Keep it Together - Planning for June 2021 ... ALL THE NEW STICKERS !!!!

 

Hosting with my awesome planner buddy Lauren from Shooting Star Mags

Look at me - remembering to do another planner post when I'm supposed to. Pretty proud of myself here. It's like my planner actually WORKED this month!

I figured this month, I would share some of the stickers I've gotten because Memorial Day pushed me into some sales that I couldnt miss out on.

One of my favorites is still Wobot & Friends. I dont know why I love these little robot looking creatures - but I just think he's adorable. & I just really enjoy supporting this young lady who is in college & making a real career for herself with her little sticker store.  

She's come out with washi tape now & I've gotten quite a few rolls now - just adorable.

& she came out with a few new Wobots.

These two are my go-to with my iron deficiency anemia. One shows a run down battery - all zapped out. She has one with a green FULL battery too - I didnt get that because come on - that rarely happens to me.  & I also got a TIRED WOBOT.  This is me for about 98% of my life.  If I have to feel bad, at least my planner can be cute.

Wobot also came out with a few little Woodland creatures... couldnt pass them up either. Also had to get the Washi to go with them as well!

Here's a few more of her newest Wobots - & these are in my sticker book that I also got from Wobot's store - you can put them in there to store & they peel off easily to use.  I really like this way of keeping them together & know when I'm getting low on certain stickers.

Pizza Wobot - I've already used 2 off these... & DANCING WOBOTS - perfect for Friday's!

I am such a sucker for anything succulent - so I love these tiny floral/plant stickers. They look super cute with the matching washi.

& I literally never place an order that I dont get a reading or book Wobot sticker. These are my biggest ones I go through.

Also got a page of Bills Due stickers... because ... adulting.

I got a bunch of the cutest little stickers from another place that I've fallen in love with - Mariatalianplans - here's the link to her store right HERE.  She has a little Guinea Pig named Chloe that has been the head of her line for the longest. Who knew a little Guinea Pig would be so adorable? Here's some of my Chloe stickers I got  on my last order.

Little cute Exercise Chloe in her pink outfit & a not feeling good Chloe

Working Chloe - but I like using these for blogging in my planner

& now she's also added another new sticker - Millie - little floppy ear bunny - I got a few of those stickers too.

Book /reading Millie

Coffee /Tea Drinking Millie

& NOW, she just came out with another one that I'm in love with - Milo! He's a little Corgi!  I dont have any of his stickers yet because he's new - but Maria did send me a little sticker with him in with the bunch with my name on it for my last order.  You gotta check out Milo. HERE'S his page with his stickers

Had to cover the top & bottom - this is on my cover page so it has my personal info 

One of my favorite places I just found is called White Bird Design Co. This sticker store.... just GORGEOUS. They are a Faith based sticker shop.  She also has some Bible tabs which I think I may end up getting.  But here are some of the sticker kits I got for my planner.  You can just buy sheets separately if you want the stickers with the beautiful text to put in a journal or to get some die cuts to put on your computer or water bottle.  I really love to support a faith based sticker shop!!!

Finally, my favorite planner place - Passion Planner - put out some new sticker books for the Spring. Most of them have to do with Travel & summer - they even have a new Pet one... but I had to snag up the Floral sticker book. Always a fan of florals.  Here's one of the latest spreads I did with it.

Simple spread - but gives it personality.  The sticker book has florals grouped together in colors so you can just stick to those few pages of stickers & know you're going to have a beautiful look in your week. I also am a sucker for plants... which this sticker book has.

& how about color  your own? I love this. They have a few pages of florals that you can color yourself to match your planner spread for the week. How cute would it to be have your kids color them too & use in your planner?

So... share with me anything you did this month to organize your schedule?

Do you still love stickers - no matter the age?

Be sure to link up with us if you have anything fun to share in the planner/organizing world.

I know Erin Condren just released a whole new series so I know some of you have gotten a new planner... show me!

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All the stickers... all the doodles... all the links! Closing out 2020 planner style {Keep it Together}

 

Today's the day I get to join in with the with the beautiful  Alexandra & Lauren .  My fellow friends who love all things planner, stationary, pens, & organization. Be sure to stop by & see their posts tomorrow (on Thursday).. or feel free to post tomorrow with them & link up with us.

So we made it to December... where we look forward to new planners - clean slates ... bring it on 2021.  Our 2020 calendars & planners may not look like we expected, but they'll be something to look back on down the road.

