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Planners - special interest

Starbuck

One of my special interests is planners/bullet journals and I love looking at templates that help me organise myself.  My planners have to be more structured and practical, with a minimalistic style, rather than some of the fancy over-the-top craft designs often seen on the internet.  It serves purely to help me function, rather than be a craft project in itself.  The more simple and practical the design, the better.

I was wondering if anyone here uses planners to help them organise themselves and make life a bit easier?  I find getting the right templates and medium is the biggest hurdle to ensure everything works with your preferences and lifestyle, and this is something I am constantly trying to refine.  Deciding on the right medium can also be a challenge as I love my technology, and having some things available on my phone is much more convenient than on paper, but then other things such as meal prep and cleaning rotas work best for me on paper.

Do you have any preferences or any examples you would like to share?

  • in reply to Blank

    I find writing things down for meal planning really helps as it forces me to focus on the recipe and what I need to buy so I can ensure meal preparation and shopping is as stress free as possible.

    My life is far to hectic now to keep everything in my head - I tried to maintain this approach, but I found I couldn't manage my time or priorities properly because there was just too much going on and I was constantly in a state of overwhelm.  Breaking everything down and putting reminders in helps me prioritise my tasks/schedule and also empowers me to push back when people are putting too much on me - I don't realise this until it's too late unless I have it written out/documented in some way so I can see just how much there is to do.

  • in reply to Blank

    I use external planners after a teensy brain injury took away big chunks of my short & long term memory. I used to have a great memory for times & dates but things are a bit fuzzy now. Trying to arrange a complex trip to Disney with bookings for character breakfasts, fast passes, dinners, excursions etc. is too much to juggle without hard copy.

  • Am just wondering why you need an external planning medium. I've got my planning in my head. It is a fixed routine and very much time-related. For example I het stressed out when I don't manage to get out the door by 8:00 with baby & two dogs.

    Any external planners would get me stressed out and time-pressured even more than I am now.

  • I use Thunderbird as my basic planner as my life is not too complex. I use Excel to plan out holidays as there is so much information that needs to be collated for each day's activities.

    I also use Excel to plan projects.

    I don't use a phone for anything other than calls & texts.