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Evolution of a Journal

What started out on tear stained pages in locked diaries full of teenage angst and heartbreak has evolved into a bullet journal or "bujo" as they are called.

It is a journal, to do list, planner and creative outlet for doodles, dreams, goals and anything else you can think of.

Over the years I have tried all kinds of different techniques, typing it into my computer, pretty books, fountain pens but always struggled, because it didn't hold my interest unless I was unhappy and needed to vent. 

Most recently my yoga teacher wanted us to keep a daily journal and I managed to make about 3 entries a week since last May.  I also have a weekly planner page that I made in libre office writer for organizing my life and that I keep up to date.  I like lists and I like to be very organized.  The bullet journal is the merging of the 2 and I am excited to have encountered great blogs and sites that deal solely with bujo's.

Here is the start of mine 2 days ago....


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Stay tuned I already have changes for next week and lots of page ideas to work on.....


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