Uniquely Yours Craft Journal

Dear Fellow Journalers,

There are some people who obsess about all the things they have to do. Oftentimes they write their “to do” stuff on post-it notes that find temporary homes on either a refrigerator or a bathroom mirror. Let’s face it, unless you like to put your makeup on or shaving while dodging those colorful 3″x5″ pieces of paper there is a better way.

Here’s how several BuJo aficionados combine journaling with planning:

Meal Planning – there are some women who absolutely excel at this task. Sometimes, I admit, I dislike this chore intensely. However one woman took her planner and using some spots that were open used them to pencil in menu ideas. After about a week, she found this habit became her monthly menu.

Schedule – If  you get in the habit of writing in your appointments right away you’ll know where you have to be. One young man learned the hard way when he failed to do this and missed several client meetings.

To Do- ah those pesky things we keep in the back of our minds that remind me of that song from The Thomas Crown Affair. Be sure that you write down the fun things you want to do also!

Blank pages- one woman swears by this! She found herself keeping unrelated lists all over the place and finally corralled them in her planner. The lists were book lists, house projects and gift ideas.

So, as you can see, having a place for things really does help. The trick is to keep writing them down!

~Sallie