The whole 'just start with a simple layout' advice is good until your monthly log breaks down

I spent a full weekend setting up my April spread with a minimalist goal tracker and a habit grid. By week two the line spacing was off and my weekly tasks were bleeding into the next page. It took me three tries and about 4 hours total to realize I should have measured my column widths first. Has anyone else found that "keep it simple" actually means "measure twice, draw once"? What's the one thing you wish you knew before your first month?.

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murray.cole19d ago

Started measuring my column widths after my first bullet journal ended up looking like a crooked mess by day 8. The real trick nobody mentions is leaving a blank page between months so July doesn't bleed into August when your pen pressure changes halfway through the month.

avery_foster3119d ago

Right, but here's what nobody talks about - the paper quality changes. I had to stop using my favorite pens halfway through the year because the last 50 pages in my Leuchtturm were way more absorbent than the first 50. Thought I was losing my mind until I weighed the empty pages against each other. Different thicknesses cause a whole different bleeding pattern.