Bullet Journal – Life with lace up boots

A few weeks ago we went to the Peak District for a break. It was one of the most beautiful places I’d ever been to and had so much to offer. Here are some of the things I enjoyed most:

1. Monsal Trail and headstone viaduct

A beautiful walk along an old train line. We only did part of it because we got there late and it is very long, but we got in the viaduct and the views were stunning.

2. Chatsworth

Chatsworth far exceeded my expectations. I’ve always wanted to see it, but both the gardens and the house were more glorious than I had imagined. The variety of landscapes was amazing and I really enjoyed the modern art installations.

We were especially lucky that the Christmas exhibition and market were on. They really made Chatsworth come alive and there was far more to see and do than could be managed in a day!

3. Poole‘s Cavern

I’m not really an underground person, but these caves were amazing! After seeing them in a brochure, we thought we might give them a try, even though I’ve been down several mines without liking them much. This limestone cavern was totally different though, much more expansive and beautifully lit. The tour took about 40 mins and was really interesting.

4. Stanage edge

I found this walk on Pinterest before our trip, and it was so worth it! The pictures don’t really capture how breathtaking the view is.

In summer it’s often totally overrun apparently, but in November it wasn’t nt very crowded. Waking all the way along it would have taken many hours, but luckily you can accesss it from a car park below.

Trip Review

This trip has taught me how much going to new places and traveling can alleviate depression and anxiety. I have always found journeys and going on Holiday stressful, but it all depends on how you do it.

Things are not good at the moment, so I’m not managing to keep up my blogs much. Here is my bullet journal spread for this week though:

I used two washi tapes for the side and pen and watercolour for the rest. Sorry if I haven’t answered your comment, I will as soon as I am able to. Please do shared you like this design or use it yourself!

Here is my spread for this week and a few others I’ve done recently. I hope you like them and please do share any of your own!

I used watercolours for this one. I soon learned that there is a reason why people use mathematics to map stars; all the distances and proportions are totally out. Oh well, it’s art 😬 I don’t think I’ll use it to navigate at night! For the stars I used white acrylic paint. The paper held up better than I expected and the colour didn’t bleed through. It went a bit wavy but I ironed it.

Do you use watercolours in your journal?

I know this post is a bit late, but I wanted to share my November setup in my jornal with you anyway. I have used a mix of pen, watercolours and watercolour pencils and I sketched everything in pencil first. I hope you like it!

I decided I didn’t need a detailed calendar this month as I don’t have many events on. I tend to do it differently each month.

How do you do your monthly setup and is it always the same style?

I often run out of ideas of what to put in my bullet journal other than my weekly spreads. I have gathered ideas on Pinterest etc. and come up with some of my own. Here are some of my favourite ones from the past few weeks:

1. Favourite Films to watch by season

2. Diy plans and projects

3. Themed doodle and caligraphy page

4. Things I want to do more vs thing I want to do less

5. Headers collection page

What pages have you included in your bullet journal recently? I’d be very happy if you shared any ideas!

Here is My bullet journal spread for this week. Please do share any ideas of your own/ use this one if you like.

I layered washi tapes to get a ‘mock’ multicoloured tape.

Let me know if you like it 😊

Here is a collection of my autumnal weekly spreads. Feel free to pin any of these/ use any ideas you like in your own journal. I hope you like them and would be very happy to see pictures of anyone else’s spreads too!

1. Mushrooms