Inspired by parenting. I've always been the type to NEEDS to write everything down. I've tried a million cheap planners but don't like how strict they are, I want room to customize. I switched to a spiral bound notebook but it's too messy for me and I feel overwhelmed with the information overload.
I get the Vera Bradley planner every year. I wish it was still the three ring style, but it's nice. It's daily/weekly/monthly. It's pretty bulky, though, which is a downside. I just don't like smaller planners!
It's small enough to fit in my diaper bag/purse and I like that the squares are large enough to write down a bunch of stuff. I also use stickies all over it. it was my bible when I was planning my wedding and then to keep track of baby related stuff.
Post by carolyngrace on Oct 28, 2015 8:03:43 GMT -5
I used to swear by written planners. But this year I switched to using the calendar on my iPhone and the notes feature. It works better for me at this point in my life because my phone is always with me, but I don't always carry a purse or remember to grab a planner.
I currently use a large (size of a notebook) monthly planner. I like being able to see the whole month at a time because I sometimes get lost in the weeks and forget big picture stuff.
When I was doing a million things at once a few years ago, I found a template of something I liked online and made my own in Word. I printed about a hundred pages and stuck it in a 3 ring binder. I also made calendar pages to put in the beginning of each month. I was really into fitness back then (still waiting for that motivation to come back), so along with a To Do and Random list, I also had a section for breakfast/lunch/dinner, and how many glasses of water I drank. I put a goals section in (for anything, fitness, work, etc) and at the bottom put a space for me to write one good thing down that happened that day. I didn't use it every single day, but I used it a few times a week and still like to look through it.
Anyone do bullet journals? I think I might go that route with some plastic tabs to mark the month at a view. One of the parenting people posted a pic of a beautifully done bullet journal with the week along the top with meal plan and space for all of the lists I make.
Flick, maybe I'm not thinking of the same thing as you are. All the bullet journals I've seen overwhelm me. I start skimming through the lists because they all look the same. But maybe I just need color and space to break up the page and not get lost in the lists.
Those big bullet journals are kind of cool. I have a mini planner with just calendar pages in my purse but I haven't been using it much lately. My Outlook work calendar has most of my stuff on it and then my desk is like a sea of post it notes.
I would like to move over to using my calendar on my iphone more. I do use the notes feature of my iphone daily.
I'm also looking at the happy planner or the arc system. But those would just send me down the rabbit hole and I would buy all the things. SO is coming home with a graphing notebook so I can try it out. If that doesn't work for me then I'll probably try the arc system.
Flick have you heard of the Levenger Circa system? People at work swear by them. I have one of the notebooks and while it's nice, I'm more of calendar on my phone kinda person.
Flick have you heard of the Levenger Circa system? People at work swear by them. I have one of the notebooks and while it's nice, I'm more of calendar on my phone kinda person.
Just looked them up and they look a lot like the arc system. Which I like a lot!
I just started filling out a .97 graphing notebook from Walmart and so far I like it. Although I might like pre printed pages better. If I can talk SO into buying me the $50 arc hole punch I'd be in heaven!
Post by seannemairi on Nov 6, 2015 21:40:21 GMT -5
I just bought a nice leather a5 binder planner off of etsy. I do the weekly inserts, colorful washi tapes and monthly dividers with labeled tabs for easy access to each month. It's entirely customizable.
Post by billyhorrible on Nov 14, 2015 19:05:54 GMT -5
Bumping this in case anyone is still looking for a planner. I was in Michaels and the Happy Planners were marked down to $14.99. With the additional 40% off coupon it came out to $8.99.
SO got me the happy planner, the home planner insert, the expander rings, and some note papers. I'm in heaven with this planner and highly recommend it!
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