January 2021 Bullet Journal Plan With Me

Navigation and antique navigational instruments themed

It’s 2021!! Yayayayay let’s celebrate with a January 2021 bullet journal plan with me!

Or, yunno, champagne or bourbon works too. Or coffee, if it’s not close to my bedtime. Or tea, I’m cool with tea. Yunno what? Don’t let me dictate things, please grab what you like, sit tight, and let’s kick off this year with some chill vibes.

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Other notes:

  • First, I couldn't find a video with the negative space drawing exercise that I talked about in the video, so I linked a comparable negative space drawing exercise video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6JP3opdTlA&t=107s

    • Maybe I'll do a video lesson on that? Let me know in the comments if that's something you'd like to see!

  • Second, this is one of the videos I watched on how to use a sextant. We'll forgive the guy for having flames all over his sextant since the video is pretty well done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrAkrgZRb9Y

What are your thoughts on this month’s theme? And would you like to see a video on the negative space drawing exercise I mentioned? Let me know in the comments!

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