Monday, August 17, 2015

My Erin Condren Life Planner

Hi Everybody! Since I plan on talking about planning so much in this blog, I decided it was probably a good idea to give you a "tour" of my planner! I have an 18 month, vertical Erin Condren Life Planner (ECLP). I bought it back in June, but I've always had some sort of planner with me.  I decided to splurge on this one after I saw so many Plan With Me's on YouTube. It seemed like it was so easy to organize your life with it! So, here it is!

This is a picture of my cover. I had it personalized, so it took a little bit longer to ship to me.  It was definitely worth the wait though! Coral is one of my favorite colors, so I really wanted to incorporate that with my planner. 


Everybody organizes the monthly view of their planner differently, but this is how I organize mine.  I basically just acknowledge when all of our bills our due, and when Corey gets paid.  I mark when I get paid in my weekly view, since it pertains more to me.  The different colors of the stickers don't really mean anything... I just ran out of green stickers. We obviously have too many bills! :P


The first time I actually decorated my planner was the week of 4th of July.  I don't think it turned out too bad, but I've definitely gotten better since then! 



These two pictures (below) are examples of how more recent weeks have looked.  They're a little more organized, and the colors are more coordinated.  However, I still have a little bit of trouble remembering to fill in certain things throughout the week, one of which is my steps that I track with my FitBit.  These things will improve with time though!




One very important thing that I do before every week is pre-planning! Before I write anything into my planner, I write it on a post-it note.  This allows me to move things around, and add others if I need to! If something is cancelled, it also allows me to remove it easily from my weekly view.


There are plenty more things I can show you with my ECLP, but I'll save that for another day. I don't want to make this post too long! If you have any suggestions of how I could better utilize my planner, let me know in the comments! Have a good night!

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