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March 24, 2022

Rating every pen I own (100+!) (The pens you need… and the pens you don’t)

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I’ve posted many pen reviews over the years from my favorite gel pens, ballpoint pens, erasable pens, those that come in large rainbow packs, papermate inkjoy dupes and those with yellow ink you can actually see. My opinions of pens…

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February 1, 2022

How to make mini monthly calendars in Affinity Publisher and add them to your printables (video tutorial)

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Mini calendars (or ‘dates at a glance’ calendars as I call them), are quick and easy to make in Affinity Publisher, and then use them wherever you like, on any printable design. I’ve made them in other software but it…

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November 24, 2021

Making printables: 10 Reasons Why I switched from Adobe Photoshop to Affinity Publisher 

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This year, I made the switch to Affinity Publisher for making my printables. Before I explain why I switched I thought it would also help to show you some of the things I’ve made in Affinity Publisher so you can see the…

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March 1, 2021

How long does it take to plan the week using an editable printable planner?

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Most of the printables in my shop are editable which means you can add your text before printing. If you want to save time you can pre-populate your to dos, appointments and reminders by typing straight into the PDF and…

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January 26, 2021

Favorite weekly spreads of 2020

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Another year gone! Each year I like to do a post with my favorite weekly spreads of the past year. If you started following me partway through the year you may have missed some of my spreads, or maybe you…

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December 31, 2020

How to make a monthly calendar printable using Google Sheets (online tool similar to Excel)

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I previously posted a tutorial on how to make a weekly planner in Google Sheets. I had some comments on that video saying the audio wasn’t loud enough so I’ll be re-recording that tutorial sometime in the future. In the…

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December 22, 2020

12 Bullet journal annual planning page layout ideas

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It’s almost a new year (it’s about time!). Here are some options for your annual planning page/s. See this post for a list of tasks to add to your annual planning pages (or elsewhere in your planner for next year)….

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September 17, 2020

Minimalist Color Coded Weekly spread in the Practical Paper Co Planner

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I purchased the Practical Paper Co planner with the intention of using the A5 size so requested the pages come unpunched and use them with the ARC disc binding. I bought the planner a year ago and have since changed…

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February 25, 2020

How to add any printable to your Goodnotes digital planner

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In this post where I tried planning using Goodnotes for the first time I mentioned that I used a printable PDF. If you want to try this too, you can do so with any printable you’ve downloaded from the library,…

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November 6, 2019

Categorised weekly planning using printables in the ARC discbound notebook

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Lists are my favorite way to plan the week but since most planners only have small list sections for each week, I opted to use my own printables this week. Before the Pen I went for a random mix of things:…

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October 28, 2019

Recollections Mini Weekly Planner Review

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One of the last Recollections planners on my list to review is the mini version! Quick facts Size: 4.75″ wide x 6.75″ high. Laminated cardstock cover Coil binding Dates at a glance page 2 page Monthly calendar (starts on Sunday) 2…

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July 16, 2019

My Top 10 Favorite Weekly Planners (after reviewing more than 200 planners)

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So it’s no secret I have quite the stationery addiction. Always needing a new planner, new pens etc. to keep it interesting, I’ve ended up reviewing more than 200 planners. Some I doubt I will ever use and others I’ve…

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