From the desk of EllieBeth...

Time is a precious commodity and it's easy to let it run away from us. I'm trying to make sure that I have time to plan in the things I really want to do amongst those things I have to do.  It's really been helping to have monthly, weekly and daily layout views so that I can see the bigger picture and then be able to allocate time on a daily basis for what's important. Here's how I'm using each layout to help me do that.

Whenever I buy a new planner, I always wonder if it will turn out to be “the one”. You know, the single planner that will suit all my needs so I never need to buy another brand/type/size. Oh dear, I really should know better seeing as I’ve been part of the planner community since early 2018. One planner is never enough.

I’ve tried a variety of planners over the last 3 years: large ones, small ones, weekly views, daily pages, American and Japanese ones. They have all suited my needs at some time or other and I find the best way to keep on top of my planning life is to have regular reviews to check that that they are still doing what I need them to do. 

As planners we are all about the visuals. February 2021 is the perfect month for this, starting on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. So with a Monday start calendar, four complete weeks, no overhang, no switching between monthly tabs in my planners…..and I love it!

I decided to celebrate this wonderful visual……… by choosing the beautiful ‘Meadow’ collection for my Hobonichi monthly layout, 2 weeks of its weekly layouts and the first week of February in my Erin Condren vertical layout.