Hi team! 💜 Hope you enjoyed the setup 😄 Very looking forward to filling in these layouts a bit closer to the new year 💪 Be sure to grab your free year at a glance printables (plus a range of other bonus materials) over in our resource library 🥳 jashii.com/resources
I'm terrible at meal prepping. When I discovered ingredient prep instead, that was a game changer for me. I'd prep sauteed veggies, rice and chopped veggies, hard boiled eggs, even making scrambled eggs. Then I could very easily toss in a protein and make so many differnet dishes without forcing myself to have the same meal for 4 days straight :P
I found that if I didn’t purchase already ready to eat fruit and veg, I simply wouldn’t touch it unless I had the energy to prep it all as soon as I got home. So now, it’s either spend the extra for already prepped or force myself to carry through with cutting up that melon and plucking off and washing those grapes. But knowing that about myself has been a game changer. And I absolutely bulk make things like sauces, soups, and stews that will get paired with things like pasta, rice, fresh bread, or potatoes. If you don’t own any Souper Cubes, you need to! Total game changer to freezer organization
Just a few ideas for rewards... when you hit those higher levels, think of something you'd really like to do in that area of character building. Such as increasing your vitality can be rewarded with a full body massage. Upping your prosperity could allow you to give a large donation to a charity you've been wanting to support. Seems like all these areas have a higher level action that can be the reward. Stewardship= new couch pillows, Charisma= host a game night with friends... ❤
Reward ideas: Small rewards - favourite snack or drink, x minutes of lying on the sofa and scrolling mindlessly with no regrets, some meditative fun thing like filling a blank page with random doodles or making abstract art. Medium rewards - a "do nothing day", going to a thing I've always wanted to go to but never got round to (visiting a local site, seeing a museum exhibition, going to an event, trying a restaurant) Big rewards - often like the medium rewards but more expensive. A one day spa day (with a sauna and/or professional massage), going to a fancy restaurant I've always wanted to try, getting tickets for a concert or event i want to go to that's a bit more pricey, maybe even a weekend mini holiday/trip
Heck yeah 🥳 I was thinking about building a skill tree into my system, but decided not this *this time*. Would love to see what you come up with for that though!
I was inspired by your rethinking of the calendar. I used to love starting a new journal at the start of a new year. However, last year, I started using 3 journals a year, with the first one starting in December and going to March of the next year. That way, I can start in November getting my next new journal set up through mid January, and cruise through the holidays enjoying & using my journal. I also like keeping New Years memories together in the same journal with the Christmas holiday. I set up all four months of monthly and weekly spreads in pencil without themes, and after that, make a tab to start my daily bullet journaling. Later, I add fun themes/color palettes/fonts before the start of the next month. It’s not too daunting, and the style can reflect what I’m interested in at the moment without needing to plan a style for all four months in advance. Thx Jess for all your ideas 😎👍
The happy accident of not enough space for the header is actually perfect! I love the addition of the new header!! This theme is definitely going on my list of ones for next year! Love it so much!
Glad you liked it! 😄 Wish the accident would have happened a liiiiil earlier so I would have used the fix on other pages too, but I still think it came together well 👌
Thanks! 💜 lowkey would have been easier (maybe?) to lay the tape down first and the write the titles on sticker paper to stick over top 😝 but I think it turned out well!
I’m loving this theme, it feels very early years Avril Lavigne to me! I can definitely see the ‘emo’ elements! Rewards wise: I was initially thinking of reward trips to places, maybe for food (that’s what I’d do), maybe for a walk somewhere you wouldn’t normally go, that sort of thing. You could for the bigger days make yourself some kind of voucher, so you could reward yourself with a day off, a weekend away, XX amount of money to spend of treat days or something like that! I hope this helps!
When I've done weight loss goals I works reward myself with either new clothes or books that I was really wanting to read. Maybe think about things that you are buying but want to control your spending on ( like eating out or journal supplies) and then turn it into a reward so your spending on that thing that you really want to, but don't do it often because it's now a reward. It's a win win because you get stuff done and control spending.
This theme reminded me of passing notes in high school. I love the nostalgia factor. The way we drew those S symbols and signed everything with a heart or a star. I’m glad you relaxed a bit with this layout. It’s super fun.
okay, is it weird that I am feeling proud of you for going with a messier vibe for your set up?! I rarely use a ruler in my bujo for linework, and you are SO precise with the washi outlines for filling lines and everything -- I bet it was a nice break for you after you allowed yourself to be in scribble mode, huh?? plus, it turned out beautifully!! well done!!
Fantastic theme! Some rewards I use to make me do things I don't like doing are pedicures, massages, my favorite takeaway and my favorite specialty coffee for a smaller reward.
