Now, to say I am planner obsessed is a massive understatement and anyone who knows me knows that this sentence is probably an understatement itself that is how bad it is. My more-than-an-obsession began when I first recognized the organizer my mom used when I was a child. I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and I could not wait until I was old enough to own my own. Now, I really had no use for a planner until high school, but in Jr. High we were given planners to right down our homework assignments so our parents would know what was going on in school. Of course, the kids who didn’t give a rat’s ass still failed at life because they never utilized, or realized, this beautiful piece of organization they had been given. The need for a planner really began my freshman year of high school. I was ready to pee my pants for thinking I could remember all the work we were given in each class. The “ah-ha!” moment was when I was first handed a syllabus. I could not get over this brilliant idea that we would have exactly what we were going to need for the whole year right there in our hands. This is where it all began.
I have always been an out of sight out of mind person. If it isn’t in front of me there is no way I will remember. It got a lot worse when I had my first child last year and, of course, that’s when remembering things becomes most important. I went on a quest to find my perfect planner and, boy, I am tired from this journey. But I will say I succeeded in every way shape and form.
I could talk for days about how much I love planners; the ones I have used and thrown away, the ones I have tried and failed, but I am writing this post for the planner that I have found that has literally changed me forever. I will, regrettably, admit that I am a planner cheater. Most of you won’t know what that is unless you have the planner sickness like I do. Let me explain, a planner cheater is someone who buys a planner, uses it for about a month, and then find always finds they are looking at other planners in the calendar/planner section at Office Max, or worse, your local grocery store. I have suffered from this for years…until ,in a desperate attempt to find a solution, I came across a colorful planner that caught my eye via Mom Internet (the internet sites only moms use to better their lives; organizing, blogs, recipes..etc.) . I kid you not, I am cured.
I ordered the
Erin Condren Life Planner in December 2011(I no longer have the desire to planner cheat thanks to my LP) and it was the best planner decision I have ever made.
It came in the most adorable box! The planner itself is as colorful as the box it came in (1 point) and when I opened the box it was wrapped in colorful tissue paper (1 point). Then when I took everything out, a handful of wonderful
goodies fell out (100 points)! The LP (Life Planner) is
life changing. It is so colorful; perfect for the ADD sufferer’s life me. If it’s colorful it has my attention. The best color part is that each MONTH is a different themed color. It’s genius. The layout is amazing and I never get bored plus there are stickers for every occasion and you also have the option to write your own. There is even a pocket to hold lose papers and a pouch to put notepads! I don’t feel limited like most planners make me feel. The most stupendous part of it all is that you can
PERSONALIZE it!!
PERSONALIZE YOUR PLANNER!!!!! The masterminds at Erin Condren got it right!!
I personally love pictures so I took tons of pictures for you all:
If you are still seeking your perfect planner I suggest you look into Erin Condren. I got mine half off with doodledeals.com but it's worth every penny.
XOXO ,
Kylie