The one big planner thing I did since the past week was take advantage of some Black Friday sales!  Yep, sticker shops & Planner stores had some sales & I loaded up. 

Because I'm going to be using my Passion Planner for 2021, I made sure to snag up some Tabs for the planner. You can choose which color you want & I am really happy with this earth tone neutral color palate.  It looks so pretty spaced out on the planner.

If you've been interested in Passion Planner - they are having another sale familiar to their Black Friday Sale.  It goes till Dec 18th... check  it out.

I've printed out some samples off their site & tried them out the past 3-4 weeks to get the feel of it & I think I'm going to be very happy in this planner.  Here's some of the looks I've done in it.  The only difference in my new planner will be it wont have the coil in it - I've taped these in my Amplify planner to finish out 2020

I also ordered me a 5 year planner on Black Friday from Plum Paper Planner.  I got this with the intent to use it like I did the little 5 year journal where you write down how your day went & come back & fill in the same day each year. A good way to see how 5 years on the same day looks.

Well, what's different about this planner that I didnt realize - on every day, there is a prompt - a question.  I didnt even know that was in there.  I'm not sure if I'll just answer the question every day & see how the answers change every year... or use it how I normally use a 5 year journal.  I have 15 days to figure it out :)

I also loaded up on stickers... because I love me some stickers.  I especially went to town on stickers from Wobot & Friends & The Coffee Monsterz Co ... both are just sized so perfectly to add a little cuteness to a planner day - but not too big where its overwhelming.

I love the ones above I just got in the mail - especially love the guy with the hat on & a face mask.

I ordered some more I'm waiting to come in & they are some little Monsterz with Target shopping bags - LOL.  They are just so darn cute.

I had to get these for the year end though... crazy working days...

I actually bought a lot of cute ones for the Holidays - Santa hats & fireplaces & Christmas trees... I'm sure you'll see them in my next month's post in my planner.

& Finally, I'm really liking moving my Faith Journal into a Bullet Journal I had gotten at Hobby Lobby. The pages on this thing are SO THICK where nothing bleeds through them.  

This bullet journal that I use is on sale at Hobby Lobby for $5.00 right now!!! WHAT??? I need to stock up myself!!!

I have really enjoyed practicing some doodling with my Bible study time....

& of course, stickers make it all just pretty to look back & read again....

Some days is just about writing scripture....

& I even use it for church services online & writing down notes.

The best part about this journal is where I use it for "Check In's"... its what our church calls it when you basically journal your prayers with God. Checking in with Him... telling how you're feeling. I need to do a post on it because it's really given my prayers with God a new boost.  I obviously can't share those pages because they're super personal.... but I appreciate looking back at these prayers lifted, cried out to God over the past month.  

... & there you have it... another month of planning under my belt.

I'm so excited about 2021 & cant wait to share what my new planner looks like & how I've been printing on sticker paper to make it work just for my needs.

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I'm trying out ALL the planners lately {Keep it Together}

 

I've missed the last few months of posting with the with the beautiful  Alexandra & Lauren

And so much has been going on in my planning world.

I ended up winning a few planners & I've been looking around Instagram at planning accounts posts & my head is spinning at all the possibilities for 2021.

Let me show you what I've been playing around in lately.

This is called the Passion Planner Daily Planner....

Every day has a timeline marked out - with some areas to put your personal & work check list. It also has an open space where I end up putting a food diary.  A lot of people put thoughts or gratitude there or scripture of the day. Possibilites are endless.

The other side is a totally blank page so you can do ANYTHING with.
I've used it for journaling before or documenting the day or drawing - ANYTHING. 
It's fun to put stickers & washi on it to make it pretty.

I've been using it since August & really enjoy looking back & seeing such detail of my day. 

Talk about a good memory journal.

This holds about 4 months of pages so you can get 3 of these to cover  your year. 
The cover is so nice too & it lays flat.

What I love about it too is it's a small size - but not too small to not write it.

But it fits well in your purse. I've taken it in my bag when I went to the doctor & used it to journal  while I was sitting in the waiting room.  & have taken  it to a meeting & used some back pages for notes.  I really like this!

I also won the Weekly planner from Passion Planner on Instagram....

It's similar to the one above except its a weekly lay out.
& this one is a size of about a standard note book.

What I like about this is there's a LOT of space on the bottom....
& the time line is still on it too.

In the back, there are a lot of blank pages for you to add in what you want.

This planner is about goal planning so at the end of each month, it offers questions to have you review what went good for the month - & what you can improve or work on next month.  

