This time of year has always been my favourite. It feels magical, theres a ton of food and you get to see family and friends. But with everything going on this year, I am not in the christmas spirit. I’m sad and a bit of a grump. So I am just here trying to distract myself for the next few weeks because I don’t really have an option.
Creating my December spread for my new grad bullet journal was a good distraction. Took my mind of things, allowed me to watch a movie or three, listen to podcasts and music and allowed me to be creative. I know it might seem extra, but it fits my personality and it gets added to my journal collection.
This month, I went with a Christmas puppy/Santa paws theme because I miss my dog and I am not seeing him this year. My inspiration came from “dressing him up” over the past few years, which is always “torture” for him but fun for me.
Christmas 2017 
Christmas 2017
Christmas 2018
Looking at someone in the kitchen. 
He was waiting on the teddy bear that I put on the balcony
I swear he’s fine. He’s just a little bit sassy at times.
This is the cover page. I really liked how it came out, even though my coloring is tragic.
Simple month a glance, with a bit of a quote. This month, I decided to put all the dates with some space next to it in case I had something going on and i really liked how it turned out.
I tried to my best to draw chihuahua but that shit is hard.
The reason why 13th December is highlighted is because it is a holiday in St.Lucia.
It is Saint Lucia’s National Day and marks the Feast Day of Saint Lucia, the patron saint of the island.
With me feeling like a grump, I am hoping that those 25 doodles put me in the Christmas spirit. If not, I get an excuse to draw,
I really liked how this dog in popcorn came out. Plus, it was not that difficult to draw.
I enjoy watching those cheesy Christmas movies, thats basically the same idea, in different places and with different characters. Why? I do not know, but they are entertaining especially when I am styling my hair.
I will say Home Alone and Home Alone 2 are my classic Christmas movies. I end up watching every year and it never gets old. Christmas with the Kranks is also a good one – I was watching it while working on this journal. Unpopular opinion, I do not like Elf. Others that I enjoy are How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Santa Claus, Dennis the Mennis, and Almost Christmas.
A notes page with a quote, a photo of my dog and a fireplace.
Like I mentioned earlier, drawing a chihuahua was difficult. I really tried and this one ended up looking like a mouse. But you know what, its okay because my dog looked like a mouse when he was a pup. “Wreck the halls” is a play on the words “Deck the halls” and is meant to be about the little things he does that I want to remember. And “the little things” are the moments that make my day.
I dont think I will be using these trackers very often this month but I still wanted to have it. With the holidays, I don’t think I will be applying to that many jobs and I will not have that many no-spend days because I enjoy buying ebooks that I am interested in reading when they’re on sale rather than full price. Books I am interested in seem to be on sale lately.
At the end of the year, I love recapping it. The good, the bad, the weird. And it tends to be around 12-15 pages. Yes, I can ramble. But I wanted a summary in this journal so that was the idea here.
And thats my December set-up. Lots of red and black with my attempt at calligraphy.
Arristella 
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