I had a really hard year and my reward for getting through it was a ticket to a show that I really wanted to attend. I highly recommend that as a higher level reward since it is something you can look forward to.
this theme is giving myspace vibes and i love it sooo much, nice job on the free handing, i love the drippy decorations too, i used to do that back in highschool with grifiti drawings i loveeee the work schedule page
Jashi - "I'm gonna punch fear in the face and just go with it!" Love that quote. I hope you don't mind but I"m gonna use that as an inspirational quote in my bujo somewhere. :)
Finishing soon my first bujo , did it the all year without missing a bit. It really help me , it was a good solution for some of my problem. And now i do more "decoration" (stickers). Thank you for inspiring and helping me in this journey ❤ love frome france
I have this journal in the Traveler’s Notebook size. The design, especially the black and white chequered pattern, reminded me of the late 70s and early 80s when I was a kid, the ska and 2 Tone music, especially The Specials! 🎵😍
Nicely done Jess. Thanks for sharing. I’m not gamifying my year at all but one of my favorite things to reward myself with is days out in my town. If I get a big project done, I get out of the house for a few hours and go explore. Maybe that ticks off a few of your sections? Hope this helps and that you’re well. Sending my best.
I was planning on doing a gaming theme and including more gamification since it helps with my ADHD, so I’m really excited your doing something similar and hope to hear how it’s going to work because I have NO IDEA where to start 😂 absolutely love this setup, the headings are my favorite ❤
Oh my, this is sooo nostalgic for me! 😍I spent the whole of my 12-18 years old school years doodling in this style to every one of my school notebooks, scribbling Green Day lyrics to the edges of the papers, all the teenage punk rock feels! 😄☠💘
I usually stick within my sepia-toned comfort zone in my bullet journaling but i love how fun this is and i think i might try something similar next month 👀
This journal design reminded me of 7th grade so hard. "Sk8er" everywhere, emos, myspace, axe stink everywhere, doodles all over everything, lol also Jashii, the doodle theme gave me inspiration!! I have a brilliant theme idea. How about "imperfection" ? Every imperfection is contributing a point, and at the end of the journal, I wanna see a highscore. Because every point means I just went through with it regardless. And it all worked out in the end. It will be a punch in perfectionisms face! Every imperfection is a win against it .
The ‘gamification’ sounds so interesting and such a good motivation to work towards more balance in life! Would love a full info video with a ‘roadmap’ and examples, if you haven’t already! Feel like I need this in my life for 2025 ❤
So excited to see you jump over 100K followers! Congratulations, though it's entirely due to your talent at these very inspiring videos. Thanks for being you. Well, and sharing her with us.
I am so looking forward to vlogmas. It's my Superbowl. Will you include a (yearly) reset video in it? I always love to watch you reset everything at the end of the year. It's so satisfying and inspiring.
love the setup! the punch letter headers are definitely something i want to incorporate to a future theme in my bujo!! reward ideas: buy a new nail polish or get nails done, get or make a special drink, get a treat (ice cream, baked goods, etc.), a meal at a favorite restaurant, buy something you’ve always wanted but always convince yourself you don’t need, take an intentional day off, have a movie marathon day, get a new book, get a new plant, intentional gaming time, get a new game, try a hobby class, take a day or weekend trip, visit a museum, go to a farmers market or local event, try a new product (skincare, journalling supply, etc.), go for a scenic drive, wine tasting, try a new restaurant, order a meal in, get a new piece of jewelry, get a tattoo, use a hair or face mask, get a new pen or marker set hope that list will inspire some ideas for rewards for you! :)
So one of my rewards for accomplishing a youtube based action was a brand new tattoo. I don't know if thats something you would consider, but for me it definitely boosted my desire to complete this because I love getting tattoos, haha!
Last year, I started using 3 journals a year, with the first one starting in December and going to March of the next year. That way, I can start in November getting my next new journal set up through mid January, and cruise through the holidays enjoying & using my journal. I also like keeping New Years memories together in the same journal with the Christmas holiday. I set up all four months of monthly and weekly spreads in pencil without themes, and after that, make a tab to start my daily bullet journaling. Later, I add fun themes/color palettes/fonts before the start of the next month. It’s not too daunting, and the style can reflect what I’m interested in at the moment without needing to plan a style for all four months in advance.
For small rewards - maybe you need a little shop shelf, kinda like how in games you can go to the shop/market and trade points for items? Be fun to go shopping and buy a few things (including bubble tea gift card!), make little points tags for them, then allow yourself to 'shop' for a reward as you accumulate points.
