After I created a course on how to make printables in Microsoft Word, people started asking me how to make printables using Microsoft Excel. If you’re one of those people, I’ve put together a beginners’ course to teach you how…
How to organize your life using 1 simple spreadsheet in Excel (plus free download)
I’m a list maker. I use lists to organize my life. Lists are always a part of my weekly spreads. I have lists for everything and with so many lists it was getting out of hand! I’ve tried various ways of organizing…
Planning Inspiration: 15 habit tracker tips & ideas to try
Habit trackers are great space savers and let you see what you need to focus more (or less) on. There are so many different ways to habit track – monthly, weekly, on a separate page, within the weekly spread, bullet…
12 Solutions for when you run out of space in your planner
I’m trying to answer more reader FAQ’s here on the blog. One of the questions I’ve been asked is what to do when you run out of space in your planner? So here are my suggestions! 1. Sticky notes The quickest and…
Discbound planners & notebooks: brands that are compatible
After numerous emails and comments here on the blog asking which discbound brands are compatible with each other, I’ve included just about every possible combination in this post! Quick summary: Inkwell press and MAMBI are not the same page size…
7 Quick & Easy Ways to Personalise Your Planner
If you’ve bought a basic planner you want to customise to be a bit less generic and a bit more personal, here are a few quick options: 1. Add your own cover If you have a coil bound or discbound…
My all time favorite weekly planner layout (plus my favorite planners in this layout)
My favorite weekly layout is a 2 page weekly spread with the days of the week on one page and note taking space on the other page. Why this is my favorite weekly layout Can separate work and personal Plenty…
My Favorite thin washi tape for planning
Thin washi tape has so many uses for planning: dividing the page, color coding, underlining titles etc. To me, thin washi is around 5mm or 0.25″ wide or less. These are my favorites! Related: 10 Functional Ways to Use Washi Tape…
Project Planning Using the Action Method Book
If you’re planning a project and aren’t sure where to start. This is my usual method: How I plan projects What is the project Why / the goal Brain dumping Mind mapping Various options and narrow down to one Breakdown…
MAMBI Happy Planner Discbound Punch versus the ARC (are they compatible?)
After faithfully using the ARC punch for years, a while ago I decided to splurge for the MAMBI discbound punch! Are the MAMBI & ARC punches compatible? Since I’ve received so many emails from readers asking if the punches are compatible…