some poems i’ve annotated this week and some of my plants ✨ uni update: i have gotten offers from durham, ucl, bristol and exeter so the only one i have to hear back from now is oxford !!! love you all hope you’re having a good time💖
[ 10.10.17 ] last week’s weekly spread!! i recently found my coloring book by Kristina Webb, and i opened it and saw her signature from 2015 when i met her! so i decided to put it in my bullet journal :)
hey guys! so i’ve been asked a couple of times what bullet journals were and how to bullet journal, so i’ve built a masterpost that’ll hopefully make things clear! (:
what’s a bullet journal anyways?
great question, friend.
so a bullet journal is a flexible, customization, all-in-one/all-for-one system! it’s where you get to combine your planner, calendar, to-do list, doodles, schedule, journal, dairy, and anything else you can think of into one!
we also affectionately call bullet journals bujos for short (like we name our ships, we’ve taken the first two letters and mashed them together!)
you basically get to mash up all your organization stuffs into one notebook/journal/dairy!
where do i start + (is there a set way i have to do things?)
to answer the last question first, absolutely not!!! there’s no set way to do things, but there’s generally basic things everyone does but other than that, the best part of having a bullet journal is the freedom to do and organize and set up any way you’d like it!
here’s where i’d begin:
start by choosing your poison (a notebook).
you can use any notebook, be it a plain notebook you picked up at targets or a fancy pants one you bought at muji or something! i’ve used both, and both are equally good to use!
but in case you were wondering, most of us use journals (either blank, lined, or dotted to allow for more freedom in setting up our bujos) that are mostly for bujos!
bujos are usually smaller (makes them portable and light), only a little bigger than your palm, but honestly, the most important part is that you like whatever notebook you’ve chosen. that’s all there is to it, honestly.
what are the notebooks i see everyone using though??
most likely the bujos you’re seeing all around are either leuchtturm or moleskine.
these are the more “official” bullet journals that are basically universally used.
next, start with the basics.
like trying to build a robot, you’ve gotta build your basic frame / layout for your bullet journal!
begin with a key or legend.
your bullet journal goes in a chronological order, like a diary. so as you work in your bujo, having a legend / key will help you organize your thoughts and help separate your tasks from dates, mark some things as important, etc.
in your legend, put symbols that’ll stand for things!
perhaps a checkbox so you can check things off as you do them? (most people put to-do lists in their bujo each day / week)
a clock to represent dates, exclamation marks for important things, etc.
you choose whatever you think will help you sort things out!
color coding (sub-point)
you can also color code your legend and bullet journal to stand for different things (green = birthdays, blue = school events, etc.)
an index
your index is your table of contents! it helps you keep track of everything you’ve got going on in case you get lost or want to check out a certain day or page that you did last month!
don’t forget to number your pages, kids.
actual spreads
there’s absolutely no set way to do things in your bullet journal, but you add everything and anything you want, basically. further below in this masterpost/guide i’ve got some different (and amazing) bullet journals and spread examples listed!!
most go with weekly spreads, some do daily spreads
but what you do on your actual spreads is
a to-do list of what you’ve got going on and what you’ve gotta to today! (on weekly spreads, people put the day of the week and a list underneath, usually)
doodles and inspiring quotes or lyrics or whatever
pretty pictures
ideas or sketches
notes from class or just a place to jot things down in
whatever you like, tbh!
the lists and stuff
sometimes, people dedicate one or two whole pages for one big big big list thing!
this deviates from the spread and is where bujo-ing is super fun, where you get a lot of freedom in how you want to set up and work with your bujo.
for example, you can have
a page for books you want to read this year, movies you’ve watched, goals for the year, habit trackers, a quote collection, etc.
all the rest
other things you can put in your bujo are
ticket stubs
calendars
photos
doodles
washi tape
habit trackers + water trackers
literally everything
ya thats about it, actually. that’s how to: bullet journal.
i know how to bullet journal now! what’s next?
you probably wanna know the things people use with their bujo, right?
washi tape
basically pretty (often paper) tape with patterns, colors, drawings, whatever
stationery
people use pencil, marker, pen, highlighters, and anything you can think of to draw or write in their bujo
any other advice, jo, you long-winded nerd?
ya definitely
don’t feel bad if you mess up or make mistakes in your bullet journal!! i do it literally all the timeand it’s totally okay.
do what works for you
have lots of fun doing it!
don’t be afraid to experiment, yes!
go overboard, stay minimalistic- do whatever you like the best, basically.
finally, we’re done! that’s it, thanks for sticking with me for this long, folks!
here are the links to stuff tho (examples of bullet journals, etc.)
other masterposts and guides on bullet journalling
there are a ton more that i haven’t listed, but if u look at the links under ‘other mps and guides on bujoing’ there are masterposts with nothing but miles upon miles of links for your perusal)
my favorite hoomans with amazing, inspirational bullet journals
i’m probably biased but #noregrets these people are amazing and have great bullet journals
01.07.18 – some vocab + kinda filled out future log 💫
i didn’t do much studying today because school starts tomorrow and i spent all day moving back into the dorms….BUT i am going to start the 100 days of productivity tomorrow!! i will post on both my tumblr and my newly made ig so check me out @scholarlysuga 🌟🌟
so this entire past month has been extremely, extremely stressful for me because i had so many exams and i only realised how hideously unprepared i was for them on the day before the exam, which was really really awful. so in the middle of september i created a studyblr to keep myself motivated + get some helpful tips from the studyblr community on how to go abt studying for tests. the results proved to be super helpful and ive resolved to keep running this blog for as long as i can, because it really helps me stay motivated and i’ve already learned so many things from the community, despite the fact that i’ve only been here for around a month.
but anyways, i decided to create this masterpost in order to help others stay motivated + keep studying not only well but also properly i.e. not necessarily studying for exams but life in general, if that makes sense.
i think that includes most of the best resources i could find!!! feel free to message me in case 1) any of the links are broken, 2) u want me to add on to something, 3) u have a suggestion for a masterpost [i would love that so go ahead and ask if u do] or if u just wanna talk! also, feel free to reblog and add ur own comments/resources. hope this helped!!
Organising an assessment task can be super daunting so I created a printable that might just help plan out each day and each step. I made two versions, one with 10 days and one with 4 days for planning!
I hope you enjoy using and customising these printables! If you upload a photo featuring it, I’d love to see. Please tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with @emmastudiess. You can see other people using my printables by visiting the #esprintables tag on my blog! Please remember, these printables are for personal use only and should not be redistributed as your own.
If you want to find more organisational printable and support me, please check out my Etsy shop with lots of downloads dedicated to students. You can use ‘student10′ to get 10% off any purchase! :-)
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