Planner: Before the Pen

     Every Saturday or Sunday, I sit down with my planner.  I plan out what color scheme or theme I want each week to look like.  Then I go through my sticker books and my printed sticker kits to see what works based on what I have going on each week.

There are 3 main sections I create in my planner: work, personal, fitness.

• Work is anything related to what I need to get done at work each week and what day.  It's where I keep up with staff meetings, when lesson plans are due, documentation, etc.
• Personal is anything that relates to me outside of work.  I keep up with what days I go to the chiropractor, making time out for podcasts/reading/cleaning/etc, and anything else that pertains to my everyday life.
• Fitness is where I keep up with what workouts I plan to do each day (I plan them, but don't always get to them lately >.<) and my water intake.  I try to drink AT LEAST 80 oz. of water a day.  I also keep up with my steps each day so that I can see what days I was more active.  Even though I can keep track on my phone through my activity app, I like to have it written down so that I can just flip right through it.

On the weekends, I don't really separate into sections unless you count the fitness section.  That section stays throughout the week.  The top 2 areas all become what needs to be down around the house or any errands I need to run, or even if I'm meeting up with friends.

Below is a picture of my planner for next week before I add in the pen and write everything in:

I used stickers from multiple Happy Planner sticker books.  I try to add stickers for things that happen weekly, and then I go back with a pen and write in what the items are.  If I need to add other bullet points, I either write them myself or just add another dot sticker if I'm at home.

Lots of Love,

Samantha <3