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Planning the entire week using only sticky notes (52 Planners in 52 Weeks - Week 28)
I love sticky notes - they're one of my favoirte tools for color coding, pre-planning the week and for planning things subject to change! So I thought why not plan the entire week using sticky notes?Setting up the weekI used my A4 Arc planner. You can read about why I prefer the Arc (discbound) planner [...]
Frank Diary Planner Review - Horizontal Weekly Planner
I've done a lot of shopping..err.. research into different types of planners for the 52 Planners in 52 weeks challenge, and one planner I came across that no one is talking about, is the Frank Planner!I picked up this planner (which is made in New Zealand!) for just $14AUD a couple of months ago (with [...]
10 strategies for efficient blogging (that I use to post 5 times per week while working full time)
When I first started blogging about a year ago I was struggling to make it to 2 blog posts per week, 3 blog posts felt like a stretch. Lately I've been posting 5 times a week on this blog. I have a full time day job and 2 Etsy shops to run in addition to [...]
Arcing my Plum Paper Planner - everything you need to know if you'd like to try it yourself!
I'm a huge fan of the Arc system and the Plum Paper Planners so I thought, why not combine the 2?Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post, I just really like these planner companies Arcing my Plum Paper PlannerPlum Paper have many different planner layouts (I may or may not own 7 of them...) - [...]
Using the Frank Horizontal Weekly Planner (52 Planners in 52 Weeks - Week 27)
For week 27 of the 52 Planners in 52 weeks challenge I used the Frank horizontal weekly planner.This planner reminded me of the Mi Goals planner with a simple black and white font and horizontal space for each day. Rather than the blank page on the right with the habit tracker, the days extend over [...]
Planner organization: 5 Ways to use sticky notes for school or college
It’s back to school time! Sticky notes are one of my favorite tools for planning. While I may not be in school or university anymore, here are the 5 ways I used sticky notes to organize my planner and make studying a bit easier.How to use sticky notes in your planner for school or collegeTo [...]
50 Tips for writing a better to do list that will make you more productive
We all keep to do lists - but are you writing your to do list the right way?50 tips for writing a better to do list1. Color code.Some methods: By categoryBy estimated time to complete the taskMust do, should do and if I have timePerson responsible for the taskDue dates e.g. due in the next fortnight, [...]
Using a weekly planner notepad to plan the week (52 planners in 52 weeks - week 26)
There are lots of cute notepads out there for weekly planning, but most of them are too simple for my liking, so when I stumbled across this one at Officeworks I couldn't resist buying it! :)I used it for week 26 of the 52 planners in 52 weeks challenge.Using a weekly planner notepadWhat I liked [...]
Quick and easy weekly meal planning using sticky notes
Sticky notes are fast becoming my favorite way to meal plan!Why I use sticky notes for meal planning Sticky notes are re-usable so you can write the meal once, and then just peel and re-stick without having to re-write the same meals over and over againFlexible planning method - if plans change, just peel and re-stick, [...]
What type of pens write best on correction tape? (gel pens vs. ballpoint vs. marker pens)
If you're a perfectionist like me, you probably use whiteout / correction tape to correct spelling mistakes, smudges etc. when planning. While there is the option of liquid whiteout, I find it messy, hard to get the whiteout out of the tube, it's also more expensive and never seems to last very long.I use whiteout [...]