Bullet Journal Yearly Tracker Ideas
Looking for some inspiring Bullet Journal page ideas to help you stay on top of everything this year? You’re in the right place.
Yearly trackers are game-changers when it comes to keeping track of long-term goals, habits, and mental well-being. You don’t hear much about people using yearly trackers, but they are really a fantastic tool, and we’ll look into the pros and cons of using them as well.
This post is packed with creative and practical Bullet Journal yearly tracker ideas to help you stay organized, motivated, and maybe even a little more joyful. Let’s plan your best year yet!
A yearly tracker is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a tracker that lasts for an entire year.
It might sound scary to commit to something for an entire year, especially if it’s a new habit. But it has a lot of benefits, and there are many other yearly tracker ideas that don’t include such a huge level of commitment.
Let’s look into that first. There is also a FREE yearly tracker printable at the end of the post, so be sure to scroll down.
BuJo Yearly Tracker: Pros And Cons
I wanted to say a few words about that before we dive into yearly tracker ideas. Because I know for the longest time, I was scared of yearly trackers, but now I discovered how amazing they actually are.
One of the biggest issues I see people having with these is that it’s difficult to commit to one new habit right away for a whole year.
Well, first of all, it doesn’t have to be a new habit; you can track other things, like your moods or periods.
Secondly, you can always choose an easy habit and then as you go to change it to something different. All you need is to add a different color to your key to signify that you switched to a different habit.
Another con is that it takes a while to set it up, with all the lines and numbers and such. And that’s true, but it also means that you set it up once, and you don’t need to do it again for a whole year.
This takes a lot of pressure, and that way, you’ll keep on tracking your progress even in months when you don’t have the time to even do a proper monthly setup.
I hope these convinced you to try out a yearly tracker, so let’s look into some examples.
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Supplies To Create Yearly Trackers
Ok, first, a little detour to the supplies because I know a lot of people will wonder.
Here is some of my favorite stationery to create yearly trackers:
- Fineliners. You’ll need those to draw all the lines and tables. Plus, if you want to decorate your tracker with doodles, these will be perfect as well. Currently, Sakura Pigma Micron are my favorite fineliners. They also come in a set with different nib sizes, so you get a variety of line thicknesses.
- Ruler. You’ll definitely need it to create a year-long tracker. I think this one looks great, but I also would recommend this set of stencils because they can be used for so many things in your Bullet Journal, and one of them is a ruler as well.
- Makers. You can fill out your tracker with patterns, but mostly it’s all about colors. So you’ll need a good set of markers, and Zebra Mildliners are my favorites.
- Small tip brush pen. These are amazing for creating beautiful brush lettering headers. Tombow Fudenosuke is my favorite; you can definitely use them for more than just brush lettering; they work great for drawing and doodling as well.
Supplies gathered; let’s get into yearly trackers.
Bullet Journal Yearly Tracker Ideas
Usually, when talking about a tracker, you think of habit trackers. But actually, there are so many different things you can use your yearly tracker for, like moods, period, or even just weather.
Below are some fun ideas of both, what to track and how to set up a tracker.
One of the most popular ideas for a yearly tracker is a workout tracker, and this one is a wonderful example. I love that the creator used different colors for different types of workouts.
I think the idea of coloring the day when you don't workout is also pretty important. That way, you always fill out your tracker and keep the habit going.
Period tracker is another fun idea for your yearly tracking; after all, this is not committing to a whole new habit but just tracking something that happens every year.
It also will allow you to have a clear view of your cicle and help you with monitoring your health and wellbeing.
Another idea for your yearly tracker is a reading tracker. You can use it to track the days when you read, or you can color code different books and mark how long it took to read each of them.
As you can see, this tracker has 26 books, and you can fit a few more as well. So depending on your reading goals, this might work very well to show you an overview of your reading habits.
The original yearly tracker idea is called Year in Pixels, and it was a mood tracker like this one. There are a lot of benefits of tracking your mood, so it's an amazing idea for a yearly tracker.
If it's a new habit for you you might now want to push yourself and commit to an entire year, starting small is always best. But if it's something you have already tried before, a yearly mood tracker is definitely a time saver. I also love that at the end of the year, you get such a great outlook on your mental wellbeing.
Weather yearly tracker is another interesting idea; it will help you to figure out the general climate situation where you live.
It's a fun way to see what the weather is like during the year and maybe see how the weather influences you as the year goes on. I think it's pretty useful for when you move into a new place. And I love that the creator also added space for some notes on the weather every month.
I'm not sure what this is actually to track, but I wanted to include it here because I really love this style. And all you need to create this page is one black pen.
Are you learning a new language? Duolingo is definitely a great place to do that. you can just do 5 minutes a day, and it will already help you to master a whole new language.
Making a second video a day and then compiling it all into a yearly overview video is such a fun idea! It's an amazing way to create a little overview of your year, and it won't take you that much effort every day.
This is such an amazing set of yearly trackers to look at all the things you need when you're on a health and fitness journey. I love this idea of creating a graph for the weight.
Working on your mental health can be hard, and you might need all the help you can get. This tracker is a great idea for working on your anxiety.
One of the big things I love about tracking things yearly is that you get a better outlook and see more patterns with such a wide view.
Having a tracker can be very helpful when managing your finances, and this one helps to always make sure you pay off all your loans, which, of course, is very important to stay on top of.
I think this is pretty similar to a mood tracker because I don't know about you, but for me, mood and energy levels are very connected.
Nonetheless, this is a fun tracker, and if you use it together with, for example, a sleep tracker, you'll learn a lot about your health.
Beautiful trackers and I think these are pretty easy to commit; you do need to be regular with both taking your pills and watering your plants. I like that there is also a key symbol for days when you do not do things.
If you're doing bible study, it might be a fun idea to keep track of how far you go with your recap. It's always good to have such a yearly overview of the entire year.
I love the idea of this one and how the creator approached tracking sleep. Since this is in a Hobonichi journal you can't see the entire year at once, but with a usual A4 journal, you definitely will be able to put all 12 months on two pages.
Free Yearly Tracker Printable
Of course, I didn’t want to leave you without a freebie, so here it is.
I created a yearly period tracker, which is already in the Resources Vault, together with many other Bullet Journal printables.
If you don’t have access yet, you can always sign up in the form below.
Once you confirm your subscription, you’ll get the password to get 50+ free Bullet Journal printables, stickers, and worksheets to use right away.
If you’ve never used printables before, be sure to check my post How To Use Printables In Your Bullet Journal.
It’s pretty basic, and you can find all the supplies you need in my post Supplies For Using Bullet Journal Printables.
More Resources
Do you want to know more about these trackers or maybe get some ideas for other things you can track on a yearly basis? I’ve got you covered.
Check out these blog posts next:
- Bullet Journal Mood Trackers and How To Use Them
- 25 Best Period Tracker Bullet Journal Page Ideas
- 15 Inspiring Yearly Bullet Journal Pages
>>> And if you decide to use a yearly tracker, what would you track? Share with us in the comments!
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