I am so excited to be setting up a new bullet journal for a new year!
I love the flip of a new year (and in this case a new decade!) and the feeling of a fresh start. This is especially true of a bullet journal. It can get overwhelming (but doesn’t have to be!) but this is your chance to start new!
Title Page
As always, I started with a 2020 title page including a quote.
2020 is going to be the year of taking everything I learned from 2019 and turning my dreams into reality! This quote stuck with me and I can’t get enough. I truly believe we are in charge of our own destiny!
Future Log
The first spread I did in my 2020 bullet journal was my future log. I like to have a calendar at the very front of my bullet journal. For my future log I like to have little calendars for visual reference and also places to write stuff down for when I’m making plans for the future.
I am obsessed with the way this future log turned out. It was very simple and easy to use. There is also more room in this vertical layout than the one I used last year!
My intention with the future log is when I have events on a day I will shade the day on the mini calendar when I write down the event. This makes your future log very easy to visualize. This helps me 1) not double book but 2) I don’t like to make plans every single night of the week (I need some introvert time!) and this helps me with that.
This year I didn’t do a separate birthday tracker but instead incorporated it into my future log #simplicity AMIRIGHT?!
When I am working on my monthly log I can look at my future log which now include my birthday tracker. I will then migrate events and birthdays into my monthly (and eventually weekly!) logs. This process has really helped me not miss those Happy Birthday wishes!
Goal Setting
I loved the goal setting in 2019 and I want to continue that into 2020 as I am ready to push myself into bigger and better things.
My plan will be to continue to look at this every month and set monthly goals to try and achieve my 2020 goals.
Another new thing I tried to incorporate is a page to write down a routine. I am very type A and very structured and I do well with routines to keep me on track. I am going to try to stick to this daily routine and use this as a reminder to keep me on track!
Grid Spacing / Books to Read
I couldn’t believe how much I used this grid spacing spread last year! This will be a must for me in every bullet journal.
Bullet journal spread set up is a lot of counting isn’t it? I can never seem to remember how many squares across my bullet journal is. I wanted a spread so I never have to count how many squares are across ever again!
You know when you are surfing the internet and someone raves about a book they read? But you already have a line up for 4 books? This happens to me all the time. Or I’ll do research for 1 book but find 10 I want to read. I needed a place to be able to track all the different book suggestions. This was definitely a fun collection to be able to set up!
Credit Card Expense Tracker
The last thing I put in my annual spreads is an expense tracker. I want to try and be better with my budgeting and use an envelope system so this is to break down my expense which I will fill out in pencil to be flexible!
Well! That is is for my 2020 set up in my bullet journal. It took a little bit of time to set up but I know I am setting myself up for success in 2020!
Do you have any must haves when setting up a new bullet journal? Let me know in the comments!
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