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I am one of those people who ALWAYS has to have things written down...if it is not well then its not going to happen! I have been through what seems like every planner that is out there...trying to get things organized it just a process.
Before anyone says anything... I will get this outta the way. I know I can keep all of my stuff on my phone. Here is the problem with that. EVERY TIME I decide to go electronic with my planner....ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! I am not joking I am the worst at getting things entered into my phone. Unless I have been drinking... that is another story. I will plan ANYTHING with my friends and put it in google calendar... then a week later I will get a notification stating I have an event..... It turns into a What the fuck did I plan now!
I have went through ALLOT of planners and they are either too small, too big, they don't have everything that I need to keep things organized. It is a process finding that one planner to keep all your shit together so everything doesn't fall apart. You can think that I am over exaggerating but my kids and husband call my planner our family bible.
So honestly what am I looking for in a planner??
#1 Writing Space - This is really important because I have to keep schedules of 5 people in this thing! I am not a business mom so I don't have meetings throughout the day and don't need the hourly scheduling. I need it to be daily with different boxes that all 5 family members can go in plus an area for dinners! I am also looking for a planner that has space for me to write notes, recipes, reminders, to-do lists and contacts information.
#2 Monthly & Weekly Calendar - I like to have both monthly and weekly because I can look at the monthly and see...O shit its going to be a busy month, or its not going to be too bad. With the weekly part I can write in more detailed information about what is happening, if we need to bring anything with us, if I have to bake/cook for the event, things like that!
#3 Size - YES size does matter!! It needs to fit into my purse, but not take up the whole purse. It cant be small because like I said before I usually have allot of shit to write down.
#4 Looks - Yes I am a mom, Yes I am "old" but that doesn't mean that we can't have style. Mom's have some of the best style and deserve it more than anyone! So when we pull out our planners to see what is going on in our crazy life we can still look cute and like we have our shit together!
Mom Agenda - So this is the planner I currently use. It comes in both Desktop Spiral and Desktop Bound. I usually get the bound because after about a dozen times of it being thrown in and out of my purse...the cover of the spiral is damaged. The Desktop bound has a very thick cover that helps keep your pages nice. You can also get the cover personalized!! I love the mom agenda for so many reasons but the biggest reason is the layout! For the weekly calendar it has mom section on top. On the bottom of the page it has 4 spaces to add kids names (and hubby if you are like me) Then on the very bottom.... It has a spot to put your dinner menu! How great is that!
Update!! Here is the newest planner! It is still made by mom agenda but I have to admit it is the best upgrade! This is the Mom Agenda Personal Portfolio is AMAZING! The best part is you can just buy refills every year! There is so much space in this planner and you can always add to it if needed!
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