August 2019 Yellow Dot Cover Page - August 2019 Bullet Journal Layout

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It has been a season of hectic schedules, stress, and emotionally exhausting events. So for my theme for August, I decided to switch things up and go with a minimalist theme based around a word.   Happy Theme After a stressful and exhausting couple of months, I really wanted to take a step back this month. Instead of picking a theme based around an object, I decided to use a word as my theme. This month is all about “happy.” The color yellow has always conveyed a sense of happiness to me. So I decided to do yellow dots for this month’s theme because it isRead More →
19 Bullet Journal Weekly Spread Ideas

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Using a Bullet Journal Weekly spread is essential. These spreads can be customized, tweaked, and made into exactly what you need to get through your week. As a newbie, I highly recommend sticking with a minimalist spread as it will provide you everything you need while you get into the habit of using it. If you have been bullet journaling for a while a more complex weekly spread may be exactly what you need to save pages and provide you with a more productive journal. In looking for a weekly spread to better help me track all of my plans, I decided to show youRead More →
February 2020 Bullet Journal Layout and Setup - Book Theme

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We have 29 days in February this year. That’s one extra day to make your goals a reality. One extra day to get in self care. One extra day to enjoy your family. This year my extra day will probably be spent on self care. That’s right instead of chasing my goals like I do almost every other day of the year, I will be turning into a blanket burrito. Curled up in bed, with my tablet, and reading for the entire day. So I decided to take my favorite self care activity and turn it into my monthly bullet journal theme for February. TableRead More →

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It’s the second to last month in the decade and I’m excited! This month’s tea time theme is courtesy of recent binged shows and the relaxing nature of tea. As I jump into plans for the next decade, this month is jam packed with to do’s that need to get done. So I’ve switched it up my bullet journal a bit from the last two months. There are new spread layouts and a few favorites and they are all themed for afternoon tea time. The products I used to create my tea time theme this month are: Scribbles That Matter Journal Micron Thinliners 1, 3,Read More →

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I cannot believe it’s September already. This year has really flown by. Though I’m happy to say that my schedule has finally eased a bit and is now more reliable. This month I decided to switch things up a bit and added weekly spreads to my September monthly layout. For the past few months, I’ve been using daily spreads as my daily life always seemed to change. This month however my day to day life is finally becoming a bit more predictable and plannable. As a planner living my life day today has been a killer on my productivity. I’m looking forward to getting backRead More →
Starting a Bullet Journal - My Bullet Journal Story

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Everyone has a bullet journal story. A story about how they found out about bullet journaling, why they started, why they keep using it, and what they plan to do with it in the future. Every person who uses a bullet journal has a story to tell on how they got started, here is mine. Needing A Planner When I first started blogging over on Mommy Thrives I was working 60 hours a week as a waitress and my schedule was insane. I was trying to write new posts for the blog, market that blog, work, raise a kid, and run all my normal errands.Read More →
Weekly Spreads vs. Daily Spreads In Bullet Journals - Pros and Cons of Each

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Planning spreads and how we use them are essential to the bullet journal process. They help us to plan out our lives and keep us on track to reach goals. What happens when a planning spread doesn’t work for you? There is often a big debate on what planning spreads people use. Some people skip the daily spread in favor for the weekly spread. Others stick to the daily spreads because they are great for an erratic schedule. Today I’m going to show you the pros and cons of weekly and daily spreads so you can decide which spread is best for you. Before weRead More →
Pittsburgh Theme Bullet Journal Cover Page - June 2019 Bullet Journal Layout

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It feels good to be back in the bullet journal game. For a while now I have been relying heavily on electronic planning because I’ve been stuck at my computer. Well that is changing. Today I’m showing you my bullet journal setup for June. I’m doing things a little differently this month from what I used to do. Partly because the past few months I’ve been lacking on my bullet journals and partly because my schedule is about to be extremely hectic. Earlier this week our landlord informed us that we have 60 days to move. Being on a month to month lease we haveRead More →
April 2019 Cover Page with Umbrella and Rain Drops - April 2019 Bullet Journal Setup

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It happens in any hobby, life gets busy and your hobby just slides to the side to wait patiently for you to come back. This is what happened to me with Bullet Journaling for the past couple of months. I wanted to spend time in my journal, I even created a March layout. I just didn’t use it. Partly because I left my journal in my bedroom instead of at my desk. Partly because I was so consumed with work through March that I was using electronic planning with Trello. It’s ok though. Feeling like a complete scattered – mess I created my April spreadRead More →
February 2019 Pink and Grey Setup - Bullet Journal Layout in Pink and Grey Stripes

