tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post1730982467003507294..comments2023-05-14T15:27:46.164+01:00Comments on Plannerisms: What do you need your planner to do for you?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-77487975719098841602015-11-05T07:36:23.684+00:002015-11-05T07:36:23.684+00:00Hi, no I don't do customized planners. I do ma...Hi, no I don't do customized planners. I do make a planner, called the Plannerisms planner, which is coming out soon for 2016.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-52708195782628040292015-11-05T02:59:15.393+00:002015-11-05T02:59:15.393+00:00Hello, I came across your page while searching for...Hello, I came across your page while searching for someone who can make me a customized planner. I know exactly what I want, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to place an order on your site. Then I read something that says you've sold 2015 and 2016 is on the way. Can I actually get you to create a customized planner or did I misunderstand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-8231861624338329632013-06-19T01:10:00.236+01:002013-06-19T01:10:00.236+01:00I use mine as a capture list (quick lists of thing...I use mine as a capture list (quick lists of things to do now, groceries until the weekly list is made, etc.), calendar/dated appointment planner, task lister, and project manager. I also keep logs (like of exercise, eating right, and whether I use sunscreen). And right now, it's my Disney vacation planner, too!Giftie Etceterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-74344646593986694552013-06-18T11:33:17.025+01:002013-06-18T11:33:17.025+01:00Hi Sis!!! Thanks for posting! :D
One of my planne...Hi Sis!!! Thanks for posting! :D<br /><br />One of my planner rules is, "The more you use it, the more useful it is." Which sounds like one of those "duh!" statements but really is true. You can write as much stuff as you want in your planner, but if you don't look at it often enough it's not so useful.<br /><br />You might not necessarily need one planner to do all this for you. If you only need to do your financial, goals and fashion diary at home, you can use your Plannerisms planner for that and use a separate planner (or your phone) for appointments and reminders.<br /><br />In my experience it works well to use the monthly pages for financial stuff: the monthly calendars to write in paydays and bills due, so you can see what money is going in vs out and when. The lined pages between each month are great for listing your budget (projected vs actual). Savings totals can go here too, or what might be more gratifying is to write your savings total in the Notes pages in the back so you can write your monthly totals and watch that number go up every month! :)<br /><br />Discuss!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-7323417416172010102013-06-18T11:27:08.242+01:002013-06-18T11:27:08.242+01:00So, you inspired me to write out a list (in my Pla...So, you inspired me to write out a list (in my Plannerisms planner!) re: my Planner Needs. Here's what I've got:<br /><br />Appointments for Work<br />Appointments for my personal life<br />Reminders to do things at a specific day/time<br />Appointments for family members/pets<br /><br />Tasks - "To do" items that are not required at a specific day/time<br /><br />Goals - Documenting desired outcomes and actual progress for mind, body, and spirit related activities. Documenting financial goals and progress.<br /><br />Financial tracker -<br />Bills paid / To pay<br />Money earned<br />Transactions (where does the money go?)<br />Savings (watching it build to motivate me to save more!)<br />Budget: what I thought I was going to spend, what I actually spent (similar to "Transactions")<br /><br />Fashion Diary - What did I wear each day, did I have appointments or was it an in-office day, and what was my level of confidence in each outfit?<br /><br />Record keeping - expenses for my expense report, special moments (diary), quotes that inspired me that day, etc.<br /><br />So, that felt good to get it all out there about what I need my planner to do for me. I guess the eternal question is, how do I organize all this "stuff" and make my planner work for me? How do I get into a routine of using my planner to it's fullest potential?<br /><br />taylormadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399263849869685660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-65812309788625819312013-06-18T01:54:44.520+01:002013-06-18T01:54:44.520+01:00I went back to my classic size FC DO2P! I love bei...I went back to my classic size FC DO2P! I love being able to see the week, but I needed more room for tasks each day and record keeping/journaling. I printed my daily/week chores onto a sheet of paper, hole punched it, then cut the holes so I can quickly move it from day to day. It sits on the right hand side of the page.