Finishing the Future Log

Time to finish the Future Log. Sorry it has been a few days but I was working and didn't have time to do the tutorial.
When we left, the Future Log looked like this.

Now it is time to build the calendars. The days of the week are done with two lines held in one dot from each side. The first line is on row three and the second line one below.

Do this for each calendar box so your have a spread that looks like this.

When I put in the days of the week, I started with Sunday. It is how we start our week at work and it fits in well with my thinking. I used the .01 micron tip pen for all my printing. I added a little dot to each end of the lines.

I did the full page before I started the calendars. I also put in the month. You can see I made a spelling error on July as I was thinking June.

Next I did the dates for each month. One thing I do find difficult is seeing the dots that make up the grids on the page. They are faint.

I added birthdays to the future log. I have one more to add.

I will add days off when the schedule is done so I can see at a glance when I can sew and blog.

Next up is to do a key and I am looking at ideas for it. How much do I need on that page is what I am looking at right now.

Take a break until we do the Key. Until the next time...........



The Future Log Part 1

The Future Log is the first item I started in the Bullet Journal. It is on the first two full pages of the journal.
The Future Log is a glance at the year, or in my case, 6 months. I want to be able to see the following when I open to these pages.

• Birthdays
• Days off
• Holidays
• Days to blog and sew

After a lot of internet scouring, I found a format I liked and I even had a mess on my first page.

I quickly taped the pages together and started again. And again until I got it right.

Starting from the center of the book, I drew my lines to the edges stopping 1 dot in. I drew the lines using this formula:

• Line on top row of dots
• Leave 12 spaces and draw the next line.
• Line on next row
• Leave 12 spaces and draw the next line and repeat until you are at the last line which should be on the last row of dots. 

Next are the calendar boxes. Each calendar box starts at the first dot at the edge of the page and are 9 dots wide by 10 dots long. I made dots on the edge one down and up from the long lines and counted to make sure there were 10 dots starting the first dot as 0. Count 9 dots over from the first dot. I started by saying blank, Sunday to Saturday and blank. It's a bit confusing so use a pencil when you start this process to help you out.

The future log is now ready to fill in each month. I will be starting in July as I feel it is going to take me a while to get this ready to journal in.

Take a break until the next time. We will fill in the calendars and do the Key.