Happy New Year, fellow readers! Hope your first two weeks were interesting and lively.

Fun fact : I am not-so-secretly obsessed with my BuJo. Just when I thought I have no more things to find absolute interest in, the Internet brings another into my life. (Damn you Tumblr.)

But let’s talk about this. I’m sure you have come across the phrases “Bullet Journal” or “BuJo” floating around the Internet. It could be from your creative/stationery-enthusiast friends or those Twitter aesthete profiles. Bullet Journalling is one of the top trends nowadays amongst Pinterest users, Tumblr users, or regular people who just aspire to get their life together with some personal style. In this case, I’m all of the above (teehee).

I am all for getting my tasks and life together, but I don’t click with standard planners. They never seem to motivate me to use it long-term or they don’t have all the aspects I expect. So when I discovered the BuJo trend, I was hooked like a worm on a bait.

Why is it a trend you ask? Well let me enlighten you young grasshopper, along with a fellow BuJo enthusiast and dear friend - Christal Clyde (Internet alias : Tokiiros). She is low-key passionate for constellations, colourful things and stationery.

Christal's BuJo layout.

This is the most crucial characteristic that made the BuJo so popular. All you need is your choice of stationery, favourite notebook, and a drive to organise effectively. Most layouts and page ideas which you design and include in your BuJo are to your preference. Hence, you will find it easy to keep up with it on a daily basis. Plus, you have the power to change whatever layouts and page choices anytime you want.

Note (by Christal) : You don’t have to have all those fancy stationery to make your bujo nice! Just gotta use your imagination & creativity.

Your stationery could range from one black pen and a ruler with a few other coloured pens (my preferred choice) to a whole collection of Artline Stix Brush Pens, washi tape and Zebra Mildliners (Christal’s collection). I will place a list of stationery we use at the end of the post!

Christal's stationery collection.

My BuJo daily log layouts.

Basically, your BuJo will have everything and anything you need. It could be shopping lists, class assignments and trackers. Again, a BuJo is to fit you and your daily life.

Note (by Christal) : Just roll with whatever ideas you have when making a layout, don’t overthink it hahaha.

A BuJo is pretty much a great option for everyone - especially students. I emphasise the student demographic because a BuJo will not just be their tip-top organiser, but it will also train them to multitask like a pro and have a strong passion to excel in all of their tasks. We BuJo users can totally confirm this.

My studying layout (according to subject.)

As a college student, heavy workload is unavoidable. There are also many hours of lectures a week back-to-back for several subjects. Hence, I include my subject planner for the month, having each subject take up one page each. I like to include the lectures, past year questions which I completed, self-practice tracker, extra assignments and a column for pop quiz grades. If necessary, I would also add in the upcoming test date so that I don’t forget.

I feel this layout is very useful for students, especially for those who are active in extracurricular activities or have assignments as a part of their total grade (Foundation and American Degree Programme). I am always active with something other than academics, so a personal BuJo would be very fit to manage your time and keep updated with your daily tasks.

Note (by Christal) : However, you need to have the motivation to do it and not forget to do it. Otherwise, your BuJo becomes redundant.

Christal's studying layout.

And there you have it! With the start of a new year just over two weeks ago, I highly recommend your reset starting with a new and improved way in getting your student life in order. If you want more information on the fundamentals of BuJo, go here and here! These links are very useful for teaching the basics in the meantime. Be sure to check out Christal's social media (Tumblr) (Instagram) to see more of her BuJo and study aesthetics!

Be sure to stay tuned for the next post on THE (BUJO)urney, and comment below your feedback!

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