Tiny Ray of Sunshine

Gratitude is an essential part of my life. It's a great way to gain perspective and to cultivate all those wonderful feelings of what has happened and bring them into the present moment 😊 I like to switch up how I log gratitude all the time, this month I thought it'd be fun to write down snippets of what I'm grateful for as a continuous block of text, with whatever color pen I'm currently using that day ❤️ #BulletJournal #BulletJournalGratitude #BulletJournalCollection #Leuchtturm1917 #notebooklove #gratitudelog #gratitude http://ift.tt/2mAZw2O

#ThrowbackThursday: Mood Graph. Seeing all of the mood trackers popping up lately this year and last made me remember the mood graph I made 3 years ago in 2014 in my first Bullet Journal. Not sure why I hadn't shared it before, I think it's because I didn't remember to use it much. The y-axis was for the days of the month and then-axis was for the hours of the day. So the idea was to log an hour by hour of how I felt. Even so, I didn't intend to log EVERY hour, just whenever I needed to, so perhaps it wasn't a failure after all since I did turn to it when needed 🤔. Sometimes, anyway. From what's logged, I kind of just turned to it when I was stressed, hungry, upset, sick, or relaxed - all kind of negative besides relaxed. Even those I didn't log very often/every time. I was really stressed out at the time and wondered if tracking my moods would help me see if there was a time correlation depending on the mood (and I could also cross-reference with my schedule to see if it had to do with what I had going on in my life). I find it funny that I color-coded the key but filled in the graph in all black pen heh, guess that's why I used smileys because I could update it with the same pen I was using and had the option to use color if I wanted to as well - the best of both worlds! 😊 Hope you enjoyed this little look into a different kind of mood tracker. #BulletJournal #BulletJournalCollection #BulletJournalTracker http://ift.tt/2nsEok1

So I was reading an article on Forbes called, "Why Busyness isn't good Business" which featured Ryder! They asked their guest two questions: 1. How do you know when you’ve gotten too busy? 2. What is a technique that you use to “unbusy” yourself? And here's what Ryder said. I thought it was so good, I had to write it down in my #BulletJournal 😊 What would you respond to the questions? http://ift.tt/2mz4TA0

First paragraph of my favorite book. My favorite book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It is the epitome of his work and it is incredible. It delves deep into the wide range of human emotions in a masterful way. I first read it as part of assigned reading in High School, which was also during a time that I was going through a rough patch in life. In East of Eden I found insight, beautiful prose, and respite from my troubles. It's a book that has it all and I would recommend it to anyone. There's a concept called, "Timshel" which is so profound, and I love it so that I named my cat Timshel. What has been named one of the best literary characters, if not THE best, Lee, is someone that's so impeccably insightful and such a treasure of a character, that I was happy when my sweetie wanted to name our pup after him, so we named him Tucker Lee. This book has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on my life (besides naming my pets after characters and concepts) and I wholeheartedly recommend this gem of a book to anyone. http://ift.tt/2mPU936

The kind folks at @RobertMasonCo recently sent me one of their lovely subscription boxes to check out. Swipe to see the contents and mini unboxing video. 😊 • When I first opened the box, I was actually pretty impressed at how well they know their demographic for the most part: planner & stationery lovers. They call this box "A Year of Inspiration." They included: - A regular pen (Pilot G2 Stylus) - Colorful pen set (Sharpie Art pens) - Fountain pen (Pilot Metropolitan with a fine nib) - Tons of ink colors for the fountain pen (Pilot Parallel cartridges) - A planner (Moleskine Weekly Notebook) - Stationery (cards and envelopes) All in all, pretty cool box! I love that they included the nifty colorful pen set (yay! I get to play around with these new Sharpie Art pens!), and all the gear for the fountain pen. They definitely picked one of the best beginner fountain pens and a wonderful nib. The assortment of colors for the fountain pen are the cherry on top. The stationery was also a fun surprise. I'm excited to play around with the goodies! Thank you @RobertMasonCo! • Disclaimer: Robert Mason Co. kindly sent me this box for a review on my social media. http://ift.tt/2nCg0sl

A few days ago I picked up a Billy bookcase from Ikea to store my collection of notebooks, journals, diaries, planners, sketchbooks, stationery, and more that were all over the place: on my desk, drawers, floating shelves, and other bookcases. I love it! It definitely seemed like I had way more before stashing them here, I was just happy to have a organizational solution to store them all! The next step is to organize them in a much neater way but I love the tossed in look, since they were actually tossed in, and wanted to snap a photo and share it before I tidied up 😊 I've lost a few planners over the years, so not a complete collection but pretty darn close! Oh and I have a special place for my Bullet Journals near my desk to be easily within reach since I reference those all the time, those are not seen here. I'm pretty excited to be getting closer to completing my workspace revamp, it's been a while in the making! 💞 http://ift.tt/2mtd9me

I love this so much and needed to share it! Such a beautiful and happy Bullet Journal from Sarah @mint.sprout 😍☀️💞 I love the colors and the timeline is wonderful and everything is just so sweet 😊☀️💕 #BulletJournal #BuJo http://ift.tt/2mnLIvH

Is there anything more delicious than Bullet Journaling & pizza? I don't think there is 📖+🍕=💞 #BulletJournal #BuJo #pizza #love http://ift.tt/2lufK1V