This theme is so fun! I've been describing my reading journal theme for 2025 as VSCO girl meets Y2K and I feel like there are elements from this theme that would totally work with that!
@@JashiiCorrin Haha, I saw that trend in one of your Livestream videos, and the fact that it happened in this setup gave me a chuckle. I always love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing 💜
reward ideas use things you would normal talk yourself out of because logically you don't need them. some examples from my world: 1 purchasing a book you already own and love, because the new cover would be so pretty on my bookshelf and I can donate the old one 2 some more tombow colours ( no I really don't need more colours.. but I like them) 3 new socks, because they make me smile 4 fun but unnecessary kitchen gadgets, like a dedicated popcorn popper, or that shinny set of ice cream sunday glasses to use instead of my usual bowls.
Oooh, I love this theme and vibe!! I often feel like its very easy for bullet journalling to become very perfectionist, like you put so much effort and energy into the aesthetics of a bujo that you end up running out of spoons to actually use it! Its more a work of art than a functional planner. So a more scruffy/doodly theme would help with the vibe of...this is for *you* and noone else! :) This is also really neat to watch given I'm wondering how to approach planning in 2025. Ive neglected my bujo this year, and I feel like its not the best for me in terms of day by day planning? And if I then use something else, like a Hobonichi Techo planner or Filofax for that, what purpose would the bujo then serve? I seem to like journalling more as a scrapbook/reflective practice rather than future planning, so it *might* be a more loose format next year if I decide to stick with it. 💖
Certainly worth having a go at that! Can totally understand not wanting to have redundancy in your lineup regarding multiple journals/planners with the same function 👏
For my really big and significant goals I attach a "prize". It could be a piece of jewellery or something new for the home. I don't tend to reward myself for the day to day stuff but maybe I should! It would be sweets for me 🤣🤣😊
I think you're one of the few journal vlogger (is that the name??) I've seen so far who really puts a lot of efforts into the decoration of your journal. You really put a lot of intention behind every line e decision. It's -- relaxing to watch.
That’d be awesome 👏 I feel like the feature would definitely get abused with some not so savoury things being posted, but it’d be great for people getting to share their layouts in our community 😝
@JashiiCorrin Hello Jess, thank you been looking forward this video of yours. I’ll be starting mine very soon, and will be considered my Winter Journal going based on the cycles of the season as laid out within the Bible; so from December through Feb will be Winter and the the New Year Beginning in March when all things start to come alive and Bloom! I would LOVE. A detailed explanation of how you do your cycle calendar…I’m a little slow ha ha and need more explanation. I want to do the Biblical Calendar In The Sky Cycles last year but with packing and suck and not all my supplies available I didn’t have time to setup and used a regular planner instead. But I’ll be using my Mint Gardener Navy journal soon!
I got my daughter interested in bullet journaling as opposed to just journaling in a diary. She showed me this video this morning and I knew I recognized your voice, so I looked it up and found that you are the one that inspired me to this style long ago! So glad you're still making inspiring content! Pretty big move from Chem teacher to Content creator! Good for to find something that you love! I have a feeling we'll both use much of the inspiration from this one, as it speaks to my 80s nostalgic mind and her love for the 80s/90s. One question, I'm not real savvy on how to make the header labels you did with the punch style lettering. Would you mind lend a helping hand here?
When my washi tapes don't stick well or pop up, I use a mini double-sided tape runner under them. Just don't use a glue dot runner I the dots are colored because they will show through some tapes.
I really like chef jack ovens on youtube for meal prep videos. They're always really tasty and accessible recipes. Full disclosure: I don't really meal prep as seriously as some people, I'll generally do 5 servings of one recipe on Sunday and share those with my partner so we have some "I need to eat rn!" meals in the fridge for the beginning of the week - before we've accrued any leftovers
I'm so glad I found your channel. I want to make my own journal/planner and your work is giving me a lot of ideas and inspiration. Instead of buying a bullet journal and drawing all the spreads, I'm going to be printing my journal and binding it myself tho. As I found through previous attempts that the only way I'll actually use it if it's already ready and doesn't require much set up. Might end up buying a bullet journal to try a few things tho....
I thought you had regressed when I first saw this without sound. As always, awesome cohesiveness and design Jess (never doubted you, but it's a super bold throwback I'm not brave enough to do yet!) 🎉
I’ll be using the 8x8 compass for the 1st quarter and looking forward to trying out the cyclic idea, yet to decide theme (waiting for Black Friday sales). 🤔 The pink drip reminds me of Hubba Bubba (purple).
