How I'm Bullet Journaling (as a writer and student) In 2019

Spoiler alert: I was very much not into the idea of bullet journals when they first became cool. I mean, a journal that's supposed to help you plan things and be organized and save time, and yet you spend so much time making it look pretty that you actually end up wasting time?

*is suspicious*

But then...I started my own bullet journal. I may or may not be addicted now ;D. So I thought I would give y'all a peek into my bullet journal today, and show you how I'm utilizing it as both a writer and a student.

- The Index Pages -

(which I don't have a picture of because they're blank and boring ;D) 

I'm not using the assigned index pages as an actual index (*cough* like normal, sane people*cough*) I decided to use it as an acquisitions tracker for 2019. Like I said in my Hello 2019 post, I want to get more serious about submitting my work this year, so I decided that it would be nice to have a page where I can track everything that I publish this year. Very excited to start filling this in! 

- Title Page -

(you can click on any of these pics to blow them up, just fyi) I don't know what I was doing here, you guys. That design? What even is it? SO SPINDLY. But I wanted to do a bit of a nautical sketch, so this strange mash-up of ship's wheel and anchor was born. I need to be more creative, y'all ;D.

- 2019 at a Glance -

This is super helpful so that I don't have to pull out my phone and go scrolling through calendars when I'm planning out what's going to happen in future months/weeks (and for when I'm making my new bullet journal layouts and need to remember what day is what).

- Future Log -

The color scheme though. Savannah, darling - creamsicle orange and lime green DO NOT GO TOGETHER. Not even in alternate universes. Sheesh ;D. But the future log (I have the other months written on the subsequent pages) is where I'm going to be writing stuff like upcoming deadlines or other events I need to remember. Because my brain can't hold onto everything ;D.

- 2019 Goals / Important Dates -

This is helpful for all those birthdays I keep forgetting about xD. I don't know how much the goals page will get used, but I suppose we'll see. (however, again, that color scheme. Why, Savvy. Why even)

- Social Media Tracker -

I thought it would be fun to have a tracker so that I can see the growth I have on all my social media platforms during this new year. I'm curious to see how it turns out in the end!

- JANUARY LAYOUT -

I actually just did a YouTube video on my entire January bullet journal layout (*cough* which looks way better because I learned to use better colors *cough*), so I won't bore y'all with it again (you can check out the video right here if you haven't seen it yet!), but I thought I'd still show you one of my favorite layouts. Because I can't help it ;).

- Timetable and Sketch Page -

I've only started using a timetable to keep track of what I'm doing with my time in 2019, but I LOVE it. It's super helpful when I'm trying to figure out what I need to change to give myself more time for a project, and when I'm trying to figure out if I have time to fit in another project. Highly recommend. And this art piece was just really fun to do <3. (also, I rather think my massively blue theme for January is way better than ... whatever colors were happening in my beginning-of-the-year layouts xD)

And there's a peek into my bullet journal for this year! I'm having way too much fun using it and doodling around in it (it's seriously SO helpful for keeping everything organized and helping me be more productive!). Do any of y'all bullet journal? Let me know in the comments!

Keep being epic, y'all <3. 

~ Savannah Grace 

do you bullet journal? 

how do you stay organized?