The HeartWord Way

Well, well, well. It’s been a long time since you’ve heard from me, hasn’t it?

What happened?!?

So… The last post I did was in October. It’s been about four months since you last saw a new post from me. The main reason for that was the holidays.

First we had Thanksgiving. Then came Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate in December). Then on the day after Christmas, I left for vacation (don’t worry, we were very careful to stay healthy). And THEN school started back… let’s just say I’m taking two extra college courses for dual enrollment, and they take up a lot of time in my school day.

Long story short, I haven’t had a lot of extra time on my hands lately. BUT, hopefully that will change soon.

All of the major holidays are out of the way. I’m not going on any big trips for a while. And hopefully, after the first few weeks of these two new college courses, I’ll get into a routine and be able to handle the amount of work.

So, that means more time for you guys!

Changes have happened!

As I’m sure you’ve noticed if you are reading this post on the actual blog site and not in an email, I’ve made some changes to my blog. I decided it was time to freshen up, take new pictures, and even create a new logo!

I made all of these changes for one main reason. I want to start to get serious with this blog. I want to write more posts. I want to get more followers. I want to use social media to bring people to my site (Pinterest at first, then maybe Instagram?).

I’m not doing this just because I want lots of followers to be popular. I want to do it so I can help others become the best writers they can be. Also, it’s good to build up followers NOW so I can maybe turn this into a business LATER.

So…. thoughts? I’m sure many of you who read my blog are bloggers yourselves, so I would absolutely love to hear what you think AND any tips you have for me! Also, what do you think of the changes I made? Is my site easy to navigate, or do I need to make a few changes? Please let me know if something is not right! I would LOVE to hear your advice!

Upcoming Posts

As for the idea of upcoming posts, I don’t have a definite plan yet. I have a few posts I know I want to do…

I have a story that I have written that I would like to share.
I’ve been reading through a book series that I could do a review on.

And…. that’s it.

So that’s why I need to hear from you guys! What do you want me to post about? (If you don’t know what I normally post about, I usually do posts about writing, books, bullet journaling, and monthly recaps.)

Until next week! Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. (Philippians 2:5)

Hello, everybody! Today I’m going to be posting about my new bullet journal: my school bullet journal! And yes, I do realize that school has been going for two months now, but as I have explained in my previous posts, I have been really busy recently.

Starting Pages

These pages are the ones that I’ll be using all year long. By the way, I’m sorry these pictures aren’t very good. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I used my driveway as my background 🤦‍♀️.

First off, I have my cover page. It’s just a little introductory page that gives a title for my bullet journal. About the girl . . . I’m not a very good artist, ok? I do my best.

Here I have my key. I’ve listed all of my courses and assigned different symbols for each one. I did end up changing it a little later on, so that’s why there’s also color tallies next to each course. I also have symbols for each type of assignment that my school does: lessons, quizzes, projects, and tests. In blue I’ve listed my key for tasks and events. Below that, I’ve written down how many dots and spaces are on each row vertically and horizontally.

This is my calendar for the year. It has all of my school events listed on it. For this page, I actually just cut out and glued on all the parts from a paper I printed off from my school website. I thought it would be easier to do that instead of writing out all of the events. I also color coded each type of event at the bottom on the page.

Cue the change in time! Apparently I took these pictures at a different time than the previous ones were taken 🤦‍♀️. Next, I have my Index page. I also have two other pages after this one dedicated to my index, but I thought it wasn’t really necessary to show since it’s the same thing that’s on this page.

Here, I have my first grade log. I’m hoping it’ll last until I finish the third chapter of each of my courses. At the top, I have my title, dates I’ll use these pages, and my grading scale. The rest of these two pages are dedicated to recording the grades for my lessons. When I first started using this page, I had intended to use the symbols that I had created on the key page to signify which course got which grade. But do you see how small those spaces are? Yeah, that did not work. So, I assigned colors for each course instead. Now I can just do a tally for each course.

These are the third and fourth pages of my grade log. Here I’ll record the grades for the rest of my lessons, and also my quizzes, tests, and projects.

August Pages

For my first August page, I have my calendar. On these pages, I also have spaces for notes, goals, and events that will happen during the month. Also, I’ve written out one of my favorite quotes: “When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.” I don’t know who came up with that quote, but thank you.

And now I start my weekly spreads. Each spread has spaces for each day, a mini-calendar, notes, study plans, events happening during the week and next week, a space to write out my memory verse, and a space for to-dos.

On To September!

I decided to do a title page for September. If you can’t tell, I am DEFINITELY excited for fall. This tree is just starting to drop leaves, and I’m hoping that’s what’s actually going to happen this month. I really love the atmosphere of fall.

This month’s calendar is different from last month’s. I decided to downsize my calendar and leave more space for other things. On this page, I have spaces for projects I have during the month, tests I have, my Spanish plan, goals, and notes.

And now I have my weekly spreads. This is the spread that I have really come to like for my weeks. Other than spaces for each day, I also have spaces for notes, things that are happening during the week, and to-dos.

Wow! That was a LOT! I really should have done this post sooner, but alas. These pages aren’t the best that I’ve created, but I was in a rush to create these before school started. I hope they inspired and/or helped you!

A Few Announcements

Before I sign off, I have a few quick things to mention.

I have been absent from my blog for most of September, as I am sure you have noticed. However, I am working on a few posts that I hope to get out soon. Hang in there!

The month of September was my two year blog anniversary! Yay! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for two years (probably because I haven’t done that many posts 😉 )!

Be on the lookout for a review of my month of September in the next week or so!

Signing Off . . .

Did you enjoy my spreads? Do you have a school bullet journal? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to chat with you!

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” (Matthew 4:4 NLT)

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