What Bujo-Related Thing Are You Excited About in February?

[inkstone]

We're starting a new month and for many people, new months mean new beginnings. It's arbitrary, but there's something about seeing that 1 on the calendar, right?

So let's turn to our bujos. Are you trying anything new in February?

Maybe you're getting a new journal. Or do you want to try out that new fountain pen? Perhaps you've decided to experiment with a habit tracker. Or are you beginning a bujo for the very first time ever?

Whatever it is, let's talk about it here. Go!

Comments

[lunabee34]

What did you try last month that didn't work out?

[kiki_miserychic]

It was "user error" I suppose. I was writing down everything I spent and was baffled when I was spending a little more than I made in a month. I had been writing when I did cash back at walmart, then also wrote what I used that cash on, which meant I was writing it twice. I also wrote down everything I bought with my credit card, then wrote down my credit card payment, which meant I put that down twice too. Oops. Once I realized I wasn't actually spending my whole pay checks, the page was a mess.

On top of that I was trying out a new pen that leaked about 5 times, so I accepted the mess and kept going.

The reason I wanted to try a financial tracker was to make sure I wasn't as bad with my money as my parents are, so it was successful for that. Half my checks stay in savings and half go towards bills and any expenses.

I want to try it again and cut down on how much I spend on eating lunch out. My job makes it difficult to pack lunch, so I need to think about a better system than Subway three times a week.

[lunabee34]

That makes sense. I've done something similar before with my checkbook, writing the same expenses down twice accidentally.

I'm impressed that you're saving half your paycheck. That is really awesome.

Packing a lunch is really irritating if you don't have somewhere to keep it cool and then somewhere to heat it up. Cold food that isn't supposed to be cold is not very appetizing.

[kiki_miserychic]

When I was younger I didn't know what the checkbook balance page was that came with my checks, so keeping track of financial things is entirely foreign to me. Someone saw my empty ledger pages and asked about it.

I think I ended up good at saving money from growing up poor, lol. There have certainly been months I spent more than I made, like when I bought a new couch and bed and mattress on the same day.

I travel for work. Not long distances, but around town, so I have no refrigeration or way to heat something, which limits a lot of options. I don't think I could eat PB&J everyday. Luckily I go home for lunch sometimes, but Subway and a local coffee shop are my usual choices. My aunt actually has a cooling lunch bag she said keeps her food cold as well as a fridge until lunchtime, so maybe I'll look into that more.

[lunabee34]

If it's something you won't have to heat up, I highly recommend a little cooler or lunch bag to keep in your car. I think they keep food cool well enough.

I have a bunch of dietary issues that I just found out about, so my problem now is that a lot of the food I would normally have eaten cold like most fruit and sandwich stuff isn't possible for me to eat anymore.

[kiki_miserychic]

Packing lunch takes for thought too. I'll have to get better at planning to pack lunches. I also don't like eating in my car, which would be the only realistic option when packing, so I think that might be part of why I end up eating out. And the weather makes it awkward to eat in my car too.

Dietary restricts can make packing more difficult, especially when it limits what you've already been doing. I frequently will buy a fruit tray or veggie tray at the grocery store that's meant to be a party tray and use it to pack my lunch for the week because it makes it easier than buying the fruits and veggies, then cutting them up.

[lunabee34]

*nods*

I wouldn't want to eat in my car either.

Fruit and veggie trays are a good idea.

I can't eat them anymore, but I love those lunch size hummus packs. Cheese and nuts are good additions as well.

[kiki_miserychic]

At least when the weather is better I can stop at the park and eat on a picnic table, which is super nice. Winter is such a pain for itinerant work.

Mmmmm, I love hummus. It's one of the few things I do make an effort to pack when I can. I have little mason jars in perfect dip container sizes and pop it in a bigger mason jar of veggies for lunch when I'm in my office and do have a fridge. I'll have to look in store for the lunch sizes.