New to planning? Start here
If you’re new to the world of planners and are a bit overwhelmed – you’re in the right place 🙂
Planner Newbie
Getting started Planning
- Planning 101: Planner lingo (what does it all mean?)
- Buying a planner versus DIYing and making your own (pros and cons)
- Overwhelmed by the planner community? Read this post
Choosing a Planner
- Finding planner peace: 18 things to check before choosing a planner
- How to choose a binding system for your planner (comparison and which one I like the most)
Choosing a layout
- Finding planner peace: how to choose the right planner page size for you
- Daily versus weekly planners: which is right for you?
- Choosing a planner: Horizontal versus Vertical versus Hourly planners (which is right for you?)
Setting up your planner
- Setting up a new planner: 70 Tasks to add
- What is the best day of the week to plan?
- Choosing sections for your planner: what to keep in your weekly planner versus a household binder
- Planner Organization: How to color-code your planner (so you’ll actually use it effectively)
- Using a planner key and symbols to code your planner (efficient planning methods)
Planner stickers
- Which planner stickers are right for you?
- Planner Organization: How to organize planner stickers
- How to make planner stickers for free using Silhouette Studio (Introduction – Video Tutorial)
- How to Choose a Printer (Including the best printer for printing printables and planner stickers)
Planner supplies
Planner pens
- Planner pen testing in the Erin Condren Life Planner, Plum Paper, Happy Planner by MAMBI and Limelife Planner
- What type of pens write best on correction tape? (gel pens vs. ballpoint vs. marker pens)
- Planner pens I don’t recommend (prone to smearing, bleed through etc.)
- Favorite pens for writing headings in my planner
- My all time favorite planner pens: Pilot Frixion Erasable Pens Review
Printing Printables
if you’re DIYing your planner (which is a very affordable option and also a great way to try different layouts before investing in a planner), see these posts for tutorials:
Printing troubleshooting
- 7 Ways to make colors POP when printing using an Inkjet printer
- Which is Cheaper: DIY Printable Planners or Pre-Printed & Assembled Planners?
- Don’t own a printer? Here are 5 companies that will print and ship printables to your door
- How to get rid of a white border when printing printable (borderless, no bleed, no scaling step by step video tutorial)
- How to Choose a Printer (Including the best printer for printing printables and planner stickers)
- 4 Tools for cutting printable planner stickers (and my favorite method)
- Best Paper for Printing Printables
- How to clean your printer (prevent smudging, streaks and make the colors POP!)
- How to print any printable in black and white (greyscale) using your home printer
- How to easily print printables double sided (duplex printing tutorial)
Printing instructions for specific planners
Making Printables
If you find printables as useful as I do and want to learn how to make your own printables I have a free email course – click here.
Planner Stickers
Planner stickers are a functional way to decorate your planner and save time.
- How to Choose a Printer (Including the best printer for printing printables and planner stickers)
- Why I plan my day using planner stickers (and why you should too!)
- Silhouette Studio Software versus Photoshop: Which is better for making planner stickers?
Browse all posts about planner stickers here.
Planner reviews
I’ve reviewed more than 40 well known (and lesser known) planners, all of which can be found here. If you’re looking for a review of a specific planner, use the search bar on this site.
Planning Tips
Color coding
- Planner Organization: How to color-code your planner (so you’ll actually use it effectively)
- Favorite color coding planner supplies for less than $5
- Ultimate list of the best planner pen brands and how to choose colors for color coding
- 50 Category Ideas for Color Coding Your Planner
- How to organize and color code your notes for school, college or university
- Color coded monthly meal planning using sticky notes
- 6 Ways to color code your planner to increase productivity
- Color coding your planner: how to choose which colors to use
- How to color code your planner for school using pens
Planning methods
- Ways to organize using binder covers (plus a free printable monogram binder cover)
- Minimalist planning: simple decorating & divider ideas for your planner using pens
- What to do if your planner isn’t working
- 50 Tips for writing a better to do list that will make you more productive
Browse all planning tips here.
Planner Inspiration
For an entire year, I tried a different planner every week and posted the layout. See all of them here.
Planner FAQ’s
Answers to more than 50 planners FAQ can be found in this post.
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