#pinterest agenda planner

[kaaiiine]

So I made a lil' something... it's nothing much just a 2023 school/year agenda/calendar, but I liked how it turned out, so I figured I could share it with whoever wants it. I do want to warn people that eyestrain is very possible with a few of the pages due to high contrast and/or lots of colors. Enjoy!

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[strawberrytoki]

Wedding season

(Spencer Reid x reader)

Summary: You and Spencer get invited to a friend's wedding who happens to have a secret agenda: getting Spencer to confess his love for you.

Pairing: Spencer Reid x fem!reader

Warnings: none!

Word count: 1,990

a/n: I love this song so much y'all, highly recommend listening while reading.

Perfectly assembled bouquets of carnations, baby's breath, and most notably, white tulips, elegantly wrapped with dainty threads of sage green ribbons adorned the carefully set tables, on which sat calligraphed name cards placed on lace table runners.

It went without saying that your friend Lily, the bride, gave the best wedding planner money could buy a run for their money. She was nothing short of a visionary, and the picturesque venue she orchestrated proved just that. It was nestled in the heart of a serene garden and every avid pinterest enthusiast mom within a 5 mile radius would drool at the sight.

The two of you always talked down on white-themed weddings because of how overdone they were, but as the years went by, you both started to incrementally understand the appeal, they were flexible, and easily customizable. She was able to add her own personal flair by adding in a little splash of sage green. That splash, excluding the ribbons, was your attire. All the bridesmaids were dressed in sage dresses, and the groomsmen with ties to match.

Everybody and their mother was rushing to get married, considering wedding season was about the wrap up. It made sense, the weather wasn't as hot and there was a wider variety of vendors to choose from, so you should be surprised Lily was able to pull this off with the traffic but she was a very plan-oriented person and she expected you to mirror that. Hence, you knew exactly what to expect out of this day, down to the seating chart. What you weren't expecting, though, was seeing Spencer Reid there. The two of you had been coworkers for a while now, and found yourselves becoming close friends over time. You enjoyed his company, and loved how the eccentric ramblings he'd go on seemed to have no end.

The gears in your head started turning, trying to find an explanation as to why he was here, you didn't mind of course, you just found it odd how you weren't aware he was coming, especially considering how the guest list was practically printed on the back of your eyelids. Spencer was also more your friend than he was Lily's, they were acquainted, but not to the extent where he would show up to her wedding unannounced. Besides, it wasn't something he would do anyway. The most logical explanation was that he was a last minute addition so he wasn't accounted for, it still didn't make sense considering Lily's nature, but that's what you decided to chalk it up to for the time being.

He was clad in a well-fitted suit and had his hair styled in groomed chocolate waves that complimented his features. You noticed that he didn't forgo his staple converse shoes and mismatched socks, which amplified his endearing, awkward appeal. You weren't blind, Spencer was undeniably charming, and there was just something about him in a suit that had you weak in the knees. You developed a small, benign crush on him over the period of time you'd known each other, but you didn't want to jeopardize the friendship the two of you had.

"Hey, Spence." You walked up to him from behind, nudging him on the shoulder. He swiftly turned around, greeting you with a wide smile, a smile you didn't see yourself getting tired of in the foreseeable future. "Y/N!" Spencer embraced you in a warm hug, you never got over how healing his hugs were. "You look beautiful, by the way." You smoothed out your dress and smiled at him, "Thanks Spence, you clean up well yourself." A downward smile took over his face, indicating that he appreciated the compliment. "Lily really knows what she's doing, this place looks like it was cut out of a Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting." Spencer mused.

"Uh huh" you slowly nodded, pretending you had the slightest clue what he was talking about. You appreciated the obscure references he always made, and found yourself learning a thing or two every time he opened his mouth. You also loved how he was never condescending whenever he shared what he knew with others.

The two of you started taking a stroll around the garden, watching the guests slowly pour in, and stare in awe at the venue. Although it wasn't your wedding, you felt a sense of warmth inside, knowing the blood, sweat, and tears your friend poured into making it all happen and witnessing her efforts finally come to fruition.

The ceremony was about to commence, and you took your place near Lily, and gazed at your friend, who made the most radiant bride. Tear-provoking vows along with promises of unconditional love and commitment were made. Despite the immersive exchange of love and feelings, your mind couldn't help but selfishly drift to your own. You caught yourself staring longingly at Spencer. You were always realistic when it came to your feelings and never allowed your mind to wander, but this wedding seemed to put things into perspective, and for a fleeting moment, you cut yourself some slack and allowed yourself the luxury. It felt like a juvenile playground crush and you liked the giddy, fuzzy feeling it gave you, so you let it diffuse.

Telling yourself you didn't want to confess your feelings for Spencer because your friendship was at stake seemed to be the pseudo-truth you liked to tell yourself to sleep better at night, but you had more self-awareness than that. Deep down, in a cold chamber was the unvarnished reality, uninviting and chill, that you resisted accepting. You were worried Spencer didn't feel the same way you did about him. The idea of laying out all your cards on the table and coming clean was horrifying, and getting rejected by someone you deeply cared for was sure to leave a gash you knew would never heal.

Ironically, the often anxiety-inducing uncertainty offered you a warm embrace you didn't want to leave. Every now and then, though, you had the slightest temptation to leave that embrace, and wondered what it would be like to take the chance. High risk, high reward right?

The crowd of guests started making their way to the reception venue to get seated, and you followed suit. While making your way to your table, you noticed Spencer sitting next right next to your seat, which, again, caused you to raise an eyebrow. If you remembered correctly, you were supposed to be seated next to Elle, who was all the way in the back.

Not thinking much of it, you decided to take your seat next to him anyway, and the two of you began chatting away. Shortly after, your conversation was cut short by the newlyweds' toast announcement, and Lily was going first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, I'd like to thank all of you for celebrating this incredibly intimate, special day with Tony and I." She looked down at her now-husband with a vibrant glint of adoration in her eyes, and he looked up, mirroring the same glint.

"To all our loved ones who have made an, I'm sure, arduous commute to get here, I cannot put into words how grateful I am to you. I'd also like to express my love and appreciation to my ever so dependable A team, my lovely bridesmaids." Lily then shifted her eyes to your direction, and she didn't need to verbally announce her gratitude, as her glistening and smiling eyes did the work for her. Spencer looked at you and smiled as well.

