My sister said my bullet journal looked like a 'messy art project'

Laura Black · 2026-03-13T02:00:21.14971+00:00

She said that last month while we were having coffee at my kitchen table. I had my journal open to a weekly spread with some simple doodles and color coding. It made me realize I might be focusing too much on making it pretty instead of useful. Do you ever feel pressure to make your spreads look perfect?

the_nina7mo ago

My first bullet journal in 2019 was just black pen on grid paper, super basic. The pressure to make it instagram-worthy totally changed how I used it and I stopped for a whole year. Now I keep a separate sketchbook for the pretty stuff and my actual bujo is just rapid logging. If it works for you, that's all that matters, even if it looks messy.

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averyh527mo ago

Messy art projects get the job done too, right?

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xena_lopez6mo ago

Heard someone say a bullet journal is just a tool, not a trophy. Does yours work for you?

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