{"id":4588,"date":"2017-01-11T18:28:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T02:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovepapercrafts.com\/?p=4588"},"modified":"2017-05-02T16:35:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T23:35:32","slug":"keep-planner-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovepapercrafts.com\/keep-planner-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep a Planner in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am an organization addict. Everything must have a place. When it comes to my day-to-day schedule, I am no different. I like to make a plan and keep to it. I am a very busy lady with lots of things to do.<\/p>\n

In the past, I’ve always used spiral notebook<\/a>s to keep track of my to do lists, meal plans and ideas. As my daily chores and responsibilities have grown over the last few years, I’ve graduated to a planner. I made this decision primarily so I could more easily split my to-do list into different days and manage everything in one place.<\/p>\n

Here Are My Top 5 Tips to Help You Use and Keep a Planner in 2017<\/h2>\n

Most people start a new planner at the beginning of the year and gradually start to lose interest and stop using it. I challenge you to make 2017 the year that you stay organized and keep that planner all year long.<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

1. Choose a Planner that works for You<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You need to decide what you want to use it for and how you want to use it. Think Evernote but on paper. This needs to be your hub for anything and everything: dates, birthdays, anniversaries, goals, ideals, notes, to-do lists, chores, meal plans, business, work out routines and so on.<\/p>\n

There are so many varieties and styles to choose from. If you like to doodle and don’t need daily appointments look into a bullet journal<\/a>. If you want to customize your planner by adding and removing pages easily consider investing in a disc bound planner. You should spend a decent amount of time on this step.<\/p>\n

If you are the DIY type, check out our tutorial for a DIY planner<\/a> that you can customize to meet your own needs.<\/p>\n

2. Carve out time every month, week or day to update it<\/h3>\n

For me, I sit down on Sunday evenings or Monday morning and organize my planner. Here’s my process:<\/p>\n