"-so I can only pray that everyone here gets to experience the overwhelming love and devotion I'm feeling right now." She looked over at you again, this time with a mischievous grin on her face, and spared Spencer a glance as well. "-and in that spirit, I'd like to make a toast." She raised her glass, and continued. " Here's to hoping the celebration of our union can lead to the conception of new ones- maybe even between some of our own guests here tonight." She made sure to look directly at you and Spencer for what felt like an hour to really cement her message, and several of the guests turned their attention to the two of you. Spencer was no idiot, he probably caught on to what she was implying. He didn't seem as flustered as you were, though.

Subtle.

You felt like your skin was too hot to contain your insides, like there were a million fire ants crawling all over your body. To add fuel to fire, you also felt Spencer's gaze on you, you weren't directly looking at him, but through your peripheral view, you noticed that he looked worried, like you were going to detonate at any second.

Abruptly, you got off of your seat and sprinted without a destination. After any sense of motor control you had was yielded, your legs were in autopilot mode and you allowed them to take you anywhere that wasn't here. Lily was going to cut her announcement short and chase after you, realizing that maybe her method was too overstimulating for you. She then noticed Spencer scrambling off his seat to go after you, so she let the two of you be.

Your feet finally halted at the secluded but well-kept greenhouse overlooking the venue from faraway. You still felt like a fool but your skin did start cooling down a little bit after isolating yourself. You just needed to sort your thoughts out because they were going at about a thousand miles a minute. You realized you weren't going to be doing much of that though, since a part of the reason for this debacle followed you here, and was out of breath.

"Y/N." He choked out, in multiple syllables between pants of short breath.

You slowly brought yourself to face him, but still couldn't look him in the eye. "I don't know what that was that Lily just pulled but-"

"No, Y/N wait." Spencer cut you off, he then inched closer and tilted your chin to face him. "I'm sorry you were put on the spot like that- I wasn't aware that was how this was going to go down."

"This?" You questioned, and he looked hesitant to come clean. He then looked down in what resembled defeat. "Lily invited me here but didn't tell you, I guess she wanted this to be a surprise. The plan was for this to be...seamless, but I suppose we took a little detour?"

You still looked very confused, as the spiel he just went on didn't answer any of your questions.

"Y/N, I'm deeply and agonizingly in love with you, and I suppose Lily discerned that, and offered me an opportunity to tell you how I feel. Of course, I jumped at the chance without realizing that I wasn't aware of the mechanics or how we were going to go about it and for that I am so sorr-"

You were in immense shock, to the point where you almost felt like he was going to change his mind so in an attempt to preserve this moment, you quickly wrapped your hands around his neck and pressed a kiss to his lips. It took him a moment, but he gently held your waist and kissed you back with just as much fervor.

The two of you finally separated, each of you holding on to the other as if they were going to slip away.

"I'm in love with you too, Spencer." The adorable flustered flush that painted his face made this entire shitshow worth it. You figured you eventually had to make your way back to the reception, since you felt like you owed Lily an apology (and an expression of your gratitude). A part of you felt bad for fleeing the scene back at her toast, yet a part of you was grateful for her often blunt approach to things.

[tarotwithdanise]

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐈𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 | 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊-𝐀-𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃

̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼𔘓 ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼

from left to right ; intuitively choose the pile your mind, heart and soul desire for. if you are having trouble choosing the right pile for you, here's some tips you can do ; (1) take a deep breath (2) close your eyes (3) ask guidance from your guides (4) finally open your eyes and you can choose the right pile for you by the guidance you ask from your guides. if you are still having trouble by choosing the right pile for you let me know because i am willing to help and guide you.

̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼𔘓 ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼ ̼

pile one. pile two. pile three.

𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 ☆

just a quick disclaimer : this reading was made for entertainment purposes only. this is obviously a general reading so takes what resonates and leave when it doesn't, you don't need to force your energy to read this and leave such a bad comment just to say it doesn't resonates with you at all because the answer is very obvious! i don't own any these pictures i collected them from pinterest so credits to the rightful owners.

lastly, be happy and enjoy reading my works — feedbacks, comments, likes, reblogs and follows are really appreciated by the reader. (that's me, lol :3)

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pile one

your spirit guides want you to clean your energy field, cleaning your space and home will be the best option. through the energy clearing you can remove blocks, leaks, and entities or spirits that have attached to you for so long. this process also helps you to let yourself free from any emotions or stories that others have implanted with your inner self that is no longer serving you anymore.

furthermore, take time to notice what you smelling these days like for example are you having this feeling that sometimes there's smells really good even though there's nothing really in there and you are the only person in that specific room or on the hand, in a small circle of group you suddenly smell something very good like flowers and herbs and yet there's nothing near you those things ; it's looks like you are the only one who smelling it even you ask other person/people about it. this different scents make you feel and what memories you have in your mind that somehow haunting you subconsiously ; some are honestly smell good which indicates vivid and heartwarming memories, bad smells are indicates trauma and worst memories for you. (don't come at me this is my own interpretation lol :3)

for the rest of this pile, they want you to learn on how to handle money with care. it's understandable that money is come from your hardwork and effort but spending too much money for those things you won't even use is not only losing a money but also the opportunity to buy more important things you will need in the near future. they want you to make a practical planner about this issue because your financial health is matter and is an essential aspect of your overall wellness practice.

astrological signs : gemini ,taurus and sagittarius | planets : jupiter, sun, moon, venus in the houses of sixth and second.

Thank you so much for reading, let me know your thoughts and feedbacks !! ♡ do you claim this reading or nah?

pile two

your spirit guides are advising you to be careful to befriend with someone who is new or if you already have friends just be careful telling your secrets or your agenda with them because not all of them are sincere about their actions. however this is someone who have a very feminine energy regarding to what gender they're. an evil person will be on your surroundings this month however when it comes to finances and love some of you will be lucky this season.

i see for some of you, you will going to have new love and relationship also on the other hand i see that someone who is looking at you and stalking for the past months will going to confess their feelings through online or physically, this person is someone who have a great love and longing for you.

for the rest of this pile, i see that you will going to discover new routine where you can share and discuss with your family this routine can deepen the bond between you and your family especially siblings. if you are still in the phase of studying this months will be busy and exhausted for you but by the end of the month you will feel great by the results or there's unexpected gift that is waiting for you by the end of the month.

astrological signs : aquarius, pisces, gemini, virgo, scorpio, libra and leo | planets : sun, moon, rising, saturn, venus, mars and jupiter in the houses of first, fourth and third.

