January means you’re probably setting up your planner for the year, doing your future log for the months ahead etc. One thing I found myself often forgetting to schedule into my planner… definitely not deliberately… was cleaning tasks. Below are…
7 Ways to quickly and easily cover up mistakes in your bullet journal or planner
Some of these are probably obvious but nonetheless, these are the methods I use to cover up mistakes in my planner and bullet journal: 1. Erasable pens & highlighters When drawing up a bullet journal spread I always use erasable…
Weekly Planning with Happy Planner Inserts and no weekly spread
This week was my first week back from almost 7 weeks away in Europe. Since the whole week would be nothing but lists and crossing things off a to do list, I didn’t even bother with a weekly spread, I…
Recollections Mini Weekly Planner Review
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…
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…
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…
50 Themes for your planner or bullet journal spreads
If your planner or bullet journal spreads are getting too same-same, here are some ideas! Colors Using a multi-colored washi tape is a great prompt / done-for-you color schemes. Highlighters can convert a plain spread into colorful. 1 color, 2 colors,…
30 Purposes for Your Planner
If you have a planner with half empty pages or you need an excuse to use more than 1 planner (no judgement here, I’m so indecisive I use a different planner just about every week!) here are some ways to use…
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…
10 Functional Ways to Use Washi Tape in your Planner
Washi tape lasts a long time but that doesn’t mean you should let it sit there gathering dust! Here are 10 functional ways to use washi tape in your planner. Functional Ways to Use Washi Tape 1. Adding durability Especially…
7 Cheaper alternatives to popular (but expensive) planner supplies
If you’re hanging out for pay day, here are some cheaper alternatives to more well-known but expensive planner supplies: 1. BLOT versus Papermate pens I’ll be forever faithful to the Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.7mm pens but… The BLOT gel pens…
Creative Year Recollections Planner Review (Horizontal Weekly Layout) – Pros & Cons
I previously did a review of the horizontal Recollections weekly planner but wasn’t too impressed with it. However, the designs for this year are much nicer – including the updated horizontal version – so let’s take a look! Quick facts…