My planner - Part 2
I talked about how I've gotten back into using a planner again and my Daily Pages last time, today I wanted to briefly tell you about the other pages I use:
The Household Organizer pages - Though these pages are actually supposed to be used for planning household cleaning, I use them to create a week-at-a-glance goal sheet for the main areas of my life: Home, Jesse, Personal, Kathrynne&Kaitlynn, Personal, BiblicalWomanhood.com, MSM Blog, and BW Blog.
In each section, I jot down basic goals I have for each area for the week. For instance, this week here is one of my goals for each area:
Home: Check out gardening books (I'm planning some gardening projects!)
Jesse: Clean out van (something that will bless my hubby!)
Kathrynne and Kaitlynn: Finish Twenty and Ten
Personal: Listen to 4 teaching CDs
Biblical Womanhood: Promotion with Living on a Dime
MSM Blog: Post Budgeting 101- Part 3 post
BW Blog: Finish planner series (!)
That's just a sampling of how this page works for me--most of these categories have at least 2-3 goals per week in them. I use this goal sheet to then plan out my week and assign a day in my Daily Pages to actually start and complete the goal (or to at least start it!).
I don't always finish everything on this sheet every week; in fact, I don't think I've ever finished everything, but I use it as a master guideline to work from when planning my week. If something doesn't get done off this sheet, it is moved to the following week.
Creating weekly goals has been a huge help in allowing me to accomplish more, stay on track better, and keep my main priorities my main priorities. I'd highly recommend you consider trying this idea in your own home and planning. Perhaps it might be a great help for you as well!
The Daily Pages and the Household Organizer pages are my most-utilized pages for planning purposes, but I also have a section which includes the Menu Planners and shopping lists from GraceWorks and I love having this in my planner. Not only can I easily consult exactly what's planned on the menu, but I have a place to write down items that we need to buy (both at the grocery store and elsewhere.
At the back of my planner are my Scripture Memory pages and my Devotion pages. I try to memorize one verse per week (I'm currently working my way through Psalm 31.) and normally review it each morning during my devotion time. I use the devotion pages to journal what the Lord is teaching me through His Word. It is very helpful for me to do so and God never fails to give me a nugget of encouragement or challenge from His Word each morning.
In addition, I have a section of my planner that includes note paper and note cards (I keep the note cards in a zippered pouch). These are handy for writing thank you notes on-the-go.
So, that's the basic scoop on my planner. I have some other pages which I've purchased but have not put to use yet, so I'll wait to tell you about those until I've used them and like them!
For those who asked, yes, I also have a Home Management Binder, too. That stays in open on our kitchen counter and rarely leaves its place, whereas my planner goes with me everywhere. My home management binder includes our daily schedule, and weekly and monthly cleaning schedule. You can read more about how I organize our household cleaning tasks here and here.
Any questions? Feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer.
As always, remember this is what works for me at this season of our lives. Something entirely different might very well work for you!
The Household Organizer pages - Though these pages are actually supposed to be used for planning household cleaning, I use them to create a week-at-a-glance goal sheet for the main areas of my life: Home, Jesse, Personal, Kathrynne&Kaitlynn, Personal, BiblicalWomanhood.com, MSM Blog, and BW Blog.In each section, I jot down basic goals I have for each area for the week. For instance, this week here is one of my goals for each area:
Home: Check out gardening books (I'm planning some gardening projects!)
Jesse: Clean out van (something that will bless my hubby!)
Kathrynne and Kaitlynn: Finish Twenty and Ten
Personal: Listen to 4 teaching CDs
Biblical Womanhood: Promotion with Living on a Dime
MSM Blog: Post Budgeting 101- Part 3 post
BW Blog: Finish planner series (!)
That's just a sampling of how this page works for me--most of these categories have at least 2-3 goals per week in them. I use this goal sheet to then plan out my week and assign a day in my Daily Pages to actually start and complete the goal (or to at least start it!).
