I received my medium Kikki.k Planner (personal planner size) last year and whilst I loved using it, I felt like I didn't use it consistently enough just because the layout wasn't customised to my needs. This year I've done tons of research and have already started setting up my planner for use throughout the year.
This is what my dashboard looks like - I don't like to have too much going on in terms of decoration and have stuck to a colour scheme so things look neat. Most of my dashboard items are from this kit from Kikki.k which I purchased in the January sales and is still 50% off! It comes with some really cute and useful stickers as well as quote cards, a ruler/bookmark and 2 rolls of cute washi tape.
As you can see in the photo above my planner is split into 7 different sections. I currently have no use for the Shops & Restaurants section...(let me know if you have any ideas)
but here is a breakdown of what I do use:
Monthly View
Here I like to jot down any holidays or important events, birthdays or due dates. There isn't that much room for writing so this is just for major things that are happening during the month so I can see them at a glance.
At the beginning of this section I also used the little folder I received in the dashboard kit to house my Goals for 2017.
Weekly View
I use the Weekly View to plan my day in more detail - writing down any appointments or work shifts and occasionally some tasks that I need to get done. If there's a whole load of tasks I need to get done in a day, I'll write these down in my planning section as otherwise I find the weekly view gets too messy and cluttered.
Planning
After seeing Lily Pebbles video about Bullet Journalling I was super intrigued and wanted to give it a go. I didn't want to invest in a separate journal though as I'd already paid for this planner soooo I decided to try and incorporate the method into my planner. I ordered some inserts from Vie en Paper's Etsy shop that are dotted just like the original bullet journal.
In the Planning section, using the dotted inserts I like to draw up a monthly goals tracker to keep tabs on how often I am exercising, reading, blogging, budgeting and keeping on top of my emails. I also like to use the dotted inserts to create daily to do lists that won't fit under my daily page view.
If you're interested in learning more about bullet journalling check out bulletjournal.com. There are also tons of videos online!
Uni
One thing I wanted to customise in my planner was having a section dedicated to University. I searched Etsy for ages trying to find inserts that suited my needs but after having no luck decided to create these ones myself! And I love them!
Behind this semester layout I've also got some more dotted inserts that I'm planning to write to do lists for each course I am taking as well as a break down of tasks that need to be done for each of my assessments. The best thing about the dotted inserts is the flexibility you have in customising them to suit your needs.
Budget Review
In the last section, I have started using the inserts that came with the planner (did not touch them at all last year!). This year, I've going to try and keeps tabs on what I am spending my money on. I did this consistently when I was travelling in Europe and it's really useful to see how much you're actually spending on things (mostly food and coffee for me hahah ohhh and alcohol) during a week. On a separate page I've also kept tabs on how much I'm earning a week so I can get a rough idea on how much I'm spending compared to earning.
Hope you found this post interesting/useful and inspired you to get organised for 2017! xx
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