Have you found yourself setting the same goals over and over and never actually achieving them? That’s exactly the sort of cycle I fell into. So I went hunting for a better system. I overhauled my goal-setting process to be more strategic and focused, so I can set realistic expectations for myself and actually move forward. Here’s how I’ve adjusted my six-month goal-setting system for better long-term planning.
Sometimes, I like to match my bullet journal themes to what’s going on in my life – how I’m feeling, what I’ve been thinking about a lot, and so on. Other times, I use the themes to help guide the moods or attitudes I want to focus on. This March bullet journal theme is definitely…
Over the past several years, I’ve learned that I function best when I have well-established routines. However, at the same time, I’ve also learned to both appreciate and embrace change — even when it makes routines difficult to nail down. So, rather than holding one or the other up as the ultimate goal, I’ve learned…
A common recommendation for focused goal-setting is to designate a single word as a theme for the year. I’ve never actually done this before, but as I was thinking about what I wanted to focus on in 2022, the same word kept coming up: efficiency. Namely, that I want to create more efficiency in all…
The transition period from one year into the next is always one of my favorite times. This year, I was a little more pressed for time than I would have preferred, but I still made it a priority to take some time to myself for planning and to have some fun setting up the paper…
December is a time when I like to do a lot of reflection and planning, to definitively close out the year so I’m ready to start fresh in the new one. While the exact methods I use to review and reset in December do vary from year to year, there are a few principles that…
Here we are at the last month of the year. This year, I really wanted to do something bright and festive for my December spreads, so I went with red and green for a fun Christmas bullet journal theme. For whatever reason, I haven’t felt nearly as much of the Holiday spirit as I have…
It’s the second-to-last month in my current journal, and this is probably the closest I’ve come to breaking the “no themes” challenge I set back in July. But decorating the November pages of my bullet journal with ribbon banners still isn’t a concrete them per se (or at least that’s what I’m telling myself), so…
Things have been a little hectic for me the past couple of weeks (in mostly good ways), so I chose this month’s colors and patterns in a bit of a rush. But I love how this blue and gray bullet journal theme turned out. It’s also a lesson in letting go of perfection, because as…
In my part of the world, it’s probably going to be hot for a while yet. But fall officially starts later this month, and pumpkin spice is back at Starbucks (along with the fabulous new Apple Crisp Macchiato!), so I decided to go full steam ahead with a fall bullet journal for September. September Cover…
