This summer when I got my first look at the Rhodia Goalbook, I knew I wanted to make it my next bullet journal. This particular notebook has a few of my staple bullet journal spreads already included. I love the feel of Rhodia paper and the way my fountain pens write on this paper.

The goalbook includes an intro page, content pages, a year overview, monthly overviews, numbered pages, two bookmarks and a pocket at the back of the notebook.

The intro page has no icons or words that tell you what to use this space for. You can place any information here that you want or none at all. There is also enough space below the four lines provided to add other information to this page. This area can be used to place a key listing for signifiers in the bullet journal system. It can also be a space for photos or your word of the year.

There is a year overview section. Each page holds a quarter of the year in a vertical layout sectioned off by both month and day. The year overview shows February with 29 days. This means that the goalbook can be used at any time. This can be easily be blocked out for any years that are not leap years, but if you know this will bother you it is something to take into consideration. There is enough space to use this area as a habit tracker. It can also be used as an area to map out projects, school schedules and vacation days.

Monthly overview pages are also included in the goalbook. These pages are also in a vertical layout with each quarter of the year on a page. These sections can be used to house your monthly goals or month specific tasks. Each month encompasses about a third of the page. There is enough room to divide each month’s space in half and track both your goals and tasks, or any two things you choose. This, of course, is dependent on the size of your handwriting. Projects, birthdays and anniversaries can be mapped out and tracked on either overview sections as well.

There are six content pages, page numbering and two bookmarks also included in the goalbook. The combination of the numbered pages with two bookmarks increases the user friendliness of the goalbook immediately. As your notebook becomes filled you can use the page numbers and bookmarks to access information within quickly and efficiently.

Another feature is the pocket on the inside cover of the back of the goalbook. This side loading pocket is useful for storage. Any items that you may want to take on the go can be stored here. This includes sticky notes, page flags, a ruler, blotting paper or stickers.

These features make the goalbook ideal for multiple purposes. It can be used to map out and track your yearly goals or projects of any magnitude. It can serve as a life log or a health and wellness log. I am using it as a bullet journal.

If you’re wondering, I know that the bullet journal system developed by Ryder Carroll is intended to be a life log essentially. Unfortunately because of the nature of my work I cannot place these areas of my life together in one journal. So, when I say bullet journal, I only intend to use it as a daily map and log of my life outside of work.