Gnarled Miscellany

Welcome to episode 52 of the Gnarled Miscellany Podcast. I'm stepping back a little with this one to start off with an intro of what a Bullet Journal or Bujo is and how it might help you.

Bullet Journal or Bujo as its commonly referred to, is a flexible journal and organisational system created by Ryder Carroll and described in his book The Bullet Journal Method.

If you don't already own a copy of Ryder's book, I recommend you order your own copy unless you can borrow it. Buy Now on Book Depository

Designed to be an analogue system to allow you to disconnect from technology in order to regain control of your life by removing the distractions.

You may wish to also install the Bullet Journal Companion App on your mobile device too. Information about the App can be found on bulletjournal.com

The Bullet Journal will help you declutter your packed mind so you can finally examine your thoughts from an objective distance.-- Ryder Carroll, Creator of the Bullet Journal.

To start a Bullet Journal all you need is a pen and a piece of paper, although a Notebook will help keep your pages organised much easier.

A Bullet Journal is not just another organiser, it's a place for your thoughts, ideas, feelings and tasks to be placed.

Bujo puts you at the helm. You'll learn how to stop reacting and start responding.-- Ryder Carroll, Creator of the Bullet Journal.

Through rapid logging, Bullet Journal allows you to get your thoughts, tasks, ideas and feelings down on paper fast and efficiently.

Your Bullet Journal can be as simplistic or as artistic as you want to make it. There are no "rules" as to how you should Bullet Journal. There are however guides to keep you focused and on track.

Searching YouTube or Instagram will turn up an insane amount of fancy and artistic looking notebooks, don't be put off.

A Bullet Journal is yours and needs to work for you. I go by the general rule of thumb, how may people truly show you their "dear diary" entries.

So you should keep the question in mind, is this a real used in a daily life Bullet Journal or is it purely setup for show and tell to make a quick buck on Instagram or YouTube.

Don't get me wrong, there are some very artistic and beautifully produced working journals on both YouTube and Instagram, but I do suspect there are many that aren't used daily as a real dump your life story into it and bare all.

Don't be afraid to be minimalistic if you're not artistic, Minimalistic and functional are probably where you want to begin with. At least, until you find the collections and spreads that will work for you.

Ryder has a further information and a how-to guide along with several instructional videos on his website over at bulletjounral.com

I'm a born again procrastinator, using a Bullet Journal has allowed me to see where I'm procrastinating and the types of tasks I'm more likely to procrastinate on.

Many years ago while I was growing up, I kept actual Journals where I spilled my thoughts and feeling out on ...

Welcome to episode 51 of the Gnarled Miscellany Podcast.

This episode is a run down of the project I have been working on for the past few weeks.

That project being, my new studio.

Due to needing to reclaim the room my current studio is setup in, I am needing to move to something else. Instead of building a permanent structure I purchased a 19ft tandem axle trailer that will be retro-fitted into a recording studio and creative space.

The trailer. It tows really well.

This will require a bit of work to strip out the current internals and re-fit and sound treat the walls. But once it's done, I think it'll be an awesome space.

I created a Bullet Journal section in OneNote to manage this project.

There I kept to-do lists, lists of required purchases and their costs and other general information about the project. I used OneNote as I could then not worry about having my Journal on me when we went to hardware stores etc, it was all available on my phone.

OneNote Item List

Upon acquiring items in the list I simply taped the check box so I could see at a glance what I had purchased and what was left to get.

After stripping out the internal cabinets and fittings for bed, table and couch. I found the back corners of the floor were rotten so cutting out more than I needed to, I replaced two sections of floor.

Fortunately the water damage was limited to relatively small sections but I had to give the entire floor a good going over to make sure I didn't miss anything that could pose a problem later.

I also had to seal up a few stray leaks, then replace a few moisture soaked wall panels along with some of the insulation. Though this was a pretty straight forward process over all.

All the new wall panels have been moisture treated just in case any just in case.

I'm going to carpet the floor and walls and also sound treat the walls with acoustic panels to make it sound good when recording. A later modification will include the windows being replaced with double or triple glazing.

A custom alarm system is going in with a few smarts that will alert me to anything untoward going on with the trailer.

This is still a work in progress and expect it will be another few weeks before it's ready to move in to. But it will be exciting to have the studio layout exactly as I want it.

Welcome to episode 50 of the Gnarled Miscellany Podcast.

This episode is a quick update of the direction this journal is taking.

I guess if this was a YouTube channel, you could call it the Channel Update.

I'm leaving behind the rants and language and moving towards a show where I discuss Journalling with a bullet journal, managing your time with a planner.

I'll show you how I am implementing my Filofax to be both my Planner and Bullet Journal.

This podcast will also include things of the more creative side too, from Sketching to Airbrushing and some Podcast production.

Along with that, It will possibly involve some health and well-being along the way.

The back catalogue has been removed as this is now a family friendly show..