Today I thought I would give you a peek at what goes on behind the washi tape in my planner. I love decorating my weekly pages and having fun with them but the real reason I use a planner is to keep me organised. That means I have to write everything down, I used to be able to keep track of things in my head but now we are a family of five there is just too much for me to remember!
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| Planning in pencil |
At the moment I am using the month on two pages inserts that came with my Webster's Colour Crush Planner. As you can see I have already started filling in August, I like to plan ahead!
I always use a pencil on the monthly inserts, these pages are my first stage of planning so things can end up being moved around or cancelled. Nothing moves onto my weekly pages before I have scheduled it on these ones.
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| How next month is shaping up |
When I start a new month the first things I write down are:
- Birthdays
- Direct debits and bills due
- Work hours
These are the most important things I have to remember, I then make a note of any:
- Appointments
- Deadlines and reminders
- School functions
- Rubbish and recycling collections
I also use some of the undated boxes for either little notes or so I can see some of the previous month while I am looking at the current one. For my August pages I added the 29th to the 31st July because my husband will be working those days and I wanted to see what that week looked liked without having to flip through between the two months.
There is a section on the right hand side of the monthly inserts which is for your Quick Lists. I use this space to note down things I need to do at some point during the month. My list for August is mainly about the school uniforms and supplies I need to buy before September and I have also written down the sizes I need.
So that is how I use my monthly pages, I plan, I scribble, I rub out and rearrange until it all fits together and then I transfer it over to my weekly pages and add a splash of colour.
I love seeing how other people plan, I still haven't figured out the best way for me to plan yet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Olivia, it's a lot of trial and error isn't it?
DeleteOoo that Websters Pages planner is so pwetty! x
ReplyDeleteThanks RobinSparkles, I do love the gold interior :) x
DeleteI've only just got my first Filofax (at the age of 30!) but already you are my favourite blogger! I've got so many ideas whizzing around my brain now!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Thank you Deanne!! :D
DeleteGreat post Amanda! I believe I will adopt your practice of not posting to the weekly pages until details are settled in the monthly pages. I use monthly, weekly and occasionally daily inserts:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Nan! I hope it works for you too :)
DeleteThis is a lot like my monthly spread, but I have so much more stuff. It's probably because I don't use my weeklies for scheduling, but only for tasks.
ReplyDeleteYes this will fill up a bit more during August but it's a quieter month for me because there is no school so I don't have to add any of those notes and events. July was really full but I had added too much information on those pages for me to share on here.
DeleteAlso, I love the date at the lower right bottom of the square. So much smarter than the way mine is set up (upper left, taking up the prime space).
DeleteI didn't even think about that, it is better this way!
DeleteI love how you planned it all out. I also love your pen!
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Thank you Danielle! :)
DeleteI plan week to week, but I wonder sometimes if a pencilled in monthly wouldn't be a good idea.
ReplyDeleteI like being able to see my whole month at once, doing it this way works for me :)
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