I thought today I would share my bullet journal set up for 2017 and the monthly pages for January. This was the first time I’ve gone into a new year while using a bullet journal so I was quite excited to get everything set up. I know a lot of people also say you should get a new journal for every year but I only bought this Agenzio notebook from Paperchase a few months ago.
MY BULLET JOURNAL SET UP
I try to keep my bullet journal quite simple. I love some of the really elaborate ones you find on Instagram but I don’t want that for my bujo. Usually I just use washi tape for a little decoration. Since it was the start of the year I also used this ‘hello’ sticker I got in a pack from Hobbycraft. I only have a small collection of pens I use now, the Muji mechanical pencil, 0.38 gel pen and the Staedtler Fineliner. I also use the Zebra Mildliners to add a bit of colour.
YEARLY OVERVIEW
I decided to keep my future log to just two pages. I don’t expect to be doing a huge amount of future planning so my bullet journal set up doesn’t need to be complicated. I’m sure this layout was based on one I saw in a YouTube video but I’ve totally forgotten who’s video it was.
HEALTH TRACKER
My health tracker for the year. I know people usually have a full page for one month but I’ve been tracking the same six things since last August and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Another good thing about this is it’s easier to compare months when they are right next to each other.
MONTHLY PAGES
My monthly page for January. I use weekly planner kits to add some interest to my bullet journal pages. This particular spread is still quite empty but it will fill up as the month goes along. I will also sometimes go back and add noteworthy events. I love doing this as a way of memory keeping.
FINALLY
I really hope you enjoyed seeing my bullet journal set up for the start of 2017 and January. Maybe this will inspire some of your own bullet journal spreads.
31 responses to “My 2017 & January Bullet Journal Set Up”
Really nicely and neatly organised! I could do with you penning my journal for me, it’s quite messy! Haha. I’m terrible at being neat. Hopefully this helps your 2017/Jan to be productive 🙂
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Oh don’t worry. There are messy pages too. I just didn’t show them.
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THIS. IS. BEAUTIFUL!! 😱
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Thanks 🙂
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As a teacher and an overly introspective person, I admire a good journal. These are awesome!
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Thanks!
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Oooh I love taking a sneak-peak into other people’s bullet journals! ^^
I have one of my own, although not nearly as organized as yours is. Hope it brings you a great 2017!
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Yeah I love looking at other journals. I think it’s because they are all so different.
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That’s so neat. 😍
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🙂
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Some great planning elements here… It’s nice to see someone else who keeps their bullet journal pretty simple also.
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Thanks 🙂
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Oh it’s so pretty! I really love your titles.
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Thanks. I can’t take credit for those titles, found them on tumblr.
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love your setup… very neat… ❤
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Thank you 🙂
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Love the setup!
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Thanks!
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That is awesome!
It makes me want to make one for myself, but that would made my calendar useless 😛
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Ahh yes. The dilemma of having three different planners you want to use. I know that very well!
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I use Google calendar to organise my life. As a shift worker I live by the schedule. I’ve not used a paper based diary in over 15-20 years.
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Yeah I used to use Google Calendar for a while. The thing with that is it’s really more for events not tasks. The thing I like about the bullet journal is I can write out everything I need to do each day.
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Thank you for the inspiration!
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Thank you for reading 🙂
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This looks so good! Youre so good at it omg
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Practice 🙂
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Love it!! I’ve been intrigued by bullet journals but have been a little intimidated. I love how simple but pretty your journal is!
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Yeah they can be confusing to start out with.
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Looks like you’re doing very well. Hope so.
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Love your design!! Can never decide if I want to keep my Moleskine planner, if I want to go with the Bullet Journal, or both.
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I have that same problem. I love my bullet journal but want to try other planning methods. I usually find myself jumping between various planners.
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