November 25, 2016

#RockYourHandwriting December

November 25, 2016/ Kim Alvarez

#RockYourHandwriting December

Welcome to a new month of writing practice fun!

November 23, 2016

#PlanWithMeChallenge December

November 23, 2016/ Kim Alvarez

#PlanWithMeChallenge December

A fresh challenge for the end of the year!

October 28, 2016

#RockYourHandwriting November

October 28, 2016/ Kim Alvarez

#RockYourHandwriting November

A challenge created to help you improve your handwriting - in any style you desire!

October 26, 2016

#PlanWithMeChallenge November

October 26, 2016/ Kim Alvarez

#PlanWithMeChallenge November

A challenge created to help you get more out of your planner system and get inspiration from our lovely community :)

September 30, 2016

#RockYourHandwriting October

September 30, 2016/ Kim Alvarez

#RockYourHandwriting October

Fresh new challenge to help you improve your handwriting!

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2019 Begins here 💫 Did you start the year with a fresh #BulletJournal or continue your current one? The first time I stepped into a new year when I first started Bullet Journaling, I kept going because I relished completing an entire notebook. The following few years I managed to complete Bullet Journals right as the year ended and I cracked open a new one for the new year. Ryder’s official recommendation is to start a new Bullet Journal at the start of the year. However, I recently opened this Bullet Journal and wanted to keep going with it to continue to have that satisfaction of completing an entire notebook. Also, I’m not quite done writing this notebook’s story 😌. How about you? What’s your preference? New year = new #BuJo or New year = keep going in your current one? Vote on the mini poll in the comments and share your reasoning 😊📖#hellonewyear

Another year coming to a close means sharing another set of photos that you most liked this year 😊

It’s hard facing the reality that I have to say goodbye to this year, in both a metaphorical and very real sense. My word for this year was “growth,” which did happen in various, intentional, ways the first half of the year. Things were moving along when the second half of the year crashed into me like ocean waves. It’s been like that ever since, with the waves crashing and calming down and colliding and ebbing and flowing. July was especially hard because so much of what I knew to be suddenly wasn’t, in various parts of my life. In response, I stepped up and met the situation where it was and did my best to manage what I could, all while struggling to keep my balance as the waves collided and swirled about. November led to the hardest time I’ve ever lived and I’m not ready to talk about it yet, though I want to share about it sometime. The year started in a completely different way than it ended, though I suppose that’s usually the case. There was a lot of growth that happened, in very unexpected and profound ways. With all this in mind, I am looking forward to turning the page to a new chapter of life in 2019.

Happy Fountain Pen Day! Featuring about half of my collection. The top of my favorite TWSBI’s cap broke off about a month ago, sadly 😔 I use it all the time, so it was heartbreaking. Probably my fault from fiddling with the clip and moving it sideways back and forth a little, as I tend to do before I uncap it since it had a lot of give. Now I know not to do that! Especially since this was the limited edition Lava color they had. Sigh. I’ve pretty much kept that pen filled with Noodler’s Apache Sunset. I think it still works, the top just broke off. I haven’t had the heart to refill it since it ran out of ink. Just a bit of a painful lesson. It might be possible to glue it back together, but what I could use? 🤔 Any fountain pen woe stories out there? #fountainpenday #fountainpen #twsbi #pilotpens #lamy

For a chance to win @RyderCarroll’s incredible book, #TheBulletJournalMethod, make sure to enter the giveaway which also includes an official #BulletJournal notebook! It’s open worldwide until the 30th! Link in bio. Thank you to @Portfolio_Books for sending over these to giveaway! #BulletJournalGiveaway

I had an absolutely wonderful time with my lovely friend, @RyderCarroll, exploring New York and enjoying some pizza together🍕! I’d never been to New York before but had always wanted to, so it was extra special that Ryder showed me a little bit of NYC and we got to enjoy each other’s company before I headed back home to San Diego and he to all his amazing book tour doings. The pizza was very tasty, but the company was even better 😍🤗💛☀️💕 #bujobff

You see that dreamy look in my eyes? I am completely starstuck after finally getting to meet the wonderful Ryder Carroll @RyderCarroll!!!! ✨ After over 4 years of having my life changed for the better through Bullet Journaling and having the wonderful privilege of befriending and working with Ryder for so long, as his biggest fan, I made the special surprise trip out to celebrate his book launch with him! Totally one of the best moments of my life looking around the room and then meeting eyes and being so happy to see each other and getting to hug and talk! I couldn’t resist asking him to sign my @BulletJournal as well after he sweetly signed my copy of #TheBulletJournalMethod 😍☀️💛 His publisher, @Portfolio_Books even snapped a photo of the book and I! Such a great turnout and fantastic book launch! I even got to meet a few of my own fans! Definitely one of the loveliest nights of my life. I’m immensely grateful I finally got to meet Ryder! 🤗💕💖☀️💛✨🌈🎊🎉✨ #tinyrayofsunshinemilestone

