12 Reasons You Should Use a Planner

Why I Plan & Why You Should Too

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Planning has changed my life... broad general statement I know, but it really has. Planning and planners are not just a hobby for me, they have bought me out of my shell and comfort zone and made me a more organised person as well as making some great friends along the way in the planner community and allowing me to be much more creative.

​I wouldn't have got in to art or journaling if it wasn't for planning. So join me on my planner journey... you know you want to.

12 Reasons you should become a planner:

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• It helps you to be organised

• It keeps you on track

 

• It is a great way of tracking your goals

 

• You can track spending, bills and events - anything at all really

 

• It is therapeutic/relaxing and helps with anxiety

 

• It helps you to be more creative

 

• It keeps things in focus and gives you more clarity​   ​​

2018 set up

Early 2018 set up

• ​It is a great way to record memory keeping 

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• It has a great online community and is a great way of making both online and real life friends

 

• You may get to meet new people on crafty/planner meets and planner cons

 

• It may introduce yourself to new crafts and art journaling / smashbooking

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• You get to play with pretty stationery! Need I say more!

My Uglydori 2017

My 2016 Carpe Diem set up

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My Planner Journey:

I got in to planning when I was browsing through Pinterest and was instantly hooked seeing all the pretty Erin Condren and Kikki K planners. I knew it was something I would love straight away. I have always been a 'planner'. On holiday I always want to know what we are doing each day (much to the annoyance of those on holiday with me) and as a child I used to cut up magazines to make new ones and pretend I was a magazine editor. You can see me talking about this in the Gimme 5 video here.

​My first planner (real planner) was the Smash Hits diary when I was 15 and I loved it.  I religiously filled it in every day.  My sister had a Fun Fax and I used to help her set it up. I was so jealous of it, but I was an older teen and it just wasn't cool! At University I kept diaries/journals daily and used to write fancy letters to my mum on a weekly basis (my first taste of snail/happy mail). My teacher planners at work have always been so detailed too, so it all makes perfect sense to continue the planning now.

My first decorated planner:

My first decorative planner was from Full Stop Stationery now Full Stop Gift Shop in September 2015 and is pictured above, I loved it and quickly moved on to a Carpe Diem. I now use travelers notebook style planners and have never looked back. You can see how I made the transition here.

​In February 2016 I soon found groups on facebook, my first being a few American planner groups, free planner printable groups then Mrs Brimbles and lastly UK Planner Addicts. I have made so many online friends and have been to several planner meets, both locally and further afield.

​I had never done art journaling before last year and have never seen myself as being any good art. Since then I have written several art tutorials and have set up a Facebook group for art journaling - Kerrymay._,Makes a Mess - all because of finding the Planner Community (for which I am very grateful).

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Do share your planner journey and let me know how planning has helped you. If you are not a planner then hopefully this post has inspired you to give it a try. Either way, do let me know your results.

Have a great National Stationery Week!
​Take Care,
Kerry ._.

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​ 'Planner Girls Collective'.

​​​​Stephanie - Ska Loving Geek
Debbie - My Chaotically Eclectic Life ​
Hannah - Plan With Hannah