Bird Doodles and Drawings in My March Bullet Journal
Feather One’s Journal
When I was 8 or 9, one of my favorite books was a light blue field guide of North American birds. I would browse through this book for hours. I loved owls and hummingbirds, robins and blue jays. The sight of birds always makes me smile. I have the same feeling about the month of March, specifically when I can feel spring is coming. The moment when the snow starts to melt and the wet grass is exposed to fresh air after a while. March is right before Spring Break. If you are anyone in the teaching world you know that Spring Break signifies a major benchmark in the school year. You can feel like you have accomplished so much…or you might have a long way to go. You may be gearing up for the testing season, or you may be trying to wrap your mind around the last 14 weeks of a school year and how to tackle each day with sanity.
Wherever you seem to be, my hope is that you find some moments to notice things like birds in the trees, find some moments of reading, and enjoy early morning journaling. Small things. Things that matter. March means we are three months into the new year, but there is still lots of time to do great work. It isn’t too late. This post outlines my plan for the month of March with a monthly layout, weekly layouts, and a reflection page in my bullet journal. I also have included “more” and “less” sections on each weekly layout to help guide a focused reflection each week. What do I want to do more of? Read, sleep, write, and spend time with my husband. What do I want to do less of? Taking work home, to-do list piling, anxiety, and not being proactive about stress. I am still using the same materials from my February post, including my Leuchtturm 1917 Medium A5 Dotted Journal in Port Red.
Journal in hand. Let’s do this, March.
MARCH MONTH COVER SPREAD: BIRDHOUSES
MARCH MONTHLY LAYOUT: ROBIN
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, It sings because it has a song” -MAYA ANGELOU
FEBRUARY REFLECTIONS: SPARROW
WEEK ONE LAYOUT: MEADOWLARK
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without words” -EMILY DICKINSON
WEEK TWO LAYOUT: HUMMINGBIRD
“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think” -RUMI
WEEK THREE LAYOUT: BARN OWL
“I am an early bird and a night owl…so I am wise and I have worms” -MICHAEL SCOTT, THE OFFICE
WEEK FOUR LAYOUT: MOURNING DOVE
“Hold fast to dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly” -LANGSTON HUGHES
WEEK FIVE LAYOUT: HERON
“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” -ERIN HANSON