sure if it would stick) for tracking certain behaviors and for my daily affirmation practice.

[@EmmaPlanPrettyPlan]

Omg Jen, I watched your first video on the bullet journal and I have been hooked ever since! I watched the bullet journal video on the web ages ago and just didn't get it. You helped me get it and now I love it! Thank you for this!

[@colz83]

Bullet journaling used to intimidate me but I may be warming up to it. I think it would be fun to incorporate some stickers for the titles.

[@michellee3379]

love this form of planning

[@StephanieLeeShine]

You do have artistic talent! Your bullet journal is amazing. Love your planner videos :)

[@91Ankie]

Loved it so much! Such a great idea with the mood mandala from boho berry.

[@frznwalt]

Hobby lobby has a great circle protractor/ruler thing that turns in circles and you just put your pencil in the point and spin. I believe I found it in the drafting section. It won't make the circles as big as you need them but it's phenomenal for ones like your first mood tracker.

[@AutumnCraftz]

Enjoyed the video. That’s the good thing I have realised about the bullet journal, if you don’t do it for a few days, you can easily pick it up again. No waste, unlike a journal which would have wasted pages. X

[@juliespady8467]

I bought a journal but haven't started it yet. Love that yours is not perfect!

[@pegasusdancing]

I love my bullet journal! It's so creative and freeing. I don't feel confined. I do a monthly exercise log, content calendar/log and habit tracker. I tried doing a monthly goals page, but it just doesn't function for me, neither do weekly layouts. I still love doing my pre-planned weekly layouts in my Happy Planner. Then I use that as a reference for my daily pages in my BuJo. I am also going to explore using my BuJo to do lesson planning when school starts back next month.

[@beautyplayground]

I love your setup! And the moon mandala as well

[@minwifeof4boys]

Well, you impressed me with the use of a compass ( I thought it was a protractor too) ! Its been so long since I have seen some one use one! LOL... LOVE Boho Berry! Hugs~ Lea

[@melindasaavedra8984]

Thank you for sharing, I'm so interested in bullet journaling.

[@blabadia]

Keep at it! I love my bullet journal. I started out just like you, and then once I got it down, I started to tweak it to what I needed, and since I work from home, it is like a huge running to-do list. It really helps me not drop the ball on anything. You are doing great! Remember, it is about what you enjoy. I am not an artist either, and I have to remind myself not get hung up on the "beauty" of it. :-)

[@MADGIRLJAZY]

i would love to see you do a wreck this journal series!

[@SuperTech59]

This was great Jen! You seem really at ease with this planning style. I think everything looked great-we are our own worst critics :)

[@plannedinpen4434]

I know it's hard to not get caught up in how it looks, because I fall trap to that at times, also. But you said it's working for you and that is what matters the most. Once you get more comfortable branch out and make spreads that are your own. It's trial and error, but once you find your groove, creating your own spreads that work make you love bullet journaling even more. 😊

[@kathleenchiara]

you have beautiful penmanship and are so artistic! I wish I could write as neatly as you.

[@AAB-intheATL]

Thank you so much for this video! I've been watching your videos for years and have to say motherhood suits you. I love that you included the fact that your first mandala attempt wasn't what you'd envisioned. It's so easy to get caught up in perfection and do nothing for fear of making a mistake... at least it is for me (I'm working on that - haha). I'm a teacher so have not been doing my normal planning this summer. But, in Georgia teachers go back to school July 31st, so it's time to get back to it! I've been using a Hobonichi most recently for bullet journal, but I think I'll have to start saving for a cover for my Leuchtturm 1917. :-)

[@callmeLIV]

Jen! How can you say you are not artistic? You are so crafty and are a total inspiration to me :) Keep going girl, you're doing awesome

[@LorinGaudin]

I've had a difficult time with that moxidori thing too.

[@myview6852]

I wish you had checked out the Kipling pencil cases. They are just beautiful and so functional.

[@kari4522]

Love your bullet journal! I definitely see the perks of doing a BuJo. I'm in a Recollections planner this year-but heading back to EC next year-I think I'm switching to the hourly layout.

[@bandbporter]

The Beyer Files If the price of EC bothers you, Plum Paper also does an hourly layout. I'm trying it this year

[@kari4522]

Bryana Oh no the price doesn't bother me at all. I had an ECLP for 3 years prior to this year. I bought my Recollections planner on a whim because I loved the cover 🙄. I don't like the color scheme inside-which I should have looked at prior to buying clearly haha. I'll look into the Plum Paper planners too!

[@incitehope99]

☺️☺️☺️yeaghhhhh planning fun!

[@vlisav2002]

Jen, I would love if you posted more videos of winny on her channel, thanks.

[@WithWonder]

I retired Winnie's channel long ago but I have an update about her coming up soon on this channel. Stay tuned :)

[@VampiresAllTheWay1]

Instead of using white out you can use the cream tape (I don't know what it's called but its cream and feels somewhat like paper) though I believe that it's the one they used to put on someone when they had just had their blood drawn.... Just something to try and cover your mistakes and try and blend into the paper of the journal ....

