Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A New Month, A New Beginning


For those of you who know me, I have been working on a visual journal everyday since September.  It has gone through several changes but the main thing it does for me is to keep track of things I need to get done and appointments, satisfy my need to add color, and help me keep a daily log of events, thoughts, special memories, etc..  But, what I wasn't doing was keeping track of goals I  set for myself in January.


So with the help of some new friends I made on Facebook in the Fauxbonichi Group, I now have a system I think that can work for me.  As the name implies, Fauxbonichi is a DIY Hobonichi which is a Japanese planner/journal popular today.  It is a beautiful planner and so many have done beautiful art and journaling in them, but I just don't think it would work for me.  But I liked the idea of a Hobonichi, hence my Fauxbonichi.

This month, I'm playing with a new book (a composition book), and a new format.


I covered the outside with scrapbook paper and washi tape.


I also covered the inside cover and created a pocket to keep my stencils.


Created my month pages with goals and important dates.  I can keep track of how I'm achieving my goals with color coded stars.

I decided to use one page per day instead of two like I had in the past.  But I can still add art.


And when you open the flap..


My todo's and appointments are at the bottom and I still have plenty of room to journal.  The header also helps me keep track of goals..  

The Fauxbonichi Group has a new challenge for April, with a daily prompt that you can draw or journal.  I'm going to try this system for the month of April and see how this works for me.

Do you use a planner?







8 comments:

  1. Very neat, Kari!! Every time I see your journal entries I want to make one but when I did sit down once to start it- I got intimidated. One day I'll do it! Lol

    ReplyDelete
  2. I know what you mean, Lili! I was a long time user of Franklin Planner before the iPhone. For awhile, I kept everything on my phone. But I found that unless I wrote things down, I was prone to forget. So now, I'm back to writing things down. You should give it a go! You're pretty artistic yourself!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I saw ME on your to-do list!! WOOT!!! You are cleverly organized.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mia, I even have a separate journal just for you! I'm naturally unorganized so I have to force myself to be organized. Otherwise, I'd be in dreamland all day. 😊

      Delete
  4. Love the gorgeous notebook. Wouldn't work for me, I'm a small diary sorta girl, but it looks fabulous and like a lot of fun to work in. I can't wait to hear how you get on with the challenge.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Helena for stopping by. I'm hoping this will keep me focused!

      Delete
  5. I tend to forget to look at physical diaries, so appointments and stuff like that is better on the iPad's calander, but I like the idea of maybe an art diary.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm getting too old to have an electronic calendar, lol. The visual diary is really a fun way to document your day. Some people don't draw but add pictures and other decorative elements. I just enjoy the process so much! Thank you for stopping by! ❤️

      Delete