2023 has flown by in the blink of eye. Its been over a year of using the Bujo Method, and a lot has changed. That’s not to say that everything has gone smoothly.
The Bujo Method
After I started using the Bujo method in October 2021 with my first post “The Beginning of My Bujo Journey“, there has definitely been a change in how I’ve adapted to being a mother. With all the added responsibilities of raising a child, house keeping, and preparing meals. As well trying to keep myself floating mentally.
One thing about the Bujo Method, is that you can alter it to suite your personal needs. I have used to help keep track of almost everything. It has helped me to see how I am doing on a daily basis. If there is anything that I have been neglecting, or something I have been focused on. Although, I didn’t read the book by the method’s creator Ryder Carroll till the end of 2021. So, I was able to understand more about the method I knew roughly about.
What Changed?
The main reason I started on my Bujo Method journey, was because of how much I was struggling mentally. Yet, as I was still fairly new to the Bujo Method, it has taken me a while to get my head around it all. As I mentioned, it hasn’t been smooth sailing. In fact, I feel like this year has been mentally challenging because I was focused on tracking everything that I pushed the main reason I started in the first place.
After going through a whole year of getting used to setting tasks, this year I’m going to work on goals and trying to reach them. However, I’ve still be struggling with a lot of things. Mostly dealing with strong emotions and I want to do better. I’m continuing to work through self-help books, which is helping.
Yet, as I started planning my new Bujo’s for 2024, I’ve made a lot of changes.
2024 Preparations
The biggest change to my Bujo Method progress for 2024, is that I am using 2 journals at the same time. One is for tasks and events to help with daily routines. The other, smaller journal is what I’m calling my Self-Care journal. This is for mental health, where I can track my moods, anxiety levels, energy levels, affirmations, work book notes, and my daily journal logs.
I really hope I can keep up with the two journals. I’ll do anything at this moment in time to help with feeling better about myself.
Having 2 journals also makes me feel more organised, as I can one very person journal again, as well as working on my daily routines in my main journal. Separating the two seems to make sense to me at this moment in time. I’ll be sure to post my progress as time goes on.
Main Journal
My setup for my main journal is pretty much the same as before.
This year’s theme is flowers of the month. I chose my journals to match the themes. I am using the Sakura Breeze journal for the first 6 months. So for the trackers collection (or the opening/yearly collection), I went with the book theme, using Sakura to help with decorating the spreads. I also went a little crazy with using Dutch doors, but it works really well.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of my Star Gazing journal before I started using it. So I can’t post any photo’s of the spreads. Sorry.
Goals
For 2024, I have made 24 goals for the year. Split into 6 categories with 4 goals. I am hoping to work on getting better. I made sure this year to set a time-frame in which I plan to reach these goals. Therefore, I hope this will help, as it’s something I didn’t do in 2023.
I am really hoping that this new approach to the Bujo Method will help this year. With the aim of dealing with my emotions better, putting the pen to paper is the best way. And with the daily rapid logging system in my Self-care journal, will help organise my thoughts.
Conclusion
While 2023 has been a very chaotic year in many ways, I hope 2024 will be a healthier, more peaceful and calmer year for me. I have so many ups and downs in the past year, that I feel that this year will be the year will be my perspective changes. Hence my word of the year. I want to change my negative thinking into positivity. I want to love myself more, and I want to stop myself from reacting and respond to situations, as well as my triggers which my toddler sparked. Dealing with everything differently year is my goal, and I will do my best to achieve it.
I wish you have a great 2024 and will continue to join me on my journey through using the Bujo Method this year.
~Thank you~
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