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Vent: My weekly layout took 4 hours to figure out this time
I've been bullet journaling for about 8 months now and last week I hit a wall with my weekly spread. I spent a whole Sunday afternoon trying to move tasks from my daily log into a new weekly format I saw online. It should have taken maybe 30 minutes but I kept messing up the boxes and running out of space for my habit tracker. I redid it three times before I gave up and went back to my old simple list style. The whole thing ate up 4 hours of my Sunday and I felt so stupid about it. Has anyone else struggled with trying a new layout that just didn't click? What did you do when it flopped?
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the_angela25d ago
NORATHOMASSSS YES. Oh my god I did this exact same thing with my habit tracker last month. Saw this gorgeous minimalist spread on Pinterest with these tiny little boxes for tracking water and sleep. Spent like two hours drawing it all out perfectly with my ruler and fine liner. Then the next day I realized the boxes were so small I couldn't even fit my check marks in them without smudging everything. I tried to squeeze extra rows in the margins and it looked like a hot mess. Finally I just ripped that page out and went back to my stupid simple list where I just write the date and check things off. Sometimes the boring layout that actually works is worth more than the pretty one that makes you want to throw your journal across the room.
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elliot4528d ago
Honestly, why not just stick with what works instead of forcing a layout that caused all that frustration?
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norathomas28d ago
Glad you asked. I redid my whole kitchen layout a few years ago and it was a total mess for weeks. I tried to force a trendy open shelf setup because everyone said it looked cleaner. Ended up with dishes everywhere and my counters a disaster. Eventually I just went back to my old cabinets and drawers that actually worked for how I cook. Now I just focus on what fits my routine, not what looks good online. Sometimes the boring option is the smart one.
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