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884473950726909345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-58863798421560763282013-06-18T01:49:23.670+01:002013-06-18T01:49:23.670+01:00I have a food diary that I made using the philofax...I have a food diary that I made using the philofaxy personal template and then put boxes for water and each food group (idea from Glossette) and the time bottom is a grid for time, food, calories, calories left ( idea from A Bug's Life). Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884473950726909345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-55896113432216041552013-06-17T17:50:05.154+01:002013-06-17T17:50:05.154+01:00Awesome! Thanks, Laurie!!Awesome! Thanks, Laurie!!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679304460841888649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-17380983627528509462013-06-17T16:47:35.461+01:002013-06-17T16:47:35.461+01:00I don't want to let my sister down by failing ...I don't want to let my sister down by failing the planner challenge, but planner fail is also hard to deal with! I have thought about switching to a 2013/2014 Textagenda for August-December. I've also thought about turning my notebook into a hybrid notebook/planner to use until the end of the year. Having both a weekly planner & my notebook to look at isn't working well for me :(. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-12056583783615162842013-06-17T16:17:42.692+01:002013-06-17T16:17:42.692+01:00Here they are, courtesy of Patty at HomemakersDail...Here they are, courtesy of Patty at HomemakersDaily!<br /><br />http://homemakersdaily.com/4-food-journals-to-help-with-weight-loss-andor-healthy-eating/<br />Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-75059361685818481232013-06-17T15:09:03.373+01:002013-06-17T15:09:03.373+01:00Shawna I don't know about specific pages for f...Shawna I don't know about specific pages for food diary, I think most people use regular diary pages. Seems like I've seen food tracking somewhere though?<br /><br />Check out the free printable downloads on Philofaxy, Steve and Ray have just about everything you can want and if there's something you want that's not on there just ask and they can probably create it for you!<br /><br />http://philofaxy.blogspot.co.uk/p/diary-inserts.html<br /><br />Also HomemakersDaily has printables:<br /><br />http://homemakersdaily.com/planner-page-extravaganza-download-custom-pages-now/<br /><br />Maybe some of those will work for you?<br /><br />I'll look around when I get back from picking up my kids and see if I can find some food diary pages online. Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-28870473177666072402013-06-17T15:00:57.259+01:002013-06-17T15:00:57.259+01:00Laurie,
I would love to get more inserts for my p...Laurie,<br /><br />I would love to get more inserts for my planner - especially for meal planning and my food diary - but I haven't been able to find them online. Do you have any suggestions as to where I should be looking? I really need to have everything in one planner rather than multiple planners that I'm ALWAYS losing track of.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679304460841888649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-88632111310459959712013-06-17T11:44:38.041+01:002013-06-17T11:44:38.041+01:00Yes! In the sidebar under Browse Planner Brands an...Yes! In the sidebar under Browse Planner Brands and Formats you can find Organised Mum, click on that and it will take you to all my reviews here:<br /><br />http://www.plannerisms.com/search/label/Organised%20Mum<br /><br />The Organised Mum website is www.organised-mum.co.ukLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-10096438969638690212013-06-17T01:32:39.644+01:002013-06-17T01:32:39.644+01:00Laurie, I came across your link that you provided ...Laurie, I came across your link that you provided for Organized Mum Life Book uk planner, with your review, the link was broken and I couldn't find your review through your search here too. Does the review still exist? Could you poi me to it please?<br />MySummerTouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031336474768325472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-2116561882998340712013-06-16T23:33:16.383+01:002013-06-16T23:33:16.383+01:00I've tried that. I simply don't play well...I've tried that. I simply don't play well with lists. They last about two weeks, and then I'm ready to hurl it against the wall. They become a source of frustration and to show how overwhelming everything else, rather than something to keep me straight.<br /><br />With grocery shopping, I just go in and wander around and come out with food. I don't overspend when I do that, but I always overspend when I have tried using a list.Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-13373766236557727442013-06-16T15:09:57.467+01:002013-06-16T15:09:57.467+01:00Wow this is very interesting to me because I'm...Wow this is very interesting to me because I'm so list-oriented. I forget anything that's not written down. So for example if I DON'T take a list to the grocery store I'll forget items I'm supposed to get, and get things I don't need. <br /><br />When I use a task list I don't always arrange it by priority, I just look at the list and see what I have time to do/ what I feel like doing right then. <br /><br />It's different though when you do things as they come at you--there's no point in making a list as that's just an extra step. <br /><br />Also as you pointed out, not everything is a multi-step process.<br /><br />I think it's a good idea to group like tasks to save time. Can you use separate categories (like Email, Call etc.) and write your lists under each topic? Then when it's email time you just blaze through them. Or equivalent, whatever is pertinent to your tasks. That way you sort tasks into your categories as you write them down, rather then write everything mixed into one list and have to re-write separate task lists later.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-68579906938461149142013-06-16T15:02:39.792+01:002013-06-16T15:02:39.792+01:00Cassandra it's no wonder they want you to leav...Cassandra it's no wonder they want you to leave your planner with them, it is Mission Control!<br /><br />For anyone who hasn't already seen Cassandra's amazing life management binder, you can see her guest post here:<br /><br />http://www.plannerisms.com/2013/02/cassandras-franklin-covey-monarch-size.htmlLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-81929943767607907102013-06-16T14:35:51.252+01:002013-06-16T14:35:51.252+01:00Laurie, with writing projects, it's easy. I d...Laurie, with writing projects, it's easy. I don't outline, so I'm following the flow of the story. That works with the novel, and with short stories, I often don't know what the story is going to be until I start writing it (I don't outline). And I honestly don't need a to-do list to tell me I need to submit the story after I'm done.<br /><br />With work, that's been the challenge. I don't do projects at work -- I do unrelated tasks. This has been a huge challenge because most time management techniques assume projects. I tried Productive Flourishing's method for a while, but ran into problems because it was too high level: Project and then task. The same problem existed for the Planner Pad.<br /><br />For example, I might have 9 tasks. They're all in the same category, but if I wanted to, I could them at separate times. By themselves, they take 15 minutes. Combined together, it takes a total of half an hour.<br /><br />But then I get one that it's urgent. A traditional to do list has us prioritize by urgent and then plan it out for the day. If it's urgent, it doesn't have time to hit the to do list. It's already done. And putting things like Next Steps is utterly insane. Each task follows a certain pattern that I do all the time. Why do I need to list a next action "Send email to John" when I'm already automatically doing it? It just doesn't make any sense to me.<br /><br />The challenge is more for me to group like things together so I can do them all at once, rather than remembering to do them. I'm more likely to miss them on a list (which is why I don't use grocery lists. I can end up making three trips to grocery because I used a list!). I can also end up spending an enormous amount of time rearranging the list to get the like things together, and that turns the list high maintenance.<br /><br />I've been mostly relying on a combination of memory, folders to put like items in, and patterns.Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-89739002146950512362013-06-16T13:12:54.120+01:002013-06-16T13:12:54.120+01:00Hmmm..... Scary, but I use mine for everything tha...Hmmm..... Scary, but I use mine for everything that has been mentioned here and as a home management and homeschool planning/recording book. Literally, my families life is all in one book. My husband and I are going to go on a big trip and I gave my kids the run down of what to do should something happen to us. "Any questions?" and my 16 year old asked if I was leaving my planner home with them!!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884473950726909345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-30987842057912918292013-06-15T14:23:24.074+01:002013-06-15T14:23:24.074+01:00Mary I also struggle with bound books vs ring bind...Mary I also struggle with bound books vs ring binders like Filofax and FC. One of the reasons I prefer bound planners is I get a larger page size in a slimmer/ lighter/ less bulky book when I use bound books. A Filofax with an equivalent page size is always bigger. Also, I'm terrible about switching pages around among my Filofaxes and end up losing a lot of pages. In a bound book, I always know where to find what I've written. Even if I switch to a different book, I know I can still find what I wrote in my old book.