I’ve written about my obsession with planners before, but not in a while so I thought I’d share my “planner line up” for 2019. For a long time I was an Erin Condren Life Planner devotee, but as life has changed, so has my need and desire for flexibility and customization in a planner. Last October I officially made the switch to a Happy Planner and it’s working out so well for me.
One of the things that got me to switch is the disc system. Instead of pages being attached to a spiral coil, Happy Planner pages are punched and attach to a disc. Because they’re punched, you can add and remove pages, move them around, and configure you planner to really suit your needs.
Last year in my Erin Condren, I combined both work and family/personal planning into the same hourly layout. This year I wanted to keep them separate, yet still in the same planner. I don’t care how many people tell you it’s a cinch to uncoil and recoil an Erin Condren planner — it’s not easy. But with a disc-bound system it is very simple to combine elements of different planners into one.
Since October, I’ve been using the Classic Farmhouse planner, and I love it. It was an 18-month planner so it goes straight through 2019. I knew I wanted to keep that for personal/family planning. When HP introduced the dashboard layout in the fall, I saw how it could be just what I need for work. Unfortunately I was not able to find undated refill pages, so I purchased the Super Mom planner with the dashboard layout and I’m covering up the headers that are not work-appropriate. Thanks to the disc system, I just added the dashboard layout pages to the back of my planner so I have both planners in one. I found some snap-in dividers on clearance at Michaels, so it’s easy to flip between planners.
So far it’s working out great! I also have a fitness section that I will probably just use for January as I am trying to rid myself of the bad eating habits I picked up over the holidays. Basically, it’s just a way for me to track what I’m eating, how much sleep I’m getting, and how I’m generally feeling. For that I am using pages from a very old HP Fitness planner. (I’m trying to use what I have instead of buying every new thing that comes along.)
I also have this rustic Memory Planner that I will be using for my 2019 scrapbook. I started memory planning last year and I absolutely love it. I simply don’t have the time to scrapbook elaborately like I used to when the boys were very small, but this method allows me to save some photos, decorate pages, and capture those memories. I can be more creative when I have more time, and keep it simple when life is busy.
So there you have it! Are you a planner? If you are, leave your Instagram name in the comments — I’d love to follow you!