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 …
There are less than six weeks left until Christmas. For the kids in your life, that seems like forever. For you, though, it doesn’t leave much time to get ready. Here are some suggestions to help you beat the holiday rush, starting now: Five Weeks Out: Affix Postage Here Greeting cards are a fun tradition …
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Whether you have or not, give yourself some peace of mind by having your gift giving organized and in one place. Download this Holiday Gift List and track who you’re giving the gift to, what it is, how much it cost, and its wrapping status! Holiday 2015 …
Time is precious—once spent we can never earn it back. With all that we have going on in our lives, it’s easy to spend days spinning our wheels but going nowhere, and that’s so frustrating. To one degree or another, all of us could improve our focus, and a planner is a powerful tool to …
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Add a new shade to your wardrobe this season. This soft, nappa leather binder comes in some of our softest pastels yet, exploring new areas of our binder palette with Blush Pink and Arctic Blue. With gold details on the magnetic strap closure and gold hardware to match, this binder gives you two pen loops, …
The holidays are coming, and you’re probably starting to look forward to celebrating with family and friends. You’re probably not looking forward to paying for these celebrations, however. It’s hard enough to make it through Halloween in the (orange and) black, and then the biggest gift-giving season ramps up. Here are three ways your FranklinPlanner …
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The season of giving is a wonderful time to share with family and friends. It’s a great opportunity to remind others how much they mean to you. Extravagance is not necessary—a thoughtful note, a meaningful card, or a small gift can mean a lot. The trick is finding the right gifts for the right people …
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By Patty Gardner Thanksgiving is coming, and it’s going to be at my house again (like it has been for the last 20 years or more). I’ve hosted so many times that I can almost plan the menu and prepare the food with my eyes closed. But I don’t. And even though I know what …
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With the holiday season approaching, it’s a great time to order your 2016 planner. But with such a wide selection of planner formats, sizes, and designs, selecting the right planner for you may be a little daunting. Answer the following questions while selecting your planner, and you’ll find the one that’s tailored for your planning …
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Your plans change for each day of your life. Why shouldn’t your planner change to match them? The Dot Grid Planner lets you adapt each day with a page full of ordered dots, letting you create your own planning layout. Draw a large box for your daily schedule, line a page for notes, or doodle …
Need some new planning ideas? Here are 50 ways you can use your planner, starting with the traditional and moving to the extra creative: Appointments Tasks Notes Calendar Budgeting Fitness Tracker Nutrition Tracker Menu Planning Brainstorming Journaling Addresses Phone Numbers Birthdays Business Card Storage Habit Tracker Gratitude Journal Daily Inspiration Stream of Consciousness Family Scheduler …
Many of us have hopes and aspirations that, for one reason or another, aren’t progressing as we would like. Maybe we want to improve our sales over the coming year—perhaps we have a small home business that hasn’t gotten traction—or it’s possible that we simply want to keep our work life from interfering with our …
Let your daily planning sessions inspire your daily journeys. Designed for those who love travel, the Wanderlust Planner features a clean, two pages per day design with inspiring quotes and illustrations on its monthly tabs. This planner includes space for daily tasks, appointments, and notes, letting you keep track of your itinerary throughout your journeys. …
By Patty Gardner I’m pretty sure that all time management experts recommend using a personal planning system of some sort. It can be anything: an electronic planner, your smart phone, a paper planner (my personal favorite), your computer or tablet, or even notebooks, steno or legal pads, or index cards. It doesn’t matter what you …
In 2007, the movie The Bucket List told the story of a millionaire and an auto mechanic who, after meeting in a hospital room, decide to go out and do the things they’ve always wanted to do before they die. Since then, the idea of making a bucket list has taken hold in popular culture. …
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Life is like a perfect photograph—rich with highlight and shadow. Passing through shadows in life can be hard, but these same shadows make the highlights feel that much brighter. Perhaps that’s why, when we assess our lives, it’s easy to see the joyful and cheerful parts. The French refer to it as la vie en …
When it comes to any endeavor, it pays to have the right tools for the job. Photographers purchase fast lenses and modifiers to control light, painters go out of their way to buy the best brushes, and mechanics…well, we all know that the tools in their shops are far superior than most of the tools in our garages. …
Add some space to your binder with Cooper’s deep pockets. Crafted from soft leather in timeless colors like tan and black, this binder features two pen loops, five card slots, a large side pocket, and a deep pocket in the back. Binders available in Compact and Classic sizes, with Wire-bound Covers in Classic. Compact Binder: Measures 6.25” W …
There’s an interesting psychological term used to describe the feeling of being overworked: burnout. The term comes from drag racing, where drivers spin their wheels at high speeds, creating massive amounts of friction to burn off irregularities on their tires while not actually going anywhere. All too often, that description also sums up a work …
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Have you been feeling unmotivated lately? Does it seem like the tasks in your life are too large, too many, and too daunting to attempt? You’re not alone: in a 2014 national survey*, 73% of respondents said that they don’t feel “completely balanced,” and need to find ways to counteract crammed schedules. This same survey …
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