Having been wandering through endless articles on "Buzzfeed" recently—which regularly takes up an embarrassingly large amount of my day—I found an article discussing one of my biggest loves: stationary (or more specifically, journals). Here it is if you also care about decorative paper: 18 Undeniable Things All People Who Are Obsessed With Journals Know to Be True.

I scrolled through the beautiful books, wishing my bank account could magically increase tenfold in order for me to blow cash on every journal. I stopped at picture 12, which discusses the phenomenon of "bullet journaling." Intrigued, I Googled the term and was blown away.

According to creator Ryder Carroll, it's "the analog system for the digital age"—a way for people to organize their lives with a tried-and-true system you can personalize and embellish (or keep relatively minimal, as Carroll does) to fit your needs. The official website goes through setting up your bullet journal (or "BuJo," as the hardcore fans call it) and explaining how the system works. Carroll has been working on this form of organization for the past 20 years, and has now developed an official Bullet Journal notebook, thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. Though the official notebook has the core modules built in, Carroll emphasizes in the four-minute video that you can (and should) use any old notebook you have, as well as any old pen you have—or pencil, if you prefer.

Now, I am a to-do list maker, and pride myself in being as organized as possible. After browsing through some of the bullet journal pages published on Pinterest and Instagram, I fell in love and immediately decided to jump on the bandwagon of this rising organizational phenomenon.

Despite lusting over the beautiful Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks and Staedtler pens I shoved into my Amazon cart, I wanted to start right away. The beauty of bullet journaling falls in its immediacy—you can start on absolutely any day and go from there, rather than skipping half the pages in a hastily purchased calendar planner. I cut out some used pages in a Piccadilly notebook I bought a while ago, gave it a little makeover, added in the core modules of the index, future planner, monthly log, and daily log—then drew a blank. What else did I want to put in my mishmash of thoughts and jots? I decided I wanted to record the daily weather and my mood, add in a weekly song and quote, write some weekly goals, have a collection of quotes, TV shows, books and so on. I had to move past my ingrained desire to put everything in an established chronological order; the whole point of the index and numbered pages of the bullet journal is so you can refer back to any page, making your bullet journal as miscellaneous as can be.

Honestly, I think this is something everyone can give a shot. The guidelines are only guidelines, and there is so much room to make it truly your own. Artists can doodle and embellish as they wish, and more streamlined organizers can stick to Carroll's minimalistic approach. Go forth, fellow journal junkies, and revel in the glory of BuJo!