The excitement of using a new planner for the first time! If you’ve just purchased a new planner for the new year, you’re probably already filling in all the birthdays and events, maybe already have the first few weeks planned…
5 Things I Plan (but not in my weekly planner)
I’m all for using a weekly planner (obviously!) but not for everything. There are a few things I prefer not to plan in my weekly planner. 5 things I plan (but not in my weekly planner) 1. Budgeting I’ve mentioned before that I use…
My favorite sticky note brands for planning
Sticky notes are one of my all time favorite planner supplies – they have so many uses! There’s so many sticky note brands to choose from, these are my favorites: My favorite sticky note brands To enlarge the screen of the…
Daily planning bullet journal style (using a Plum Paper grid dot notebook)
After seeing a ton of creative bullet journal spreads on Instagram, I wanted to try one for myself! Setting up the week I wanted the page to have: Top 3 Eat that frog Checklist Goal for how I was going…
Minimalist Planner Decorating: Title Ideas for your Bullet Journal
If you keep a bullet journal or just like to decorate your planner, titles are one of the easiest ways to add extra interest to the page, especially if you prefer to plan using only a black pen. Minimalist planner…
10 Quick planner hacks you need to try (planning tips & inspiration)
Been using your planner for a while and want to mix it up a bit? Here are 10 quick planner hacks you need to try! Laminate If you don’t own a laminating machine you need to buy one! Laminating will…
How to color code bill paying in your planner (7 different ways)
Paying the bills. Not a very fun task… unless you color code and decorate when bills are due in your planner! This post contains affiliate links. There are a couple of different ways to organize bill paying: Money in, money…
Planning using the daily plan bar method (bullet journal inspired)
After seeing the daily plan bar method on the Bullet Journal website, I liked the idea and wanted to try it out, but of course I used rainbow colors instead of just black! Setting up the page I wanted to…
Using the Bloom weekly planner notepad (Week 37 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge)
Week 37 was the week of the Brisbane Planner markets! Most of the week revolved around planning for that so since I didn’t have too much to plan, I opted to use the Bloom weekly planner notepad combined with a…
Trying out the Day Designer Daily Planner by Whitney English (Review)
I’m normally not someone that gravitates towards a daily planner but since I’m trying different weekly planners I figured I may as well give day to a page planners a go. Given the popularity of the Day Designer planner I…
Choosing sections for your planner: what to keep in your weekly planner versus a household binder
With so many things to keep track of these days, your planner may be getting so fat it can’t close anymore. To avoid it exploding breaking or things falling out, you may want to take some things out of your…
Planning the entire week using only sticky notes (52 Planners in 52 Weeks – Week 28)
I love sticky notes – they’re one of my favoirte tools for color coding, pre-planning the week and for planning things subject to change! So I thought why not plan the entire week using sticky notes? Setting up the week I used…