​ December 20, 2018

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How I set up my
planner for 2019
With 2019 around the corner, it’s time to sort out our lives for a fresh start. Have

you been consistent in using a bullet journal or planner this year? I used 3

planners this year – each book is for 4 months. It was a great feeling to finish one

and start afresh in another one! For this new year, I’m going a lot more minimal

and simple with my planner.

Here are things I have in my planner:

1. Goals for the year

1. Categorized into faith, interpersonal, personal, health, languages
and work
2. Mood tracker for the year
1. An arrow pointing up for a good day, straight line for an average day,
and down arrow for a bad day
3. Language log for each month
1. I’ve selected a few languages to focus on. Each language is
indicated by a color dot, and next to it I’ll indicate with a symbol
whether that day was passive or active studying. I haven’t made this
a year view because on one day I can learn more than one
language, so it makes sense to do it monthly because there’s more
space on the page.
4. Habit tracker for each month

1. Using symbols to indicate to myself what the habits are

5. Monthly overview
1. A simple calendar, with 15 days on the left of a line and 16 days on
the right of a line.
6. Weekly spreads
7. Bible verses for each month
8. Gratitude log for each month
9. YouTube subscriber graph
Here’s a video of my journal-making process!

I’m using color very minimally – color for meaning.

Pink is used for things like the days of the week (next to the dates in black), or a

small crown on 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, heh. Each language also has a

color, as mentioned above.

What I like about having your own planner that you create is the fluidity and

openness to change. If I am not happy with my weekly spread one week, I have

total freedom to change it the next week! Here’s my weekly spread for the first

week of January. Usually, I like to have a full page a day, but we’ll see how this

goes!
If you’re a journaler or blogger who’s interested in bujos, please let me know in

the comments so we can connect!

Happy new year in advance!

Love, Lindie