Writing It Down: Daily Organizers

I'm probably one of a very few that still prefers to write things down, rather than put them in my phone or other electronic device.  I don't trust technology.  Case in point: my fancy smart phone now only makes actual phone calls (and sometimes texts).  It's ironic seeing how it is technically a phone, but the fact that I cannot do anything else with it is super frustrating.

I still carried an actual day planner around with me everywhere as of 2012.  I made the switch to "digital" when I had Katherine and literally could not carry one more item around with me.  I tried to like the convenience of everything being in my phone, but I just couldn't get used to it.  I eventually went back to writing things down on paper, this time on post-its and other random scraps of paper.  Lists and notes everywhere.  Lists about things I needed to remember.  Lists about things to do that day.  Lists about making other lists.

With my Etsy shop, blog, and daily life, I had to find some way to stay organized and on task.  I'm a fairly organized person, so you can imagine my excitement when I found that there are others out there just like me, needing the right template for their organization.  I found exactly what I needed on Etsy.  Big surprise.

First I found this daily planner from Pixel Luxe.  It's a digital download so I was able to print it immediately, and I can print as many as I need when I need them.  It's simple, without the extra graphics that aren't necessary and it gives me plenty of space to list my daily lists, including meal planning.  My favorite part is the water intake art, which lets you track how much water you've had that day.  

Next up, organizing the blog.  There are lots of blog organizers out there, but this one from The Native New Yorker worked best for me.  This was also an instant digital download that included 13 pages to plan and organize a blog.  Again, I chose this one because it was simple and easy to read.  I wish I had done this years ago.  It makes blogging so much easier and frees up so much room in my brain.

Last, was the Etsy shop.  While I had established my own organizational techniques for the shop, I still had a hard time keeping track of some things.  There are so many Etsy business planners out there, but I chose this one from Coffee In The Morn.  Also an instant digital download, you can print as much or as little as you need.  This planner has also made my life a lot easier.

I keep these planners in one big binder (divided of course), so that everything is always together and not in piles of post-its.  Obviously, I don't carry this around with me outside of the house, but it stays in sight where I can check through things during nap times.

{Binder from Target.}

There's an organizer or planner for everybody.  You just have to find what you're looking for.  What ways do you stay organized?

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