Last week we tackled the first five tips for using your planner more efficiently! Today, we’re diving into five more top tips. More than anything, I hope you’re encouraged to try some new tactics and figure out what works best for you. Planning is not a one-size-fits-all enterprise. What works for me might not work…
I’ve worked with Whitney English for over 7 years, but my love of anything planner-related goes WAY back. I loved office supplies as a child. I “played school” constantly. I still have every paper planner I have ever used from high school on. A core memory of mine is participating in Take Your Daughter to…
I haven’t always been good with routines. When I was in college, I spent a day mapping out the perfect plan for my daily and weekly life. Gridlines on notebook paper were the original Bullet Journal, and my hand-drawn schedule reflected the best intentions. I took it to work the next day and showed it…
One thing I’ve started tracking during my Weekly Review is meals. Some weeks we follow my Never-Ask-Me-Again-What’s-For-Dinner meal plan to a T. Other weeks we’re more relaxed. We’re in the middle of a renovation project (more on that later, there’s a giant hole in the middle of our dining room) so we’re going with the…
Do you ever have one of those nights where you wake up with a sudden burst of clarity and a great idea? It’s rare, but I love it when it happens. And it just so happened last night. In the wee small hours of this morning, a light bulb went off, and I was inspired…
The Bangles were right; it’s just another manic Monday. Last year I made a list of 5 things to do on Monday morning. It’s my start-the-week-off-right ritual. These few little tricks help me get out of a Monday morning funk. If you find yourself in the middle of a manic Monday, or you’re looking for…
Editor’s Note: This post is brought to you by Johna Jenkins, a nurse practitioner, and the co-founder of our sister brand A Plan for Health. Statistics shared here are from cdc.gov. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. Today, we’re going to talk a bit about something that impacts a staggering number…
It’s an age-old question. Daily vs. weekly planner? Which should you choose? If you’re a planner person you know it can be hard to decide which system is right for you. On top of it, you might need a different type of planner at different times in your life. Different seasons call for different systems….
Editor’s Note: This post is brought to you by Johna Jenkins, a nurse practitioner, and the co-founder of our sister brand A Plan for Health. My first several years of working as a nurse included taking information from people who had come to the hospital. Most often these visits were due to a serious injury or…
