Introduce Yourself to Your New Bullet Journal With an About Me Page
If you’ve just gotten a new journal, then you might be feeling a little intimidated to get started in it. This feeling is totally normal! A new journal is a brand-new blank slate where you can start pouring your thoughts.
But it might feel like you’re confiding in a stranger. To start building a relationship from new stranger to trusted companion, we can introduce ourselves to our journal.
This concept may seem a bit familiar if you’re familiar with Marie Kondo’s philosophy. I subscribe to the idea that it’s polite to introduce yourself to items you’ll be using frequently and to thank them for doing their job well. If you talk your printer into completing its printing jobs, you’re already participating in this practice!
Let’s take it a step further and create a page to get your journal familiar with you and for you to get familiar with your journal. In this blog post, we’ll go over why you would want to create an About Me page, what can go on an About Me page, some design ideas, and three examples of what an About Me page can look like.
Why Create an About Me Page in Your Bullet Journal?
We touched a bit on why you might want to create an introductory About Me page in your bullet journal, but let’s expand upon those ideas in this section.
Animism is a spiritual belief that objects have a spirit or energy. Whether you believe in animism or not is completely up to you, but it’s good practice to treat your items with respect if only for the reason that you want to keep them in good condition for as long as possible.
When considering a new bullet journal, what if we treated it like a new friend? You can think about what you would like to tell someone you just met and include those facts on your About Me spread.
This can help you build a personal connection with your bullet journal and set an intention for how you want your relationship with your bullet journal to be.
Do you want your bullet journal to help you…
- Accomplish long-term goals
- Keep track of daily tasks and to-do’s
- Develop habits for self-improvement
- Keep memories safe and accessible
- Be more creative
- Create self-care routines
- All of the above? Something else?
These questions are worth considering because they’ll help you set the tone for how you want to use your bullet journal moving forward.
Your new bullet journal will see you through a specific period in your life, a time when you’ll be happy, sad, reflective, and every emotion in between. You’ll be spending your time with your bullet journal, so consider your journal a comforting and friendly presence to support you through the good, the bad, and the ugly.
What to Include on Your About Me Page
The options are nearly limitless when it comes to pieces of information you can include on your About Me page in your bullet journal.
When brainstorming what to include, you can think about what you might tell a stranger if you were introducing yourself to them. What would you tell them about yourself?
The Basics/Your Profile
These are the basic facts about you. Here are a few ideas:
- Name, nickname, or initials
- Day and date you’re starting your journal
- Age
- Birthday
- Astrological sign
- Height
- Weight
- A picture or doodle of yourself
- Your partner(s)
- Your pet(s)
Intentional
These prompts will help you write to your journal.
- A note to your journal: write a few lines thanking it
- Intentions for your journal: write a few lines about what your intentions are for your bullet journal
- Goals for your journal: write a few lines about what your goals are for your bullet journal
- How you are: write a few lines describing how you feel emotionally, physically, and mentally at this period in your life
Favorites
The most straightforward category, pick a few favorites to include.
- Color
- Book
- Show
- Comfort show
- Movie
- Actor
- Game
- Song
- Album
- Band/singer
- Snack
- Drink
- Food
- Restaurant
- Scent
- Perfume
- Candle
- Flower
- Holiday
Hobbies and Activities
Below are some ideas for routines, hobbies, and activities you normally participate in.
- Daily morning routine
- Daily nightly routine
- Makeup routine
- Your go-to hairstyle
- What’s in your bag
- Favorite outfit
- Things that bring you joy
- What are you currently learning about
- What are you currently stressed about
- What you’re letting go of
- Hobbies you’re currently into
Decorative
These last few ideas are decorative but still provide some information about yourself.
- Favorite color palette
- Favorite washi tape
- Favorite sticker
- Mini collage or sticker cluster that feels like you
- Mini mood board that feels like you
- Quote for this chapter of life
How to Decorate Your About Me Page
You can take a few different avenues when creating an About Me page based on the vibe you’re going for.
Think about what style you want. You can go for artsy, minimalist, heavy scrapbook-style, or something in between. Whether you’re going minimalist or maximalist, you can make your About Me page look however you like.
Generally, I like to think about what sections I would like to include in my About Me spread and try to roughly make out where I want them to go on the page. This helps me figure out whether I want to go heavy with decoration or a bit lighter, it depends on how much white space I end up with.
Since this introductory About Me page is supposed to feel like you, I recommend picking colors, stickers, lettering styles, and other decorative elements that you enjoy using. You can easily personalize your journal and your page using stickers.
Three Examples of an About Me Page
When I made my About Me page for my bullet journal, I made three different versions.
The first About Me page is minimally decorated and in a mind map style. In the middle are the words “about me” and I’ve branched off a few different areas. For each area, I branched off more using that first branch as a prompt.
This was a fun spread to create and I enjoyed trying to find placements where I could connect to multiple areas.
The second About Me page is a little minimal in decoration for what I’m used to. I used a light marker to create a grid in the background and used colored paper to look like sticky notes. Each section has a prompt and a list underneath it.
I did manage to sneak in some stickers at the bottom since I had the space for it and the colors matched.
The third About Me page is decorated more than the others. I used scraps of paper to create headers. Washi tape and stickers help bring in more decoration and this one includes a picture of myself with my cat.
This third one feels more in line with what I normally like to do in my spreads, so when I next include an About Me page in my bullet journal, I’ll probably do something similar to this style!
As a bonus example, below is another version of an About Me page where I ended up not liking it. I used some list stickers and scrap paper, but it ended up feeling a little chaotic for what I prefer. But I’m sharing it anyway in case it resonates with anyone and to show that sometimes things don’t turn out well but are worth doing anyway.
This Practice Could Shape Your Year
By being intentional with how you use your bullet journal and how you treat it, you can shape how you want your year to go and how you use your journal.
Next time you have a new bullet journal, think about whether you would like to introduce yourself and create an About Me page. There are so many ways you can create such a page!
You can look back at this page throughout the year and see how you’ve grown or how your interests have changed. You can also see if your journaling style is changing. It’s exciting to see growth and change throughout the year (or whatever time period you use your journal).
I encourage you to create your own About Me page and tag me. You can leave a comment below or find me as TabletAndQuill on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
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