Bullet and Junk Journaling - Where is the Time?

I have seen online...mainly on TikTok and YouTube...junk journaling and bullet journaling. I love the aesthetic of both, and think it would be relaxing to do one or the other. Designing the bullet journaling just sounds so creative and fun!  And coming up with ideas for the die cuts and stickers for the Junk Journaling seems like a lot of fun too. I would love to get involved in doing one or both of them.

Here's my issue. I don't have time to commit to either one. I have a bullet journal that I bought pages for from Etsy. I printed out the pages, bound them, and gave a copy to my mom and sister in law for Christmas in 2022. I had a copy for myself as well. I barely filled it out, and I know my mom filled out even less. My sister in law was the only one who sort of kept up with it through out the year. 

I ended up buying another pre-made bullet journal and have sort of been filling it out, but not like I want to. But, I've been active with it much longer than the one that I bought the pages off of Etsy. 

I'd love to have the time to hand-make each page and color it in each month. And have the time to also fill it in each month. However...here it is mid-January, and I still have to complete scrapbook pages from a trip I took back in October (!!), and I haven't even started on the pages for the things I did in November, December, and January to date yet. 

I'm also in the middle of putting together requests for silent auction donations, planning a trip to a Music Convention with my band mates in February, trying to figure out Jeff's and my vacation plans for the year, covering co-workers when they need to be out for various reasons during the year, Band Board Meetings, Rehearsals, Concerts, and trying to meet friends/family for dinners/outings/etc.

New Year...Doing Some of the Same Old Things...

It is currently January 2nd, 2024. Jeff and I have headed out of town for our annual get-away after holiday billing to de-stress and de-compress.  This year we decided to head to Victoria, and stay at the Best Western. I found out that there is a small zoo in town, so we headed there to check out the Texas Zoo.  After that, we headed over to Victoria College, and visited the Museum of the Coastal Bend...located on campus. We also found out that Victoria has a Golden Corral, so we headed there for lunch.

Jeff works some tough days at the end of the year each December, with the only other night shift Line Service Technician taking the last two weeks off. I have spent many, many hours since September planning, setting up, and executing holiday delivery plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There were a lot of last minute changes this year that caused a lot of unwanted stress on my part.

Looking ahead, Band starts rehearsals again this coming Sunday, and that means the Annual Meeting. I've been writing down notes for my speech during the meeting. We won't be off again until after the Patriotic concert. 

Lots of work to do for the next three concerts, plus trying to get the Memorial Day Event again in Sugar Land. Also, scheduling next season's concerts with Bob and the church. Busy busy!!