A quick reminder that the bullet journal method was designed as a disability tool by a person with ADD. It's meant to be practical, and can be helpful especially to neurodivergent folks. Don't let the Instagram pictures or grind culture make you believe you cannot use it. The method will not work for everyone of course, but it is largely what you make of it.
being someone that was a dog person (having dogs for over 10 years in my life), i never expected to like having cats to be honest. i didn't realise how clingy a cat could be, but also how loving. i can't go anywhere without her meowing and sitting at the window as i work outside. maybe it's because she's just three months old, i don't know :')
also, i'm cooking something up for the end of this productivity challenge - can you guess what it is?
I'm an effort to put my life back together and recover from a major illness and massive emotional losses etc., I've started using some of the techniques I have seen in bullet journalling.
The problem with all the bujo ideas I see on Pinterest etc. is that they seem to put way too much emphasis on the aesthetic aspect of it. Like I get if people find the artistic side of bullet journalling rewarding, but I have limited manual dexterity and a tremor, so my pages are never going to be pretty. And I have limited energy and time, so I just can't put that much time and energy into creating something pretty. Also, all those flourishes and stuff take up a lot of space that I could be using for practical content! My tremor keeps me from being able to write small or neatly, so I need a lot of room. Like, I want my pages to be pleasing to the eye, but that's for usability reasons.
I also am really turned off my the obsession with productivity that I see in a lot of online bujo. It all seems to be about achieving more! Pushing yourself harder! Meeting goals! All these trackers and stuff seem to be designed to set up expectations for you to live up to. This is the exact opposite of what I'm striving for. I'm trying to learn to accept my limitations, stop pushing myself so hard, value myself even if I don't fill in all the little boxes
So I'm wondering, is there a spoonie bujo community? Like, bujo that recognizes that we don't all have the capacity to make our journals look like Live Laugh Love decals? That we don't all have the time/energy/motivation to fill in a load of trackers every day? Bujo that is badass instead of beautiful? Punk bujo?
✨ a belated happy new year — starting the new year by reconnecting with old hobbies. it’s ok to put down a hobby for a while if you’re not feeling it. it’s not going anywhere, you can always pick it up again.
idk how the rest of the world is but we are melting here :') the cats are sleeping on cooling mats and drinking lots of water (and licking ice-cubes!) next week it's supposed to rain and the temp is gonna go down to the 20s again (celsius) which i can't wait for!!!! give us grey skies pls 😭 also, my house-mate is very talented !