You may recall that I splurged a bit and purchased an Erin Condren Life Planner awhile back.  These are kind of a trendy thing right now, and I had no idea if it would be worth the cost, considering I’m not a sorority girl, a teacher (they have a special lesson planner, too), or getting married – all very popular markets for this planner.  But I have kept it up, and especially like finding the perfect supplies to make planning fun (more on that in another post!).

I went back to a paper planner, because I needed one spot to find all my important dates and lists. I’m keeping track of:

• bills and due dates
• assignments, quizzes, and tests for The Boy
• blog posts I want to write
• appointments at work, and when the boss will be out of town 😉
• evening activities like school events and date night
• budgeting and expense tracking for our trailer flip
• ideas for novels
• my christmas list
• prescription renewal reminders

I’d like to also include (but haven’t yet):

• meal planning
• shots I want to take and skills I want to practice – I got a new camera for Christmas!
• a real dashboard – mine (pictured below) is more of a home for unused or previously-used post-its and pre-cut washi tape

Here are a few shots to show you how I’m using it.

stars are bill due dates, wash tape indicates evening activities (I like to keep the month at a view fairly simple)

my “dashboard” on the inside cover – needs help, I know, but it functions

Work is in the middle, because that’s where I spend my days. Due dates on top, because the morning is when I make sure they are all met. Evening activities are on the bottom.

Commonly used stickers are in the back (as well as school calendars and other important papers).