I had decided to participate in my friend, Rowena's, #onebookjune challenge this month. You choose one planner and use it for the entire month for all of your planning, journaling, to-dos, etc.. The point is to try out a new type of planner and to put everything into one book (since everyone seems to have too many planners they are forgetting to use.) My plan was to use an A5 Midori MD Diary (thin version - the one with the monthlies in front and graph paper in the back.) I had purchased one to use for an event later this year, but it was cancelled. So, I decided to use it for #onebookjune. I tore out all the months, except for June. My plan was to use the monthly for June for my planning - jot down appointments and to-dos that I MUST do on those two pages. On the remaining graph pages I was going to journal and use the pages for scribbles. I thought that could be a fun way to repurpose the planner and to join in on the challenge. I was going to decorate the book and pages with ephemera, washi tape, and stickers. Sounds, fun, right?
Well, it wasn't. We are barely on day 3 and I've already given up. After chatting in the group page and watching planner videos, I realized that I am not a planner person. I'd rather journal than plan. Don't get me wrong, I need a planner (or three), but I use them for specific things and that is all. I like them separate and I like how I use them. It's my journaling that needs to be downsized into one book. Instead of having several journals for gratitude, self-help advice, art journaling, quotes, and my personal journaling - which is crazy! - I should put everything into one book. That's how I used to journal when I was young - put it all in a pretty journal. I didn't separate anything. I'm not even sure why I started doing that. Anyhow, I think that I'm going to use #onebookjune to fall back in love with my journaling and put it all in one pretty book. And, I'll keep my planning the way it is - one for general planning, one for finances, and one for book blogging.
What do you think? Are you into planning, or journaling, or both? What do you use? What do you recommend? Let me know. And, I'll let you know how I get on with #onebookjune.
Wishing you a lovely week! Happy reading!