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Circular trackers are incredibly popular at the moment. And it's no wonder as they are simple, functional and there are endless ways to decorate them. This article will show you how to create a circle tracker step by step. Just read on!

I've actually been bullet journaling for over 2 years and I've never tried a circular spread until this month. I've always been a bit intimidated by the look of it. I'm a perfectionist and the thought of creating a less than perfect circle was always the barrier. Even more so because I didn't own a compass or "safety compass" until recently.

So a few months ago, I bought a Helix Angle and Circle Maker from Amazon . And it sat there, the thought of a circle still intimidating me, even though I had the perfect tool! But I saw this amazing post on Instagram by Erin from thepetiteplanner.com and I knew I had to try give it a go. So here's how I did it...

Before You Start

First you need to decide what your circle tracker is going to be for. Here are some examples of how you can use a circular spread.

Circular Habit Tracker

This is a variation of your standard graph form habit tracker, instead of having the days and habits along an x and y axis it's all within a circle. Here @journalbymir has allocated each line within the circle to a different habit, with the days of the month written around the circumference of the circle. Each "square" will be filled in when a habit is completed.

You will need to decide how many habits you want to track so that you know how many circles you need to draw for your tracker.

Circular Mood tracker

This simple mood tracker will give you a quick overview of how you've been feeling during the month. You will need to create a colour coded key for your moods and add that to the page also. Here is a beautiful partially completed circle mood tracker by

Circular Monthly Log (Calendar Wheel)

This was originally created by Dee from decadethirty.com and acts as a monthly log. Tasks and appointments are connected to the corresponding date with a straight line.

Circular Birthday Calendar

This spread sections the circle into months, you can add important birth dates around the circle next to the corresponding month. This beautiful one was created by @bumblebujo (Pssst - if you really want this exact one in your bullet journal, she actually sells these stickers in her Etsy shop)

Circular Future Log

A variation of the calendar wheel, instead of the circle representing a single month the circle represents a whole year and like above is sectioned off into months. Important dates are added around the outside. This beautiful circle spread was created by Erin @the.petite.planner

Let's get started....

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How To Draw A Circle Tracker

In the following example, I'm going to create a combination of the examples above. My circular spread will be both a circle mood tracker and a calendar wheel.

Place your circle maker in the center of your page. Using a pencil draw a circle around the outside of your circle maker. This circle is NOT actually going to form part of your tracker, but will just be guidance in case you need to reposition your circle maker back on the page later. Believe me, you'll thank me for this. Also mark where the centre of the circle is.

Using the first hole closest to the edge of the circle maker, draw the first circle. Then, skip a hole and draw another circle. Continue until you have 4 circles within each other.

Next, section off the circles for the days of the month. To do this make a mark every 10 degrees around the circle.

Now you can join each of these marks to the centre point of the circle.

Count off the sections so you have enough for every day of the month, then erase the lines you no longer need. If you don't want a continuous circle erase this section as well. (I always erase the lines I don't need before I ink with a pen so that I don't confuse myself. There's been many times I just mindlessly trace over pencil marks with my pen to find that I wasn't supposed to do that!)

Reposition the circle maker and ink over your pencil marks with a black pen.

Label your circles and add the days and the dates. Here, I've decided that I want the day and dates in the inner circles with the mood around the outside. Then decorate with some handlettering and your favourite doodles.

My hand-lettering was done with a yellow dual brush pen, then I outlined it with an orange muji gel pen. Finally I used a light grey dual brush pen to create a dropshadow effect.

I drew the flowers below using a Staedtler Pigment Liner and coloured in and around the circle with a yellow watercolour pencil. I brushed over it with a wet brush to make the colour more vibrant and to spread the colour around outside the circle.

I've added a small colour coded key in the corner for my moods. And then added my tasks and appointments (I seem to have almost NOTHING on this month!)

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As you can see with a Helix Angle and Circle Maker, it is incredibly easy to put together a circular spread. I love this tool so mcuh and I highly recommend it, plus it is really affordable. However, if you can't get hold of one, you can just use a standard compass to draw your cirle and a protractor to mark off your sections.

I hope you give this a go, and let me know how you get on. I'd love to see what you circle spreads you come up with!

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I got asked a ton of times this week "How do I draw the Circle Habit Tracker" (ok maybe about 5 but 5 was enough for me to launch into full scale - LETS HELP ALL THE PEOPLE MODE!

I realised, because I am in NZ - We don't easily get "safety compasses" or really cool sneaky things to help. So I went with old school! 1x Ruler 1x compass 1x pen and pencil and my 1x scribbles that matter

So lets get into it! I started

1. I draw a square in my book usually 25×25 blocks.

2. Draw a cross

3. Use the center of the cross to draw your circle

4. fill the square with equal lines - keep going until you have 32+ (this give you room for writing things!)

