Mid-Year Bullet Journal Setup ♥ Jul-Dec 2024

At the beginning of the year, I shared a glimpse of my bullet journal that I was planning to use in 2024. In that post, I mentioned that this would be the first year that I wasn’t going to use a planner but instead adding a weekly layout to my bullet journal and using that as a planner. I’m happy to report that I’ve been very consistent with my bullet journal to the point that I completed the journal I used! This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time because we are halfway through the year and the ideal time to switch to a new journal which is what I did!

I can get a bit too personal in my journal pages so I won’t be sharing any photos of the inside in this post but I might share some later down the line. In this post, I wanted to share my new journal with you all and what I’ll be including in my journal for the remainder of the year. Hopefully, I can inspire some of you to also implement some of these ideas into your journals.

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THE JOURNAL
I’m using this dotted journal, this brand is very affordable and the quality is pretty good! The colors are a bit off less bright then the photos but the notebook can open at 180 degrees and lay flat which I love. Included with the journal is a ribbon bookmark, pen loop, inner file pocket, and an elastic to keep your notebook secure. The paper is on 120 gsm dotted paper. My go-to pen is the Pilot G2 0.7 mm fine point ben in black and Zebra Midliners and I haven’t experienced any bleeding or transferring on the other side on this paper. Be careful if you place a bunch of stickers on the colors like I do. The front cover spine can crease which can affect some of the stickers close to the spine. I had this issue with my first journal so I made sure not to place stickers too close to the edge this time.

Most of the stickers that I used on the cover are from HelloPaperCat, from my latest stationery haul. The rest of the stickers are from my sticker collection. On the inside, I placed an animal pocket that I got from Daiso Korea. I like to adhere to these pockets in my most used journals to keep loose stickers or whatever inside for later.

DECORATING MY NEW JOURNAL

WHAT I WILL KEEP DOING
2024 goals and book tracker ~ I shared my 2024 goals and book tracker pages in my 2024 bujo setup and I will be continuing to use those trackers in my new journal. I’m going to print out a copy of these pages on sticker paper and add them to my new journal just so I don’t have to redraw all the details.

Vision board ~ I was debating whether or not to make a new vision board but I still love the vision board I made earlier this year so I plan to do the same as my 2024 trackers by printing and sticking the already made pages to my new bullet journal.

Monthly calendar ~ I use monthly calendars to keep track of my online content so this is an essential in my notebooks. I might make the squares I draw in a bit bigger bigger as now I’m making short-form videos and it’s difficult to keep track of them in my monthly overview.

New weekly layout ~ Another essential. I’ve switched from a horizontal layout that I used at the beginning of the year to a box layout. I’m a checklist planner girlie so having a more vertical weekly layout is much more beneficial for me to work with.

Monthly media trackers ~ I use these trackers to keep track of the all music and books that I’ve consumed throughout the month. I did switch up the book tracker that I used at the start of the year. I shared the new monthly book tracker in this post. I like these monthly media trackers as they help me remember what entertainment I enjoy in the month and make my ‘This Month’ series easier to write.

WHAT I WANT TO DO MORE OF
Decorative pages ~ I always have good intentions when it comes to making decorative scrapbook-like pages to document special occasions but I never get around to it. I make a mental note and will write something quickly down on a post-it note or a receipt but I never take the time to make these pages happen and I always regret it! For the rest of the year, I’m going to challenge myself to make these spreads the same day when I still have all my fresh thoughts from said special day.

Mood boards ~ I’ve shared my bulletin mood boards on the blog many times (summer 2024 mood board coming soon!) but I also want to make some mood board collages in my journal for whatever niche aesthetic I’m currently vibing with. I recently made two, yes, TWO! Mermaid aesthetic boards, a mermaid out of water, and a mermaid in water board, because both aesthetics are completely different! These were so fun to make and I can’t wait to make more!

NIght pages ~ You’ve all heard of morning pages, right? Well, I want to start adding night pages to my journal. This will be a page where I will dedicate my innermost thoughts to run wild, but I will write this at night instead of morning. I tend to use my journal at night the most which is why I’m calling these night pages. I don’t plan on making these every day but whenever I feel like I have a lot to get off my mind.

Gratitude lists ~ I write gratitude lists fairly often in other journals and my Magical Moments posts are basically a public gratitude list. However, I only made 1-2 gratitude lists in my first 2024 journal and I would like to make more for the remainder of the year.

Are you using a new journal for the second half of the year?