If you’re in need of a productivity reset, these are some of the ‘strategies’ I use to complete my to do lists. 1. Master Task List My main strategy is maintaining a master task list. For my personal and blogging…
10 Useful printables to add to your planner or bullet journal
There’s a printable for everything and if you can’t find one you like you can always make your own. They save a ton of time not having to count out the dots and rule up spreads in your bullet journal….
12 Questions to ask yourself at the end of every month (part of my monthly review process)
The start of a new month means its time to do a review of the last one. One of the most important steps (for me anyway), are monthly review questions. After experimenting with various questions over the years I’ve settled…
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 10 biggest planner pet peeves
One of the most common things people comment on this blog is that I’m rather critical of planners in my reviews… which is true. I’ve become quite picky over the years… here are 10 of my pet peeves when it…
50 Reminders to Put in Your Planner or Bullet Journal
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…
Lined, dot grid, graph or blank: what paper type is right for your bullet journal?
Notebooks tend to come in 4 different page types these days: lined, dot grid and blank. Having tried them all, here is my take on what is best for what! Lined paper is best for List making Brain dumping Multiple…
7 Mistakes to avoid when setting up a new planner
So you’ve bought a new planner… now don’t make these mistakes! 7 Mistakes when setting up a new planner 1. Planning the same way everyone else is You’ve probably seen those pretty, no white space, lots of color and ‘stuff’ happening…
Hardbound versus coil bound planners (pros and cons)
Most planners seem to fall into 2 categories these days: 1. Hardbound with stitched / sewn binding 2. Coil binding If you’re trying to decide, here are some things to consider! Hardbound planners I classify hardbound planners as those that…
Planning on a budget: If I only had $50 to spend on planner supplies, this is what I’d buy
I recently had an overwhelmed reader ask me, out of all of the pens, planners, accessories etc. – what the essentials? – the supplies that are must haves, that I’d buy if I was on a tight budget of say $50…. So here’s…
5 Planner Supplies I Don’t Use (And Why)
My office somewhat resembles a stationery store with a bookcase full of planners and multiple drawers and baskets for all my pens, stickers and sticky notes. However, there are (shocking, I know) some planner supplies I don’t use and which…
Planning Tips: 10 Ways to Plan Your Week Faster
We’re all short on time so here are 10 ways to speed up the weekly planning process (while still keeping your planning looking cute!) 10 Ways to Plan Faster 1.Use Planner Stickers Header stickers, checklists, habit trackers and icon stickers…