Migration!

[finch]

I like to change books at month-end when I know I'm not going to get through the next month in my current book. I pretty reliably can fit three months in a pocket Leuchtturm.

Since I'm thinking about migration, I'm curious if other people have a process for it, and how you decide what to bring over?

Part of my process is the "closing up" of the old book by typing up anything that's left to need moved to Evernote, like story or poem notes, blog post ideas, that kind of thing. I gather up all of my outstanding to-dos for the first Master List in the new journal, and then move over the current month's bill calendar. If I have any ongoing projects, I might copy over relevant information, but very little actually moves.

I get the impression from youtube that this is a fairly basic process compared to how some people handle it. ;) What are your thoughts?

Comments

[hedwig_dordt]

Hey, that means that you're getting stuff done!

I guess part of the answer lies in what you use your bujo for. So when I migrate, I usually start with checking what I have been using (filed under: finding out you don't do X/Y/Z is not a failed experiment, it's raw data for doing something in a better way.).

Second thing: I keep track of certain housekeeping stuff in my bujo in a "when did I last" list. So that one always comes along with the last date I actually did that. In truth: that may not have changed since the last time I copied the list.

Third thing: I keep a 12-month calender in the front pages with birthdays and memorial days and possible far-ahead deadlines for story submissions. I keep a week-on-two page overview, followed by the coming month.

Then come any other things that might be happening.

[swingandswirl]

I'm excited to see how people handle it, as one of the things that kept me away from BuJoing was the thought of having to transfer over all my more timeless spreads - I'm pondering getting a separate, smaller notebook just for those (things like contact lists, 101/1001 goals, and what not) but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle, at this point.

[annofowlshire]

I keep a separate notebook for long term lists, like books read, locations visited, etc.

[musyc]

That's part of the reason I have never been keen on the "traditional" method of bujoing, I think. Having lists either scattered through several pages or having to rewrite in each new journal - that just didn't make any sense to me.

I have considered a separate book for the long/permanent lists myself, but since I'm not artsy, it kind of seems like a waste. If I'm just going to end up with a list of books I've read, what's different about that from my already years-old method? So ... *shrug*

[dozing_dreams]

I tend to fill up my books with scribbling and as a result go through them faster than you do- about 6 weeks for a Midori MD or MTN book, so slimmer books as well, I think.

I go through old lists and incorporate the information in them into the new spreads/lists that start out the new journal. I really enjoy doing it- filling up a brand new book with neat 'main' sections feels like breaking in the book and writing in the fresh pages feels so nice!