5. Fill in the lines with pen!

6. I added cute stickers from Rose K Paper Co

7. Erase your pencil lines

8. You're good to go! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

Yay so that my first video done and dusted! Now here are some gorgeous examples to keep you inspired!

And thats all from us folkes!

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You will never again be stuck without some good bullet journal washi tape ideas again!

If you are anything like me you probably have a little bit (okay, a major), washi tape addiction. So what can you do with washi tape?

I've collected up some gorgeous washi tape hacks for you bullet journal or planner. From stunning bujo layouts to creating the best bujo trackers or decorating your art journals.... all using washi tape.

Don't let all those beautiful washi designs sit unused. Keep reading to find out how to use washi tape in bullet journals.

I have listed 40 ways to use your washi tape other than just collect it!

Below I list the best washi tape uses that will make your planner ideas and projects even cooler.

How to use washi tape on your bullet journal or planner

Once you start collecting your favorite Japanese washi tape from Hobby Lobby, Michael's or Amazon it is a good idea to create a tape swatch index or layout.

It makes a lot of sense to have a collection page in your bujo. With time you can edit your swatch to add new fave ones or replace finished one because washi tape is removable.
Learn how to make your own Washi Tape Swatch for Bullet Journal here!
2. Using Washi Tape In A Planner

Decorating a planner with washi tape is probably one of the first things that come to mind. Just as you can use washi as bullet journal tape, it can also be used with a planner such as Happy Planner, Passion Planner, Erin Condren, Kikki.K etc.

Personalize a bought ready-made planner is one of the best ways to use washi tape and make the planner your own.

3. Creative Uses Of Washi Tape

You can make your layouts look beautiful... even if you aren't artistic or can't draw.

4. Create a Mood Tracker Layout

This is a great idea. You have probably only used marker to track your feelings but what about washi? Creating a mood tracker this way is yet another great thing to do with washi tape.

5. Color code decorate with washi tape

Create a colorful side index for your bujo or planner by decorating with washi tape the edges or a particular page.

6. Cover up mistakes

Haven't we all been there? Those mistake can be quite upsetting for some people, specially when you are just starting a new journal.

Use Washi tape to cover up mistakes in a bujo layout. More often than not it will add that little something that the page was missing!

7. Make a theme for the month

Plan your washi tape theme for the month with a gorgeous journal layout. I think this is one of the best washi tape ideas, it helps you set the mood for the month.

8. Use it as tape!

They are normally so pretty that you forget how basically they are journal and planner tapes. Use your washi to add photographs, notes, kids crafts, tickets and other special notes to your pages.

As they are removable, you can change the organization as you wish later on.

9. Use it as sticky notes

Don't buy sticky notes. Make your own DIY stick notes with washi tape and any paper.

If you don't feel inspired to draw headers and banners just have washi tape as headers in planners or bullet journals.

11. Washi tape planner tags

Mark special events or pages in your bujo with an extra special washi design.

12. Monthly washi tape ideas for planners

Keep your whole monthly spread layout on point by using the same washi designs for the whole month.

13. Use it on your Finance spread

Create a gorgeous money saving layout and use washi tape to keep track of savings.

14. Bujo projects with washi tape

Get creative and design the best weekly layouts for bujo with washi tape.

15. Make a pen holder

Make a cute DIY pen holder for a bujo so you are never looking for your fav pen again. Of all the ideas for using washi tape, this is very original!

16. Creative uses for washi tape

Learn how to cover a pen and journal in washi tape to make them match and unique to your style.

17. Use it as tab divider

Your washi tape is just as useful as a tab flag or page marker.

18. Use it as fillers

Sometimes you don't know what to make with washi tape and what to write in your bullet journal. Solve these 2 problems in one go. Fill in empty spaces on bujo layouts with washi tape.

19. Keep special memories

Use washi tape as tape and stick in special memories like tickets and notes.

20. Use for house moving organization

Washi tape to help you move house?...yes! I wish I had seen this idea before I last moved! Instead of writing on each box, use this simple color code to create an easy way to organise your house moving with a bullet journal layout.

21. Create washi planner collages

Cute or what!?

22. Decorate your page dividers

How to use washi tape to improve boring divider pages? ... easy!

23. Create a washi tape checklist

Make a checklist using washi tape. You can punch holes in your tape using this tool, use a washi tape design that can be marked off or use these checklist washis.

24. Try these washi tape decorating ideas

Use washi tape to create the best bujo page layouts.

