My Planner Obsession

The Happy Planner

I've been purchasing planners for years; especially purple planners. I love planners.  I have a tote filled with planners.  What is my obsession?  I have no idea.  I am a huge note taker and I plan everything I do.  But I must admit, I have a lot of unused planners. I'm sure I will eventually use them but I feel that you can never have too many planners.


I fell in love with the Happy Planner.  It is a very diverse planner and it is a lot of fun.  I purchased my first Happy Planner in 2018.  I purchase the larger one and I must admit, it was heavy and I didn't like it as much.  I felt like carrying a smaller planner to carry with my text books would work best for me.  I used my Happy Planner for about 3 months this year, but then I bought a smaller "school" planner to help with my homework assignments and appointments.  I was not happy with the traditional planner but it worked in the meantime.

I began researching Happy Planners again and decided to purchase a smaller one for 2019.  I purchased the Mermaidesque Classic Happy Planner at Michaels for $14.99. You can click here to read more about it. I also purchased daily planning fill paper, additional line sheets for notes and paper for projects/goals.  I find these very useful for homework assignments, etc.  Hobby Lobby and Michaels sell the Happy Planners and all the additional accessories for 40% off.  

We all have that special something that we use to organize our lives.  Some people love the digital style of planning but there is also a lot of us who still like that pen and paper feel. Whatever you do to stay organized, be consistent and happy planning.

I've Mastered Procrastinating

When it comes to procrastinating, I really have it mastered and it is definitely becoming a huge negative in my life.  Procrastination is putting it all of tomorrow when you can do it today. I find myself sitting down to do one thing and then my mind wonders off and I feel I need to do something else.  

Let me use school as an example.  I attend a local community college and I take a lot of classes online.  I know every assignment, reading, etc that is due at least 7 days prior to the due date.  Yet, I wait until the day the assignment is due, to begin. This will include discussion posts, responses to other students, chapter assignment questions, readings, quizzes and sometimes writing a paper.  I literally spend at least 10 hours in one day trying to get it all done and normally I do.   My procrastinating has caused me to miss assignments as well, losing points and bringing down my GPA. I am confident that I would be a better student if I planned accordingly.

I have done some research on how to stop procrastinating or at least some suggestions to get it under control. I came across "3 Ways to Stop Procrastination."  It's a good read with a lot helpful tips. You can read it by clicking this link.  In the meantime, I'm going to work harder at planning when it comes to certain aspects of my life.  This semester is just about over so I'll have to report back later when Winter terms starts in January and give you an update if I've gotten this procrasting thing under control.