For me Rewards: Depending on budget. a new Audiobook, a Thai tea, Manacure, rent a movie, getting hair washed, (self-care) I can go into my salon and just get my hair washed and dried for a decent price. This includes a Head massage, super relaxing. Christina 🦝
Hi team! 💜 Hope you enjoyed the setup 😄 Very looking forward to filling in these layouts a bit closer to the new year 💪
Be sure to grab your free year at a glance printables (plus a range of other bonus materials) over in our resource library 🥳 jashii.com/resources
I'm terrible at meal prepping. When I discovered ingredient prep instead, that was a game changer for me. I'd prep sauteed veggies, rice and chopped veggies, hard boiled eggs, even making scrambled eggs. Then I could very easily toss in a protein and make so many differnet dishes without forcing myself to have the same meal for 4 days straight :P
Such a great adjustment!
Heck yeah 💪 I love the idea of ingredient prep. Make all the dishes once instead of every night 😝
That’s Genius!
I found that if I didn’t purchase already ready to eat fruit and veg, I simply wouldn’t touch it unless I had the energy to prep it all as soon as I got home. So now, it’s either spend the extra for already prepped or force myself to carry through with cutting up that melon and plucking off and washing those grapes. But knowing that about myself has been a game changer.
And I absolutely bulk make things like sauces, soups, and stews that will get paired with things like pasta, rice, fresh bread, or potatoes. If you don’t own any Souper Cubes, you need to! Total game changer to freezer organization
I love this! I'm gonna have to try this!
Just a few ideas for rewards... when you hit those higher levels, think of something you'd really like to do in that area of character building. Such as increasing your vitality can be rewarded with a full body massage. Upping your prosperity could allow you to give a large donation to a charity you've been wanting to support. Seems like all these areas have a higher level action that can be the reward. Stewardship= new couch pillows, Charisma= host a game night with friends... ❤
I do love the idea of having the reward tied to the skill area 👏 makes it feel really fitting 😄 thanks for the ideas! 💜
As an 80s kid this theme makes me stupid happy. I adore this!
Haha yay! 🥳 glad you liked it!
I don't know if I've said this before, but I really, really appreciate your mentioning the time you took with each spread :) thank you!
Glad you find that valuable 😄💜
Reward ideas:
Small rewards - favourite snack or drink, x minutes of lying on the sofa and scrolling mindlessly with no regrets, some meditative fun thing like filling a blank page with random doodles or making abstract art.
Medium rewards - a "do nothing day", going to a thing I've always wanted to go to but never got round to (visiting a local site, seeing a museum exhibition, going to an event, trying a restaurant)
Big rewards - often like the medium rewards but more expensive. A one day spa day (with a sauna and/or professional massage), going to a fancy restaurant I've always wanted to try, getting tickets for a concert or event i want to go to that's a bit more pricey, maybe even a weekend mini holiday/trip
Thanks for all the ideas! 🥳💜
"Punch fear in the face" i may write that down. I love it.
Haha glad you liked that one 😂
I've been hearing you talk about the gamification you're doing and I think I'm gonna make myself a skill tree for my main goals
Heck yeah 🥳 I was thinking about building a skill tree into my system, but decided not this *this time*. Would love to see what you come up with for that though!
I was inspired by your rethinking of the calendar. I used to love starting a new journal at the start of a new year. However, last year, I started using 3 journals a year, with the first one starting in December and going to March of the next year. That way, I can start in November getting my next new journal set up through mid January, and cruise through the holidays enjoying & using my journal. I also like keeping New Years memories together in the same journal with the Christmas holiday. I set up all four months of monthly and weekly spreads in pencil without themes, and after that, make a tab to start my daily bullet journaling. Later, I add fun themes/color palettes/fonts before the start of the next month. It’s not too daunting, and the style can reflect what I’m interested in at the moment without needing to plan a style for all four months in advance. Thx Jess for all your ideas 😎👍
Most welcome! 💜 Love the idea of intentionally keeping the Christmas and New Year periods together for memories 😄
"When are we doing that? Anywhere from a few hours to the next 3 or 4 months!" As a professional procrastinator, I can totally relate! 🤣
Haha glad I’m not alone with that one 😝
Rewards- little houseplants or buying seed packets for my garden count as rewards for me!
Omg yes 👏 totally putting that as a reward for me. I’m getting very into plants lately 😝
I have very nitch hobbies, I reward myself with things to fulfill set hobbies. Yarn, nail polish, fancy color pens... love this set up and the journal
Hobby supplies make for great rewards 😄💜 Glad you liked the setup!
The happy accident of not enough space for the header is actually perfect! I love the addition of the new header!! This theme is definitely going on my list of ones for next year! Love it so much!
