On Planning
If you're patient enough to make your own custom planner, well nothing purchased will ever top that because you know what you need. But if you're looking for a good planner to pick up, I highly recommend this one. It retails for $14.99 but I think I snagged it at Walmart (note to self: add this to Target list) for around $12.00.
Please tell me you faithfully keep your planner up-to-date? The fundamental rule for staying at home, working from home, and maintaining an orderly household is a foundation of organization. Me? I love planners and organizers so much that I've tried about 20-30 during the past 12 years, including making my own. I've got different covers, different tabs, 3 ring, 7 ring, spiral, purchased pages, spreadsheet created pages, you name it, I've BTDT. Without a doubt the most all-inclusive purchased planner I've come across is The Family Organizer by Amy Knapp.
There's a two-page spread of the entire month in calender format and then pages that follow for each week during that month. With the book open on a weekly section you’ve got a running grocery list, meal list for the entire week, about two inches for each day of the week to post more detail of activities, and then a To-Do list for the week. The back has the necessary phone number section, blank pages, and a number of other preprinted pages. There's also a couple pages full of stickers to place on your dates for "no school" days, "half day", "doctor visit", and a number of other categories. I thought they were a little cheesey to start with but after using them, I really like them. Since it's a nice wide spiral binding you can open it completely flat and then even wrap it around itself so you just have 1/2 page to work with. Wow, that came across complicated and I'm not sure why. It's a spiral, you know what I mean. LOL
There's a two-page spread of the entire month in calender format and then pages that follow for each week during that month. With the book open on a weekly section you’ve got a running grocery list, meal list for the entire week, about two inches for each day of the week to post more detail of activities, and then a To-Do list for the week. The back has the necessary phone number section, blank pages, and a number of other preprinted pages. There's also a couple pages full of stickers to place on your dates for "no school" days, "half day", "doctor visit", and a number of other categories. I thought they were a little cheesey to start with but after using them, I really like them. Since it's a nice wide spiral binding you can open it completely flat and then even wrap it around itself so you just have 1/2 page to work with. Wow, that came across complicated and I'm not sure why. It's a spiral, you know what I mean. LOL
If you're patient enough to make your own custom planner, well nothing purchased will ever top that because you know what you need. But if you're looking for a good planner to pick up, I highly recommend this one. It retails for $14.99 but I think I snagged it at Walmart (note to self: add this to Target list) for around $12.00.
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