5 REASONS YOU HAVE TO START A BULLET JOURNAL NOW / APRIL BULLET JOURNAL SETUP! FREE PRINTABLES

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IF YOU DON'T BULLET JOURNAL YOU HAVE TO START NOW.

I HAVE BEEN BULLET JOURNALING FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND IT'S THE BEST DECISION I HAVE MADE SO FAR.

If you are a very organized person, I'm sure you've already done this in a different form. The most common way is filling your agenda weekly or monthly to keep everything on track. 

So I was that type of person, I used the free agendas we get in the new year as gifts from brands, friends, work but it was very mechanical and not cool. 

I came across a video on youtube where I discovered bullet journaling, it sounds so fun and personalizable, which I liked so much. 

You can track, not only, your daily tasks and feelings but you can also manifest your goals and how to achieve them. So it's a motivation too. 

At the beginning of each year, I start my bullet journal obviously and I write so many important pages like : 
  • Memory bank;
  • Fitness Log;
  • Weight Log;
  • Birthdays;
  • Goals; 
  • Savings; 
  • Monthly bills and subscriptions;
  • To do's; 
  • How to achieve your goals...  
Since this article is about starting a bullet journal, I will mention it so many times so we will refer to it as BJ.

BJ MAKE YOU TRACK EVERYTHING

As I mentioned above, you can track anything you want, from the most stupid to the most serious things. 
For women, you can track your cycle or if you want to get pregnant you can make a tracker for your most fertile days, temperature, and much more.
For school, you can track your exam notes and dates, subjects too. 
And for work, you can plan your week or month ahead and put everything in order.

NO MORE PROCRASTINATION

When I started BJ I felt more responsible, it's weird but true. In my mind, I knew that I was the master of all of it but weirdly, writing things down especially your duties gave them another meaning. 
When I write something in my BJ I feel a responsibility and weirdly I stick to it. 
So if you want to get rid of your bad procrastination habit I highly recommend starting a BJ ASAP. 

IT'S RELAXING

It really is. 
The funniest part of bullet journaling is the drawing! It's really relaxing, like when you paint your nails or you do a face mask. 
Or doing the mandala coloring. 
You will forget your problems and stress while drawing on your bullet journal, especially if you pick a theme every month it's so fun. 

IMPROVES YOUR DRAWING SKILLS

By practicing you will become better, trust me. In the beginning, it was very hard for me to draw a straight line but now I feel more comfortable. 
The trick I can give you is to map out everything with a pencil and then write on it with a pen, as time goes by you will be able to draw with your pen directly but I prefer to always map out so I don't make mistakes especially in the month layout. 

YOU WILL HAVE A NEW BESTFRIEND 

Since I was a little girl, I loved to write. I had my secret diaries for many years. 
You can use your bullet journal to write your thoughts and feelings and no one will judge you. 
If you are an introvert, writing is the best thing you can do. So my advice, is to start now you will really love it. 


If these reasons are not enough for you to start bullet journaling, I can give you the last one which may change your point of view.
Each year, I make a vision board. 
If you don't know what it is, it's simply a piece of paper where you glue a picture of things you want in your life.
It may be the picture of a new bag you want or a car or a home or to start a family... 
Whatever you wish, trust me when I say that 80% of the things I glued on my vision board came to life.  
It's the biggest motivation. I personally do my vision board at the beginning of my BJ but you can do it other ways. You can make a big photo frame and hang it in your office or bedroom or even bathroom. 

I hope I convinced you to start a bullet journal, if you don't have the time or the skills to start one, you can look for free printables for each month and personalize it slightly to fit your desires. 

April's bullet journal set up

I made April's Bullet Journal set up for you so you don't, you can print it and use it directly.
It's in an A5 format which is my favorite, you can print it on A4 but the pages will not be next to each other. 
I included a Lady Time for your cycle, it's very useful. 
I hope you like it.
The pages are made to be one next to the other, if not the days will not be listed properly.
If you have any ideas you want me to include in the May setup, please let me know. 
I left 2 blank pages so you can add anything you want.
Enjoy it, I wish you a wonderful month.  
Scroll down to print your new april setup.

But what notebook to choose? 

When I started, I used an IKEA notebook which I got in the discounted area and it was really cheap. It has white blank sheets in an A5 format which is my favorite.
The dotted notebooks are the best, they are amazing and the dotes help you so much especially if you don't want to use a ruler. 
I prefer the blank pages because it's easier if you want to draw, it's like a canvas.  


Favorite BJ notebooks (affiliate links) 




Bullet Dotted Journal



Moleskine Classic Notebook, Hard Cover, Large Dotted



LEUCHTTURM1917 - Medium A5 Dotted Hardcover




I hope you enjoyed reading this post as I enjoyed writing it. 

Xx

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