It’s stressful being an adult. It’s stressful being a parent. Throw in a global pandemic and a delayed trans-Atlantic move and I think it’s fair to say that this year has been a hard one to handle so far. On top of this, I also lost my wonderful Mum just weeks before Lockdown and so on top of the Corona-coaster we’ve all been riding, I’ve also had to try and grieve as best I can. All of this has led to a whole new level of stress and worry and I find that when I get stressed the first thing to go is my ability to remember anything! That’s why I was beyond excited when the fabulous Cate Hamilton offered to gift me her Bullet Journal for Beginners Course.
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A self-confessed stationery addict, I had never found a diary that really suited my needs. When I was teaching, I loved my teacher planner but still found it frustrating that I couldn’t fit my personal plans in there, or make meeting notes. I would have half a tree’s worth of paper hanging out with various notes with no real order – something which really irked me as an organised person! Bullet Journal for Beginners has allowed me to use a standard notebook to create a diary which suits my every need, and one that can be flexible in more ways that I could imagine.
I actually attended Cate’s Bullet Journal for Beginner’s course last year during Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival but due to school settling in sessions, I had to leave early and never got round to organising the catch up! Because of this, I thought I knew how brilliant bullet journaling could be but honestly, I had massively underestimated how transformative it could be.
So why Bullet Journal for Beginners?
Bullet Journal for Beginners is totally online and can be completed all at once (around 1.5 – 2 hours) or it’s handily been broken down into smaller segments so you can complete it as and when you can. This was particularly helpful when I got interrupted and distracted by the children! All you need to get started is some paper (to make a practice journal) and a pen/pencil, or if you want to get started setting up your journal straight away you could buy a notebook. I set up my bullet journal straight away and have already seen the benefits! I feel more organised and more importantly, I feel more confident again that I’m not going to forget something important! I actually feel more able to keep all the plates spinning!
The idea of bullet journaling comes from Ryder Carroll, a digital product designer and has been described as a Marie Kondo for your mind and this couldn’t be truer! It centres around the idea of migration to help you achieve what you need to and to keep you more mindful about why you want to.
If you’re struggling to see the wood for the trees but don’t know where to start, I can’t recommend Cates course highly enough. In the past I’d always given up with the idea of a bullet journal because I couldn’t get past the Insta-perfect doodles that I assumed were integral to the process. As Cate explains, those drawings can form part of your journal should you want, but the basic principle of migration can be as functional as you want it to be!
For more info
If you want to know more about the course, feel free to drop me a note on a Instagram. Also make sure you check out the brilliant creator of Bullet Journal for Beginners – Cate Hamilton. She’s always happy to answer any questions you might have about the course, and even has a private Facebook group for people who have completed the course.
Since completing the course, I’ve also started a Pinterest board to save my BuJo inspiration and ideas!
Discount Code
I am really excited to be able to offer my readers 20% off Cate Hamilton’s Bullet Journal for Beginners course. All you need to do is enter MONKEY&PAL20 at the checkout. This means you can get Cate’s amazing course for just £20. Valid until 30 June 2020.
