I’ve had readers ask what else they should put in their planner if they were only ‘temporarily’ using one during a season of their life (while moving house, renovating, planning a wedding etc.). So if you’ve never really used a planner or it’s pages are sitting empty.. here are some things you should add!
50 Reminders to put in your planner
Once a Year
- Fall/Winter preparations
- Clean dishwasher filter
- Taxes
- Clean the gutters
- Pest control (termites etc.)
- Purge (Christmas decorations, clothes etc.)
- Flip the bed mattress
- Steam clean carpet
- Birthdays
- Flu Vaccine, Pap smear or other health checkups that are due
6 Monthly
- Half year review
- Clean aircon filter
- Purge closet
- Rotate closet (winter to summer and vise versa)
- Car service / maintenance
- Dentist
- Clean the windows
Quarterly
- Goals check in
- Clean ceiling fans
- Taxes (BAS)
- Purge recipe binder
- Check smoke detector batteries
- Clean out the pantry & check expiry dates
- Check investments & retirement fund
- Wash duna, mattress protector etc.
- Replace toothbrush
Monthly
- Budget
- Rent, bills etc.
- Dog flea & tick
- Car cleaning
- Weigh yourself
- Monthly review
Weekly
- Meal planning
- Grocery Shopping
- Computer Backup
- Phone backup
- Water plants
- Clean bathroom
- Vacuum
- Date night
- Family night
- Garbage day
- Weekly review
Daily
- Vitamins
- Exercise
- Medication
- Practice (something you’re trying to learn)
- Water intake
- Fruit & Vege
- Mood
More planning tips
- 130+ functional ideas to use blank notes pages of your planner or an empty notebook
- Why horizontal is my favorite weekly planner layout
- 10 Things I don’t put in my planner (and why)
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