Bullet Journal 2019 Set Up

I'm not the best at taking photos but at least you get the idea of what I've managed to accomplish for my new bullet journal. I'm using my new leuchtturm1917. 

I've managed to colour these pages in now and they look so much nicer.

I have managed to set up the first week of January but not the cover page (o_0) as yet. The layout for this particular spread comes from Life by Witney. She has some great layout suggestions on her website.

Thankful Thursday

I haven't written a thankful Thursday post in such a long time. I thought it was high time I did one considering it's the end of 2018. So here's what I am thankful for

• I have CLEAR skin. My psoriasis is gone. My PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) score is a BIG fat ZERO. I have not had clear skin since 1982 when I was living in Darwin with my sister and brother in law! So YAY!!! 
• My fingernails are looking fantastic. They too almost look completely normal. The last time they looked normal was also 1982.
• The Clinical Trial I am on has been the best thing for me this year. I needed something positive after my Dad passed away in May.
• My air-conditioner. We've had some awfully hot weather recently and this new split system has been amazing! It is making summer almost bearable!
• My bullet journal - I have loved how creative I have been. Not that I really share much of the stuff I have done in it. I have been happily setting up my 2019 bujo over the past few days.

What are you thankful for this week?

Bullet Journal - October Monthly Theme

The new season of Doctor Who starts next week. And because I am a HUGE fan of the Doctor I wanted to do a Whovian theme for this month.

I bought some cute stickers from witchcraft by jessi. Teeny tiny Doctors, sonic screwdrivers, the TARDIS and a few other characters. 

I found a great picture via pinterest and thought it would look great for my October cover photo.

Space themed washi added some nice touches to the pages. Adding quotes that I have found that I thought would add a nice touch.

I am very happy with how this turned out. It has to be my favourite monthly spread so far!

Bullet Journal - July

I bought some lovely scrapbooking stickers yesterday. They're all about travelling. Perfect for while Mark and I are in Western Australia.

Bullet Journal - Travel Dreams

I decided to make a list of places I would like to visit.
You have no idea how hard it is to choose 5 places, especially when you are such a home body!
Anyway, I managed to choose 4.

Mark and I will be visiting the first one a lot sooner than we expected. In fact we are surprising his Mum by going over to Perth to see her. Mark hasn't been back to Perth for over 20 years. This will be my first visit EVER. I am looking forward to it! Not to mention I will finally get to meet my Mother in law for the very first time. 

Stamp Of Approval

I have just discovered stamps.

Well, I knew about them before, but I discovered them on eBay and Wish. 

I wanted some for my bullet journalling and thought that they would come in handy to make things look pretty for when I don't feel like drawing. Stamps seemed the next logical choice other than printing stuff all the time.

I can't wait to start using them!! 

Things From Wish - Stickers and Buttons!

Yes I've been online shopping again ... what can I say I found some bargains!

I bought these from wish. 

As you can see by the 50c coin next to the stickers they are rather small
but they will be perfect for my bullet journal.

The stickers above are of Vincent Van Gogh's work. To be honest I bought these mostly because of the starry night painting that I love. Sadly you can't really see it very well in the photo. 

These buttons will definitely come in handy. They are 15 mm in size but they have handmade with love written on them. I'll be adding these to the baby kina cardigans that I knitted a little while ago. Provided they fit through the button holes that is.

New Bujo Supplies

Take a look at my new super cute, teeny tiny stickers!

I bought these on ebay from China.

I should have placed a coin next to the stickers for a size comparison. 

They are very small but oh so cute!

Very cute!

Perfume bottles

Succulents

These panda stickers are so cute and tiny.
Some are no bigger than my thumb nail.

Bullet Journal - April Set Up

The Commonwealth Games begins on April 4th so I thought I would use that as my theme for the month. It's being held on the Gold Coast. 

I cheated a little and printed out the logo that is being used for the games but the doodles of the sports are mine. Not the best cover page I've done but at least it shows the sentiment, right?

I also chose the colours green and yellow as part of my theme. Mainly because our sporting colours are green and gold. Not that you see much of that in these photos.

I also printed out the competition schedule & stuck that in.

My April tracker & mood tracker came from my boho berry box.

My first weekly spread looks a little blank for now. Mainly because I am still deciding what to put on the top of that second page. I am thinking perhaps some sporting doodles would look good or even a medal tally for the week. Maybe even both.

My Boho Berry Box Arrived

Yay my subscription arrived! Although it took a lot longer than I expected it to.

I'm impressed with what is in the box especially the stickers and the fountain pen from Goulet. 

I wonder what next months box will contain.

Bullet Journal - New Stickers

I bought myself some new stickers from a shop on etsy called Princess Creations. 

These stickers are so cute! I especially love the penguins. 