Thank you so much for reading, let me know your thoughts and feedbacks !! ♡ do you claim this reading or nah?

pile three

some of your manifestation will bring fulfillment or will turn bring out into reality this month just have faith as everything will be working out to your favor. if you are asking a sign to start dieting ; this reading is the sign you've looking for, if you want to have a healthy body and reduce eating those junk foods not only it will benefit your body to stay healthy also your lifestyle while for those people who are looking for a sign and afraid to try, apply or switch a new career this is also a sign that you need to focus in a positive aspects and direction rather than thinking negativity. this season will bring many new beginning for you so all you have to do is claiming and start doing what you want and love, it's time to say goodbye to the old habits and start to say hello to the new ones.

furthermore, you will also be one this new person like a new born baby — you gonna learn to be assertive and might learn on how to stand up for yourself and will learn how to say "no", for some of you pile three, you will gonna stop pleasing people this month/season. also you have a personal healing power within yourself to increase it spend more time with nature and flowers or flower essense.

for the rest of this pile, your spirit guides telling you too that the answer you are looking for can be found when you travel, move, taking vacation or during holiday giveaway.

astrological signs : cancer, aries, pisces, aquarius, virgo, scorpio(show up multiple times💀), taurus and libra (sun, moon, rising) | planets : sun, moon, neptune, saturn, venus, mars in the houses of fifth, seven, twelve, three four and one.

Thank you so much for reading, let me know your thoughts and feedbacks !! ♡ do you claim this reading or nah?

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💌. see you again in the next pac lol kinda busy so sorry for that but will surely upload more, thank you so much for the love and support and to all of your suggestions — i will try my best to make them.

danise xo.

[katerynakole]

🌤The mountains are still under winter's sway, but soon, glorious spring days will be upon us!

🌤This photo represented the month of January within my 2024 calendar - daily planner “Year in the Dolomites”➙ https://etsy.me/3ZjD9Tq

🇫🇷Les montagnes sont encore sous l'emprise de l'hiver, mais bientôt de glorieuses journées de printemps seront à nos portes !

🇫🇷Cette photo représentait le mois de janvier dans mon calendrier 2024 - agenda quotidien “Année dans les Dolomites” ➙ https://etsy.me/3ZjD9Tq

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[printablepinsboutique]

Free weekly planner printable. 

Also available as Word.doc! Just send a DM with your email and you will receive the document as soon as possible!

[consentidalulu]

Un poco tarde, esto fue la semana pasada.. pero bueno me atrase en mi agenda ✌✌✌ #planner #decorationplanner #decoration #holidays #close #cerradoporvacaciones #bulletjournalespañol #bulletjournal #bonitas #flores #colorines #colores #semanapasada #agenda #picoftheday #pinterest #note #noticas #quotes #instagram #ultimasemana https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWW1zZlO7t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dclmx4byzxr0

[eintsein]

After a few years of trial and error, I think I've finally found the perfect organization method.

In the early years of high school, I had a bullet journal. I was an artsy kid who found a way to combine art with organization in a way that benefited other parts of my life.

However, as I approached the end of high school, my schedule got busier, and I was involved in a lot more things, so owning a bullet journal was less practical. Because of that, I switched to an app called Edo Agenda.

I continued with digital planning in college since I knew I wasn't going to have as much time. But all the apps I tried out—Taskade, Actions by Moleskine, Any.do, Todoist, Wunderlist—weren't suited to my planning and organizational needs. They didn't have the specific functions I required and didn't incorporate an organization system I liked to use. The predefined apps were too restraining, but the more customizable apps weren't customizable enough.

So then I switched to a bare bones, uber minimalist bullet journal method. That worked pretty well my second semester. It was simple, portable, and most importantly, flexible—all the things one could wish for in a planning system. However, it wasn't always the most convenient to use since I couldn't effectively integrate all the different aspects of my life, which, to no surprise, is mostly recorded digitally.

There was just one huge problem with my digital organization system that made me hesitant to switch back in the first place: everything was fragmented. Notes were in Google Docs. Financial records were in Google Sheets. To-Do Lists were in my bullet journal. Team projects were in Trello. My poetry was on Bear. Things I wanted to try are carelessly pinned to random pinterest boards or added to my YouTube "watch later" playlist. It was a mess.

Over the summer, I found out about Notion from a friend, and I thought, this has so much potential, it could even be exactly what I need. It's essentially like an empty notebook on your computer with functions that make it 10x more powerful. Notion allows you to integrate all aspects of your life and work into one app. Some of the advantages that have made me partial to Notion are:

Even greater customization level. Notion is a blank canvas with tons of predefined blocks and different file types. You can make databases, spreadsheets, Kanban boards, to do lists, etc. Also, you can remain connected to other digital services. You can link websites, collaborate with other users, use different structures (e.g. documents, databases, tasks), embed images and videos, etc. There are also tons of formatting options, e.g. text color, highlight, heading v. body text.

Better organization. Notion allows you to have pages within pages within pages within pages—an infinite hierarchy that you can organize with tables of contents. These pages are made of blocks, e.g. tables, checklists, boards, databases.  Both pages and blocks can be rearranged by simply dragging and dropping them to where you want them to be. In other words, I guess it's kind of like building a website to organize your life. Plus, their database feature is especially powerful as it allows you to connect all your data and get into as much detail as you wish (each entry in a database is its own page).

Templates. There are tons of templates created by both Notion and the community that you can use. These are especially helpful in the beginning since Notion does have a rather steep learning curve. There are template for almost every category: personal, planning, finance, job applications, design roadmap, etc. Check out their template gallery, this medium article called "10 Notion templates to inspire your use", or read on for my own examples!

Shortcuts. This makes typing and documenting so much faster. Notion uses Markdown, which is a text-to-HTML conversion tool, e.g. # = Heading 1, *, - = bullet point, etc.

Notion has some pretty awesome features, but how does one actually use it? Personally, I have four top-level pages: my planner, my personal journal, songwriting, and blogging.

Planner

I've been using my planner to, well, plan and track my day to day activities as well as my week and month. The way I've structured it is a calendar or monthly overview with links to pages of weekly overviews, and if needed, daily overviews within the weekly overview. This links things up so nicely, i.e. I don't have to be constantly flipping pages in my physical bullet journal or planner to find what I need.

I also have entertainment lists, which is mainly a table with all the shows I want to watch, the books I want to read, etc. I keep track of whether or not I've watched them, as well as my personal ratings. What I love most about this is that each entry is its own page, so I can type my notes for each book, show, or film and easily find them in the future. (Also the reason why I have plural “lists” instead of just one entertainment list is because you can filter entries by type of entertainment, e.g. movies, tv shows, books, articles.)

Personal

For personal notes, goals, journal entries, etc. This is kind of like an extension of my daily journal and just where I dump all my thoughts and keep track of the different aspects of my life: mental, emotional, spiritual, social, physical, and travel.

