Looking for bullet journal ideas for beginners that give you somewhere to start? A simple weekly page, a colorful reading log or a little habit tracker can be plenty.
These pages mix practical layouts with flowers, fall leaves and other cute details you can try in your own notebook.
You can keep things simple or go all out with drawings. Pick a page you’ll actually use, then add as much color as you like.
There’s no need to try every tracker at once!
Bullet Journal Pages Worth Trying
october trees and monthly plans
How cute are these little orange trees? They sit above an October calendar, with a numbered monthly list on the opposite page.
I love how much space is left for writing.
Try a row of rounded tree shapes with simple black branches if you want to bring this fall look into your journal.
peach habit tracker
If you are looking for a tracker without lots of drawings, this one is for you. Peach checkmarks fill the habit grid, with a matching line graph underneath.
For your own version, start with a few habits you want to record. You can leave off the graph unless there’s a daily number you’d like to follow.
apple tree mood tracker
I am obsessed with this apple tree idea. Each numbered apple gives you a little space to color, with a mood key along the bottom.
The branching tree is more detailed than a plain grid. If you’d rather keep it simple, try numbered apples in rows with the same color key.
quiet gray weekly page
Don’t want to use lots of color? No problem!
This weekly page pairs pale gray heading strips with a small calendar and a leafy black drawing.
The little tracker in the corner is a nice extra. Keep that separate from your daily writing spaces if you want everything on the same page.
black and white patterned corners
The mix of stripes, spots and crisscross lines is so cute here. The patterned strips overlap at opposite corners while the middle stays open.
Try recreating the borders with patterned tape rather than drawing every little mark. Add your date along the side to follow this layout.
a year of little calendars
Want somewhere to put dates that are months away? This future log spreads twelve mini calendars across two pages, with pale gray writing lines beneath each one.
I love the oversized black heading. For your version, leave room below each month for birthdays, appointments or plans you don’t want to lose.
autumn banners and borders
How adorable is that little autumn banner? This page has so many pretty border ideas, from hanging cherries to leafy branches and tiny pumpkins.
You don’t have to recreate the whole sheet. Pick one divider to try between your journal entries.
I’d choose the orange dots with the leaf in the middle.
rainbow reading stack
The book lovers are going to love this! A colorful stack of drawn books fills the page, with three little rating faces beside each one.
Write a finished book’s title inside one of the blank shapes, then circle a face to record what you thought. The rainbow outlines are worth keeping.
hearts and gratitude lines
This gratitude log may just be one of my favorites here. I love the hanging pink, peach and dark green hearts above the alternating pastel lines.
Give yourself one numbered line for each day. A small thing you appreciated is enough to fill it.
march blossom cover
Welcome a new month with these pretty pink blossoms. The dark green March lettering sits between branches reaching in from the edges.
If the full drawing feels like a lot, try one branch in a corner of your page instead. You can still keep the big month name in the middle.
stars and sleep circles
How cute is this sleep tracker? The numbered ring is surrounded by purple clouds, yellow stars and little green planets.
Use a color key to record your sleep in each daily segment. Choose hour ranges that fit what you want to track rather than treating the pictured key as a sleep recommendation.
orange monthly budget
If you want a practical page with just a little color, go with this orange-and-black budget layout. Separate spaces hold goals, accounts, income and bills, with a larger budget table underneath.
For your first version, you could start with the budget table alone. Add the smaller sections when you know you’ll use them.
weekly plans and side trackers
Prefer keeping your plans together? The spread beneath the large text overlay combines daily sections with weekly goals, notes and small trackers along the right.
Try the daily spaces and notes area first. You can add a habit tracker later without copying every section of this busier layout.
blue water droplets
These little blue droplets are so cute. Each day has its own row, with leafy outlines and two tiny drink drawings along the side.
If you try this tracker, decide what one droplet represents for you. The eight pictured drops are a layout choice, not a water target everyone needs to follow.
big black line flowers
Don’t want to add any color to your drawings? No problem there!
These oversized flowers use black outlines and lots of fine lines inside the petals.
Try one flower on a practice page before filling a whole border. I love the little clustered circles in the centers.
pumpkins and weekly boxes
This is such a pretty way to bring fall into a weekly page. The seven day boxes have mustard and peach headers, with a pumpkin drawing at the top left and leaves at the bottom right.
Keep your drawings in their own spaces like this so you still have room for your plans.
morning and night routines
I love the little sun and moon on this routine page. Numbered grids sit beside activities like planning, breakfast and getting ready for the next day.
Choose a few routines that matter to you rather than copying the entire list. A small drawing beside each one is a cute touch if you want some color.
thought clouds
Got a few thoughts you want to get onto paper? This brain dump page gives each one its own cloud, with arrows connecting the shapes.
The little branch at the bottom is the only extra decoration. You could use the clouds for loose ideas, then connect any that belong together.
branching personal goals
Here is a different way to organize your goals. Small colored symbols represent categories like family, development and finances, with branching lines leading to empty checkboxes.
Pick categories that make sense for your own life. Then write one specific goal along each branch instead of squeezing everything into one long list.
playful alphabet practice
Last but definitely not least, we have this fun lettering page. I love the tall black letters with those little doubled lines.
Try practicing the letters in your next month’s name before adding them to your journal. There’s no need to draw the whole alphabet unless you want a reference page like this one.
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