Journal Jam 2022 Day 1

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I wanted to do the Planner Snowflake Challenge that journalsandplanners  hosted a while back but I didn't have time to get caught up on all the questions, so I was excited to see they're hosting the Journal Jam event now too! Please feel free to join in if you see this, I'd love to have more people on my reading page doing this too. Here's the first post if you're interested btw! (xxx)

Day 1:
Either here or in your own space, answer the following question: Have you ever pivoted/made a pretty big shift in journal/planner usage? What prompted it and what was the shift in usage?

I didn't really use planners very consistently for most of my life, but I started using one somewhat consistently in college. Then I started being a lot more consistent with it at the beginning of 2021, because I'd just found out I have ADHD and learned how important it would be for my life and mental health to figure out how to be more organized than I had been! My mom used the Franklin Planner system years ago, so she got me a Franklin Planner binder and starter set and also started using it again herself. We've both gotten more into the habit of using them, so it's been nice to kinda do that together!

I've really enjoyed it so far and I feel like it makes planning more fun, because they have lots of options for customization and different looks for the inserts you can buy, and I like that it has aspects that emphasize planning your whole life and not just day-to-day stuff. I've also gotten pretty into stickers for customization, too, which has been fun! One downside to Franklin Planner is that it's fairly expensive to get started, but I like not having to buy a whole new planner every year and just getting new inserts that still fit the same system, so I think it's worth it.

Comments

[whichwanderer]

Interesting! I used a planner all throughout high school and later in college but fell out of the habit after undergrad. Since becoming a teacher I've struggled to keep one consistently as I used to when I was younger. I've adopted some of the bullet journal methods but haven't really migrated yet from planner books. I bought one last year that I bought because it was pretty but I'm really struggling to use it consistently. I finally made the connection a few weeks ago that it's because it's too big so using it becomes a chore since I need to have a clear desk.