#cleverfox

The ideas of ‘how do I make a bullet journal’ and ‘how do i keep myself organized’ are two separate things but also very much the same. Check out Ryder Carol’s video on the original idea for the bullet journal system. You’ll see that it’s fairly simplistic and analog in style. But if you type ‘bujo’ or ‘bullet journal’ into most any platform like tumblr, Instagram, tiktok, Pinterest, you’ll get flooded with more maximalist ideas of what these pages can look like. 

The only way to find out what you’d like is to give it an earnest try. 

Personally, I find it very cathartic to set up pages and to put time into drawing something detailed, but then to leave myself wide open with space to alternate between simple check lists or more detailed weekly spreads. It’s taken me a long time to come to that conclusion, but whatever it is you want to try it’s okay! There’s no wrong way to do a bujo - it’s yours. embrace that. 

To Start A Bullet Journal

really you only need any kind of notebook you like (if you hate the notebook you won’t stick with the routine of keeping up with it, seriously. my favorite are the Clever Fox Dot Journals ) and a pen. That’s it. Seriously. 

Personally I know I love collecting washi tape and pens. Michael’s regularly has 40% off coupons that you can use on their tubes of tape to get a great deal, and Esty is FULL of cute and unique washi tapes and stickers. For 2021 I’ll even be coming out with bundles for each month do you can just tape in pretty pictures too. 

For pens and markers I recommend Crayola Super Tips. These are great to practice hand lettering with and are pretty cheap. After that go for anything from Zebra, they have fine liners, mild liners, and brush pens too. I’ve loved these for years now and they are my tried and true. 

Browse Pinterest, IG, or tumblr. Find something you like and give it a go. Don’t like it? That’s ok, now you know, and move on <3 That’s seriously the best advice out there for starting your own bujo.