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My bullet journal setup for February is a minimalist but colorful setup. In keeping with Valentine’s day I went ahead and used pink as one of my colors. However, I am not a huge Valentine’s Day fan so I paired it with a grey and left hearts completely out of this theme. It’s not that I dislike the holiday – I just don’t celebrate it. If you do that is awesome and I wish you a very happy day filled with joy and love. For being a short month I have a lot going on. My son’s birthday, our anniversary, and of course all theRead More →
Minimalist Bullet Journal Cover Page For January - January 2019 Bullet Journal Set up

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The beginning of the year is an extra crazy time for me. I have goals to create and plan out, deadlines to create, and loads of planning to do. For January I decided to do a minimalist bullet journal set up to save time on my planning. December and January are ALWAYS crazy months for me. Between loads of December birthdays, Christmas, and New Years I have almost zero time. To make matters worse I am in the process of changing up my mommy blog and dealing with all the things that come with a rebrand. I am all over the place with ideas, plans,Read More →

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Weekly spreads are one of the more useful spreads to have in your bullet journal. Not only do they help you with planning and staying on track each and every week, weekly spreads are there to give you a snapshot of your weekly to dos. I love weekly spreads because they allow for short snapshots of each day of the week. I can move from one task to the next quickly and even get ahead on work too. How I Use Weekly Spreads Bullet journaling is more than just having a planner available. For me I use daily logs to write down what went onRead More →
December 2019 Bullet Journal Setup - Doctor Who Bullet Journal Theme

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For the month of December I went with another favorite fandom. I am now sharing my Doctor Who theme bullet journal layout with you. I have known for months that this was the theme that I wanted to go with but when push came to shove, and a failed attempt at watercolor, I decided to go with a minimalist theme and it looks really good. Doctor Who Fandom I’m a total Whovian so it’s only natural that I would want to have at least one Doctor Who monthly theme. I’ve been on a fandom roll for a couple of months now and it’s worked outRead More →
Bullet Journal Harry Potter Theme - November 2019 Bullet Journal Layout with Harry Potter Theme

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I have been extremely excited to try my hand and a Harry Potter theme in my bullet journal. As a huge fan of the books and movies I’ve been looking forward to recreating aspects of each in my bullet journal. This of course has me super excited for November too. Just being able to use the different spreads. Before we get started here is a list of my recommended supplies. Recommended Products Journal Stencils Fine Point Pens Micron Fine Line Set Pens Tombow Fudenosuke Soft And Hard Tip Brush Pen Tombow Brush Pens Washi Tape Crayola Super Tips Platform 9 ¾ Cover Page I decidedRead More →

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For my first actual month doing a full theme in my bullet journal I decided to have a Nightmare Before Christmas bullet journal theme. I love the movie and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It made sense for me to pick and try my hand at this theme. Overall I’m pretty happy with everything about this theme and how it turned out in my bullet journal. It took me a bit of time to figure out how I was going to incorporate the theme and Halloween into each of my spreads but all together it’s pretty awesome. Before we get started here isRead More →
21 Bullet Journal Floral Theme Ideas

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We all need inspiration from time to time for our bullet journals. One of the wonderful things about bullet journaling is the amount of ideas that comes into our community from some really inspiring artists. For the moment I want to focus on weekly spreads that have a floral theme. Upon initial thought about a flower theme you are probably look for pale spreads with wispy watercolor designs. You might be surprised to see just how vibrant floral spreads can be. Bright reds of a poppy themed spread or the sunny yellows of a sunflower theme can really lift your mood throughout the week. IRead More →
Bullet Journal Sunflower Theme - September 2018 Bullet Journal Layout

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We are two days away from September and I have my bullet journal setup for the month complete. It’s nice to have everything planned out so early and I can start filling in all of my monthly plans and updates. Before I fill in everything though I want to share with you my September bullet journal setup. This month I decided to go with fall because I already planned out October and November themes. Additionally, we currently live in central Pennsylvania and the leaves are already starting their changing. This area is absolutely beautiful in the fall as the mountain brightens up with reds, oranges,Read More →
21 Bullet Journal Easy Weekly Spread Ideas

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When you are first starting your bullet journal there is a massive appeal to going all out with your design and layouts. I actually recommend against doing that. I recommend that you start off with easy designs and layouts at first. I’m sharing some visually appealing easy bullet journal weekly spreads that anyone can do. The big reason why I recommend you go with easy simple designs at first is because you still need to figure out what works for you. It’s easy for us to add every spread under the sun to our bullet journal and then be completely overwhelmed by it all. InRead More →