The Art of Journaling: Bullet Journal Collections

How Collections Work & When to Change It Up

One of the Laugh Collection headers in my July 2024 page.

Hello and Welcome Back to Going Gentle, where we talk about making things easier and paying attention to what works for us! 

For today's post, I am sharing a video about a certain collection I created for 2024, my LAUGH Collection, and how the collection served its purpose until it didn't. I describe the decision making process for making a change to something I intended to do for the whole year and why I decided to take a different approach. 

It's important to pay attention to the Collections in your bullet journal and whether or not they are serving the original purpose for which they were intended. 

It's always about how your life is improved, organized, inspired or how you can create a focal point that you look forward to working/playing with in your journaling practice. 

My Laugh Collection worked for several months, but as time waned, not so much. So I found another approach that I describe in the video! 

It's ok to change things up to suit your own aesthetic. That's what I love about bullet journaling. It is so customizable from month to month, as I make my pages, I can evaluate what stays, what goes and what to add if there is a new focal point that has come onto my radar that is worth paying attention to in its own space. 

October was the month I eliminated my specific Laugh Collection

If you are new to bullet journaling, I wanted to record this video to share with you my experience with my Laugh Collection and what the purpose of it was and how it has worked (or not) up until now. I hope it helps you with the decision making process as you make pages in your bullet journal each month. 

Let me know how it's going for you! I'd love to hear about your journaling practice! It's one of my favorite subjects! 

Thanks for watching/reading and subscribing to my channel. Remember I have The Art of Journaling videos right here on my website with tips and prompts for you to run with, as well as The Art of Journaling Prompt Play Book & The Art of Journaling Toolbox! Enjoy! 

​And remember that Gentle is Magic! 

Dawn at her bedroom desk where she makes her bullet journal decisions!