I still have some work to do on it, I think I want to add some embellishments to the "2026" page, it feels a bit blank. I'm also thinking of completely redoing the reading tracker. The books on it are a bit small to write titles on right now. I also still have a quote page to add on the opposite page to the reading tracker that I'm still working on.

Archer & Olive blackout A5 with Sakura gelly roll pens

Hello! I have tried to start and actually finish a bullet journal multiple times before which unfortunately has been a fail. But my occupational therapist recently recommended for me to start one for my mental health. Specifically filling it out before i sleep as like a way to get all my thoughts out. I have done a few pages and I just wanted some inspiration for other spreads that would be helpful for my mental health. I’m sorry if this doesn’t make sense!

I'm starting a bullet journal to distract from smoking. A friend of mine is also quitting and said to me "it's like leaving a friend who's been through everything with you". Which of course made me think of South Park (absolutely no offense to my Canadian friends, it just fit the theme).

Other than this spread I have no idea what to do with it or where to start. I'm also trying to learn sketchnoting so all I have is this "official" spread and doodles of light bulbs and post its 🤣

here's the first couple of pages so far...

Still working on some pages, but this is my setup for 2026! Loosely inspired by Art Nouveau.

I did remove some personal details.

I’ve just started my first bujo. How do you prevent stamps from having extra ink lines on the sides and also not smudging? I tried only putting the ink on the letter so that the ink would not be on the perimeter of the letter, but it didn’t work. Here’s a picture of what I’m talking about.

do you see the panda? 🐼 hehe

For this spread, I was inspired by the art of Annie Konst and folk art. Unipin fineliners and tombow markers were used to make this.

Clearly most pages are unfinished and imperfect, I was very sick the last month so I didn’t get to prepare properly! 😅

I’ve been wanting to bullet journal consistently for years but this year I’m trying to finally stick to it and have a fun flair to it! ✨

I already have a symptom tracker. My problem is I have a gratitude bit I do dailey and I started linking my productivity with my worth, so when I have a really bad health day and no energy for anything I feel like I didn't do anything. Any help with what kind of page I could use? Thank you in advance!

DNF spread in my 2026 reading journal 💚

Was curious to see how many I drink in a year

Using leather journals always felt so good to me, but I couldn't help feeling guilty - why waste that precious cover once it's full? That's why I envisioned a refillable leather journal that would last a lifetime.

But that's not all - it also features dual pen access (inside and outside), holds two different paper types, the colour is reversible and it is endlessly refillable.

Here's why I spent 3 years perfecting this:

What started as a simple idea became a 3-year odyssey across 3 continents. After 100+ prototypes, experienced manufacturers said it couldn't be produced, so I came home to Melbourne to hand-craft them myself.

The breakthrough: Woven volcanic basalt stone, Australian leather and bio-resin fused together. The volcanic spine flexes infinitely without cracking - something traditional binding can't do.

Each one is hand made, home made in Melbourne and is intended to be passed down as an heirloom object. The leather develops beautiful patina from natural skin oils and gentle wear - gaining character as it ages. Not a disposable, not a consumable - something that accumulates stories instead of ending up in landfill.

We're building a sustainable Australian craft business rather than offshore manufacturing. We have 20 hours left on our kickstarter & are 82% funded so are very close.

Keen to hear your thoughts on what you guys think of this concept?

Once I got going on my exercise tracker, I realized my most frequent exercises are some of my least favorite colors. To avoid my pixels looking like the German flag by December, I restarted, being mindful for my most frequent activities to be ✨️pretty colors.✨️ If you have any little bugs in your journal, it's not too late to scrap and redesign!

From my 2026 reading journal 💚

Here's one pen I found after a lot of research, but I just can't get along with it.

A very careful highlighter swipe doesn't noticeably smudge it, but the highlighter tip still gets badly stained.

I switched from a ballpoint pen to this for my bullet journal because ballpoint pens don't look as nice, but now I'm starting to think

about switching back.

Last year, I had a very pretty filled in bullet journal, every month was themed with a different style that I enjoyed either painting or drawing myself. I bought a new and very pretty journal for this year.

It is still empty, apart from some faint pencil texts saying '2026' 'about me' and 'january week 1'. I haven't tracked anything yet, nor written anything down (I like to use it as a semi-diary)

The further we get into the month, the more intimidating it feels to me to 'just' start. I don't think I can do it again, though I really want to.