You might recall I felt like I was missing something in my routine sometime last October and November. I was starting to miss some of the aspects of bullet journaling, namely, the doodle challenge that I used to do as well as the lettering challenge. (Both of these challenges were pulled from Cindy Guentert-Baldo).
There were two main styles of bullet journaling that I followed (and/or tried out). First, yes, I know, bullet journaling is completely customizable and technically, there is not “any one” style - but in my mind, I saw that there are technically three:
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the Ryder Carroll method (I attempted this as my first bullet journal “experiment” )
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the Helen Colebrook method
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the Amanda RachLee Method
I read Ryder Carroll’s book and attempted to bullet journal after his method and I wasn’t in love with it. (This is why I came back to it after a number of years to experiment and play around).
I soon found Amanda RachLEE and loved what she was doing and soon thereafter was creating my own spreads on Instagram and Youtube.
I think once I started including my business stuff, I realized it was too much, and I started including my Franklin Planner into the mix. The bullet journal stayed, but not for terribly long.
After another year, I realized I needed a change so I switched from Archer and Olive and Scribbles That Matter Paper back to Leuchtturm paper which is so light and airy, but really nice to write on.
I ended up trying the Helen Colebrook way of Bullet Journaling (it may be different now since I haven’t watched her in a number of years, but back then, it was pretty straight forward and simple with limited deco and more Washi and pretty hand lettering).
Eventually, I just found it was too much work so I gave up on bullet journaling altogether. I never looked back until November when I started getting antsy again for something new.
I basically just wanted to do the doodle and lettering challenge, but I ended up setting up an entire monthly spread, starting in October and I used the Helen Colebrook Method. I really enjoyed it for the first few months, and in December, it became really helpful.
I even created a blog on my usage of the Kanban board for my video content in December. For 2025, I had decided to create weekly vlogmas videos, along with daily Planmas (up until Dec. 25), as well as my regular content. At one point, I had three videos on one day!
Even in December, despite how busy I was, I decided to do the complete bullet journal setup. I had a lot of fun with that one because I had a few fun Christmas spreads.
So, since I knew that January was going to calm down, I decided to continue. I managed to get through January and made a Valentines Spread for February. That’s where it ended. I wanted to simplify my routine and it simply took too much time. So I quit, and I never looked back.
I found that drawing the doodle challenges and completing the lettering challenge for a few months satisfied my need. Who knows - the craving may come back in a few more months. (Actually, sometimes I enjoy getting those really nice colouring books and using alcohol markers and sitting outside and simply colouring). It’s not as artistic as I like to get, but it does calm my anxiety.
So that’s it on my experience on my last bullet journaling “journey”. Thank you so much for reading and I’ll see you next week!
Sandra
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