![]() ![]() Sure, I could add it to the ‘Future Log’ in my bullet journal-which I did-but I’ve already filled up the log pages AND would still have to copy it all over again once those weekly pages are created, too much work! The Solutionįor me, the solution is to go back to using a pre-printed calendar-based planner in a ring-bound organizer, what I consider my tried-and-true functional planning system. I couldn’t do this easily with my bullet journal because the future weekly pages haven’t been created yet so as a result, I feel as if I’ve been ‘flying blind’ these last few weeks. for the winter band concert, I would put a ‘prep task’ a week in advance reminding me to buy my daughters concert outfit and prepare my camera (clear the memory card and charge the batteries) or for my son’s spring play, I’d put a reminder a few days in advance to buy the tickets, schedule an early dinner, etc. What I need is to not only write these appointment/event details down directly on those future planning pages but also have the ability to write in ‘prep’ tasks for the days leading up to those appointments/events-e.g. Next, with the new school year starting up, I already have a ton of dates to keep track of for the next 10 months including after-school and other activities. When things got really busy, I just could not keep up. In bullet journaling, you plan your schedule one day-or in my case, week-at a time. While I’ve been sick and ‘out of commission’, I haven’t had the time, energy, or motivation to create my upcoming weekly layouts. However, now that I’m in the ‘eye of my planning storm’, I’m finding that I’ll need to make significant changes to my system to ensure I can keep up with the multiple, fast-paced schedules and abundance of overlapping tasks of a family of four–eight if you count the pets! Bullet journal setup Bullet Journal Experiment Result ![]() As time went on, I learned some tips, tricks, and hacks from the bullet journal community that helped fill in many of the gaps plus I came up with some hacks of my own enabling me to finally settle into a ‘groove’ (read more about it here and here) as well as learn some valuable lessons (read more about it here). When I began my bullet journal experiment, I was able to create a setup that worked for me but discovered along the way there were certain things lacking that I missed from a traditional calendar-based planner (read more about it here and here). Many of you know I began using a bullet journal ‘inspired’ setup in June and it worked well during the summer months but I always knew that the real test was going to be how it would perform beginning in the Fall. September is when the school year kicks off for my kids, things get busy at work preparing for fiscal year-end, and the holiday preparations begin so this is the time when I rely on my planning system the most. While I’ve been sick, blogging isn’t the only thing I’ve had trouble with…it’s also been equally hard to plan. ![]() Hey blog friends! Excuse the delay between posts lately…it’s been hard trying to blog while sick-ugh! I’m slowly getting better and should be getting back to my regular editorial schedule soon. ![]()
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