Glad you liked it! 😄 Wish the accident would have happened a liiiiil earlier so I would have used the fix on other pages too, but I still think it came together well 👌
I LOVE how you did the scribble washi on the headers. Such a great idea!
Thanks! 💜 lowkey would have been easier (maybe?) to lay the tape down first and the write the titles on sticker paper to stick over top 😝 but I think it turned out well!
I’m loving this theme, it feels very early years Avril Lavigne to me! I can definitely see the ‘emo’ elements!
Rewards wise: I was initially thinking of reward trips to places, maybe for food (that’s what I’d do), maybe for a walk somewhere you wouldn’t normally go, that sort of thing. You could for the bigger days make yourself some kind of voucher, so you could reward yourself with a day off, a weekend away, XX amount of money to spend of treat days or something like that!
I hope this helps!
P.S. I’m definitely going to be trying your cyclic theme idea, very excited by the prospect of coming into a new year with my journal! ❤
Thanks for the reward ideas! 😄💜 and glad to hear you’re interested in cyclic planning too 🥳
This whole set up speaks to my overgrown emo soul!
Haha awesome 💜😄 Glad you liked it!
When I've done weight loss goals I works reward myself with either new clothes or books that I was really wanting to read. Maybe think about things that you are buying but want to control your spending on ( like eating out or journal supplies) and then turn it into a reward so your spending on that thing that you really want to, but don't do it often because it's now a reward. It's a win win because you get stuff done and control spending.
I absolutely love how this turned out! It takes me back, as I’m a child of the 80’s! 😂
Haha nice 😂 glad you liked it! 💜
This theme reminded me of passing notes in high school. I love the nostalgia factor. The way we drew those S symbols and signed everything with a heart or a star. I’m glad you relaxed a bit with this layout. It’s super fun.
It was fun getting to be more scribbly with it, yeah 💜 Definitely a nostalgia bomb 😝
okay, is it weird that I am feeling proud of you for going with a messier vibe for your set up?! I rarely use a ruler in my bujo for linework, and you are SO precise with the washi outlines for filling lines and everything -- I bet it was a nice break for you after you allowed yourself to be in scribble mode, huh?? plus, it turned out beautifully!! well done!!
I appreciate your proudness 💜 thanks! Certainly a fun and freeing theme 😝
Fantastic theme! Some rewards I use to make me do things I don't like doing are pedicures, massages, my favorite takeaway and my favorite specialty coffee for a smaller reward.
Oh nice 💜 thanks for the ideas! 😄
i would have said this gave avril vibes, but now it's more rose's APT vibes! super pretty cover to content, while being extremely functional! love it!
I had a really hard year and my reward for getting through it was a ticket to a show that I really wanted to attend. I highly recommend that as a higher level reward since it is something you can look forward to.
Oh this makes my inner child so happy! Takes me back circa 90's with the design. Gah I loved being a late 80s mid 90s kid!
this theme is giving myspace vibes and i love it sooo much, nice job on the free handing, i love the drippy decorations too, i used to do that back in highschool with grifiti drawings i loveeee the work schedule page
Thanks! 💜 I totally see the MySpace vibes 😂
Loved the theme! One of the (many) things I enjoy about your channel is the variety (and creativity!) of your themes ❤
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this entire setup! It’s giving 2018 bujo vibes and I am HERE FOR IT! 💖💖
Haha 😂 thanks Tracy! 💜
The scribbles/ doodles add so much! Nice
Glad you liked them! 😄💜
Jashi - "I'm gonna punch fear in the face and just go with it!" Love that quote. I hope you don't mind but I"m gonna use that as an inspirational quote in my bujo somewhere. :)
Haha all good 😝 glad you liked it! 💜
Finishing soon my first bujo , did it the all year without missing a bit. It really help me , it was a good solution for some of my problem. And now i do more "decoration" (stickers). Thank you for inspiring and helping me in this journey ❤ love frome france
I have this journal in the Traveler’s Notebook size. The design, especially the black and white chequered pattern, reminded me of the late 70s and early 80s when I was a kid, the ska and 2 Tone music, especially The Specials! 🎵😍
Oh nice! 💜 I thought it was such a cool and fun design 😄
Nicely done Jess. Thanks for sharing. I’m not gamifying my year at all but one of my favorite things to reward myself with is days out in my town. If I get a big project done, I get out of the house for a few hours and go explore. Maybe that ticks off a few of your sections?
Hope this helps and that you’re well. Sending my best.
Thanks Meg! 😄💜 appreciate the reward idea 💪
Even when you are being intentionally "messy", it still turns out fantastic! I am super jealous! 💖
Haha thanks! 💜 I think that the "intentional" part is what keeps it from just being a hot mess express in this case 😝
Love journaling along with you! I just finished setting up a yearly collections journal for the first time and am so excited to use it!!