The pages on this - I LOVE - you can honestly write with nearly anything & it doesnt bleed through either. I was impressed.  

You can also get a planner that starts on a Sunday - or a Monday.
The one I was given was an undated planner so I can put in the dates myself & start it any time of the year - but they also make ones with dates on it.

I WANT YOU TO NOTE!!!!!.... you can go to Passion Planner & download samples of all their planners - so you can check it out & try it before you buy too!!!! I did this with the Daily Planner to see how it feels & if its something you'll use.  You can even print the samples of the different size planners so you can tell if one is too small to write in.  

I think its pretty awesome they offer these free downloads.  I've used most of them.

Finally.... I won this one from the company - Amplify Planner.

I'm going to start using this in October so I'll come back next month with some pics on how its working for me.

The thing that makes this one different is it holds a Monthly - Weekly AND Daily planner in one.
The ONLY weird thing is ... its a quarterly planner.

So you would need a small monthly planner to keep all 12 months if you need to look that far ahead.

They sell a small pocket yearly calendar you can put in the pocket in each quarterly planner.

I like on the monthly spread, it also had a habit tracker at the top
& I really like the boxes on the side - you can use for notes in different areas of your life - or dedicate a box for people in your family.

This paper is again SUPER NICE - thick. Holds the bleeding to a minimum.

The space & layout is different than the Passion Planner Daily... but you can make it your own with the boxes on the side.

The Daily pages

& I've seen people use the Weekly section for different things. 

Write down plans or to do lists.
Even better - they draw vertical lines & make like 3 columns on it - one for home, work & Misc & put different check lists under each one.

Or you can use the weekly page for a journal - or a gratitude area.
I was even thinking of using it as a faith planner section.

Again - all the possibilities!!!!

That's the thing with all these planners.  So many options... & its just finding the ones that fits you.

I'm excited to use my Amplify for the last quarter to get the feel of it.
& of course, I'm still in my Plum Paper planner.... it still makes me happy too.

& just to note- all my stickers still work in these & make the pages still look nice.

You can always check out #Pashfam #Passionplanner #Amplifyplanner to get some ideas on how people use these on Instagram

We'll see what combo I end up using in 2021.

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Faith Planning - Keep it Together

That time again!  Time to check out some planning & do our link up with the  awesome Alexandra & Lauren who also host this link up... be sure to visit them as well!!!

So I had some pretty designs in my planner for last month... & then this happened.

Two fold here - When Bruno passed away, my planner was laying near by & things went into a frantic chaos around here.  & some water was spilled right on my planner. 
I didnt even notice it for a few days.  
It ran through a few of the pages too.  Dang it.

It didnt get the first week of the month...

Know what's weird... I looked back & it got random pages throughout the first of the year. Like part of January is soaked & smeared. UGH. Oh well. These things DO happen!

(if anyone know where that's from - you went up a few notches in my book)

But you know what - this gives me time to focus on my Faith Planner!!!

My friend tagged me in a Instagram page showing a Faith journal & it just turned a notch on in me. I was excited to dive in with another planner... one focused on connecting with God.

So here's how I've been basically doing it.

So yes, I do still add some color & design to it....

I use it to write down scripture daily  & then use the space below to write some thoughts from a devotional I read that day or part of my Bible Study that stood out.

The way I have it sectioned off, I have 6 days to do the devotional thought... I'll show you in a sec what the 7th day looks like.....

I'll use it to draw in & letter as well

Like this is the day Bruno passed away.  I just didnt feel like sitting down & digging into the Word

so I just focused on a verse the gives comfort.

... & of course, I still draw & color

Stickers are still a big key for my Faith planner

... because how boring would it be without color and stickers and drawings?

I get to write down a lot in one week.

& I love looking back on it on Sunday.....

The anniversary of dad's passing... our family life verse

So back to that 7th day.... that's the day that is dedicated to church

... which needs a LOT more space than a little square.

This is why I love Happy Planner - I insert some blank pages & use it to write down my sermon notes

& then I look back also at the week's devotionals & thoughts & scriptures I wrote down throughout the week.

I just am really loving my Faith Planner!!! Excited to see where it goes for the rest of the year - because I'm hooked on it!!!

I've looked on Instagram & Pinterest & found that there is really NO right or wrong way to do a Faith Planner... you just find a way that speaks to your heart, makes you excited to document things & this is what works for me. I really encourage you to find what makes you happy in journaling - it will assure you'll do it every day. 

Do you have a Faith Planner?

What's the worst thing you've spilled water on?

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