I don't always finish everything on this sheet every week; in fact, I don't think I've ever finished everything, but I use it as a master guideline to work from when planning my week. If something doesn't get done off this sheet, it is moved to the following week.
Creating weekly goals has been a huge help in allowing me to accomplish more, stay on track better, and keep my main priorities my main priorities. I'd highly recommend you consider trying this idea in your own home and planning. Perhaps it might be a great help for you as well!
The Daily Pages and the Household Organizer pages are my most-utilized pages for planning purposes, but I also have a section which includes the Menu Planners and shopping lists from GraceWorks and I love having this in my planner. Not only can I easily consult exactly what's planned on the menu, but I have a place to write down items that we need to buy (both at the grocery store and elsewhere.
At the back of my planner are my Scripture Memory pages and my Devotion pages. I try to memorize one verse per week (I'm currently working my way through Psalm 31.) and normally review it each morning during my devotion time. I use the devotion pages to journal what the Lord is teaching me through His Word. It is very helpful for me to do so and God never fails to give me a nugget of encouragement or challenge from His Word each morning.
In addition, I have a section of my planner that includes note paper and note cards (I keep the note cards in a zippered pouch). These are handy for writing thank you notes on-the-go.
So, that's the basic scoop on my planner. I have some other pages which I've purchased but have not put to use yet, so I'll wait to tell you about those until I've used them and like them!
For those who asked, yes, I also have a Home Management Binder, too. That stays in open on our kitchen counter and rarely leaves its place, whereas my planner goes with me everywhere. My home management binder includes our daily schedule, and weekly and monthly cleaning schedule. You can read more about how I organize our household cleaning tasks here and here.
Any questions? Feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer.
As always, remember this is what works for me at this season of our lives. Something entirely different might very well work for you!
posted by Crystal Paine at 3:33 PM
6 Comments:
Quick question for ya. If you are using some pages from grace work and some from franklin covey--then what size is your binder??
That is the part I am struggling with--which size to get?? I love those pages from the Franklin Covey--but they offer them for compact, monarch, and others??? I don't know which kind to get--I want my other pages I already use to work with them too--such as menu planner ones. I am willing to buy the kind from grace works, but wasnt sure which size franklin covey to get??
Thanks!
The Grace Works planner pages look beautiful. I love systems where you can take and use what is helpful to you.
I find that simplifying my planning is easiest for me.
Thank you for sharing what you are using and what helps you.
Thank you so much for sharing your planner. After reading a previous post where you mentioned Graceworks, I WAS SO EXCITED - I went to their site and purchased their Beautiful Life Management System (along with some of the things you shared here.)
They Beautiful Life Management System came with a binder, dividers and the most wonderful organizer pages. It also came with 3 audio tapes.
I listened to Jennifer Lamp for 2 hours last night. It was such a blessing as I followed along and set up my planner. It was so informative, encouraging and very much like a session at the ladies retreats our church ladies attend each spring.
Anyway the Beautiful Life Management Pages look & sound very easy to use as your menu and everything is one one page. I've never used a planner and am just a beginner in implementing a schedule (which at present consists of 5 things in the morning, 5 things at night) and this I think is going to work really well for me at this beginning stage :)
I am very excited!!!
Thanks again.
PS. I am mailing you a little gift today...I live in Canada so it may take a week or so but I thought I'd let you know so you can look forward to it :)
Donna: I use a DayTimer zippered planner that is half-page size. This is my preferred size as the full-page seems too bulky and the compact is too small.
Lyn--Thanks!
Jennifer--How fun! I've known Jennifer Neef for years and have been so blessed and inspired by her. I'm so glad I was able to "introduce her" to you!
I was only able to go to the Franklin Covey link, the others just said error. Could you please repost them? I love the idea of going to your local coffee shop on Saturday morning, it would be nice to have some real alone time to pray and plan the week. Thank you soooo much!
Heather G
Disregard the previous post. I figured it out.
Thanks!
Heather G
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