Bullet Journal Calendar Ideas
In this post, you will learn what a bullet journal future log is and find inspiration to make your own future planning log and be super productive!
When we talk about bullet journals set up the future log is one of the first things we cover.
There are so many bullet journal log ideas, yet what exactly is it, and how to use the future log in the productive best way?
If you still have questions about it then you are in the right place.
In this post, I am going to show you how to use a future log for bullet journals and how important it is to keep you on track with your planning.
Read on for future log bullet journal ideas and inspiration.
If you are just starting out with your bujo, I have a few links that you might want to check out below. Otherwise, this article here will help you begin too!
- Bullet Journal Key
- Bullet Journal Index
- Bullet Journal Future Log – You are here!
- Bullet Journal Monthly Spreads
- Bullet Journal Weekly Spreads
- Bullet Journal Daily Spreads
- Bullet Journal Collections
What Is A Bullet Journal Future Log?
The bullet journal future log is a place where you add all of your important monthly and yearly events in one place.
It is like the year at a glance spread of appointments. It is basically a calendar spread to anything that is relevant for your long-term future planning.
It is a super simple spread to make, and there are so many different ways to make it (more ideas below), yet not everyone takes the time to make them.
Believe me, you are missing out on an easy way to see your future appointments if you don’t use a bullet journal future log layout.
Bullet Journal Future Log Set Up
The way you set your future log spread up is totally up to you and we will see many examples below.
I like to set up 3 months per page, that works for me considering how fast I go through my notebooks. But you will know what works for you after a few tries.
You want to set up your future log as one of the first pages in a brand new notebook, along with your bullet journal index and key spreads.
This way you will have all of your future tasks close by for every time you need to revise it (and saves you the hassle of going back to old notebooks).
If you buy the official Bullet Journal notebook, you will find the future log also amongst one of the first pages.
So say you start your journal in September, you will start your future log from October of that year and go perhaps to the first trimester of next year.
What To List In Your Bullet Journal Future Planning
Although it is very individual and will greatly vary from person to person, there are a few things that most people like to add in the future log. Here are a few ideas:
- Birthdays & anniversaries
- School vacation
- Bank holidays
- School appointments
- Work meetings
- Other appointments
- Travels
Basically, add any events happening in the future that don’t have a place in your weekly or monthly pages yet.
A bullet journal future log example.
Future Log Bullet Journal vs Monthly Log
I use both future logs and monthly logs, and even though sometimes the information overlap I find that I need both for current and future planning (especially if you don’t make your monthly spreads ahead of time).
As I mentioned above, I write all my important future tasks and planning to the future log.
Here go the recurring birthdays and school vacations but also one-offs and irregular appointments such as the dentist check-ups, which I plan about 6 months in advance.
I definitely don’t make monthly spreads this far in advance so here is where this kind of appointment go to.
Every time I make a monthly spread I revise my future log for that month and repeat the appointments in my monthly spread.
I also add entries to the birthdays and whatever appointment or task that comes related to that and of course, I add new timely appointments that occur, such as school day-offs, events I want to attend, etc.
I recommend using both spreads. I think the future log is super important for a quick glance of how your future months look like and the monthly spread is a more comprehensive layout for you to manage the tasks in the current month.
Bullet Journal Future Log Ideas for 2024
There are so many ways that you can set up a future log spread; listing all the months or just a few, with a date calendar or
Find below my selection of bullet journal future log inspiration that will help you future plan!
Bullet Journal Future Log Examples
Bullet journal future log one page ideas
Here are some examples if you want to add the full year on one page:
This is a simple spread if you like to keep a clean look in your journal.
Just color the important dates with a highlighter for an easy overlook.
Another great simple yearly spread with a cover theme page.
Another great simple example that uses only one page.
Future Logs using 2 pages
But you can also add 4 per page or more. See the layout below with 4 months per future log spreads:
I love this bullet journal year at a glance with the uneven boxes.
Make your calendar page look amazing with some dandelion doodles.
Bujo Future Log Ideas
The examples below are my favorite styles with 3 months per page:
If you need more space to write notes on your bullet journal annual calendar then this style will suit you.
This is a super simplified version that is perfect for everyone who likes to follow the bujo method and has nothing else added to their bullet journal year planner.
This style is perfect for mini calendar planning.
If you want to split your bullet journal future tasks log you can add a page for only months at a time.
This style gives you a bit more room to add your bullet journal future events.
Bullet Journal Year Spread With Notes
These layout examples below give you a lot of space to add your future tasks:
You can also use this style to add events in your future planning for bullet journals.
Bullet journal future planning with a bunch of flowers. I absolutely love flower pages in my bullet journal.
This bullet journal calendar page will give you plenty of space to add remarks and notes for every month.
What do you like to list in your bullet journal future log layout?
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kim
Tuesday 2nd of February 2021
do you put all your months in at once or as you go.? like future log, monthly, daily, then another monthly, etc..?
Diary of a Journal Planner
Friday 5th of February 2021
Hi Kim,
It is a totally personal preference. We would suggest putting your future log in right at the start of the year though to give you a quick overview of your whole year at a glance. Some people like to do one month at a time as the may add extra collections and pages as they go. But if you know exactly what pages you want for each month then it's easy to do a whole years worth of pages in your journal. Hope this helps. It can be fun to experiment. Maybe if it your first journal do one month at a time to get a feel for how you will use your journal. Happy Journaling.