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Organized Chaos: Using A Planner

· Organization, Planning

I have always enjoyed using a paper planner, but I didn’t commit to consistently using one until December of 2016. That’s when I purchased my first Happy Planner from Hobby Lobby. It was a horizontal layout with rose gold accents and discs, which was my obsession then (still is). I became hooked on The Happy Planner and introduced many other women to the planner brand.

When Laura introduced me to the brand she was using her Day Designer and hadn’t used The Happy Planner since 2015. About six months ago she decided to give The Happy Planner another try and she’s hooked on it like me! We even have weekly planner dates where we FaceTime and plan out the upcoming week. 

Trying to Find The RIGHT Planner

I tried many day planners over the year, mostly from Target during back to school. Before The Happy Planner, I tried using the Day Designer for Blue Sky. I used the daily planner for a few months and eventually switched to their Today and To

Organized Chaos: Color Coding My Day Planner

· Organization, Planning

Color coding is a major part of my organization scheme. My iCal calendars are color coded, my folders in OneNote, my psychical day planner and my school assignment tracker are all color coded. I’m so organized (I wish) that my physical day planner colors match my iCal colors. I feel at ease knowing that a certain color will always mean a certain group of tasks. Let’s talk more about how I use color coding to organize my planners!

 

How To Start Color Coding

Color coding is easy to do. All you need is a blank piece of paper and a handful (at least 5) pens in different colors. Try to avoid from black pens, because what fun would that be? The point of color coding is to make it fun and help your brain to process the information it is taking in. I found a great Fast Company article on this topic.

Once you have your pens and paper write down the different categories in your life. These are the ones you