Another page I have is called "Stray Thoughts" and, well, it's pretty self explanatory. It's a lot easier to dump all my thoughts as they come and reorganize them later. Of course, this requires sacrificing the rawness of journaling, i.e. when the thoughts come and how you process them, which is why I still keep a regular journal that I write in daily.

Songwriting

I've been writing a lot of music over the summer and it's often hard to keep track of all of my songs and how far I've gotten in the songwriting process. So I created a table of songs - each entry of a song is a page with its lyrics. These are then tagged with the status of the lyrics (i.e. completed, in progress) and the status of the music itself (i.e. melody only, instrumental, mixing, mastering, revised). Eventually, I'll include demos in the database by embedding audio files in the document.

I have a separate section for inspiration and ideas, which is a kind of brain dump, e.g. words I think would make a good song, a certain theme for a song, a melody that's been stuck in my head, a vibe I'd like to try out, etc.

I've also been watching a lot of tutorials for music production and there's a section where I write my notes for that.

Eintsein

The last section of my Notion app is for this blog. Which has pages for

New posts. These are ideas for future posts, asks that I think would need longer answers, as well as posts that are currently in the draft stage (like this one was before I posted it)

Design assets. This is where I put all the visual branding material for Eintsein.com to be used in posts and any visual material on the blog.

FAQ. Having an FAQ document just makes it so much easier to make changes to your existing FAQ. Plus, if you ever change your FAQ theme, you just have to copy and paste what you already have.

Post directory. I keep track of all my previous masterposts, infographics, and generally longer and more comprehensive posts. It's the exact same as what you see on my Navigation page. And yes, the document contains direct links to the post.

New theme. A project I've been working on the past couple days is trying to create my own theme for my blog. This is where I put all my outlines, brainstorming notes, design inspiration, code snippets, etc.There are some pretty awesome features I’ve made use of in this page:

As you can probably tell, I'm absolutely obsessed with Notion since it has such awesome features and endless possibilities for customization. So far I've been using Notion for personal projects, which, since they are quite big in scale and have no set deadline, are important to organize well. My summer courses were only 6 weeks and weren't difficult to organize.

The formats above are just how I personally use notion. You could make some of your own, or if you don't think you want to build your pages from scratch, there are tons of templates to choose from. Here are some I think I'll be using in the near future and may be helpful for others as well, especially students like myself:

One drawback, however, is that Notion has a rather steep learning curve, but there are tons of tutorials online (especially YouTube) and I guarantee you it's all worth it.

Notion is not just a productivity app. It's a way to concretize your entire life.

Notion is free to use, but there are higher tiers that allow for more blocks, greater file size, etc. I use a personal account, which is $4 per month with unlimited block storage and no file upload limit (although I got it for $33/year). Personally I think the free plan would suit most people's needs, especially if you're not uploading large files.

[brinaedwards]

Hi, my name is Brina... and I’m a workaholic

As the above title states, my name is Brina and yes, I am a workaholic. I don't think of that as a bad thing since I enjoy the self-motivation and the feeling of accomplishment when I get tasks done. However, my boyfriend thinks that I should focus some of that time getting more hours of sleep, haha. 

I attended Valley Central High school and graduated in 2017. High school was an okay experience, if I wasn’t apart of the band program I feel that I would have disliked it more and would not have an interest in the things I do now. I’m not trying to shit on the school, but I feel that it needed a deep cleanse on administration staffing and just an overall re-look on how to spend the funding. Just saying, I think the asbestos issue should have been handled before the  bleachers and locker rooms. But, not my problem anymore, Thank God. 

When it came to deciding colleges and all that jazz, my high school was zero help in the whole process. Yes, they talked about it but at that age things should be more simplified to understand what needs to be done. I’m 22 and I just finally figured out how to build up my credit score? Like, HELLO, start teaching kids about loans and all the other financial shit that goes into college. Not to mention the absolute lack of help I got when picking my major. I knew I wanted to go into the music or media industry and of course, none of my advisors had a clue what I was talking about. I decided on OCCC for the pricing and that cushion of still figuring out what I wanted to do. I attended SUNY Orange Fall of 2017 as a liberal arts: music emphasis major. Fast forward a year later to find out that they actually have a music program! Got to love the help advisors give you right? More so, the help wrong advisors give you. That following fall I was a full Music: Performing Arts major and loved every second of it. I met amazing, talented people that I am very glad to still be in touch with. When I was on my last semester and was on the edge of graduating I had the moment of “Oh, God.. What the hell am I going to do after this”. I decided I wasn't ready to move on from SUNY Orange, since I had no idea what direction to go. I started looking into another major and that's when I found New Media! I was always interested on how content was made and what went into making a film. I remember my cousin and I used to make these little movie clips with the windows movie maker. We thought we were going to be these big movie-making hot shots at 8/9 years old haha. 

I am grateful that I took my time with school and by the end of this OCCC journey I will be graduating next Fall with two A.A.S degrees and a clear idea of where I want to go.

Aside from anything media related I’ve been on this reading kick. Genres from fantasy, horror and some history. This summer my boyfriend and I got really into reading/collecting comic books! He has way more comics than I do but at least once a week we’re at Middletown Comics seeing what new issues came out! Now with the fall/Halloween season fast approaching I have been planning some great ideas for this year! I know I may catch a lot of eye-rolls/ mini-hate from those not wishing summer to be over but I can’t wait for fall. Besides, halloween is everyday haha. I’ve been looking at Pinterest ideas on how to DIY some awesome decorations. I guess Pinterest is somewhat media related though? Ah well, since I'm back talking about it, I might as well talk about the last movie and TV show I watched. The last movie I watched was actually what had to be watched for COM 105. It was the 1995 movie Kids and uh.. it was definitely something haha. I understood the point of how it related to youth culture but I would not want to watch that movie again. As for the last TV show I watched, was again what I had to be watched for COM 105. It was Euphoria season 1 and that was a really good show. I know I only had to watch the first four episodes but I binged the whole season. The way the story was told was creative, I enjoyed the narrative back a forth style and how each character had their own stories. It made it worth getting a month of HBO Max.  

