My New GO TO Planner

HEYYYYY!!!
It's Thursday!!! My FAVORITE day of the week!!


Today we are going to talk about my new planner which I am currently OBSESSED with!

Having a big family I have quickly realized how easily you can become disorganized. By nature I am not the most organized person...it's more like organized chaos! I can't tell you how many times Mike and I think we are on the same page about what's happening on what day and then we're totally NOT. Or I'll wake up and tell myself I need to do this this that and this and at the end of the day I didn't get any of it done. I needed some help.

I'm old school. I just can't get used to putting things in my phone. I need it written out and in front of me. For some reason writing it out makes me remember it more. I love lists. LOVE them! I think I get this from my dad. I have fond memories of watching him on his day off. He'd write his list of to-do's first thing in the morning and as the day went on and he got them done he would cross them off. I remember the look of accomplishment on his face at the end of the day when he did them all. He always crossed that last item off and threw the paper away. I know he still does this I'm just not at home to see it. I too write lists ALL THE TIME.

I wanted somewhere to write these lists down in a more of an organized way than a scrap piece of paper. I knew I also needed something to write all of our appointments in and what everyone was up to. I needed something that could help me meal plan, remind me to water the flowers (bc I never do!), and also give me space to write down appointments and what Mike and I, the kids and Lexi were up to. I call myself the Sass Family CEO because really, I am the one keeping track of everyone! I was searching high and low for a planner that wouldn't break the bank and was cute. Because, isn't everything better when it's pretty? 

From a simple Amazon search I cam upon the bloom daily planners.

I guess this one is technically a "to-do pad" but you'll see it's so much more!

This was EXACTLY what I needed!

First of all, how cute, right??

Here is an example of my day last Friday. A pretty mellow day but just an example of how I write out my days. 

You write in the date so you can start at any time. 

Each page has spots for me to put in my "must do today!" list. This day I knew I NEEDED to pick up the shoes I had shipped to Target and NEEDED to water my flowers. But my Isagenix email and facebook post weren't a NEED and could wait if I didn't get to them. So those went under the "other to-do's" list. I love that I can prioritize my to-dos. A LIST MAKERS DREAM! 

My bloom planner keeps me accountable. It reminds me to exercise, drink 8 glasses of water a day and truthfully I want to look back and see I ate healthy so it keeps me on track with my Isagenix plan as well. (more on that later...) 

I have a spot to write down what I need to grab at the store. Our little Tenley drinks lactose free milk and on this day we needed to grab some of that. 

Each page it's own little spot for appointments and important times. Lucky me, I had a hair appointment that night! :) Ahhhhh 3 hours of no one needing me for anything!

And the BEST part of all is the "today I'm grateful for" section on every page. I am all about gratitude and even keep a gratitude journal. On this day I was TIRED so yes, I was thankful for coffee. But the day before I was thankful for my family and the day after I was thankful for the person who gave me a coupon at the grocery store. Just something little that made my day better. 

I'm a sucker for a good inspirational quote and this planner has one on the inside cover and one on the back. 

It also has a spot for me to write my name, my phone number and my email address just in case I misplace it and someone else finds it.

This planner only cost me $14 and it comes in 3 really cute patterns.

They also make the academic year planner, that goes from September-July. These are great for high school girls but I also think these would be great for moms to keep organized during the school year, as well. 

MY EXACT PLANNER: HERE

ACADEMIC YEAR PLANNER: HERE

Who doesn't need a little more organization in their life?!?!

Do you have a planner that you use and LOVE or are you a smartphone girl? 

Let me know in the comments!

Have a great day!!!

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