[@WithWonder]

Thanks for the tip but I seriously don't mind that the white out stands out. All part of embracing the imperfect!

[@breid2254]

I am enjoying watching your BUJO journey. Seriously impressed with your use of protractor and compass, but it made me slightly anxious as it reminded me of maths class in school. I was the worst student in the class!!! You are so artistic in how you design your pages, they look so good. I love the idea of a free form structure that you can design to suit your needs. Unsure if I can make it work for me....suspect my life would descend into utter chaos without the structured layout of my current planner inserts. I use a personal sized ring bound planner with week on two page inserts to keep track of appointments/bills etc. If I have a big to do list that needs more space, I insert a blank page and remove it when all tasks are completed. It's interesting to see a different way of planning and I may try the BUJO method for work.

[@WithWonder]

It's certainly a less structured way to plan and definitely not for everyone. I've been using some form of a planner since I was in high school so I've had a lot of time to get comfortable with what I like in a planner which I believe makes the bullet journal a bit more accessible, at least for me.

[@pagek83]

Great job! I always put a Monthly Memory page on my last page for the month and use my Polaroid Zip and print off some pics from the month. Just an idea for what to do with the last page. :) I've always loved your videos and I'm so excited you're doing a bullet journal now!

[@WithWonder]

Neat idea!

[@jeaninelochen5104]

Love watching your journey! What kind of eraser, correcting tape do you use? Looks easy and not too messy.

[@redrosecottage]

You say you're not artistic...looks pretty dang good to me.

[@ninjaplato7852]

I think you're doing pretty great :) maybe you could keep your circle stencil thing in the back pocket of your bullet journal? That should keep it flat.

[@DisneyPoppinsDisney]

I have been using bullet journaling vs EC planner then, use a variety of media to create journaling! The EC planner just did not allow enough room for my daily schedule, thoughts and lists!

[@grannaboo03]

So glad you are continuing this series. I need to know more about this type of planning, I will finish up my EC as it was a gift, but this System really intrigues me. I feel guilty when I didn't fill my pgs. When I was caring for my father, right before he passed....but honestly life was such a blur....and my EC was to big to bring ....I did grab a small spiral notebook that contains my daily heartbreak and to do list. I think Bujo will be my next planner. Sorry for the ramble.... guess I am still recovering.

[@monstertruckfan8450]

Ramble on if it helps.

[@grannaboo03]

Thank you.

[@WithWonder]

Sending much love & hugs your way ❤️

[@grannaboo03]

Thank you Jen, I was slightly embarrassed that I rambled on. Basically wanted to say thank you for sharing your Bujo experience

[@steveduff7776]

Love Love Love You Style And The Share Thank You

[@jacobandellie]

I'm trying to figure out how one has enough time to spend setting up to plan! Lordy! Looks beautiful.

[@JamCanGurl]

Melissa Geittmann Planning relieves stress for some so you can make it a me time project. I love journaling so I make time for that.

[@deana6633]

Have you seen the mood trackers where they draw flowers? color in petals on the flowers, for us less artistic type.

[@WithWonder]

If only I could draw the flowers, lol 😉

[@Grace-zy2mj]

Hi Jen! Im sorry if you mentioned this in another video and I've missed it-- but what do you use the two smaller notebooks for (on either side of your bullet journal?). Love how you have your Chic Sparrow set up but just curious how you're using the other two little journals? thank you!! PS- loving these videos :)

[@WithWonder]

I'm still working that out. The back one I'm using as a diary sort of thing...which I'm trying to write in more but failing miserably lol. Not sure what the front one will be yet. Maybe just a random place to scriblle things I don't think fit into my bujo? Maybe to track something specific? Still sorting it out.

[@Grace-zy2mj]

Awesome! Thank you so much for your reply!

[@sarahskinner4150]

Love it!!!❤ you're a huge such inspiration to me! I am also a busy stay at home mom and just like you I needed something new and different than my structure calendar. When I have downtime I ALWAYS watch your videos! Don't be so hard on yourself with your bullet journal it's coming out lovely! You are so creative and you will soon find your own ideas to add. I have copied so much your inspiration that I know you won't take any credit for😊but this is such a treat to me to see how your planning is going because I get so much of my inspiration from you!!

[@WithWonder]

You're too kind. Thanks for your sweet words! ❤️

[@lindacurtis589]

I don't bullet journal but my brother in England just started two mos. ago. I am going to link your videos to him.

[@summer_berries9853]

What's the song? Love your planner videos

[@alexm.2969]

June favorites? Please :)

[@WithWonder]

I didn't get to it this month and it just feels too late to film it, so I'll be back with July Faves in a few weeks.

[@awkwardclub]

This is so neat.

[@daphneneubauer2511]

Hi. Jen I started journaling in a moleskin bullet journal and I notice that the paper is kinda thin and the markers are bleeding thru. Is the journal you are using have thicker paper. I want to switch over to the 1917 if it is. Thanks!

[@amandabrooke71]

You are way too hard on yourself! I think everything looks great! Also, for the first mood mandala that was not the right size, I think it would be neat to write little quotes in all the rings. :)

[@WithWonder]

Ooh, neat idea!

