2015 Planner

I am obsessed with lists and writing things down. I have been eyeing up the Erin Condren planner for about a year but I just can't justify spending the money. Now that I am staying home with my kids, I am trying to get into a more organized routine and thought a planner would help. I tend to be more productive when I have a lot of stuff to do. For example, while my hubs was away I worked full time, took care of 2 kids, trained for a half marathon, taught AWANA, attended small group and maintained my house and cooked meals (sort of!). Now that I'm staying home I can't even seem to get the laundry done or make a simple meal. What is up with that??? So in an attempt to be more productive I needed a planner :) I wanted something specific for my daily needs but that wasn't just a day planner. I wanted something more fun. So with the help of my computer handy husband, I created my own using free prinatbles I found online and creating some myself. I got the idea from the busy budgeter but I was able to customize it to fit my life and needs for this upcoming year! It cost me roughly $15 dollars, but was fairly time consuming to ensure I had the pages exactly the way I wanted them. I LOVE the final product, so much so, that I already started using it! Here is it: (the cover before it was bound at Staples)

I used a free cover print from this blog (Handmade Home)

I'm a big goal setter so I had to include the goal page found here (Living Locurto)

I added 31 days of prayer for your children as a daily reminder of things I need to clothe my children in prayer of that I can re-use for each month. (To show them Jesus)

And even though I'm expecting a new bundle of joy this year, I wanted to maintain a certain level of fitness and stick to a routine. I found a get fit goals printable that you can keep track of workouts in 12 week increments so I added 4 of those to the planner. I'm hoping between my planner, my fitbit and a future half marathon I will stay motivated throughout the year! (Design Finch)

Next comes a dates to remember page for all those important dates that I forget every year! Well not this year, I already have it filled out and ready to go! (DIY home sweet home)

Now on to the nitty gritty planner. Each month gets a 2 page monthly calendar spread. (Scattered Squirl)

The each month is followed by a weekly 2 page spread divided by Morning, Day and Evening with a notes column and space for meals in each box. My hubs designed this as I told him what I wanted. Isn't he AWESOME?!?!

• I had a blank page at the end of the calendar, so I added a Freezer Inventory. (DIY home sweet home)
• Next I printed 12 TO DO lists (front and back so its only 6 pages). This will be a master monthly list of things that need to get done that month but don't necessarily have a time frame. (ie: renew my OT license) (DIY home sweet home)
• Because I love to write things down and plan things out, I also included enough blank home school planning sheets for the rest of our preschool year. I did not include the fall since I'm not sure what we will be doing school wise. (Handmade Home)
• The back cover I had laminated and is printed with my weekly cleaning schedule so I can use a dry erase marker on it to check of my weekly cleaning list and not have to print a million copies. (Happy Money Saver)
• I had the 1st and last pages laminated and the whole thing spiral bound at Staples for about $8. I needed to buy thicker paper for this project with brought my cost up but I have plenty left to make more for many years to come. If you are wanting to make your own, I would recommend InkJet 98 Bright and 24# so the pages don't bleed or become see through when you print on both sides. I also had to buy a new ink cartridge but I was planning on it anyways since I print so many things for preschool. 

I love the way it turned out and I'm so excited for this upcoming year! Happy Planning!