My 2024 Journal Setup

This month I thought I’d share my 2024 Journal Setup! I’ve been journaling around six years now and I still find new things I can add or things to tweak as time goes on, so after doing some research and a review of how 2023 went I’ve come up with a mix of old and new things for my 2024 journal Setup.

1. Cover page

This is just a 2024 cover page to welcome the new year and define what this journal is for. It’s really just a moment to make a pretty and decorative page for the start of the journal.

2. Word of the Year

This is something I’m trying out for the first time after seeing other people do this. Basically, you chose a word that will serve as the vibe for the year, sort of like a nebulous general goal. I also decided to add a definition/quote for what that word means for me specifically.

3.Year Questions

I saw someone answer these four questions in their setup and decided to include the on the lower half of the word of the year page. The questions are:

-a habit I’d like to break

-a new skill I want to learn

-a hobby to start or carry over

-something to do better at

4. 24 in 24’ / Yearly Goals

24 in 24’ is also a first for me! Essentially, it’s just a list of 24 things you want to do in 2024 that aren’t necessarily goals and things you need to plan out and do progress checks on, but just things you want to do or maybe were already planning on doing.

Underneath it I also have my Yearly Goals broken out into Lifestyle and Creative with subheadings under all of them.

5. Monthly/Weekly/Daily Goals

I just wanted to list out the things I try to accomplish every month, every week and every day ranging from habits to accomplishments.

6. Money Tracker

I like to keep track of how much money I’ve spent in a month. I also donate to charity every month so I also set aside some space on the side to track the amount I donated and where I donated to.

7. Weight/Cycle Tracker

I also try to just track how much I weigh once a month and of course, follow my cycle throughout the year as well. I denote each phase with a different color so that I can get an overview of how my cycle looks.

8. Monthly Notes Pages

I’ve talked about the concept of monthly notes before on my blog but it’s basically 3 things I want to accomplish in the month. It could be a goal I’m working towards, one of my 24 things for 2024, or just something fun I’ve been meaning to do. It’s also where I put my monthly checklist of things to do (denoted earlier page 4).

 

Note: After the Monthly Notes Page begins each Month’s own section which I’ll include in a separate blog post.

 

9. At the end of my journal I also do a Year in Review page where I list out:

-the books I’ve read

-music I’ve listened to

-shows/movies I’ve watched

-the writing I’ve done

-the creative projects I’ve worked on

-the new things I’ve done every month

10. I also have a section for a more abstract year review that is 4 parts:

-what I learned

-what I accomplished

-what I enjoyed

-challenges I’ve faced

      

11. 2024 Highlights page

This is broken out into each month and I just like to list out the highlights and positive memories that happened over the course of the year!

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And this is my year set up! I’m excited to try out some of the new things I’ve found and see how all of this shakes out! I will also make a post on my Month setup if anyone is interested!

I hope this helped or inspired you to make your own journal setup!

Thanks for reading!