2. What the heck is bullet journaling?

Welcome to my second post in the "BuJo for The Brok, Busy, and Artiscally Challenged." series.  To see what this series is all about, you can read the first post here.  My Pinterest feed has been filled with bullet journal this, bujo that.  The sales flyers and online ads for many stores I shop at have planners and journals galore on sale.  But for the beginner, what the heck is this all about?

What is it?

To put it simply, bullet journaling is a way to keep track of just about anything you need to keep track of.  It combines to-do lists, goals, budgets, wish lists, mood trackers, etcetera into one neat and tidy book.  It reduces clutter since you have everything in one tidy place and can help you stay organized.  It also helps with time management since you can visually see where all your time is going and how much time you have left.

Why do it?  

If you are looking for ways to keep track of things like your savings or moods.  Or if you have a chronic illness like me and need to keep track of your symptoms from week to week or month to month.  If you feel like you have no time and need to find it somewhere in your hectic life.  These are just some of the reasons to bullet journal.

Who is it for? 

Anyone.  Everyone.  If you want to reduce clutter physically, visually, and mentally, this is for you.  It reduces the need for a calendar, a planner, and random lists posted on your walls or in a diary somewhere.  If you want to better manage your time, this is for you.  If you want to keep track of this or that in your life, this is for you.  Busy parents juggling multiple schedules, business folk, small business owners, at home bosses, students of all ages - this is for you.  The broke and artistically challenged (meaning you are a pro at stick figures and crazy squiggles) this is for you.

Read on to the next post to find out HOW to bullet journal.

Thanks for reading and keep moving forward!
Kelli