The best time to make a decision is well in advance. During your busy weeks, it’s easy to get caught in a reactionary loop, where one habit leads to the next until your week is a copy of the previous week. Take charge of your weeks with a weekly planning session. Look at your biggest …
What do you carry in your planner? Do you take your binder everywhere you go and use it as a wallet? Do you keep your whole year of daily planner pages in your binder at all times? If so, then consider using a storage case to free up some space in your binder while making …
Why do you do what you do? It can be easy to get caught up in the day-to-day rush, with shortsighted focus on daily tasks. As you prepare your new planner for 2016, step back and look at the roles you play in your life: parent, employee, family member, friend. As you plan, remember that …
We hope that you’ve had a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season. As the year draws to a close, reflect on the experiences you’ve had in 2015. What were the actions that led to your biggest successes? Can you identify one thing that you will do differently next year? What are the steps you need to …
One of the greatest gifts is the experience of changing your life for the better. As the holiday season concludes, we wish you all the best as you celebrate with family and friends.
There are many tasks to be done during the holidays: decorating, meal preparation, shopping, planning events, and the thousands of other small details. If you feel like you’re the only one taking care of these things, don’t stress out. Share your plans with those closest to you, and discuss a delegation strategy. When everything is …
Take a moment today and write out in your planner a list of everyone you plan on giving gifts to this holiday season. You can include your family members, extended family members, your neighbors, and professionals who serve you, such as your letter carrier and hairstylist. When you’ve listed everyone, write the dollar amount that …
Everything has an expiration date. If your formerly non-stick pans leave black flecks in your food, or if no two cups match, or if your junk drawer is full of assorted replacement screws, a calculator, and a stopped watch, then it might be time to do a clean-out. Donate or throw away (especially in the …
With only four days until the big day, it’s time to make some shopping lists. Whether you’re hosting the whole family or making your favorite dish to share, you’ll want to make an organized grocery list. Sort the items on your list into sections: produce, meat, dairy, etc., to help you complete your shopping trip …
Sometimes, the holidays breed insecurity. Maybe it’s the incessant abs photos from your fitness friend, or the made-from-scratch gluten-free gingerbread castle picture from Pinterest Mom. If you’re feeling like you don’t measure up, step back and remember that your life is more than just an entry in the social media arms race. If there’s a …
There’s nothing like the holidays to shake you of your daily rut. Here are some tips to make sure that you don’t lose the results of your plans during the festivities: Spend Time with Family: With all of your holiday appointments, be sure to plan some unstructured time with your family. The quiet moments are …
We hope that you have a safe and enjoyable holiday with your family and friends. If your All Hallow’s Eve activities include things for young spooks, teen ghouls, and adults, take a moment to plan things out. Each age group has different bedtimes, different activities that are appropriate, and a different number of adults needed …
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As of today, there are 66 days until Christmas, and 73 until the end of the year. With Halloween on the way and more holidays coming, it’s time to take charge of your holiday plans. The more people involved in an activity, the more scheduling conflicts you’ll need to overcome. Talk with your family and …
As the season changes and winter approaches, there are likely several tasks that you need to do. You might need to finish the home maintenance and landscaping jobs you didn’t get to this summer, while the weather is still warm enough. You might need to harvest your garden and prepare the soil for next year. …
You might know that you can store your future planning pages in a Storage Case to keep their bulk out of your planner. But did you know that Storage Cases can be useful long into the future? Say that you’ve kept financial records on your Daily Tracker in your planner, and stored your five years’ …
You’ve likely developed a routine for your planning sessions. Take a moment to think about your process. Over time, your responsibilities and needs may have changed from planning power lunches to get ahead in your career to feeding your grandkids PB&J when they come over for a visit. If your current planning system doesn’t feel …
Imagine that you’ve been planning a fun lunch with your for weeks. But now, something has come up, and she has to postpone until next month. Thankfully, you don’t need an ugly scribble to cover up this disappointment. You can turn this change in plans into a decoration. Simply cover it up with a short …
Is there something that you would like to improve about yourself? Whether it’s arriving on time to meetings, flossing your teeth every day, or focusing on people rather than your phone, using a planner can help the change stick. Identify a few simple daily tasks to help you accomplish your goal. When you have your …
As you go through the third day of your three-day weekend, remember that, sometimes, less is more. You’ll find more joy in your time when you’re present and focused on what’s going on, rather than getting distracted by preparations for the next activity. If you find that your vacation time is more packed than your …
If you use your planner to carry your life with you, chances are that you have some small items in there. It could be a stack of paper clips to attach receipts and other documents to specific daily pages, or a pile of loose change, or decorations for your planner pages. If you’re tired of …
