Honeycomb-themed journal design just bee-cause I want to.
I bee-lieved a honeycomb-themed journal design was perfect for May. It's not the most bee-utiful design I've ever made, but it's bee-fitting for my mood this month.
NOTE: While the pages are like those who setup their Bullet Journals (BuJo), I use this journal more as a memory keeper/diary. The BuJo-inspired pages encourage me to make note of the good things in life, even on the worst days.
In case it's helpful, below are the topics covered in this post:
Calendar Overview Pages
The calendar overview is where I note important dates I want to document in my journal.
The larger calendar fills much of both pages. I note events such as birthdays, appointments, and holidays within the appropriate block that represents a day in the month. During the month, I'll make a short note of something that happened.
On the left, I have a mini calendar for next month and another box where I'll note next month's events coming soon. I like being able to visually see ahead to things I may need to be aware of before those days come.
Productivity-related notes like to-do lists are managed in a separate and more simplistic Bullet Journal.
In the past, I used to create a full-page artwork related to the month's theme as the title page. However, I felt that page was wasted. I never referenced it during the month it represented.
Instead, I opted to now include the month's name on the calendar overview. Since I've always had extra space to fill above the mini-calendar, I've decided that's where unique artwork will now live.
I used a stencil to create the honeycombs to fill-in the empty spaces of all pages. It was quick and easy to draw. It also didn't take much time to color-in the shapes with markers.
Highlights and Hobbies & Dogs' Pages
Every night, I write a line of text highlighting one good thing about that day on my highlights page. Usually, I write about a simple thing that made me happy. Even on the worst days, I try to think about a highlight of that day to write down. This page is intentionally left blank since I'll fill it in throughout the month.
On the hobbies & dogs page, I note when I complete my favorite hobbies. While many journal enthusiasts track their habits, tracking my favorite hobbies reminds me to dedicate time for myself and happiness. The hobbies I track are:
arts + crafts,
writing, and
gaming.
My dogs' care and happiness are equally important. I track the following for my dogs:
when they go for a joy ride,
when I've cared for their coat with a brush, leave-in shampoo, or bath,
when they received teeth care with brush chews or teeth brushing,
when they participated in extended, extra, or hyper playtime, and
when something unusual happens with my senior dog.
I again used stencils to draw honeycombs to fill-in some of the empty spaces on both pages. Of course, I made sure to leave enough blank space on the highlights page to write good things that remind me to bee-positive everyday.
Mood and B-Day Bingo! Pages
I treat my mood tracker page as a coloring page of sorts. Each night, I'll color-in a part of an image that represents my overall mood for that day: awesome, meh/OK, sick, or bad/sad.
I created the b-day bingo! as a fun activity page for myself. I noted several wishes within the bingo blocks I laid out. I'll treat myself to a few splurge items if I 'win' by coloring in a straight line, all four-corners, or full cover all of the page.
My Thoughts
Because I used a stencil and markers to create my design theme, it didn't take me more than a couple hours to finish everything. Omitting my old title page saved me some time as well.
To bee honest, planning takes me the most time. Once I know what design theme I want to work with, execution is easy.
Despite its simplicity and lack of artistic detail, the design theme is overall bright and colorful. Even though I only used three colors (i.e., yellow, orange, and brown), they look great together.
What's Next?
I bought myself a few things to celebrate my milestone birthday. I already shared my first look at my new Golden Maple Travel Paint Brush Set last week, but there are a few more things I'll share with you in May. Check back later to see what else I bought.
Have you setup your May journal design? Comment below to share what theme you went with and what materials you used to create it.
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Thanks, and have a great day!
Simply Jelly Jam
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