I love this quote because to me it’s about starting the week off with a clear, organised, peaceful mind. What helps me with this is using a planner.
The amount of planners on the market is huge and some are so pretty with great motivational quotes, inspiring suggestions and have lots of creativity aspects.
My favourite brand so far is Create 365 The Happy Planner. Last year I had the small version (Just Be Happy in picture above) but this year I went BIG! I have one for my personal planning – blogging, holidays, house plans etc and then I have one for work.
I went with American Crafts Heidi Swapp Large Memory Planner with Gold Foil Stripes. Its faux leather, with 12 month tabs, each tab is different with pretty floral designs, quotes etc and the handy thing is its has clear pockets at the front of every month. For anyone who needs to keep receipts for accounting purposes this is a god send!
American Crafts Planner from Amazon
Its is delivered from America so takes a little bit longer than the normal Amazon shipping but it’s very functional. It comes in other designs and including postage comes in around £20.
There are lots of add ons you can purchase also but for this planner, because I use it for work I keep it professional and quite simple.
Now the real fun begins with my personal planner.
Last year I purchased a 365 Create Happy Planner for the 1st time and I loved it. They are beautifully made and come with lots of stickers, bookmarks and there are lots of additional add ons you can purchase.
This year I went online searching for another planner and liked the look of the boxes which contain your planner, stickers, bookmarks and pen all together rather than buying separately. However the only one I really liked the design of (as there is a lot of different designs) was from America (again!) and would take 1 month to arrive!!! Could I wait that long?
The answer is yes and I am so pleased I did….look what arrived today
And when I open it all these goodies were inside
The planner is the larger size (magazine size) but I love that for the house. It has a handy envelope flap at the front for magazine slips, recipes that kind of thing and gorgeous colourful monthly dividers some floral and some with motivational quotes. It also has a monthly sheet were you can write down what you are currently reading, watching, cooking, crafting etc.
The sweetest part is each month who can write what you are thankful for.
If you want to view the different version available ( I think this style is sold out) have a look on Amazon although there are other independent sellers in the UK.
365 Create Happy Planner from Amazon
You now know what I will be filling my time with this weekend, lots of writing, being creative with stickers and planning for the weeks ahead.
Happy planning everyone
Nikki x
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