I was planning on doing a gaming theme and including more gamification since it helps with my ADHD, so I’m really excited your doing something similar and hope to hear how it’s going to work because I have NO IDEA where to start 😂 absolutely love this setup, the headings are my favorite ❤
So many cool ideas for new spreads. Thanks for sharing!
Most welcome 😄 Hope the ideas prove useful 💪💜
Oh my, this is sooo nostalgic for me! 😍I spent the whole of my 12-18 years old school years doodling in this style to every one of my school notebooks, scribbling Green Day lyrics to the edges of the papers, all the teenage punk rock feels! 😄☠💘
Haha nice 💜 Glad you liked it! 😄
The Cool “S”!!! That takes me back! That and bubble writing - my font of choice when I was a teenager in the late 80s! 😂
The S was a must to include 😂
The perfect timing of me having sat down just now to journal 😁
Awesome! 💜 happy to keep you company 😊
I usually stick within my sepia-toned comfort zone in my bullet journaling but i love how fun this is and i think i might try something similar next month 👀
This journal design reminded me of 7th grade so hard. "Sk8er" everywhere, emos, myspace, axe stink everywhere, doodles all over everything, lol
also Jashii, the doodle theme gave me inspiration!! I have a brilliant theme idea. How about "imperfection" ? Every imperfection is contributing a point, and at the end of the journal, I wanna see a highscore. Because every point means I just went through with it regardless. And it all worked out in the end. It will be a punch in perfectionisms face! Every imperfection is a win against it .
I just love this!!! It’s so clean and gorgeous!
Thanks! Glad you liked it 😄💜
The ‘gamification’ sounds so interesting and such a good motivation to work towards more balance in life! Would love a full info video with a ‘roadmap’ and examples, if you haven’t already! Feel like I need this in my life for 2025 ❤
We’ll be having a full explanation on the channel next week! 😈
This theme is so fun! Reminds me of my high school notebooks haha
Soooo pretty!!! I love the theme of this one.
Thanks! 😄 Glad you liked it 💜
Great set up thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you. 😊
Most welcome! 😄💜
So excited to see you jump over 100K followers! Congratulations, though it's entirely due to your talent at these very inspiring videos. Thanks for being you. Well, and sharing her with us.
Haha thanks 😄💜 glad to get to build this community with you and everyone else here with us
The vibes? Immaculate
Haha thanks! 😄💜
I really enjoyed watching this setup! It looked like you had a fun time setting your journal up with all the cute doodles 🙂
Thanks! 😄💜 Glad you enjoyed it!
I am so looking forward to vlogmas. It's my Superbowl. Will you include a (yearly) reset video in it? I always love to watch you reset everything at the end of the year. It's so satisfying and inspiring.
love the setup! the punch letter headers are definitely something i want to incorporate to a future theme in my bujo!!
reward ideas: buy a new nail polish or get nails done, get or make a special drink, get a treat (ice cream, baked goods, etc.), a meal at a favorite restaurant, buy something you’ve always wanted but always convince yourself you don’t need, take an intentional day off, have a movie marathon day, get a new book, get a new plant, intentional gaming time, get a new game, try a hobby class, take a day or weekend trip, visit a museum, go to a farmers market or local event, try a new product (skincare, journalling supply, etc.), go for a scenic drive, wine tasting, try a new restaurant, order a meal in, get a new piece of jewelry, get a tattoo, use a hair or face mask, get a new pen or marker set
hope that list will inspire some ideas for rewards for you! :)
Oh awesome, thanks for the ideas! 😄💜
@ thank you for the awesome video content! 💛
So one of my rewards for accomplishing a youtube based action was a brand new tattoo. I don't know if thats something you would consider, but for me it definitely boosted my desire to complete this because I love getting tattoos, haha!
I am so proud of you for punching fear in the face! Let's all punch fear in the face! 👊
Haha thanks! 👊💜
Love the theme and you did it so well!
Thanks! 😄 Glad you liked it 💜
Last year, I started using 3 journals a year, with the first one starting in December and going to March of the next year. That way, I can start in November getting my next new journal set up through mid January, and cruise through the holidays enjoying & using my journal. I also like keeping New Years memories together in the same journal with the Christmas holiday. I set up all four months of monthly and weekly spreads in pencil without themes, and after that, make a tab to start my daily bullet journaling. Later, I add fun themes/color palettes/fonts before the start of the next month. It’s not too daunting, and the style can reflect what I’m interested in at the moment without needing to plan a style for all four months in advance.