I am so excited to be collaborating with the lovely @Leuchtturm1917 to celebrate their reaching 100K on Instagram AND their 100 year anniversary with a special giveaway! They are giving away 100 of the special 100 year anniversary metallic dot grid notebooks! Please check out my first post from a few days ago for all the details and for a chance to win! 😊 Good luck! · #Leuchtturm1917 #BulletJournal #dotgridnotebooks #BuJo #notebooklove #stationery #giveaway http://ift.tt/2lOrRmB

Well hello everyone! I have been attempting to do updos lately so enjoy this silliness 😊 The sun is just about setting and I managed to snap this photo before it got too dark. Seeing your lovely faces is always one of my favorite silly little traditions we have here in this sweet pen & paper obsessed community ☀️💕 Can't wait to see what March has in store for us! #planwithmechallenge #plannerselfie #BulletJournal #bulletjournallove http://ift.tt/2leADOt

#RockYourHandwriting No.1 Oh, hi there! http://ift.tt/2muooxn

Leuchtturm1917 BIG 100 GIVEAWAY! 🎉 Our beloved @Leuchtturm1917 just reached 100K Instagram Followers, and turned 100 years old in the same year! _____________________ To celebrate these HUGE milestones, #Leuchtturm1917 is giving away 100 special-embossed, giveaway-exclusive A5 Metallic Edition notebooks...with dot grid! Winners can choose if they want Gold, Copper, or Silver! _____________________ How to enter (read closely): _____________________ 1.Like this photo. 2.Follow @TinyRayOfSunshine 3.Go to the account of @Penpapersoul and follow the same steps until you get back to my post. 4.IMPORTANT: When you get back to this post, COMMENT your metallic color preference below. Only people who follow ALL these steps for all 10 accounts and leave the comment will be entered to win. The 100 Winners will be chosen randomly one week after the date of this post! Comment ONLY on the first post you saw. Good Luck! 😘 http://ift.tt/2mHdkck

Hello! There is so much lovely Bullet Journal inspiration out there and one of the biggest sources is here on Tumblr, but the inspiration is getting lost and there's no easy way to find the different parts of the Bullet Journal. • Creating a Bullet Journal Gallery full of inspiration has been on my mind for a long time now and using hashtags here on Instagram to create a gallery for each part of the Bullet Journal seems like the perfect solution! • I mentioned the idea to Ryder and he loved it, so with his blessing I am launching this project and I need your help to make it succeed! • Please add these hashtags when you share photos of your Bullet Journal, for example if you post your Monthly Log simply tag it with #BulletJournalMonthlyLog and it'll be added to a growing pool of inspiration of Monthly Logs! Awesome, right?! I'm super excited for this project and can't wait to see you help it grow! Try it out now by clicking the hashtags below: • #BulletJournal #BulletJournalKey #BulletJournalIndex #BulletJournalFutureLog #BulletJournalMonthlyLog #BulletJournalDailyLog #BulletJournalCollection #BulletJournalWeeklyLog • Inspiration is only a click away! Awesome, right?! • This will make for a really handy and dynamic way to find inspiration for all the different parts of the Bullet Journal. Please do this moving forward, but you are also welcome and highly encouraged to update older posts! The beauty of this lovely Bullet Journal community is how supportive and encouraging you are so I'm really excited about this! Please share this to help spread the word! 😊📚💕 • P.S. You don't have to capitalize letters, the photos will be added regardless, I just like to how it makes the words easier to read. • #BulletJournal #BuJo #BulletJournalCommunity http://ift.tt/2lEbjjt

#wholesomewednesday Wednesdays are my favorite days! I've been loving wholesome things lately so I thought I'd compile a little list of some of my favorite wholesome things that make my heart smile. It's those special things that make our lives sweeter 😊 #BulletJournal #BulletJournalLove #BulletJournalCommunity http://ift.tt/2kNAMIy

What are things that make you smile? 😌 #BulletJournal #BulletJournalLove #happythings #thingsthatmakemesmile http://ift.tt/2kC9vsy

Let's celebrate this day of love & appreciation by voicing the kindness in our hearts! Compliment the person who commented before you 😊💕🙌 #BulletJournalLove #BulletJournal #valentinesday #bujobalentines #whimisical #kindness #randomactsofkindness http://ift.tt/2lhIQ3g

I love that the lovely Trine @logthatlife tried out the #TimeMountain to gain a better view and command of her day!! 😍☀️💕 #Repost @logthatlife with @repostapp ・・・ T I M E M O U N T A I N . I am enjoying a week off my job with my husband and kids. . I am spending some of my freetime thinking about my normal day, and how I can make it even better. . I am almost satisfied, with the exception of my mornings. I want more time alone to practice a morningrutine. . . I hate getting up in the morning. If I could, I would probably sleep to 9AM every day. But when I am up early (after the terror of getting out of bed, and the first hatefull moments) I love it. I love the silence and the extra time in solitude. . So after my week off, I will try to go to bed a bit earlier so I can get out of bed before the kids. . I have made a #timemountain inspired by @tinyrayofsunshine to have a good view of my normal day. I have a soft spot for perfecting and planning, and the Time mountain is perfect for that. . NB - totally bummer - I have switched up 4 and 5. We have great worketics here in Denmark! - But not THAT great 😂 . . #bulletjournal #bujo #bulletjournalcommunity #planninginspiration4u #ShowMeYourPlanner #bujodanmark #planning #myday #cultivating #simpleplanner #minimalistbujo http://ift.tt/2kNgSM7