My bullet journal habit tracker looked like a crime scene

I thought tracking my water intake with a highlighter was a good idea. After a week, the page was a soggy, smeared mess of bright yellow because I kept dripping on it. I switched to a simple ballpoint pen check mark, and it's been clean and clear for over a month now. Has anyone else had a tracker idea that completely backfired?

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angela401mo ago

Yeah, I tried tracking my morning coffee with a little coffee cup stamp. Looked cute for two days, then the ink pad dried out and I just had these sad, faint brown smudges. Went back to crossing off the time in pencil. Sometimes the simple way is the only way that sticks.

king.grant1mo ago

Honestly, I had the same thing happen with a star stamp for my water tracker. Tbh, I just use a highlighter now, it's way less fuss.

barnes.shane3d ago

Hold up, wait. You tried a coffee cup stamp for tracking? I didn't even know those existed. That is some next level dedication right there. I can just picture those sad smudges turning into a brown mess over a few days. Yeah no, I would have rage quit that system by day three and just used a pen on the wall. A highlighter is genius though, way more satisfying to swipe a big line across the page.