A bullet journal, sometimes called a bujo, is a way to creatively organize your life. Created by Ryder Carroll it is a journal that takes the place of a planner.

Bullet journals can be as creative or as simplistic as you want. It all depends on your style and what works the best for you. One of the reasons why people like bullet journals more than a planner that you can buy at the store is because it's cheaper. All you need is a journal and a few pens. You can also customize it to your personality and what is important to you rather than a generic datebook.

A bullet journal is good for anyone who:

- Has thoughts that they constantly need to write down.

- Likes to be creative and draw.

- Uses planners but find them restrictive.

- Likes writing.

- Makes to-do lists.

So what exactly is a bullet journal? A bullet journal can be a lot of things combined into one little journal. You can schedule your life in it by day, week, or month. Normally, like in the picture below, you would make a calendar to show a view of the month and then write in your events in that calender.

On another page you would start write your weekly view so that you have a closer look at your week.

You can create lists and cross them off as you get things accomplished. It can even be a diary for yourself. A bullet journal is everything and anything you want to make it.

So pull out an old notebook and get started!