Being on the topic of last things done, I suppose the next order is the last book/video game played or finished. The last book I finished was A Map of the Dark by Karen Ellis. I got that book from Thrill Club. It’s basically a horror/thriller/anything dark and creepy book subscription. I canceled thrill club awhile ago and just now getting into the books I was sent. Anyway back to this book that I read. I found it a little empty. I just wanted more from it, it was very predictable and dry. I wanted more character depth, more suspense and just more of everything. The book is in the corner of my room at this moment because I’m going to donate it, that's how unsatisfying it was to me. But HEY if anyone is interested in a dry thriller let me know! Haha. As for the last video game played it would have to be Assassins Creed Valhalla and that was a few weeks ago. I do love to game but when I’m getting into a project or assignment, more of my focus goes into that rather than a video game. But my goal this semster is to take more time to myself and have self-care days, so Valhalla here I come! 

Going down the “Lasts” list I have to my right here is, the last thing I created. Um, I guess the last thing I created was a make up look, that I will post a pic of at the bottom!  I do have ideas I wish to create such as uploading my podcast and YouTube videos! Im a really big planner so when it comes to things like that I want to have clear, organized agenda. I do have a date that I want things done and released so there’s that! I will probably mention more of my podcast in future posts but for now things are in the works. 

Which now brings us to the last thing of the “Lasts” list. Im sure there is a tongue twister in there somewhere but I don’t have the brain capacity to think of one. My last meal on earth would have to be what I had for dinner last night. I ate cheese ravioli with a side of mozzarella sticks. 

I know this assignment was supposed to be a minimum of 500 words and I believe I exceeded that. I look forward to these blog assignments since I can let my mind go and word things as if I was actually speaking. Well with a post this long I guess it’s safe to say I was ranting. 

To future rants and of course the required MLA formatted references! 

[dandequill]

novel prep tag: blackbird

i was tagged for this by @magicalwriting! thank you so much!

in this tag, there are a lot of questions going in-depth about the wip in question (i’m choosing blackbird) and because of the detail i must warn that it’s rather long! also, because i’m still rather new here, i don’t really know many people to tag, so I’m just going to pick a few at random from my followers:

@three-seas-writes @the-moving-finger-writes @rewrit @anika-writes @spirit-of-helimire

and so we begin!

first look

describe your novel in 1-2 sentences (elevator pitch)

maria quintana (vain, moody, and a loser) and ingrid piuma (owner of one outfit, carefree, and also a loser) clash paths when on the run from a stuck-up aunt and stuck-up sister, respectively. they hit it off and have a lot in common, or so it seems; maria is yet to learn of the complex web of holy curses, familial trauma, and quest to halt an impending magical catastrophe which sets ingrid apart from her.

how long do you plan for your novel to be?

i don’t have much in the way of a length-goal for the novel in particular, but more generally i think the story could work well as a duology, with one story focused on maria and the other on ingrid.

what’s your novel’s aesthetic?

ooo, that’s a fun one. i have a pinterest board which does a decent job of encapsulating it, but think along the lines of gritty detective drama meets urban fantasy meets sweet sapphic romance.

what other stories inspired your novel?

the very earliest, basic idea of kids hunting a sleeping magical figure came from the raven cycle, but the story has spiralled drastically beyond that since then so the link has become very, very tenuous. other influences include fairy tales such as fitcher’s bird (+ a variety of other ‘rescued by the sister’ types).

share 3+ images that give a feel for the novel

as mentioned prior, there is a pinterest board with more images, but here are a few favourites i have selected:

main characters

who is your protagonist?

i consider maria and ingrid to be joint-protagonists, so here is a brief run down of both-

maria quintana:

- naive + sheltered; not much experience with the world beyond her hometown, so being forced to spend her summer in a big city in a foreign country isn’t exactly her idea of a good time

- daughter of two artists who rebelled against their families to be together; they want her to be better, she wants to be the same, and her cold-hearted aunt wants to warp her into something else entirely

- tall hipster lesbian gf

ingrid merlero piuma:

- laid-back + ‘eccentric’; changed entirely by the death of her mother a year before the events of the novel to become more aloof and self-focused, motivated by spite for her father

- middle of three sisters, all of whom have an agenda against their tyrannical father and rebel in different ways; she uses laziness as a weapon to diminish his control over her

- short punk bisexual gf

who is their closest ally?

maria and ingrid act as each other’s allies, plus a small gaggle of strange boys maria ends up living across the hall from (matei, evan, sal + dajuan) and ingrid’s sisters, sirena (elder) and jordana (younger)

who is their main enemy?

maria’s personal enemy is her aunt arabella, who drags her away to a highly academic summer school in a distant city in the hopes to mould maria in her own image (what maria actually gains from this trip is a quirky girlfriend and intimate experience with the darker strains of magic); ingrid’s primary enemy is her father, whom she suspects of being involved in dubious criminal activity as well as more generally being a control-obsessed patriarch; the sleeping sorcerer at the heart of said dubious criminal activity is the eventual enemy for both.

what do they want more than anything?

maria wishes to follow her own heart and desires unhindered, living a romanticised version of life in which she avoids all pitfalls and suffering; ingrid wishes to move into her own place and not have to worry about generational curses any more.

why can’t they have it?

maria, as one might guess, is more entrenched in fantasy than reality, and has yet to understand that reality is more complex than what she desires and therefore she can never live entirely free of hurt; ingrid’s father is into some dodgy stuff and she and her sisters feel an obligation to stop him from hurting anyone else before they get on with their own lives

what do they wrongly believe about themselves?

maria believes she is infallible and untouchable, beyond the touch of the harsh realities of life which affect everyone around her; ingrid feels obliged to act as a saviour and impede every one of her father’s schemes, as well as having a myriad of self-esteem and confidence issues stemming from the trauma of her father’s emotional abuse and manipulation

draw your protagonist! (or share a description)

whoops i may do digital art but i am yet to draw either of these babes-

maria: lanky lady (5”11), hispanic-coded (story set in a fantasy world, not real world), the fluffiest hair imaginable on a human being, eyes that she considers dull and pebble-y but which ingrid cornily compares to the pristine cuorren sea, freckles everywhere, makes and patchily mends her own clothes to imitate her parents’ messy artfulness

ingrid: short queen (5”4-5), hispanic-coded with a slightly darker complexion than maria, shoulder-length black hair (often twisted back into the smallest ponytail on the face of the earth), lighter green eyes, also peppered with freckles, wears the same plain jeans and shirt everywhere, every day, much to the chagrin of maria

plot points

what is the internal conflict?

maria must come to terms with the harsh realities of life and the flawed way in which she sees the world; ingrid must overcome family-related trauma and not project her pain onto maria

what is the external conflict?

maria’s family conflict with her aunt; ingrid’s struggle against her father; the eventual conflict with the (no longer) sleeping sorcerer

what is the worst thing that could happen to your protagonist?

