So what is a girl to do? I have tried using a 3-ring binder as a planner but it is too bulky. Then a couple days ago I stumbled upon the Arc system by Staples and fell in love. I haven't had much time to really use it so far but I am loving it. Here is a sneak peak:
I bought the red binder cover because it came with weekly/monthly pages inside already and I knew it may take me awhile to find a calendar I like better.
Here is the inside cover. I have color coding stickers on the inside pocket and bigger sticky notes for various planning endeavors! On the right is a 4x6 printout of a quote from "We Bought A Zoo". If you haven't seen that movie go watch it!
Before the monthly calendar I have by monthly tending list (seriously, check out powersheets by Lara Casey, they're amazing) folded in half so that it fits and is easy to review.
Next up is the monthly view where I keep track of big events, birthdays, work schedule, etc.
In the weekly view I outline my workout schedule, work schedule, goals that need to be accomplished, etc.
The next tab "shopping" holds my menu for the week. I made a sticky note grid so that I can easily move dinners around if my schedule changes. The grid paper I used though is kind of flimsy so I'll probably end up using the graph paper to get everything lined up and even and then trace it onto thicker paper. This tab also houses my gift shopping list! That way I can keep track of ideas as I find them.
I have an "Information" tab that holds my boy's school schedule and a password keepr
In the "Memories" section I have a small chart I made to keep track of things that happen so that I can journal about them later (both in my personal journal and scrapbooks).
Lastly I have a "Home" section with my cleaning checklist and projects that need to be completed.
Lastly, I keep some extra little notes and papers in here.
It is still pretty basic. I definitely want to find prettier and nicer charts to use but we'll get there!
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