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Planners and Planning

Does your planner deliver a better life? These posts make sure you are getting the most out of your day planning process.

Bullet Journal Weekly Spread | Focused Ideas to Plan Your Week

Last updated on November 2nd, 2025

Bullet Journal Weekly Spread | Focused Ideas to Plan Your Week

When things are chaotic, having your plans written down–like in a weekly spread in a Bullet Journal–can really help. Here are samples to inspire you.

10 Tips for Using a Blank Journal as a Planner

Last updated on December 26th, 2024

10 Tips for Using a Blank Journal as a Planner

Planners are supposed to make your life easier, not load you down with forms to fill out. Which is why you may want to switch to using a blank journal for planning this year.

Why daytimers and planners never organize your life

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

Why daytimers and planners never organize your life

Is your daytimer or planner failing to organize your life? Would it surprise you if I told you its the planner’s fault and not yours?

8 Ways to Visionboard without Cutting Up a Single Magazine

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

8 Ways to Visionboard without Cutting Up a Single Magazine

Does the idea of creating a vision board sound silly? What if it wasn’t about cutting out a photo of a yacht from a magazine?

10 Reasons You Should Trade Your Dayplanner for a Sketchbook

Last updated on July 20th, 2025

10 Reasons You Should Trade Your Dayplanner for a Sketchbook

Have you had the experience of feeling like you failed when you invested in a system that you completely abandoned by March? What if the problem isn’t you?

Why you may want to plan in a 13-Week cycle

Last updated on April 12th, 2022

Why you may want to plan in a 13-Week cycle

Did you know that there is a trend to more from planning out an entire year to only looking at 13-Weeks? Here’s why you might want to do the same.

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Some links on this site are Amazon affiliate links. The author receives a small (really small) commission if you happen to buy something.  Funds are used for journaling supplies & treats for three crazy sweet Aussies. I write about all kinds of journaling, and if Bullet Journaling is your thing, I’m here to support you. But if you want to go deep, go to the original source–Ryder Carroll, who created the system, and started it all at bulletjournal.com. I use the method which is why I started writing about it here.
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