My name is Elaine and I am a third year architecture student.
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“Sometimes, all you can do is lie in bed, and hope to fall asleep before you fall apart.”— William C. Hannan
“She’s my work of art so I pin her to the wall.”
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hoping your dreams are fulfilled, your grades are awesome and your skin is glowing in 2018!
Year in Review
- highlights / reflection
- achievements this year
- lessons learnt / growth as a person
- things you want to improve on
- advice you’ve received / given
- best music/movies/tv shows/etc of the past year
- friends made during this past year
commonplace journal pages
- things you’ve discovered during the past year
- useful tips during the past year
- odd facts and trivia during the past year
- topics to explore during the past year
- questions to ask during the past year
New Year, New You
- calendar / future log / yearly or monthly logs
- things to look forward to this year
- upcoming books/music/movies/tv shows being released this year
- maslow’s hierarchy of needs self-reflection spread
- goals / new year’s resolutions + steps to put it into action
- skills you want to learn this year e.g. coding
- habits you want to break / habits you want to pick up
- diary: day-to-day happenings
- budgets: monthly/yearly budgets
- inspiration spread for new projects
- level 10 life: rate areas (academic, personal, mental, physical, spiritual, social, financial) of your life out of 10, and write down goals to improve that rating!
- monthly overviews (e.g. progress on goals)
- assignment due dates calendar
- 18 things to do by the end of 2018
Special Pages for Special Friends
- business cards from networking events
- gift ideas for your friends/family/significant other
- birthday / anniversary calendar
- emergency contacts / phone numbers of important people
- friendship journal:
- memories / moments they were there for you
- how you met
- moments you want to share in the future
- their mbti/hogwarts house
- their best qualities
Trackers/Logs/______ of the Day
- gratitude journal - # things you’re grateful for every day
- habit trackers
- motivational quotes
- news headlines / this day in history
- daily affirmations
- currently reading / watching / listening to / feeling / eating / wanting etc.
- time usage (
read: wastage) tracker- k-drama or tv show episode tracker (always forget what ep I’m up to :S)
- expenses tracker / tax deductibles
- dream diary (tracker, plot(?), lucid or not, dream meanings)
- new album or song releases
- photo diary / sketch diary
- weather
- follower milestones
- social media post tracker
- household duties/chores tracker
- grades tracker
- year in pixels
- TIL (today I learned)
civics
- appointments: dentist, optometrist, doctor, therapist, etc.
- bills: car / internet / rent etc
- tax: income statements and work expenses receipts
- membership/licence renewals
health
- weight tracker
- resting heart rate tracker (gives general idea of cardio fitness)
- water intake tracker
sleep log / time to bed / time awake / total hours slept- exercise log: number of reps / steps / minutes
- mood trackers
- period tracker
Various Creative Spread Ideas
day-to-day / life planning spreads
- skincare routines
- perfect/ideal morning routine
- self-care reminders
- exercise routines
- wishlist
- bucket list
- firsts: kiss, date, house, vacation, car, concert, etc.
- DIYs to attempt
- savings jar (doodle it!)
- yearly / monthly recurring tasks
- usernames/passwords (hints only for security!)
- 5 or 10 year plans
- dream job
- dream house
- planning for moving houses
- dream wedding / planning
- date ideas
- make a worse case scenarios primer
- summary tutorials for your reference e.g. step-by-step tax returns
academic
- studyblr ideas
- topics I need to revise
- finals study timetable/plan
- aspirations: what you want to be and why / how to get there
- class timetable
- assignment ideas
- project schedules / team meeting dates
- professors’ emails/office hours
- assessment results
- anti-procrastination page
- motivations to study
- skills you want to learn or are useful e.g. coding
- formulas page
- courses you want to take and their pre-reqs
- college comparisons
- back to school shopping list
- textbook list with prices
language learning
- vocabulary lists
- grammar structures
- media (books/tv shows/movies) to consume in that language
self-reflection / personality traits
- best and worst characteristics
- what to be mindful of / what you need to work on
- mbti types you’re most compatible with
- fears and how you want to overcome them
- letters to your future self (include hopes and dreams)
- letters to your past self (include achievements and things to be proud of!)
