Bullet Journal Collections you can try in 2021

Bullet Journal Collection is part of the Bullet Journal or Bujo where the possibilities and choices are endless. Honestly, there are hundreds of ideas out there to choose from.

The thing is, we know that when there are so many options and choices, it becomes harder to decide. Plus, if you have too many, using your Bullet Journal might turn into a chore rather than a tool. And that is what we are going to address today.

We are going to be Intentional with what goes in our Bullet Journal (Bujo). Particularly the Bullet Journal Collections.

Here are the topics I am going to cover in this post. I am hoping you will find them useful in planning your Fabulous 2021

• What are Bullet Journal Collections?
• Why do you need them in your Bujo?
• How to decide what topics you should include in the Collections

I am also going to provide a few examples of spread/collection pages from my own Bujo so, stick around.

If you are ready, let’s start.

What are Bullet Journal Collections

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If you are new to Bullet Journal or Bujo, I created an Ultimate Guide on how to create a Bullet Journal. It is based on the Bullet Journal method book written by Ryder Carroll. You may check my Recommendations Page if you want to grab a copy of the book.

A Collection refers to a Page of related topics. The Core Collections in the Bullet Journal method are Index Log, Future Log, Monthly Log, and Daily Log.

Because the Bullet Journal method can be personalized and it is essentially what you make of it, the possibilities and choices are endless when it comes to what spread you are going to create.

Spread refers to a page layout, commonly two-page.

Related Topic: Organisational Method that keeps me Balanced

You can have Collections for Productivity, for Home, or Self-improvement, for planning, for Projects, Some people create a collection for something personal to them. If you are planning a holiday, you can also create a collection for that. There are so many more ideas.

Bullet Journal Collections can be time-consuming if you like to make the style a little bit more than basic. But I promise you, it is worth every minute of your time. You can make it as simple as you like and as artsy as you wish. Either way, it is all about the Function.

The good thing is: You don’t have to do them in one go. You can build it as you go.

Why do you need Collections?

In my personal opinion, there are 3 Main Reasons why you need Collections

1. Collection keeps your topic/ideas organised

Having related topics gathered in one place is such an amazing technique to be organised. It keeps you from jumping from one page to another.

It helps you save time too because what you potentially need at a given time are all in one spread. Technically, you can have more than one spread of one type of collection, but still, it keeps your topics/ideas organised.

2. They serve as easy reference

Collections are really useful for tracking purposes. For example, if you have a collection for Bill Payments, you can easily find information when and how much you paid for a certain bill.

If you have a collection for Cleaning Schedule, then you only have to make the schedule once. You can refer to it over and over. Just make a new spread if you need to change it altogether.

Collection for a Tracker gives you an idea of how much progress you made on a certain goal. Speaking of Progress, since starting this blog, I can humbly say that I have made a little progress on becoming more intentional.

3. Collection helps you get more things done

This is my personal favourite. Having a Collection in my Bujo helps me get more things done while still being intentional. Let me make it clear though that I am still learning how to be intentional consistently. So, if you are like me, hang around and we will go through this journey together,

The way I use the Bullet Journal method is a bit different from the original method but it definitely helped me get more things done.

Everything that goes in my Bullet Journal is well thought and “filtered” ideas. Filtered in a sense that I just don’t write things in there. An idea or task has to have a purpose to be able to be in my Bullet Journal.

Just a quick side note: You don’t have to do more all the time. More is not always better.

How do you decide which Collections to include in your Bullet Journal?

To know which Collection you need to include in your Bullet Journal, you need to know what matters to you.

What are your priorities?

Who are the people that most matter to you?

Just having clear and meaningful answers to those two questions will definitely guide you in deciding what to create as a collection.

I must admit, in the first few years of my Bullet Journaling, deciding what spread to create at times was challenging. Because there are so many choices.

Lately, I have discovered that asking one important question solves the problem.

That question is :

What matters to me right now?

Aside from asking this very important question, I also challenge myself to limit myself to only 3 answers where possible.

So, in the topic of deciding which Collection to have in my Bullet Journal, answering this question and having a limit of 3 answers have been a game-changer.

At the moment, what really matter to me are :

1. Personal : (I can’t believe I put this as number 1. ) A bit strange at first but hey, I am learning self-care. This is a good start.

I can give more of me if I am running on empty all the time. So yes, even though it will not always happen, it is nice to yourself first than anything else, even just in terms of self-care.

2. Family: I love my family (and friends) and I am committed to maintaining quality relationships with them. I am also driven to make sure that my husband (R) and kids (M and Kuya) and myself are healthy and well connected.

3. Home: Even though I have temporarily gone downhill with my Home Management (especially with cleaning ) since starting this blog, Home will still be in my top 3. I have a good excuse though. I will come back to it when I get to posting content about Home Management. So, watch that space.

Bullet Journal Collections Examples

Based on the above categories that matter to me, I am going to show you some of the collections I have in my Bujo. I am hoping these examples will give you the inspiration to create your own.

Note: Some of these pages are from 2019. I am going to share any updated pages in future posts.

1. Goal Spread

Being one of my priorities, having a written goal has always been a part of my planning even before I discovered Bullet Journaling. I have always kept a list of my goals since high school.

It is true that when you write your goals there is a better chance of achieving them. This is as long as you do your work and stay consistent with your strategy.

I am a huge fan of Quarterly Goal Setting but having a List or a spread for my goals in the next 5 years is really helpful in designing quarterly plans.

2. Finance Spread

I have always been organised with our finances so since 2015 I always have Finance section in my Bujo. They change every year but I always have Bill Payment spread, Pay cheat sheet.

The Bill Payment Collections is really handy. There are so many reasons why you need to have this. It let’s you know at a glance which bill is due to get paid at a certain date. I am not a big fan of a direct debit payment because I like paying manually and this has been really helpful.

I haven’t created yet my Bill Tracker for 2021 so if you want me to share it when it is done please let me know at the comment section at the end of this post.

3. Purchase Tracker

I always keep a running list of purchases. This is especially helpful for those big-ticket items.

By keeping a record of when you bought a particular item if something happened to that item you can easily check if that item is within the warranty period.

4. Routine for Sanity

Yes, I love routine. The above photo is what I use all the time. I just use a pencil to tick each item. Having a routine helps avoid overwhelm.

5. Cleaning Schedule

Home cleaning spread is another collection that is a must in a Bujo. It makes it easy to remember what needs to be done around the home when you have a spread like this.

Having this spread really helps me a lot. Do I do them all? No. There are times when I can only tick a few but that’s ok. I just try to do them on the next scheduled time/day.

Additional Ideas for Collections

Hopefully by the time you get to this point, you have already identified what matters to you.

Depending on your priorities, your Collections will be unique to you. I have collected a list of Collections you may want to try if need something to start with.

Personal

• personal goals
• self-affirmations
• mood trackers
• habit trackers
• water intake
• exercise trackers
• self-care ideas
• morning routines
• gratitude
• sleep tracker
• quotes and inspirations
• journal prompts

Productivity

• productivity ideas
• systems and processes
• workflow
• routines
• mind map
• brain dump
• to do list
• schedule
• project list
• plans

Family and Home

• home management schedule
• zone cleaning
• family schedule and routines
• family finance
• bill tracker
• home organisation projects
• menu plan
• recipes
• kids routine
• school checklist

That is sit for this week my lovelies.

See you next week.

Much love,

E