maria could have her romanticised illusions of life shattered suddenly and horrifically as opposed to broken down gradually (ie a sudden tragedy befalling herself, ingrid, her parents); ingrid could be forever trapped by something or someone even after she escapes her father, cursed to never have her own personal freedom

what secret will be revealed that changes the course of the story?

i haven’t settled on the specifics yet, but it will be ingrid revealing one of her many personal secrets to maria in a way that completely changes maria’s view of her and, subsequently, their relationship; this could be the death of ingrid’s mother, the abuse from her father, her father’s madness and obsession with the sleeping sorcerer, or another, slightly smaller secret

do you know how it ends?

i have revised a few potential endings, but am yet to pick on the specifics; so far it is still a vague idea

what is the theme?

found family, fantasy vs reality, personal freedom vs duty to community, different types of love and relationship, death and mortality

what is a recurring symbol?

imagery of birds may be stereotypical, but it’s my favourite, and features heavily in a novel called ‘blackbird’ (this... should not be surprising) - different birds are associated with different characters and relationships, and are used to signal/foreshadow events attached to their respective characters. blackbirds themselves are attached to ingrid.

where is the story set? (share a description!)

the name of the city where it’s set is cuorren, which i once described to a friend as ‘seaside rome with a gang problem’ - here are a few images i assembled on the pinterest board which have inspired the setting:

do you have any images or scenes in your mind already?

i know the opening scenes more or less off by heart; i also have maria + ingrid’s first kiss, the first time maria visits ingrid’s troubled house, and a few other cutesy scenes of them together (i... should probably write more off this story beyond romantic escapades...)

what excites you about this story?

the themes are very important to me personally and i love that i get to express them through the medium of sapphic romance and dark fantasy, two of my greatest joys in life!

tell us about your usual writing method!

it doesn’t exist

uhhh... i have a planning document on the go and the first few scenes set out, but honestly every time i try to write beyond them, i panic and feel like i don’t know what i’m doing and go back to the plan. so i guess that makes me a planner over a pantser. which, believe me, has not always been true!

if you have made it this far into the post, thank you so much for reading! i hope this has been a good insight into my favourite of my three projects.

- m.b.

[anothergleeredorp]

↪ WANDA  PORTER.

AGE & BIRTHDAY: 16. February 15th.

PREFERRED PRONOUNS: She/Her.

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Biromantic.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual.

POSITIVE TRAITS: Positive, Charming, Supportive.

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Insistent, Jealous, Childish.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: Full sibling, younger.

FACECLAIM: Katherine McNamara

↪ INFORMATION.

Wanda is the last of the Porter kids and she has taken advantage of that for as long as she can remember. Very loving with her parents, a few kisses and hugs had always being enough for her to not do any work around the house, like a real life princess. In reality, that means that she doesn’t really know how to do things by herself and any kind of cooking is completely off the table for her.

Since she was a little girl, there was nothing she loved more than weddings. It was her favorite part in all movies and she made her mother replay it over and over again, just so she could see the whole thing play out. As she grows older, she is sure that she wants to be a wedding planner when she gets older, just like Jlo.

Currently, Wanda is part of the cheerios and while she is not the captain, it’s more than enough to bring her right to the top of the popularity status. That works incredibly well for her, since it brings her to the right parties and the right friends.

Her love life had never being of importance for her. She is easy to make friends of all kinds of people and she is more aware of who can be with who than if someone is a prospect for her.

She is a huge social media obsess, having mostly all of them. Her favorite is instagram and pinterest, since she is able to see a lot of ideas for bullet journals and agendas, that are really needed in her line of work she wants to follow. Wanda is trying really hard to be organized and cultivate that skill, that she knows will be needed in the future.

Music is something she had always loved. Wanda is not a very good singer, but she is a great dancer when it comes to choreographed moves and she is always listening to any new music that’s out there. She wished she had a great voice, but that’s mostly on Spencer.

It’s not something that she shares with a lot of people, but Wanda really has to work hard for her grades. They don’t come easily to her and she doesn’t remember things from class easily as other people, so she has to always double check and stay focus for her to keep up her good work. Actually, in elementary school, her parents got her a tutor, who got her to a place where she is comfortable doing things on her own.

[papodecarol-blog]

Como organizar minhas metas em 2020?

2020 já tá aí, mas você ainda não sabe como organizar sua vida durante o ano? Calma! Esse post vai te ensinar como organizar suas metas para 2020! 

Como uma boa virginiana que sou, eu gosto de tudo bem planejado: não ter o controle da minha agenda/metas me deixa sem chão! rs Em 2019, perdi o controle dos meus planos e com isso, decidi que 2020 seria BEM diferente. Sabe aquela sensação que estamos apenas dormindo, acordando, comendo e trabalhando? Então, o planner vem ajudar para acabar de vez com essa sensação! 

Para me acompanhar nessa jornada, comprei um planner super fofo da Preteliê. Além de ter todas as seções que preciso para me organizar mensalmente e semanalmente, o planner da Preteliê conta com frases motivacionais para me manter focada nas metas. <3

Existem várias opções de planners onlines, mas eu sou das antigas: prefiro ter o papel e o lápis na mão para me planejar bem. As dicas que vou deixar abaixo pode ser utilizado em qualquer ferramenta de planejamento que você tiver para usar: desde bloquinhos de bolso até planilhas no Google Drive. Confira abaixo o passo-a-passo para você não deixar 2020 passar sem se planejar:

1. PENSE NO QUE VOCÊ DESEJA PARA 2020 SER INCRÍVEL

O que você gostaria de fazer de diferente esse ano? Viajar mais? Mudar de emprego? Ter mais controle na sua vida financeira? Começar um novo curso? Nas primeiras páginas do seu “planner”, trace suas metas e objetivos. É importante que essas metas e objetivos sejam escritas logo no início do seu caderno para que você possa sempre revisitá-las e não perder o foco. 

