Falling off the planner precipice

So, I had been teetering near the edge for a while before it happened.  Each week I got a little closer until the day I fell and it all went wrong.  Let me start at the beginning....

I have been having a lot of work done on my house which meant people coming and going, mess and inconvenience.  I packed away my planning supplies, washi tape, stamps and stickers because I didn't have enough time or space to use them while the repairs went on and I left myself with just my planner and pencil case to use daily for a month or so.  

Planner and pen

In the beginning I wrote my notes, reminders and to do lists in pen or pencil, then I moved on to typing them into the calendar on my phone and iPad instead and then I made my terrible mistake.... I told myself "I will remember that".  Of course I didn't.  

This led to my spectacular failure, I went to visit my mum for her birthday with my children, presents, balloons and a cake on the wrong day!  Oh the shame!  Thankfully I was a day early and not late but I still felt terrible.  Trying to juggle everything in my head instead of setting things out clearly on paper was a massive error on my part and one I don't want to repeat again!  Last weekend I liberated my stationery and planned my week ahead meticulously, I also added an extra sprinkling of washi and stickers to cheer me up after my faux pas. 

The work on my house isn't finished yet but I am going to keep using my planner properly from now on.  I now know my brain can't be trusted to organise five people's lives without some extra help!

I guess you can't really call it a planner fail if you weren't using your planner in the first place so we'll just call it a blip and move forward instead! 

Planner fail or user error?

Last week I almost missed an appointment, I realised I was supposed to be there 15 minutes before my allocated time and I grabbed my coat, phone and keys and ran out the door.  Thankfully I managed to get there on time, I arrived a bit dishevelled and out of breath but I made it.  The problem was I couldn't concentrate once I was there because running all the way and not preparing myself for the meeting before hand left me feeling flustered and and a little lost.

So what caused me to nearly miss this appointment?  Was it a planner fail or my own error?  I have to say I definitely think it was all my fault!  I have been in a bit of a funk for the past few weeks and I haven't been using my planner properly.  I have made notes on my Dodo Pad diary inserts but I haven't decorated my usual weekly spreads and I think that was my downfall.  Because my reminders have just been scribbled in I haven't felt the need to open my planner and look at them as often as I do when I have made my pages look pretty and fun.  I decided it was time to get back on the planner wagon and I dug out my washi tape, stickers and stamps and got to work!  

Finding my planning groove again

I have to say I have felt a lot more organised this week and my Easter themed spread makes me smile when ever I check my to do lists and reminders.  Hopefully I am getting back into my planning (and blogging!) groove now, I am certainly feeling more positive than I was before and I will be back tomorrow with another Planner Friday post.

I hope to see you then!