Sounds like a good system 👏 love the idea of intentionally having the Christmas and New Year period together 😄
This made me smile ... I love this setup! 🤗✨️🖤
Glad you liked it! 😄💜
Love the setup, it’s perfect for that journal!
Thanks! 💜 I don’t often match to the cover, but this one felt appropriate😛
You put soooo much thoughts into this!!! Wow. You deserve at least a reward or two ❤
Haha thanks! 💜😄
For small rewards - maybe you need a little shop shelf, kinda like how in games you can go to the shop/market and trade points for items? Be fun to go shopping and buy a few things (including bubble tea gift card!), make little points tags for them, then allow yourself to 'shop' for a reward as you accumulate points.
I was thinking about that yeah! I think it'd be a really fun idea 💜
This theme is so fun! I've been describing my reading journal theme for 2025 as VSCO girl meets Y2K and I feel like there are elements from this theme that would totally work with that!
Oh nice! 💜 totally forgot about VSCO until just now 😝
I love that pink is your New Year's color 🩷😄 It's a great color for punching fear in the face 💜😂
Haha thanks! 💜 Pink for the new year seems to be a trend for me 😝
@@JashiiCorrin Haha, I saw that trend in one of your Livestream videos, and the fact that it happened in this setup gave me a chuckle.
I always love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing 💜
This brings me back.... I love the theme!
Glad you liked it! 😄💜
Jess, the setup looks great. Well done. Thanks for your video 💐. Best wishes, Melly ✨
Thanks Melly! 💜
reward ideas use things you would normal talk yourself out of because logically you don't need them. some examples from my world:
1 purchasing a book you already own and love, because the new cover would be so pretty on my bookshelf and I can donate the old one
2 some more tombow colours ( no I really don't need more colours.. but I like them)
3 new socks, because they make me smile
4 fun but unnecessary kitchen gadgets, like a dedicated popcorn popper, or that shinny set of ice cream sunday glasses to use instead of my usual bowls.
Fully agree on the “nice to have but don’t need” aspect for rewards 👌 thanks for the ideas! 💜
soooo pretty!!! gonna do something like this for my journal too 😍😍
Aww yay! Glad you liked it 😄💜
This set up was amazing! I love the theme so much!
Thanks! 😄💜 I’m quite pleased with it 👏
This whole setup is so fun! 😍
Thanks Torey! 😄💜
Perfect timing! I just now wanted to start my journal setup for 2025 ❤
Nice! 🥳 We can journal together 😈
Glad you punched fear in the face. LOL Bravo!
Hah thanks! 😄💜
I love your journal theme 🎉 it looks amazing
Thanks! 😄💜
Oooh, I love this theme and vibe!! I often feel like its very easy for bullet journalling to become very perfectionist, like you put so much effort and energy into the aesthetics of a bujo that you end up running out of spoons to actually use it! Its more a work of art than a functional planner. So a more scruffy/doodly theme would help with the vibe of...this is for *you* and noone else! :)
This is also really neat to watch given I'm wondering how to approach planning in 2025. Ive neglected my bujo this year, and I feel like its not the best for me in terms of day by day planning? And if I then use something else, like a Hobonichi Techo planner or Filofax for that, what purpose would the bujo then serve? I seem to like journalling more as a scrapbook/reflective practice rather than future planning, so it *might* be a more loose format next year if I decide to stick with it. 💖
Certainly worth having a go at that! Can totally understand not wanting to have redundancy in your lineup regarding multiple journals/planners with the same function 👏
I love watching your videos. The fonts that you use are always so amazing. It would be awesome to see s video on how you do them.
For my really big and significant goals I attach a "prize". It could be a piece of jewellery or something new for the home. I don't tend to reward myself for the day to day stuff but maybe I should! It would be sweets for me 🤣🤣😊
Heck yeah for lil treats 🥳💜
I think you're one of the few journal vlogger (is that the name??) I've seen so far who really puts a lot of efforts into the decoration of your journal. You really put a lot of intention behind every line e decision. It's -- relaxing to watch.
Glad you enjoy watching 😊💜 yeah I like to make sure my journal looks nice to incentivise me to actually use it 😂
Imagine if we could comment with uploaded pictures, that would be one for history. On tiktok, tooooo. The innovation!!&!
That’d be awesome 👏 I feel like the feature would definitely get abused with some not so savoury things being posted, but it’d be great for people getting to share their layouts in our community 😝
@JashiiCorrin Hello Jess, thank you been looking forward this video of yours. I’ll be starting mine very soon, and will be considered my Winter Journal going based on the cycles of the season as laid out within the Bible; so from December through Feb will be Winter and the the New Year Beginning in March when all things start to come alive and Bloom!
