After reviewing so many planners over the past couple of years I have plenty of expired planners. No problem, I can still use them! If you bought a planner but it didn’t end up being quite right, you can also…
7 Color coding mistakes to avoid in your planner or bullet journal
I’ve been color coding my planner for years and in that time have made many color coding mistakes – here are a few to avoid: 1. Using too many colors I’m guilty of buying those pen packs with 20, 30…
Planner Newbies: The 7 Planner Stickers you need to stock up on
If you’re new to the planner world or are new to using planner stickers, these are the 7 planner stickers I consider the ‘essentials’ which you should always have on hand: 1. Days of the week Some instances where I’ve…
Planning Inspiration: 15 habit tracker tips & ideas to try
Habit trackers are great space savers and let you see what you need to focus more (or less) on. There are so many different ways to habit track – monthly, weekly, on a separate page, within the weekly spread, bullet…
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…
How to choose the right habit tracker for your planner
Habit trackers are one of my favorite tools for saving space in my planner, color coding and saving time. If you’re tired of using the same style of habit tracker or you’ve decided to start using one, here are some…
Bored with your planner? 25 ways to mix it up
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…
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…
6 Useful ways to efficiently plan your week using highlighters
After pens, highlighters are my favorite tool for color coding my planner! There are a couple of ways I use highlighters to efficiently plan my week: How to use highlighters for planning To enlarge the screen of the video, click the square…
Using Microsoft Word to plan your week (52 planners in 52 weeks – week 21)
For week 21 of the 52 planners in 52 weeks challenge, I decided to try another digital planning system. Since Trello didn’t work that well, I opted to keep it simple and try planning the week using Microsoft Word. Using…
Weekly planning using only a checklist and habit tracker – download a free printable (Week 20 of the 52 planners in 52 weeks challenge)
For week 20 of the 52 planners in 52 weeks challenge I created a custom planner in Photoshop. Setting up the week There were 3 main elements I wanted on the page: Blog post planner A checklist A habit tracker…