Just out of curiosity and for fun, how many use a planner? I know a lot of people locally who have gone to keeping everything on their smart phones, but 1), I don't have a smart phone, and 2), I still like writing things down on paper. I buy a different planner every year, trying to find a layout that suits the things I like to track. Getting that new planner each year kind of gives me that feeling like getting new school supplies used to.
This past year, I've gotten into writing out long-term goals, then monthly goals, and breaking monthly goals into weekly goals so I can put items from that on my daily to-do lists. And with the kids getting older and being involved in more activities, I need a place to track their things as well as mine. So this year, I stumbled across the Tools4Wisdom planner and decided I'd like to try their "mom" version. Earl is getting it for me, I think for my b-day.
http://www.amazon.com/2014-Weekly-Planner-Calendar-Tools4Wisdom/dp/B00D7NPDNG/ref=pd_sim_op_4 It even has places to write in daily meals. I was really excited to find something with specific room for the goals I do while still having blank pages in the back. I will do my budget in those blank pages so I don't want to use those up for goals and this way I'll have space for both.
This is going to be great, because right now I have a budget notebook, goals notebook, my planner, menu-planning notebook, and to-do list notebook.
Notebook queen, here. I will probably still do initial meal-planning in a separate notebook and then enter what sounds good from the list into the planner so I remember to thaw or soak things that need it ahead of time.
So what's your method? Paper, or high-tech? Do you keep more than one notebook or am I just a nerd?
Catherine