Advice on Moving to a New Notebook

Moving to a new journal can be very simple or it can involve quite a lot. If you're the type who wants to review your old journal, possibly migrating info to the new notebook, Megan at Page Flutter has some tips for you.

bullet journal tips moving to new notebook

Megan walks though a thorough process with 8 tips to help you gather and organize what you want to transfer from your old journal to the new one. She covers reviewing your old notebook, sorting, making a blueprint, planning adjustments, and more. It's a thorough and well thought out process. Check it out.

Another recommendation I'd make is to look for ways that you could reduce the amount of time and effort needed to set up or maintain your journal. Printables are the easiest way to do that (well, not putting anything in the journal would technically be the easiest way). There are lots of places online to find cool stuff to print, cut, and paste in your journal. There are several free printables available right here on this blog as well. Give them a look.

There is also the matter of archiving your old bullet journal. Read this quick post on that issue.

What advice do you have on moving to a new bullet journal? Comment here and please subscribe!

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DIY Phone Case/Pocket

I found this short video on a DIY paper phone case. It's sturdy enough to hold something as heavy as a smart phone (or multiple writing implements) but also light enough to include as part of your everyday journal carry. This origami item could be modified to suit any number of things. Want to try some Origami? Click this origami paper affiliate link and you can help me out a little and get involved in a fantastic creative outlet.

Streamlined Bullet Journal Index

The index is crucial for many of bullet journalers. Those who use the bullet journal method closer to its original design find the index useful (since returning to old content is a fairly regular thing) but there is always the matter of how. This is an ultra-streamlined take on the index. First, I wish I could remember where I saw this idea in order to give credit. It's brilliant and so simple to do. Given the uncertainty of required space for the index, and the uncertainty of the required space for the future log, why not separate these two things? Putting the index in the back of the book solves this issue with grace. I can set up a spread or two for the future log in the front but in the back there is all the space I will ever need. When the index meets the content or even gets close to it, it's time to move to a new notebook. Another trick (kudos to Christina77star ) is the separation of the index into categories. I might leave the regular things in one page of the index (

Bullet Journal for Teachers: Class Semester

A previous post ( Bullet Journal for the hard working educator ) linked to a now dead page. I've updated the post so it links to the archive.org version of a page on 16 layouts for teachers. Here is an ultra-streamlined take on one layout idea from that page, a class semester for the teacher. (affiliate links included in this post) As with the Universal Journal approach (minimal set up time) I've tried to incorporate placement, iconography, and colors to communicate as much information as possible with as little effort as possible. The following description and included photos show a completely hypothetical semester, simply for illustration of the concepts. Layout The basic layout in the photo above places the semester weeks at the top of the spread. The class assignments, labs, exams, etc. are listed in the left column. So each item has its own row for any pertinent information. The weeks are bit busy so let me unpack all that. The week number of the semester is listed on

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