2. DIVIDA SEUS OBJETIVOS POR MÊS

Após traçar suas metas/objetivos para 2020, indique qual o mês limite que aquele desejo precisa ser realizado. Como vou conseguir adivinhar isso? Bom, aí você precisa conhecer sua rotina. Por exemplo: se você quer viajar mais, coloque o objetivo “viagem” dentro do mês que você vai estar de férias. Se você quer começar a estudar, coloque essa meta para o 1º semestre (Fevereiro) ou 2º semestre (Julho). Um bom planner vem acompanhado de um belo exercício de análise pessoal. E isso nos ajuda muito a se aperfeiçoar no nosso dia-a-dia! :) 

3. FAÇA UM OVERVIEW DO SEU MÊS

Se você comprou um planner, ele provavelmente veio com um calendário do mês e um espaço para fazer anotações em cada dia do mês. Esse espaço serve para você fazer um overview do seu mês. Antes do mês começar, olhe para cada uma dessas datas e faça anotações importantes do que você precisa fazer ou lembrar nessa data: seja o aniversário de uma familiar; a vacina de um cachorro; uma consulta médica ou um dia de folga. Esse espaço é o coração do seu mês e precisa ser sempre atualizado. Fazer esse registro das “grandes datas” te possibilita a resgatar a memória de quanta coisa importante você fez naquele mês. Eu tenho o costume de escrever de lápis, pois eu sempre vou apagando algumas coisas que acabaram não acontecendo e adicionando novas tarefas. Ahh!! Uma dica bem bacana: deixe sempre um bilhete no cabeçalho ou no rodapé da sua página do que você não pode deixar de fazer naquele mês. No meu caso, como eu comprei o planner, ele já tem esse box para eu colocar o que é “MUITO IMPORTANTE” e a “META DO MÊS”. Eu coloquei como a minha meta do mês terminar de ler um livro e como muito importante, marcar de ver minha prima.  São coisas simples, mas que podemos deixar pra lá na correria do dia-a-dia. Lembre-se sempre: para um planner funcionar de fato como uma ferramenta para nos afastar da procrastinação é necessário cuidar dele. Ele será seu companheiro diário para não deixar nenhuma oportunidade passar.

4. TIRE UM DIA DA SEMANA PARA PLANEJAR

Após planejar seu mês (que precisa ser revisitado/atualizado sempre que surgir algo importante, viu?), está na hora de planejar sua semana! Antes de uma nova semana começar, você precisa planejar a seguinte. Tire aquele dia da semana que você vai estar mais livre para sentar e planejar. Escreva em cada dia da semana aquilo que você precisa fazer. Pode ser qualquer coisa: uma mensagem que você precisa enviar; uma informação que você precisa pesquisar; uma aula que você tem pra ir. “Mas peraí, Carol: qual seria a diferença do meu planejamento mensal para o semanal então?” Como falei acima, o planejamento mensal te dará os destaques do mês. Você irá colocar os acontecimentos mais importantes do mês. No planejamento semanal, você irá colocar a sua rotina. Eu sempre gosto de colocar na ordem do horário que eu vou fazer aquela tarefa, mas isso vai do gosto de cada um. Explore esse espaço: sabe aquele edital que vai abrir? Coloque a data da abertura, do fechamento, do resultado, de-tudo-que-tiver-cronograma deste edital para que você não perca nenhuma chance. Por mais que a gente tenha uma ótima memória, a correria da rotina acaba nos boicotando. Para você ter a memória do que foi feito ou não, sempre coloque um “check” ao lado da atividade que realmente foi feita e/ou um “X” na tarefa que acabou não sendo realizada.

5. ILUSTRE COMO QUISER! 

Faça do seu planner a sua casa! Pinte, cole figurinhas, abuse dos post-its, faça letras diferentes... INVISTA NA SUA DECORAÇÃO! O seu planner é a morada dos seus pensamentos e sonhos. Guarde eles com carinho. <3 

No meu pinterest tem uma pasta de inspirações de decoração para planner. Veja clicando aqui. 

Parece cansativo, mas colocar o planejamento na nossa rotina facilita muito nas nossas tomadas de decisões. Não vamos deixar o ano passar com aquela sensação “putz, não fiz nada de útil nesse ano”. É horrível! Eu sei. Eu passei por isso em 2019. 

Vamos fazer um 2020 diferente? 

Depois me contem como está sendo a experiência de vocês! 

Me sigam no instagram e também no pinterest! <3

Beijinhos e até mais! 

[saiadacrise]

Pinterest Planner 2020 [ Download Gratuito AQUI ]

Pinterest Planner 2020 [ Download Gratuito AQUI ]

Faça o Download Gratuito do Pinterest Planner 2020 AQUI

Que tal otimizar seu tempo na Produção de Conteúdo no Pinterest?

Se planejar com antecedência é sempre a melhor opção p/ não ser pega de surpresa e acabar não conseguindo postar seus pins…

E, pensando nisso, a Produtora do Curso Pinterest Pro, Tatiane Faria, criou o Pinterest Planner 2020.

Afinal, uma Estratégia de Marketing que funciona não…

[brokeafandhungry]

How Bullet Journals Helped

What They Are

Bullet Journal (n): A planner/journal/diary/tracker that you create with your own two hands in whatever notebook you want. 

What Stops Some People from Trying Them:

There are innumerable videos on Youtube, pictures on pinterest and instagram, and frankly, it gets overwhelming. Life is already overwhelming when you’re poor. 

No way in hell are you going to be able to do all those fancy things with all those fancy supplies. You’re just getting through the day and--as previously mentioned--you’re poor

You’re not an artist and you don’t have a lot going on in your life. I feel you. 

Why I Decided to Try Bullet Journals Anyway:

Being poor puts a lot of things out of reach. Just going out and buying a 20 euro/dollar dot-grid notebook wasn’t an option. Michael’s in the United States does have notebooks for $5 (blank, dot, or lined), but when you’re trying to get bill paid and eat, even that can be a luxury. 

At their core, however, bullet journals aren’t fancy notebooks with lots of designs and pen colors and busy mom momming agendas scratched in fancy handwriting. It’s a thing that’s yours in the notebook of your choosing, in the fashion of your choosing, with a single pen if that is all you have. 

That’s all I had. 

There was also plenty of use beyond just the creative aspects. I have a set schedule every week that never changes, but I do have appointments now and again to track. There’s also 

Birthdays

important events

reminders to myself to pick up something at store. 

grocery lists

meal planning

a running price list for each store

ideas to journal about later

thoughts about my day

good memories 

financial wins and setbacks

Bullet journals are really just lists that you have arranged the way you want. Ryder Carroll, creator of the bullet journal system, does his in the most minimalist and no-nonsense manner there is. 

I like a little more color, so I took a notebook I already had-- well, I say had. I actually made the notebook out of some computer paper and a stapler-- and picked up colored pens at the Euroshop (Dollar Tree equivalent). You don’t even have to draw lines. You can just jot down the date and list stuff to do underneath or memories or thoughts until the day is done. Rinse and repeat. 

How It Helped:

Bullet journalling is a creative outlet for me. Not only do I get to see the good things, the bad things, and the stuff I have to do or want to remember in one place, but I CAN doodle. I can add color. It’s a hobby, which any poor person can tell you is in damn short supply in our position. Having a hobby gives me something for me, and hell, you and I both deserve a few minutes with something that makes us happy. 

