For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a notebook somewhere around me. A place to write thoughts, draw shapes, question emotions, and sometimes simply empty my mind onto paper.
Over time, those notebooks slowly transformed into what many people today would call a bullet journal. But for me it never started as a system or a method. It was simply a space to observe myself.
Some days I filled pages with reflections. Other days it was only colours, symbols, or a few words that captured how I felt in that moment. Looking back through those notebooks now, I realise they were already telling a story about my emotional world.
For many years, I didn’t see the pattern yet.
I only knew that journaling helped me slow down and look at what was happening inside me. Writing has always been my way of untangling thoughts and making sense of emotions that sometimes feel confusing or overwhelming.
Then, at some point, while flipping through old pages, I started noticing something interesting.
Certain emotions kept appearing at similar moments in the month. Some days I felt full of ideas, open to the world, social and creative. Other days I felt more sensitive, introspective, or in need of space and quiet.
For a long time, I thought these shifts were random.
But when I began tracking my menstrual cycle in my bullet journal, something slowly became visible. The emotional waves I was experiencing were closely connected to the rhythm of my cycle.
It felt like discovering a hidden map that had always been there.
My energy and emotions were moving in cycles, very much like the seasons in nature.
Some days felt like spring — curious, light, and full of new ideas.
Other days felt like summer — confident, expressive, and connected to people.
Then came autumn, when emotions deepened and reflection appeared naturally.
And finally winter, the days when I needed to slow down, withdraw, and simply rest.
Seeing this pattern inside my bullet journal changed the way I related to myself.
Instead of judging my emotions, I started observing them.
Instead of asking “Why do I feel like this today?” I began asking “Where am I in my cycle?”
That small shift created a lot more understanding and kindness towards myself.
I started searching for a journal that combined bullet journaling with menstrual cycle awareness. Something that explained the hormonal changes happening in the body while also leaving space for personal reflection.
But I couldn’t find one that felt truly personal.
So I created it myself.
The Menstrual Cycle Bullet Journal I designed grew directly out of my own journaling practice. It’s not just a period tracker. It’s a space to observe how hormones influence emotions, energy, creativity, and perception.
Because our menstrual cycle is much more than just a few days of bleeding.
It’s the rhythm that regulates our hormones — and those hormones influence how we feel, how we think, and how we experience the world.
Inside the journal, I guide you through the four phases of the menstrual cycle.
The menstrual phase, when the body naturally asks for rest and reflection.
The follicular phase, when energy slowly begins to rise again.
The ovulatory phase, often bringing confidence, connection, and expression.
And the luteal phase, when emotions can deepen and intuition becomes stronger.
Each phase carries its own emotional landscape.
The bullet journal pages allow you to track your mood, symptoms, and thoughts while observing how these phases influence your daily life.
One detail I love is the use of colours for each day. Over time, the journal becomes a visual map of your cycle. Without even reading the words, you start recognising patterns.
Another very personal part of this journal is that I included pages from my own period diary — three full cycles of my real journaling pages.
Not perfect pages. Just honest ones.
I wanted the journal to feel like a companion rather than a strict system to follow.
For me, a bullet journal has never been about perfect layouts or productivity systems. It’s about awareness.
When you start tracking your menstrual cycle this way, something subtle but powerful begins to happen. The emotional days that once felt confusing start making sense. The moments when you feel confident or creative become easier to recognise.
You stop fighting your body.
Instead, you start listening.
Your cycle becomes less like an unpredictable emotional rollercoaster and more like a rhythm you can understand and work with.
This journal is simply a space to explore that rhythm.
A place where you can observe your emotions, your energy, and the quiet messages your body is sending you each month.
For me, journaling has always been a way of stepping out of the cocoon of confusion and moving closer to self-understanding.
And if this bullet journal helps another woman recognise the rhythm inside her own life, then this project has already done what it was meant to do.