I decided to make a spread for all the books I want to read. I put down a hundred as my goal, but I’m pretty sure I won’t make it ^_^ 

do you have any recommendations? I like books that are sort of philosophical or historical, but I also love fantasy books. i’d really like to read a book about indian-americans (as in India from Asia, not Native Americans)! haven’t found one yet :|

So, before this university year started I realized that Passion Planner and my last year simple and mini bullet-journal don’t meet my requirements, so I needed something new. I love watching others bullet journals and planners, which are colourful and creative, and nice-looking. But I just don’t find it convenient, logical and useful - to spend so much money and time on a notebook (just my opinion, guys, relax). Like…what for?

AND THEN I’VE SEEN THE LIGHT e.g. HAD AN IDEA TO CREATE A DIGITAL BULLET JOURNAL.

This way you can save money and spend less time. And you can see it whenever you want. And don’t carry additional weight with you (which, if you’re like me and have lots of heavy stuff with you every day, is a real pro)

I’m using a netbook and usually carry it around with me to work on + I’ve got all books for classes there (and we’ve lots of those), so my choice landed on OneNote app. I think many of you are used to see it only as a note-taking app, for Cornwell’s system for example, but, in fact, it has so many great options to act as a planner or a journal, that I was AMAZED not to find anyone using it this way.

But enough talking, let’s see how it looks in practice!

Here you can see different sections/tabs and pages of a chosen tab. I use them for my everyday needs, like mood diary and recovery challenge; checking my students progresses, tasks and what we’ve learned; the tab for my coursework contains a calendar, research plan, some info and notes; and notebook is for my french philology when I need to work with pdf files and highlight something in the text or write over it. Anyways, the one that interests us is bullet journal.

·         This is how my month of October looks like. I have a small calendar on the top left and the description of important/highlighted dates below it. Then, opposing calendar, there are my monthly goals. In the center there are books I need and want to read, tv series/movies/anime I plan to watch. And a bunch of pics to add the colour. (Pay attention to the to-do squares and keep them in mind, we’ll come back to them later!)

·         This is how first week of October looked like. Pretty simple and minimalistic. I mostly tracked what I need to do on a certain day and some chores. And it was the week when I decided to differentiate symbols.

·         My tags are pretty simple and I don’t always use them all, mostly first 12 (well, I use almost all of them, whatever), but it’s nice knowing I’ll have from what to choose if I ever need to.

·         Then there’s food log for each week. Pretty simple and on a A5 page size. (fasting was due to the loss of the appetite for 4 days because of my depression)

·         And monthly habit tracker. As you can see, I failed the drawing one completely. I may change them from time to time, though sport, self-care (or skin care), planning and water trackers are always with me. I love keeping them colour-coded.

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So this post will be split into three groups…

DIY Stuff FOR Succulents

DIY Handmade Clay Pots

I’m a huge fan of this simple and clean succulent pots. These will look good anywhere; on your desk, as a centrepiece, outdoor decor, bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, etc.

DIY Disco Ball Succulent Planters

A groovy take on planters.

DIY Tiny Plant Pot

A tiny take!

DIY Stuff USING Succulents

DIY Succulent Crown

If flower crowns aren’t your style, maybe this will be?

DIY Stuff OF Succulents

DIY Felt Succulents

If you don’t have much of a green thumb, felt succulents are the way to go.

DIY Mini Clay Succulents

Or clay, if you’re not into felt.

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sew-much-to-do: a visual collection of sewing tutorials/patterns, knitting, diy, crafts, recipes, etc.

My latest obsession is the pretty succulent. They are beautiful plants and come in so many varieties and great colours. They are very hardy and need little watering (once every two weeks or once a month depending on your climate and environment) so they make a very good plant for indoors and anyone who doesn’t have a green thumb. 

The great thing about these guys is you can actually grow heaps of succulents from the one plant. It’s called propagating and I’ll run you through just how to do it!

Step One:

Choose the succulent. Head to your local garden nursery or local market to pick one. 

Once you’ve got your little friend home. Start by carefully removing the lower leaves. Pull off as many as you would like to propagate. Most people usually remove all the leaves from the lower level. That way you have a few if any don’t make it. Hold the leaf firmly and wiggle it until you can feel it pull away.  Make sure you get the whole leaf and don’t tear it otherwise it won’t grow a new plant.

 Step Two: 

Your leaves should look something like this If you have correctly pulled them off in one piece.

Step Three: 

Now we wait. This step is the most important!! The leaves need to dry out & callous over before we plant them or else they will  absorb too much moisture,rot and die. This usually takes a few days to a week. 

Step Four:

Once you feel the ends have dried over, place them in a pot or tray ontop of well drained succulent & cactus soil mixture (you can buy this in a bag from your local hardware/ garden nursery I got mine from Bunnings). Some people dip the ends of the leaves in a plant cutting mixture (contains stimulating root hormones). This speeds up the growth process. You can try this but not essential.

Leave them inside where they can get indirect sunlight. After a few weeks you will notice roots shooting out the ends of the leaves. Then very small succulents will begin to form. Lightly water once you see these. During the process if the soil is dry add water to keep the area moist. Remember too much water is not good. Succulents aren’t big fans. 

Step Five:

Congratulations you've successfully growth succulents! Once they get to this size (see image below)  or even like the above image. You can carefully remove the new succulents and plant them in their very own pot (remember to use a succulent cactus soil mixture) and watch them blossom! Pretty cool hey! 

Now you can start getting creative and making gorgeous features out of your succulents. Mix them with other plants just like this. 

Happy Gardening! x 

Things to put in your bujo:

Trackers :

Weight

Exercise

Water

Moods

Habits

Bills

Savings

Expenses

Online shopping

Sleep

Dreams

Periods

Whether

prayers

Grades

Assignments

Study

productivity

reading

Things learned today

Daily reminders

Graduate log

Collections :

yearly goals

New year Resolution page

Birthdays

Contacts

Food recipes

Cleaning schedule

First aid checklist

Level 10 life

Curiosity page

Morning routine

Night routine

Movies watched/ to watch

Tv shows watched/ to watch

Books read/ to read

Poetry

Movie/book quote

Letter to your future self

Travel Journal mood board

memories log

brain dump

about the week

appointments

a month of happiness

Advices

Packing list

Ways to relax

your fears and how to overcome them

5-year plan

music log

Class schedule

Swatches

Handwriting samples

lists :

Bucket list

List of achievements

What I’m working for (motivational!)

Beautiful words to use more often

your overused words and phrases

Things that inspire you

Things that you love

Things you find funny

Words that inspire you

things that make you happy

Things to do when you’re stressed out

Things to do when you’re bored

Things you want/need

Things to try

Rainy day to do list

Favorite smells

Favorite games

Favorite food

Favorite songs/artists

Skills to learn

drinks to try

Topics to self-study

Places you have been/ want to visit

Useful websites

Mood Playlist

Line a day diary

Plants care guide

Concert list

master chore list

New to health and fitness? Not sure exactly what you’re doing? We’ve got you covered. This post contains links to a handful of posts that you can use to help educate yourself about the proper way to go about health and fitness. We’ve even included some beginner workouts to get you started!

THE BASICS

Workout Basics

Gym Bag Essentials

Pre- and Post-Workout Snacks

NUTRITION/HEALTHY EATING

The Truth About Salt

The Truth About Fit Teas & Waist Trainers

Get Healthy WITHOUT Dieting

When To Drink Water

Green Smoothies