When I started bullet journaling, I was enamored with the beautiful spreads I was seeing all over Pinterest and Instagram. And while my penmanship is something I'm pretty proud of, my cursive was embarrassing. It had been years since I was taught it in elementary school, and since I've really only used it for my signature since, it was a mess. I felt like I had completely forgotten how to write in cursive as an adult. I kept reading everywhere that your bullet journal doesn't have to be ...
Handwriting
Handwriting Practice Tools & Tips (how I practice)
When I'm not hacking having nice handwriting, I actually do spend time practicing my own lettering. Someone recently asked me how I practice my handwriting, so I thought I would share a few tools and tricks today! The Basic Tools You can practice within your bullet journal (Leuchtturm1917 / Moleskine), on a Rhodia Dot Pad or grid bad, or using our free dotted paper printable for squad members. For pens, Liz shared her favorite pens here but I have to go with my two default ...
Bullet Journal Handwriting Hack
How beautiful did my writing come out for this February header? What about this weekly spread? Well I have a confession to make.. I made it on my computer! (gasp) I'm envious of all of you with beautiful calligraphy handlettering, and I'm putting in the time to practice my handwriting to get mine there. I know we are supposed to stride for progress over perfection, but I yearned for the beautiful pages I see so many of you sharing on a day-to-day basis. When I came up with ...