I would LOVE. A detailed explanation of how you do your cycle calendar…I’m a little slow ha ha and need more explanation. I want to do the Biblical Calendar In The Sky Cycles last year but with packing and suck and not all my supplies available I didn’t have time to setup and used a regular planner instead.
But I’ll be using my Mint Gardener Navy journal soon!
I got my daughter interested in bullet journaling as opposed to just journaling in a diary. She showed me this video this morning and I knew I recognized your voice, so I looked it up and found that you are the one that inspired me to this style long ago! So glad you're still making inspiring content! Pretty big move from Chem teacher to Content creator! Good for to find something that you love! I have a feeling we'll both use much of the inspiration from this one, as it speaks to my 80s nostalgic mind and her love for the 80s/90s. One question, I'm not real savvy on how to make the header labels you did with the punch style lettering. Would you mind lend a helping hand here?
What a fun coincidence 😄 I’ve got an older video on the printed headers that might help:
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Thank you for the rapid response! We'll check it out right away so that we can get started! Can't wait for your next video release!
Love this whole setup!!!!
Glad you liked it! 😄💜
When my washi tapes don't stick well or pop up, I use a mini double-sided tape runner under them. Just don't use a glue dot runner I the dots are colored because they will show through some tapes.
I ended up adding a little glue pen behind some sections of mine, yeah 👌 only needed it on the small fiddly pieces thankfully
I really like chef jack ovens on youtube for meal prep videos. They're always really tasty and accessible recipes.
Full disclosure: I don't really meal prep as seriously as some people, I'll generally do 5 servings of one recipe on Sunday and share those with my partner so we have some "I need to eat rn!" meals in the fridge for the beginning of the week - before we've accrued any leftovers
This theme brings me back to my young emo/pop punk days haha, love it! I'll definitely draw inspiration from your video for my bujo next year 😊
Haha glad you liked it 😄💜
I'm so glad I found your channel. I want to make my own journal/planner and your work is giving me a lot of ideas and inspiration. Instead of buying a bullet journal and drawing all the spreads, I'm going to be printing my journal and binding it myself tho. As I found through previous attempts that the only way I'll actually use it if it's already ready and doesn't require much set up. Might end up buying a bullet journal to try a few things tho....
Heck yeah for finding a system that works best for you 💪 we have a few people in our community who do a similar print-and-bind process 😄💜
"Make sure you are actually using your journaling supplies" - called out!
Don't worry, I called me out too 😂💜
I thought you had regressed when I first saw this without sound. As always, awesome cohesiveness and design Jess (never doubted you, but it's a super bold throwback I'm not brave enough to do yet!) 🎉
Haha thanks! 💜 Yeah it was an interesting challenge 😝
i love this theme!
Thanks Sammie! 😄💜
Love this layout! 🎉
Thanks! 😄💜
I’ll be using the 8x8 compass for the 1st quarter and looking forward to trying out the cyclic idea, yet to decide theme (waiting for Black Friday sales). 🤔 The pink drip reminds me of Hubba Bubba (purple).
Haha nice 😝 I can see that bubblegum connection 👌 good idea to wait for the Black Friday sales 💜
For me Rewards: Depending on budget. a new Audiobook, a Thai tea, Manacure, rent a movie, getting hair washed, (self-care) I can go into my salon and just get my hair washed and dried for a decent price. This includes a Head massage, super relaxing. Christina 🦝
Congrats on reaching 100k🎉
Thanks! 😄💜
i audibly gasped out loud when i heard that this is an Archer and Olive notebook, it's so different!
Yeah it was from their Nostalgia collection last year 😄💜
Just bought my first a&o a5 🎉🎉
Nice! 🥳 hope you love it 😈
Love this, can we have a detailed video on your cycle planning? would love to try it!
Sure! 💜 I’ll make sure there’s one as part of Vlogmas 👌
This came out beautiful, and I love the cover too! (That's the one I voted for hehe)
It was a good journal pick 👌😈 thanks!
I LOVE the use of cycles for planning. Have you used a lunar cycle before by any chance?
Short walks to the fridge for coke zero 💜💜💜💜💜
My favourite walks 😂💜
Love it
Thanks! 😄💜
1:01 I love Coke Zero as well 😄
Eyyyyy! Buddies 😄💜
I was a bit sceptical about this theme but it turned out so great ❤
I was too at the first spread 😝 like "omg...what am I even doing here?" 😂
Such good ideas really love it how did you do the black stickers with writting please? I would love to make some for my journal x
oh my gaaaaa the stylized S is giving me Jr. High flashbacks 😅 the amount of time i spent trying to learn how to draw that......
I remember learning it and feeling VERY in the know 😂