Bullet Journal Calendar

Creative bullet journaling for your New Year’s resolutions

As each year draws to a close, we resolve to do something positive in the New Year – doing more exercise, for example, or going vegan twice a week. But as soon as we’ve recovered from the New Year’s Eve hangover, by Day 3 we’re already yearning for something filling and resorting to pizza. Of course, it’s difficult to stick to resolutions, especially when we’re trying to make too many changes all at once. But it might be helpful to put your good intentions down on paper in a creative way, by designing your own personalised bullet journal. This will help you to achieve more, in small steps, month by month, or help you to alter your plans. All you need is a notebook (or an attractive exercise book) and the right pens. With the edding 1200 range of colour pens you have exactly the products you need at your fingertips; you can use them to express your creativity and display your resolutions using lots of colour. There are 24 vibrant colours to choose from which are suitable for light-coloured paper plus 6 opaque metallic shades that also show up beautifully on dark paper.

Category: Hand lettering
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Fineliners
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy

Step-by-step

Step 1

Start by planning your page layout and sketch it out lightly in pencil first if you prefer. For a really beautiful effect, write out your resolutions using hand lettering. Next, take the fine-tipped edding 1800 precision fineliner and go over all your pencil strokes. You’ll find the edding 1800 is great for fine lettering or for reinforcing individual letters. Include dainty decorative touches or pictures to add interest to the page.

Step 2

You can use a specific colour for each separate area of your life in which you have resolved to do something. For instance, if your areas are fitness, friendships and health, you could use green for health and blue for fitness, and so on (the edding 1200 colour pens are ideal for this).

Step 3

Now continue with your next activity. Maybe it’s a city break that you fancy. Planning this sort of event at the start of the year means that, with a bit of luck, nothing can get in the way. The edding 1200 colour pens are perfect for both writing messages and for adding colourful touches such as stars, arrows or other symbols.

Step 4

Make sure you plan enough time for yourself, too – a wellness day once a month, for example, or simply being more conscious of enjoying everyday moments of happiness. Continue designing the pages in this way and you’ll end up with a fabulous creative record of your bullet journal New Year’s resolutions. Now all you need to do is put them into practice!