They remind me of Tux, the former Linux mascot.

I'm not sure when I will actually use these stickers in my bullet journal. I am still thinking of  monthly themes I might use in the future. I'm thinking perhaps the penguins might feature some time in late winter or early spring. 

Bullet Journal - Plant Doodles

I am loving how these plant doodles have turned out.
I found the pictures for these plants on pinterest.

I have to admit my doodles are improving that's for sure!

Bullet Journal Supplies - Cute Cat Stickers

I was checking out Wish.com for some cute cat stickers but found these on ebay.

The cat heads look super cute! The stickers are only tiny little things, no bigger than a 50 c piece.

I've been behaving myself and I haven't bought any many new things for my journalling. I am still waiting on some washi tape that I bought at the end of February whih are coming from China. They are due any day now. I also purchased some stickers on etsy over the weekend & should be here in a few days. They are coming from the other side of the country so hopefully they wont be too long. Although they were only posted yesterday.

My New Journal Cover

I bought myself a cover for my bullet journal today. I was looking at getting a leather one online but it would mean saving up for a while before I could get it. 

However, while Brodie and I were shopping at Fountain Gate this afternoon I thought I would take a look in there. It's a pretty big shopping centre but guess what. The one I did like was too narrow.

We ended up going to Officeworks across the road. I thought one last stop before heading home. My feet were feeling pretty darned sore from the walking we had done [Note to self: wear comfy shoes when shopping such as your runners!] 

There's a zipper section where I can place pens or other things in that I might wish to carry.

I found this one. It's actually an Otto A5 financial year diary 2018-2019.

The lady at the check out when I went to purchase this asked me if I realised that it was a financial year diary. I said it didn't really matter because I really only wanted the cover for my moleskin journal and that I was just going to rip out the diary that was in it. 

The slot/pocket to the right of the studs is large enough to fit my mobile phone.

 It states that the colour is blue but it looks more like a teal to me.

It's a little bit big for my moleskin but if I changed to a different A5 journal I know it will fit in there properly. I just wanted a cover to protect my bujo if I decided to take it with me in my handbag. I don't want it to get dog eared.

There's even a pen holder that I've attached my black marker to.

Bullet Journal - March Doodling

I decided to stick with pretty much the same layout as last month so far.

I am having lots of fun drawing cute animals in the blank spaces of each day of my layouts. I think it looks a lot better than just leaving it all blank.

I also found some Triplus Fineliners in Neon Colours on the weekend. You gotta love sales! I already have some Fineliners so I know that these are good to use in my bullet journal.

I also found some metallic sharpies. I have no idea what I will use them for but I just liked the idea of having some new metallic markers. I just need to hide them from hubby...

More Bujo Supplies

I received more parcels in my letter box this week.

Some very pretty washi tape that I bought on ebay. They will look great in a spring themes spread!

I also received the fountain pen that I ordered from wish. 

It's a Chinese version of the Lamy Al-star. It writes beautifully too. I almost don't want to go back to using an ordinary old biro. 

I filled it with an in from Parker and used most of it up writing in my journal. It is so nice to write with. I believe that I may end up being addicted to fountain pens. I've now ordered a Jinhao 500 from an Australian seller so it should arrive early next week.

Bullet Journal - March Spread

In Australia the first day of March signifies the beginning of autumn.

I love the colours of autumn. It's actually my second favourite season ever. Spring being my absolute favourite. Since March starts this week I thought that it was only fitting to use autumn as my theme for the month.

My favourite quote from Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

My cover page for March came from a drawing I did using stamps in an app I use on my android tablet called Sketch. I just copied it from that. It's a good program. I've tried drawing on it as well but I am not very good at it. At least not yet. 

My future log (above) is pretty much the same layout I used in January. I think it looks much better over two pages rather than squished in to one like I did for February.

I chose the same layout habit tracker for March that I used for Feb. Instead of drawing more leaves at the bottom I used some pretty leaf washi tape that I have. I think it fits in rather nicely with the theme. 

Bullet Journal - February Spread - 19th to 25th

I absolutely ♥LOVE♥ how I finished my spread for last week. I know it looks quite full but the flowers and the colours really help make the difference. I didn't like the look of all the blank space that was in my January weeklies. I am so glad I decided to doodle some pictures to fill in the spaces.

February Bullet Journal Spread

This is what my February spread looks like.

There were a lot of empty spaces and I couldn't leave them blank. 

I decided to fill in the blank spaces with doodles and colour them in with my Derwent water colour pencils. 

I am loving my flowers, cats and cacti.

I still have some colouring in to do but I am loving all the colour and the busyness of the pages. It makes me feel like I have actually accomplished something.

All I need to do now is think about what next months spread will look like .. I am thinking of autumn or perhaps St. Patricks day. I haven't decided yet.