- inspirational people
- stress management tips
- charities to donate to and why you support them
- volunteering activities
fun, cute, and aesthetic spread ideas
- things worth staying alive for / getting out of bed for
- a spread with all the things you were worried about which turned out fine
- message page from your friends to you
- “i can’t live without ______”
- creative crafts spread: tips / equipment / tutorials
- aesthetic colour moodboards
- happy / comforting / relaxing / funny things spread
- seasons (summer/autumn/winter/spring) spread
- rainy day spread
- holidays spreads: christmas / easter / halloween / thanksgiving
- idioms and proverbs from all different cultures
- flowers spread: fav flowers, meanings, bouquet/arrangements, press ‘em!
- crystals spread: fav gemstones (doodle ‘em), meanings
- succulents spread: fav succulents, terrarium layout ideas
- coffee/tea spread: paint with coffee / fav blends / best cafes
- what’s in my bag (doodle it!)
- outfit ideas / polyvore style collections
- magazine clippings
- shower thoughts / hypothetical ideas spread
- draw my life spread / personal timeline
- favourite characters e.g. gudetama, kumamon, etc. (doodle ‘em!)
- interesting words list (ephemeral, mellifluous, serendipity, scintillating etc)
- ideal date ideas
- wedding anniversary ideas (like 1st is paper, 25th silver, 30th pearl, 40th ruby, 50th gold, 60th diamond)
- baby animals spread (duckies, puppies, bunnies!!)
#just bullet journal things
- bujo spread layouts and devices to try out (e.g. chronodex, parallel time ladder)
- key/legend (keep it simple!)
- colour palettes/swatches
- washi tape / pens / markers swatches
- banners / fonts
- doodles
- ticket stubs / receipts
- stickers / stamps
- cutouts of info brochures
- pressed flowers
- calligraphy / brush lettering / handwriting practice
- favourite stationery
activities
_______ that you want to do* / have done* (kind of bucket list)
*watch, read, listen to, try, taste, cook, play etc.
- books
- movies
- tv shows
- music
- hobbies
- arts/crafts e.g. paper quilling
- sports e.g. archery
- how to play / equipment / etc.
- video games
- foods
- activities
- board games
books / movies / tv shows
- summary / review
- favourite characters
- meaningful moments / moments that made you laugh / cry
- (for the media critic) artful moments:
- best descriptive passages
- best cinematography
- best action scenes
- best use of soundtracks
- (basically moments that make it deserving of awards)
music
- album reviews
- favourite songs
- playlists for every mood and all seasons
- meaningful lyrics
- songs you shazamed
- favourite genres and exemplar songs
kpop
- reasons why i love my bias / bias wrecker / group
- letter to your bias
- comeback concepts / favourite outfits
- visual/picture tutorials for makeup styles
- calendar of your favs’ schedules during comeback season
- in-jokes/memes
- awards / achievements / records broken / milestones
- translated lyrics
- kpop songs vocab lists
- upcoming releases
- on this day
art
- pics of your favourite artworks/artists + write about it
- art styles you want to emulate
- explain techniques for different media e.g. watercolour wet-on-wet
- doodle ideas
astrology
- natal chart readings/aspects/placements
- solar return reading for the incoming year / transits
- synastry / compatibility chart readings
- constellation/star charts
- symbol reference page for planets, zodiac signs, aspects
food
- recipes
- meal plans
- shopping lists
- interesting foods: (doodle ‘em!) taste / texture / smell (e.g. truffles, caviar)
- cafes/restaurants you want to go to + their specialty dish (photo)
- cocktails you want to mix/taste (doodle ‘em!)
media
- interesting articles + moral/ethical issues it prompted you to think about
- controversial topics on the news and for/against arguments/your thoughts
- on this day in history
- fav websites / blogs
- jokes / puns / pickup lines
- favourite poems / quotes / short stories
kinaesthetic
- burn book - write things that make you angry/sad and rip the page out
- wreck it journal - e.g. colour, scribble, stickers all over this page
travel
- places to visit
- travel itinerary
- cultural parables
- useful phrases in the language and their meaning
- travel memories spread: things you did / places you went / selfies
- postcard collection
- packing list
- friendly and not-so-friendly people that you met in foreign lands
writing
- short story ideas
- plot brainstorming spreads
- journal prompts
- drabbles
- character designs
- foreign words which can’t be directly translated into english
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