[@ArtJourneyUK]

It's looking great Jen! That TN cover is *gorgeous*, isn't it? A Question: At the top of your daily pages, what's the bars with numbers represent?

[@WithWonder]

That's a time bar...it's another tip I got from Boho Berry. I use it to think about the timing of my day before I start planning. Each color represents a different kind of activity - blue = sleep, green = family time, pink = work, etc. It helps me visualize my day before I start planning. It's actually really helping me make more realistic to-do lists.

[@laurasharpton5963]

perfect timing! I started a bullet journal yesterday and was watching your old video on it

[@Dreblueskies]

Please keep up the Bujo videos! : )

[@janicew9]

Wait, was that creAm colored white out? How does it match so well??

[@WithWonder]

No, I think the camera just made it look closer than it really is

[@moalissonantonio8791]

Very nice acompanho o seu canal aqui do 🇧🇷 Sucesso muito bacana

[@dianaclara9065]

you pronounced the Faber Castell pretty well :-) :-) in German you say Faber with a long "a" like in "last" (how British people would say it). love your videos!!!

[@FrauPuenktchen]

Faber-Casell sounded like I would pronounce it (as a German).

[@AimlessAllee]

Hi Jen! You might want to check out Organized Chaos on KZbin. She's does a lot of fun and quirky collections and trackers. She has lots of videos for those just getting started with bullet journaling.

[@WithWonder]

TFS!

[@nottheeasywaywithbeth]

I also started bullet journaling, haven't a clue what I am doing but it is still fun. :)

[@mariplansalist]

Jen, check out DeatLilyDesigns on etsy, she has a ruler with the box count ON the ruler! Tell her Mari sent you ❤️

[@WithWonder]

Hmm, I searched for that shop name but couldn't find it...is that exactly how it's spelled?

[@mariplansalist]

Pretty Neat Living ahhh her shop is on vacation returning July 21st. You want the 5mm ruler tool. It's life changing!

[@kimberlyconlin5822]

Pretty Neat Living pretty sure she is speaking of dearlilydesigns.

[@jacobandellie]

And if you don't carry your planner with you, where do you write down our appts when you make them...say at the orthodontist when you make the next appt? This is why I went to electronic planner vs my Erin Condren.

[@bandbporter]

Melissa Geittmann she uses iCal

[@WithWonder]

Yes, I use my phone - iCal - for that. I always have my phone so I never have to worry about missing something

[@meghansinex]

Question, If you and Don were to be expecting another little one, you would let us know?

[@kchurchxoxo]

Meghan M Jen shared when she was pregnant with Charlotte, so I don't see why a future pregnancy would be different. She waited the normal 12 weeks to make the announcement though. I am assuming that this would remain the same in the future.

[@meghansinex]

I hope so :)

[@UnicornsNeedLove2]

I'm sure she would.

[@kchurchxoxo]

barbrags12 I think it's bad to assume. She has explained recently that Don has taken on a more demanding role at his job. This explains his absence, or travel.

[@meghansinex]

barbrags12 They are together. She takes her rings off when she applies lotion. She has said that a lot of times, and in the video she mentioned she just put on lotion.

[@staciaaaa]

Здорово☺👍

[@kesslerl133]

YAYAYA love these videos

[@MsKarin28]

Wow that looks so awesome but I don't have the patience or creativity to do this.

[@SillyMando2008]

I miss all the stickers

[@WithWonder]

I loved planning with stickers in my ECLP but it wasn't really functioning for me as a planner anymore. I definitely go through different planning phases depending on what's happening in my life. Bujo is working wonderfully for me right now. You never know, though, I might be back to stickers again someday!

[@jannettewood7548]

Jen, I love you to death but I think you do to many journal videos.Looking forward to more DAY IN THE LIFE VIDEOS, PLEASE .

[@daisychainexplores]

There is no such thing as "too many journal videos".

[@ArtJourneyUK]

I think this video was supposed to go on Jen's other channel (the planner specific one - Pretty Neat Planner). I'm subbed to both as happy with any content Jen chooses to share ☺️

[@WithoutVlogs]

ArtJourneyUK She has a planner channel?! *races to other channel*

[@UnicornsNeedLove2]

I understand her not wanting to film Charlotte but there are many things she can do that doesn't inovlve filming her baby, other than these planner videos.

[@kristihobson]

Love seeing this! More bullet journal videos!

[@vi9763]

What's the point of this, This is basically Boho Berry's setup & layout. Try some originality before you post. Right down to the pencil case & writing supplies 😕

[@DallasBall]

Vi Isaac she said in her first video she is Copying still to learn. and because some of us enjoy her videos

[@WithWonder]

Imitation proceeds innovation

[@vi9763]

Pretty Neat Living We can wait until you're more innovative. This is just copying.

[@vi9763]

Carol Burns Whatever. She can delete my comment as she's in the habit of deleting any comments that may be the least bit constructive.

[@scrapgirl82]

If Boho Berry didn't want people copying her ideas, she wouldn't be making videos and Instagram posts, etc. At least Jen is completely upfront and giving credit where it's due. Personally I very much enjoy Jen's videos because she is at the same learning point as me.