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! My review and giveaway for @RyderCarroll’s lovely book, #TheBulletJournalMethod is now up! Check out the sneak peeks and enter for a chance to win a copy of the book and an official @BulletJournal notebook! Special thank you and congratulations to my lovely friend, @RyderCarroll. Thank you also to @portfolio_books for the lovely book and notebook and extras to giveaway! Link in bio :) Photo credit to my lovely boyfriend, I’m grateful he helped me capture this photo with the lovely rainbow and my Bullet Journal wall! #bulletjournallove #bulletjournal #book #yay #giveaway #bulletjournalbookgiveaway

Look what finally arrived 😍 What a beautiful box! I’m sure what’s inside is even more fantastic 😉 Oh, I’m so excited! Thank you @RyderCarroll and @Portfolio_Books for sending this lovely package of #TheBulletJournalMethod goodies over! Who else is excited about Ryder’s official #BulletJournal book, #TheBulletJournalMethod, coming out later this month?! 😊💖💛

It’s been really hard the last few weeks, there’s a family emergency I’ve been tending to. I wanted to take a moment to say happy #BulletJournal day. You’re a source of kindness, encouragement, and loveliness. Thank you for being there to encourage and inspire me as much as I hope I’ve been able to do for you. Here’s a little #bulletjournalheart from me to you ☀️📚💛 #bulletjournalday

A little bit of funky lettering for today’s #bulletjournalheader 😊 #bulletjournal

Here’s my start of the month checklist for July! I’m sure I’ll be adding more things, this is a simple way to get momentum going to start the month with. Some of these are recurring and some are not. If you’re new, have trouble getting the new month set up, or simply like to get started with tasks at the beginning of the month, it can help to create a checklist of things you need to get done before you set up, or while you’re setting up, as a way to help you prepare for the month ahead. #tinyrayofsunshineidea #bulletjournal #tiptime

Yay!! Such a beautiful cover reveal of @RyderCarroll’s much anticipated book, The @BulletJournal Method 📖😍 Available now to preorder! Check out the link in his bio! How excited are you?!?!?!? I’m over the sun excited! 💛☀️ #Repost @bulletjournal with @get_repost
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I’m so excited to finally reveal the U.S cover to my up coming book: The Bullet Journal Method! Now available for preorder. Link in bio. Let me know what you think! #bulletjournal #bujo #thebulletjournalmethod #book #reveal #cover

Hello pals! I’ve been feeling under the weather for the past few weeks, I got sick but I’m feeling better now. There’s been a lot on my mind and a lot to catch up on. Have you checked out the round up of finance trackers I put together for the @BulletJournal blog? There’s also a new #BulletJournalChallenge to help you think about your finances that we’ll be rolling out each week this month. If you’d like to share your own finance logs, use #bulletjournalfinancelog in your post descriptions/captions to add to the pool of inspiration. Excited about tomorrow...and yeah! Sometimes it’s good to step away for a little to rest and give yourself time to heal. How has the first half of the year been for you? #tinyrayofsunshine #stationery #deskjoy

Here’s a peek of my May #BulletJournalMonthlyLog. You can see the nice red sheen along the edges of this lovely Monteverde California Teal ink 😍 #inklove #bulletjournal #yayfornewinks #thankyougouletpens

The lovely folks at @GouletPens recently sent me a few wonderful inks to try out and I was so excited when I saw that they sent a bottle of Monteverde California Teal 😍 I’ve been thinking of getting this ink for a while, it’s such a cool teal leaning more towards green with an incredible hint of red along the edges. Also, the name couldn’t be more perfect since I live in California 😉 As I was thinking about which ink to use for this month’s monthly log, this came to mind and I thought it would pair beautifully with this lovely Rose TWSBI that’s been waiting patiently for its turn to be inked up. I’m so excited! I’ve been hankering for a new green ink for a long time now, I’m so excited!! 😍😍😍 Thank you @Brian.Goulet and @GouletPens Co! I’m excited to play with these inks and give a thorough review and what’s that? A giveaway? You bet! 🤗☀️💕#gouletpens #gouletnation #monteverdeink #monteverde #californiateal #twsbi #excited

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