<br /><br />The pen loop isn't a problem anymore now that you can get stick-on pen loops to attach to any book. Just google Leuchtturm Pen Loop and you can find them sold on Amazon and other retailers.<br /><br />The divider-moving issue is harder to solve! In the past I've used a bound planner, separate booklet for contacts, and a slim Moleskine Volant notebook for notes. But carrying around and using all those books made me feel crazy so I went back to Filofax/ FC for awhile last year. In the end I went back to bound books, but I have to admit it's so convenient to have everything in one book. If you can get everything you need into one book! Which brings us back to the beginning....Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-624120448881499262013-06-15T14:15:21.981+01:002013-06-15T14:15:21.981+01:00I wondered how you were going to do without a dail...I wondered how you were going to do without a daily planner, you've used one so long I know that's what you are used to. <br /><br />Are you going to stick it out for the rest of the year with your weekly planner or do you think you'll switch?Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-30288754402458017162013-06-15T14:13:10.086+01:002013-06-15T14:13:10.086+01:00Linda I'm very curious to know how you survive...Linda I'm very curious to know how you survive without to-do lists. I live and breathe by my lists and if it's not written down it's absolutely forgotten, so I can't imagine getting anything done without a list. Are you able to just remember everything? Or do you have a different type of a system?Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-53499482170305438532013-06-15T09:52:28.043+01:002013-06-15T09:52:28.043+01:00Yes! I apologize for the sameness of my post but i...Yes! I apologize for the sameness of my post but it was in the pipeline so I went ahead and posted it hoping it would be useful for someone.<br /><br />If you haven't seen Patty's post on avoiding Planner Overwhelm you should go see it here! http://homemakersdaily.com/how-to-avoid-planner-overwhelm/<br /><br />My post here is about all the different things a planner can do for you. I tend to be a maximalist. My post here is similar to Patty's excellent post, but hers goes a step (or several!) further by helping you sort through all the planner functions and decide what you need and what you DON'T!<br />Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-56972808035142821432013-06-15T06:53:35.657+01:002013-06-15T06:53:35.657+01:00I just realised that I need my planner to do all o...I just realised that I need my planner to do all of the above (as I am a working mother of 2 and I work as a teacher - not a 9 to 5 work- and starting a small BB at the same time) and I struggle to do it from my compact Chameleon FF. I totally agree with Josh that if you stuff a lot of things in a personal it becomes very bulky and that is why that I abandoned my A5 Finsbury. Although I am tempted to use a bound book like a Moleskine notebook,I dislike two things about them:1. it does not have a pen loop and 2. you cannot have the flexibility to move the dividers. Any suggestions welcome!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027856322539061550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-67477515560886383632013-06-15T04:14:58.763+01:002013-06-15T04:14:58.763+01:00Laurie this is such a timely post! I finally figu...Laurie this is such a timely post! I finally figured out why I have planner fail - it is because I want all of the above in one planner that does not weigh more than a few ounces and will fit in my purse! LOL So not going to happen with all that I require in a paper planner! <br /><br />Josh - you described me to a T!<br /><br />The answer it seems would be a digital planner - but that would mean I can't use my favorite color pens and other little goodies I find along the way. I don't have the option of separating work from personal as I don't work. I also do not have a family to track.<br />But right now I have a separate book to journal in, a Women's Success Planner to track daily habits, a Planner Pad to track my major projects, on iCal for appointment tracking, my Plannerism planner which is schizophrenic as it can't decide what it wants to be, and 2 others I found online that have lots of bubbles to color in and it takes me hours to fill out every week! I spend more time planning than doing thanks to all these!<br /><br />What is a girl to do? All suggestions for a consolidation are welcome. I actually thought of going back to FC 2ppd but thought I just can't afford another planner this year.<br /><br /><br />wilssearchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418747406665955722noreply@blogger.com