So you’ve been using your planner for a while and it’s getting, well, a little boring. Your spreads look basically the same week to week, you tend to use the same colors and types of stickers and planning has become…
After trying more than 20 pen brands, these are my top 5
After trying many many different pen brands, these are my current top 5 favorite pens! This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking one of these links I’ll receive a small commission in exchange for referring you (at…
Using blank pages: 50 useful lists to add to your planner
I love making lists! I gravitate towards planners that focus on lists as I find lists are the easiest way to organize all my ideas. If you’re a fellow list maker, have some blank pages of a notebook to fill,…
How to plan your week faster (7 ways)
Weekly planning can get a bit repetitive and time consuming if you’re continually writing out the same things each week so here are some tips to reduce the amount of time you spend planning so you can get on with…
7 Reasons why I decorate my planner (if you don’t understand the planner craze – you need to read this)
When a post I wrote for the Daily Mail received some negative comments from people who don’t understand the planner craze, I thought it needed to be addressed in a blog post. So if you’ve got a friend that likes…
52 Lessons learned after trying 52 different planners in 52 weeks
Where did that year go?! Seems like it was only a few months ago that I was picking which planners I wanted to try throughout the year and now the challenge is ‘over’! I looked back at all of the different ways I planned…
Weekly planning using only a printable to do list (Week 51 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge)
For week 51 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks challenge, I was short of time. I had a ton of things to get done before going on a 2 week holiday. So rather than attempting to allocate tasks to…
Setting up a new planner: 70 Tasks to add
New year = new planner to set up! Things have a way of sneaking up on you throughout the year if you don’t plan them. The start of a new year is the perfect time to add recurring tasks and…
Best highlighters for planning
Given I have no self control when it comes to stationery, I’ve tried many highlighters over the years. A reader asked me which highlighters are my favorite, but of course I couldn’t pick just one! Best highlighters for planning In…
Weekly planning using Microsoft Excel (week 41 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge)
We’ve all heard of Excel – but have you ever thought about using it for weekly planning? Weekly Planning Using Microsoft Excel Setting up the week I had the idea of using Excel a few months back after I used…
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 and weekly Momentum Planner by Productive Flourishing (Week 36 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge)
For week 36 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge, I used the Momentum Planner. It’s not a planner a lot of people seem to talk about but if you’re working on a big project and really need to…