Here’s a spread from April with stamps I was giving and a few pictures I printed at home to glue in. 

What You Can Track or Do in Your Bullet Journal:

Recipes

Frugal tips

Reminders

Medicine you have to take 

Things you want to improve (like exercising at home)

Hobbies

Meal plans

Memories (I use a heart to indicate them in my spread, as you can see)

Notes

Reflections

Journal entries using free prompts on the internet

a birthday and important events list

homework

deadlines

When bills are due.

When you get paid

How much you’ve spent

A wishlist

A want list

A need list

A show list (what was I watching, again?)

cool podcasts to try

Movies to borrow from a friend. 

Stuff you borrowed and need to give back

Rants you can’t say out loud

Appointments

Creative Writing snippets

Skills you want to learn

Goals (long or short term)

Your mood

Anything you damn well want. It’s yours. You do what you want with it. 

[katerynakole]

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[the-astounding-aspie]

Discovering a New Special Interest

I started keeping a bullet journal a few years ago, when my best friend sent me a link (probably on pinterest) to starting one and I absolutely fell in love. I even tried going to a happy planner and other agendas after finishing my first bujo, but didn’t like it as much. I love that it keeps me organized, and focused, and gives me a creative outlet. I use my bujo daily, rely on it heavily, and am not ashamed to be obsessed with it. I’m proud of how my spreads turn out, and I love it when someone wants to flip through and admire it. 

To an aspie, being obsessed with something is basically the definition of a “special interest”. Coloring books is a special interest of mine, though I’m not as obsessed with it as I am with my bujo, I just have a ton of coloring books and materials. Special interests can change, they come and go as they please with varying levels of intensity. I used to be really into the Society for Creative Anachronism, but after a few years of not feeling like I fit in, that interest has sorta fizzled out. That being said, today it occurred to me that autism has become a special interest of mine. 

I find this funny, since I am autistic, but didn’t know it until about 5 years ago, when I was in grief counseling after losing my mother. And I’ve come to find that there are apparently a lot of other women who are also finding out that they are autistic in adulthood, because when we were kids it was a known fact that only boys could be autistic. 

When it comes to Autism, particularly Aspergirls, the more I learn the more I want to know. Likewise, the more I interact with and immerse myself in the community I have found online, the more interested I become in joining my voice to theirs. A voice that focuses on acceptance, not just awareness, so that the yellow ladybugs of the future don’t have to spend of quarter of their lives trying to figure out what is wrong with them and why they don’t fit in. 

So basically, autism has become a new special interest of mine. 

What are your special interests and what do you do with them? 

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COMO COMEÇAR UM BULLET JOURNAL

Com certeza você já ouviu falar sobre o Bullet Journal, ou Diário em Tópicos. Você também já deve ter pensado em como planejar e organizar melhor o seu ano, semana ou mês. Mas antes de sair por aí comprando um caderno bonitinho, veja melhor como começar essa mania que pegou muita gente. Juntei aqui várias dicas para você começar e fazer um baita de um BuJo!

Mas antes de começas, vamos desvendar o que é este tal de Bullet Journal.

Muitos se perguntam se tem criatividade suficiente para começar um BuJo, mas criatividade não é tudo para este planner super descolado! Mesmo sem criatividade o Bullet Journal vai se tornar o seu melhor amigo. Não fique estagnado pensando nos desenhos bonitos e foque-se nos seus objetivos e metas para fazer este planner funcionar!

Alguns pensam que Bullet Journal é coisa do passado, que ninguém mais usa, mas já pensou em dar uma pesquisada rápida no pinterest ou no google?? Com certeza aparecerão milhares e milhares de ideias e até mesmo de pessoas que estão começando agora!

E acredite em mim... Não é nada confuso fazer e MANTER um BuJo; você só precisa saber o básico e não desistir!

Bullet Journal é do que um método, um sistema, um caderno, uma agenda, uma lista de tarefas e um controlador de hábitos e um bom modo de transformar tudo mais fácil na sua vida. Com exceção de suas meias perdidas, que permanecerão perdidas, o Bullet Journal pode te ajudar.

Hoje em dia é fácil encontrar manuais e dicas de como começar e viver sempre alimentando o seu bullet journal.

Não pense no BuJo somente como algo onde você anota as suas tarefas do dia, pense nele como um método de terapia! Sim, pois é muito relaxante e divertido fazer um.

Como começar um Planner:

1. FAÇA KEYS: Keys nada mais são do que círculos, caixas de check e outros tipos de símbolos para usar em suas tarefas e listas. Faça as Keys para manter seu Bujo padronizado e de mais fácil visualização.

2. CONSTRUA UM SUMÁRIO: Na maioria dos Bullet Jounals você mesmo cria as paginações. Você vai precisar de um sumério logo no começo para não se perder.

3. TOTALMENTE PERSONALIZÁVEL: Você pode usar o BuJo para o que quiser e como quiser! Se você não tem certeza, procure sempre novas inspirações no pinterest e no instagram! Deixo aqui as minhas redes, que tem várias ideias legais:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtveEdckTtvQlGHeQ6tb2CA?view_as=subscriber

https://br.pinterest.com/bulletcomideias/

https://www.instagram.com/bulletcomideias/

4.PERMANEÇA COMPROMETIDO: Comece logo e não tenha medo de errar alguma coisa, a maioria dos erros podem ser corrigidos com washi tapes, com papéis com texturas e cores diferentes, veja esse exemplo:

Se você não quiser começar do zero um BuJo e prefere imprimir um, também tenho essa dica pra você:  https://go.hotmart.com/E9070200F - um Planner L-I-N-D-O que já está praticamente pronto!

5. CANETAS e LÁPIS: Uma das dicas que SEMPRE dou é... COMECE FAZENDO UM RASCUNHO, é chato? É! É trabalhoso? É! Mas é necessário e garante que tudo, ou quase tudo, saia como você planeja e imagina.

6. FIGURINHAS e WASHI TAPES: Não são elementos essenciais, mas deixarão o sei BuJo muito mais colorido e personalizado! Já mostrei minhas coleções de Washi tapes, se quiser dar uma olhada: https://br.pinterest.com/pin/5207355805733828/

É isso aí, espero que tenham gostado e que minha paixão por este novo método de organização ajude vocês a se apaixonarem comigo!

Espero que você ame seu BuJo!

Fonte inspiração:  https://pinkfortitude.com/start-a-bullet-journal/