12 Simple Bullet Journal Spreads Anyone Can Make
Have you been thinking of starting a bullet journal but after looking at #bulletjournaling on Pinterest or Instagram, you feel completely overwhelmed.
Many bullet journalists have taken things to the next level with elaborate drawings, borders, headers, lettering, and page spreads. Step away from those social media outlets for a moment.
Is it possible to actually have a simple bullet journal!
In fact, the creator of the Bullet Journal, Ryder Carroll doesn’t use any decorations or flourishes.
The original Bullet Journal is/was created as a simple method to help you stay organized and productive in a straightforward manner. Learn how to Bullet Journal.
Ryder was looking for a way to keep all of his notes, to do lists, meetings, and appointments in one place. Thus, the Bullet Journal method was born.
The layouts are simple and clean using only a black pen on paper. They include pages such as an index, monthly calendar, future log, and other pages you may want to create to organize your life.
It wasn’t until crafty folks (myself included) picked up the bujo method and started taking things to the next level. We add washi tape, stamps, stickers, markers, doodles, and detailed lettering to decorate the pages.
You don’t have to do that.
In this blog post, I’ll show you simple bullet journal spread you can use to stay organized with everything going on in your busy life.
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Simple Bullet Journal Spreads
#1. Here’s a clean monthly cover page by bujoandbudget. A horizontal line is drawn just above the middle of the page along with the name of the month. Just below the name of the month is a small monthly calendar.
Using the dot-grid as a guide, the write one number in each grid.
#2. Another simple monthly cover page, this one was created by lifeofajugglingmom. She wrote December in the middle of the page. Then, just below it, drew a small Christmas tree with a star on top.
#3. Getting the hang of bullet journal codes so make a simple key like this one from papermir.
For even more bullet journal key ideas, check out this post on How to Use a Bullet Journal Key.
#4. Sippingsoda brings us a very simple monthly page. The name of the month is written at the top of the page while the days of the month are numbered vertically down the page. Next to each day is a letter denoting the day of the week.
This method provided easy at-a-glance planning with room to write important events and dates to remember.
#5. Trackers don’t need to be elaborate to be effective. I love these simple line trackers from healthyfitbujo. This two-page spread records sleep and stress.
The name of the month and tracker title is written at the top of the page with a box drawn around it.
Just below that are numbers for hours slept and how stressed you are feeling.
Then the days of the month are numbered vertically down the page.
Draw a line out to the number of hours slept or the stress level to record your information.
#6. This daily page spread from productivepaperplans utilizes the bullet journal the way Ryder Carroll intended. It’s a very simple page for notes, tasks, and things to remember. The next page features a shopping list.
#7. I love this simple bullet journal spread from inkimperfections. It’s divided into three sections. The first is the month in review with a checklist of accomplishments.
The next section is reflections. Prompts include win, surprise, favorite, worry, regret, and thankful. There is enough space to write a few words for each.
The third and final section is for coming month predictions with prompts for fun, satisfying, be, and feel.
#8. Bullet journals are a great space for mind mapping. This well organized spread from mistralspirit shows a perfect example of it.
#9. Minimalist_bullet provides another example of Ryder Carroll’s simple Bullet Journal method.
Pages are not pre-planned. Just filled in as you go allowing more space for busy days and less for slow days.
#10. Use your bullet journal pages for fun stuff, too!
Minimal_almanac created a page called, “Reasons I’m Probably a Cat” followed by nine points to support that statement.
#11. Do you find quotes that move you and want a place to record them? Use your bullet journal for that task.
Create a favorite quotes page. You can list them out or create a running paragraph like this one from cwistina_s.
#12. You can add some color to your bullet journal. My favorite markers are the Zebra Mildliners because they are light and don’t bleed on the page. Here’s a simple swatch page from amizaomar.
