I started bullet journaling. I have zero clue what I’m doing but it seemed like a fun way to support one of the teenagers I work with while also working on my self improvement.
I’ve seen many people track habits in their journals. This is the main purpose for the ones my kiddo and I are creating. One of the habits I’m tracking with bullet journaling is writing. The key I created for my writing page is the following:
- 0-15 Minutes – red
- 16-30 Minutes – blue
- 31-45 Minutes – black
- 46-60 Minutes – orange
- 61-90 Minutes – pink
- 90+ Minutes – green
When I met with the kiddo today, five red squares were screaming up at us on my writing page. I started the journal five days ago so it’s not too catastrophic, but it felt impactful.
When I explained the reasoning for suggesting bullet journaling, I stated it would give us the opportunity to see a visible representation of the choices we make. Five red squares means nothing to anyone else but it means five days of no writing (they were all definitely 0) for me. It means five days I didn’t take the opportunity to move closer to my goals.
I explained, the more red squares there are the less chance I have to reach my goals. I didn’t state that I am required to write every day. I didn’t state I am a bad person for not writing. I didn’t state the world would end if every square on the page held red.
I simply explained it’s a representation of choice. I have a dream of being a published author. I want to hold a book with my name on it in my hands. I have to put in work to accomplish this dream. I have to make the choice to fit writing into my schedule.
All that being said, there will hopefully be an increased number of blog posts appearing! I am working through my need for perfection and the need to feel like all my blogs have to hold important messages. I will likely throw up some silly posts here and there as some have come to mind recently.
My goal is to fill the page next to the tracking chart with titles of blogs I write and any other projects I work on.
If anyone has any bullet journaling suggestions, please comment below, message me on my Instagram, or send an email!
I will post updates and share my journey through this with y’all!
Here is the page I created! Please ignore the fact that I haven’t written in cursive, aside from my name, in… possibly years! I turned my mistake into a cute character though, so it’s cool!
Ariel Pierce 