Getting Organized: Bullet Journal!!

Getting organized.  Getting things done.  Jumping on the bullet journal bandwagon!

Check out my new bullet journal.

I stumbled across the bullet journal concept on Pinterest while looking for crochet projects that my mom could make.  She is super into crochet right now and I have been the grateful recipient.

So in my search for getting my life together, the bullet journal is designed to be whatever you need it to be.  I'm starting.  Created my index, started my monthly and weekly pages, wrote up my tasks lists.... I've been at it for one week and it really is working for me right now.





I have been able to keep up with the most important tasks.  I have been trying to keep up with regular habits and being thoughtful and intentional in my daily practices.

There are some habits that I have failed at this past 10 days but some that I have been able to keep on top of.  This has helped me reflect and look at what I can change in my life to keep on top of my habits.

I am also practicing an attitude of gratitude! Every day I jot down a couple of key words/phrases that help me remember things that I am grateful for - reflecting on the small things and pausing long enough to find the joy and beauty in the every day things even when the day has been crappy.

There are lots of people that make bullet journaling their creative as well as organizational outlet.  I used some colors but kept my layouts and design simple overall.  It is is a work in progress and I am learning more about what works for me and my brain every day.

If you want to learn more about bullet journal and the original method check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm15cmYU0IM

My New Fitness Binder

One of my 2014 goals was to maintain my forward momentum on adopting healthy food and exercise habits.  To that end, I created my very own fitness binder. 

I got the template from Fit.Strong.Lean.  I printed out the pages that worked for me and not the ones that I knew I was never going to use.  I printed them in black and white and used some crayola markers to color the templates in and make them bright and colorful. 



I ended up with 3 sections for the binder: My schedule, Goals & motivation, and Body management.  I don't love the title "body management" but that is what it is, I guess.  I'm committed to not focusing solely on weight, so part of the body management piece for me was about what my body can manage  For example, how long can I hold a plank or how many jumping jacks can I do without feeling like my lungs are on fire. 

Once the inserts were all colored in and pretty, I put it together in a binder.  I've started to plan out my exercise schedule and working to get a little bit of intentional exercise in every day. 

Isn't the binder nice?  :)

February, I'm trying the 30 day Plank challenge!  Supposedly I will be able to hold a plank for 4 minutes and 30 seconds at the end of the challenge.  That seems HIGHLY unlikely to me, but I'm going to give it a try.