25. Strengthen the borders

Use washi tape as a border on any planner page.

26. Create stickers

Make washi tape stickers with this easy tutorial.

Make a bookmark for your planner.

28. Adorn your packing list

Make a vacation packing list layout.

29. Best washi tape journal ideas

Make more space in your planner by making a flip-out with washi tape.

30. Create a calendar

Use washi tape to make a calendar for your journal.

31. Use it on your student bullet journal

Let washi tape help you learn with the best study layouts for bujo.

32. Track your fitness results with washi

Trying to lose weight? Create a weightloss tracker for bujo and use washi tape as those pounds drop off.

33. Create Unique Journals

Make a themed journal that is unique to you and the things you love.

34. Add fun to your bujo

Make your bujo interesting and fun with peek-a-boos made with washi tape.

35. Use it on your Travel Journal

Going on an adventure? Make the best travel layout for bujo.

36. Divide layouts with your washi

Use washi tape to divide up sections on your planner layouts. The perfect way to organize a page.

37. Let your creativity flow

Design page layouts you love to look at with a little help from you fave washi tape designs.

38. Create cute clip flags

Make cute washi tape flags to mark special pages

39. Use for organization

Washi tape is such an easy way to help you organize your planner.

40. Add color

An easy way to create color in any planner is add washi tape.

So, how is that for a comprehensive list of 40 ways to washi?
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I am sure now you have lots of ideas for things to do with your tape collection.

So, what do you do with washi tape?

The best place to buy washi tape?

I am a huge fun of amazon prime so I buy most of my washi on Amazon.

Other big retailers that carry a good stock of washi tapes are Walmat, Michael's, Hobby Lobby, Joann and Target.

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This is a section from 'The Ultimate Guide to Journaling', which is available now. With over 100 suggestions and prompts, plus everything you need to know about journaling, it's the perfect Christmas gift - if not for someone else, then for yourself!
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Each time you make an entry into your journal, you open another door into yourself.
- Lucia Capacchione, M.A., The Well-Being Journal

In practice, journaling is whatever you want it to be. Underneath, it's the gateway to recording life, experiencing all manner of emotions and uncovering parts of yourself you never thought existed.

'But,' you might think, 'I already know everything I need to know about myself.

I promise you, there's more.

Journaling can be fun. Writing about all the positive stuff leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy, and you can look back on the good times in years to come with a glowing nostalgia. But life isn't all nice, and journaling can also be nails-down-a-blackboard painful when it comes to the hard business.

When life gets uncomfortable, starts challenging our beliefs and assumptions, and leaves us feeling overwhelmed, it can feel more comfortable to retreat into: 'Dear Diary, had macaroni for lunch'-style journaling. That's not to say that the type of journaling you'll find here won't be deep and positive - it most certainly is. It's about getting past the what happened, however, and getting to the experience, the meanings and the effects underneath.

If you're looking for some proper pen-on-paper action, if you want to know more, be more and live a richer, more fulfilling life, keep reading. It's not all puppies and roses: when we journal, it can be uplifting, and we can also feel like we're being scrubbed across the washboard of unpleasant history and wrung through the mangle of overwhelming emotion.

Exploring uncomfortable emotions, incidents and facts can be challenging in all kinds of ways. So why do we do it?

Promise no. 2: If you commit to facing discomfort, you have the opportunity to reap big rewards.

Leaving the familiar and entering unfamiliar territory is a natural part of growth, but the unfamiliar can provoke discomfort, even fear. In order to get to deepen our self-awareness, we have to be willing to be uncomfortable.

Most of the suggestions in this book focus on written journaling (artists, there's a separate section for you too), but you don't have to stick to that format. Doodles, drawings, paintings and other forms of art are just as helpful as the written word. The types of journaling you need might fluctuate from week to week. So go for whatever works for you when you sit down.

If it changes, stay curious; there are no rules about what you should or should not be writing or creating. There is no right or wrong way to journal. Many people have their own ideas about the right times to journal and writing methods to use, and I respect people's different preferences, so this book isn't prescriptive. Trust that your mind knows what it's doing - because it does know what it's doing.

Further reading: 20 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery & How to Start a Daily Journaling Practice

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Coach, author and CEO (Chief Emotions Officer) of Becoming Who You Are. I'm an advocate of rational personal development, self-expression and the freedom to be who we truly are.

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This is a section from 'The Ultimate Guide to Journaling', which is available now. With over 100 suggestions and prompts, plus everything you need to know about journaling, it's the perfect Christmas gift - if not for someone else, then for yourself! ************** Each time you make an entry into your journal, you open another door into yourself.