Hello fellow Planner Enthusiasts! I’m back with another monthly planner overview where I share how I use my Erin Condren Life Planner* as both my work and personal time management helper with stickers. I’ve used this system for three months now and really enjoy it!
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Planner Accessories
I used the fun and festive Spooky Groove cover I purchased last year for the month of October again in celebration of Halloween. I especially love the cute little spiders in the design!
The little brown and orange fluff balls at the top right of my planner are paper clip bookmarks from Peach Pom. I use these to mark off my current month and week spreads. I absolutely love that they color coordinate with the Erin Condren monthly scheme, as well. I like it when things match.
I also like using Girl of All Work sticky tabs in my planner for easily movable and removable notes. I use them in my monthly spreads as reminders or for advance planning/post brainstorming. At the beginning of each week I use the tabs to mark off appointments or other scheduled activities for the week since I only plan with stickers one day at a time.
Monthly Spread
I’m still using the monthly spread in pretty much the same capacity as I have for the last couple of years when I used my Life Planner for my work schedule alone. I print color blocks on Avery 5418 labels and then use Avery’s free online Design & Print software to customize with text. I color code based on the three main categories of my posts. I usually have a blog post and video that go up together, but every once in awhile I only have one or the other, which is why I like to have separate labels for each.
I do not have a tutorial for how I make my custom Avery 5418 labels, because I use Photoshop, which I realize isn’t a program most people have. Carissa Wiley on YouTube has a great video tutorial for how to make something similar using Microsoft Word or Photoshop Elements if you’re interested in trying this out for yourself.
I mark off travel with orange stripe washi and time off from posting with red arrow washi. It can be a challenge to keep up with my posting schedule when I’m not home and having this visual allows me to prepare better.
All of the sticker sources used are listed below each weekly spread’s photo. Check the very bottom of the post for current coupon codes if you’re interested in shopping!
Week 1
✢ Paper Loving Mommy – Headers, heart checklists, water intake, weekend banner, weather, groceries, laundry, watering can, mail box, envelope, check, festive fall graphics (margin)
✢ It’s Planning Time – Balloons, nail polish
✢ Sweet Kawaii Design – Trash can, recycling bin, laptop, cell phone,* Target icon*
✢ My Own Island – Pregnant lady*
✢ Station Stickers – Doctor’s bag
✢ Vintage Gypsy Road – Planner*
✢ Twice As Nice Lettering – Baby gift
✢ Social Media Checklist – I made these on my computer using photoshop
Week 2
✢ Paper Loving Mommy – Headers, heart checklists, water intake, “To Buy” checklist, weekend banner, flags, solid teardrop, TV icon, movie marquee, weather, envelope, mailbox, fall flowers, crow
✢ Scribble Prints Co – Festive fall graphics (margin)
✢ Sweet Kawaii Design – Laptops, trash can, recycling bin, fast food graphics*
✢ My Own Island – Pregnant lady,* headers,* meal banners*
✢ Station Stickers – Fall decorative background, labels, and teardrop
✢ Vintage Gypsy Road – Planner,* Shih Tzu*
✢ Twice As Nice Lettering – Baby buggy, pacifier
✢ It’s Planning Time – Balloons, nail polish
✢ Nikki Plus Three – Yoga icon
✢ Polaroid Zip* – Photo
Week 3
✢ Paper Loving Mommy – Headers, heart checklists, water intake, weekend banner, flags, TV graphic, weather, envelope, packages, mailbox, laundry, watering can
✢ Station Stickers – Fall decorative background and label
✢ My Own Island – Pregnant lady,* meal banners*
✢ Sweet Kawaii Design – Cell phone, trash can, recycling bin, dog bath, “Decorate for Halloween” banner*
✢ Vintage Gypsy Road – Planner*
✢ Lulu’s Luvlies – Campfire graphics*
✢ ??? – Festive fall graphics (margin)
✢ Polaroid Zip* – Photo
Week 4
✢ Paper Loving Mommy – Headers, heart checklists, water intake, flags, weather, laundry, watering can, mail box
✢ Station Stickers – Foxes* (sidebar), headers, car, weekend banner, fall decorative background, labels, and flags
✢ Sweet Kawaii Design – Trash can, recycling bin, laptop
✢ My Own Island – Pregnant lady*
✢ Twice As Nice Lettering – Baby buggy
✢ Scribble Prints Co – Weekend banner,* shop banner,* orange flag*
✢ Lulu’s Luvlies – Pumpkin,* gourd,* leaf*
✢ Vintage Gypsy Road – Planner*
✢ Polaroid Zip* – Photos
Week 5
✢ Paper Loving Mommy – Headers, heart checklists, water intake, weather, laundry, mail box, envelope, packages, movie marquee
✢ Scribble Prints Co – Halloween graphics (sidebar), heart checklists, weekend banner, “Happy Halloween” full box background, Halloween flags
✢ Djoisch Design – Halloween decorative backgrounds, washi, headers, and icons*
✢ My Own Island – Pregnant lady*
✢ Station Stickers – Doctor’s bag, dog bath, bathtub, fall decorative labels
✢ Sweet Kawaii Design – Ghosts,* zombies,* bats,* vampire,* candy corn,* mini Jack-o-lantern,* Halloween countdown,* “Happy Halloween” banner*
✢ Vintage Gypsy Road – Planner*
The Etsy shops listed were kind enough to offer coupon codes if you’re interested in making a purchase:
Paper Loving Mommy – Save 15% with code PRETTYNEAT15
Sweet Kawaii Design – Save Save 10% with code PRETTYNEAT / Expires June 2016
My Own Island – Save 15% off of $15+ with code PRETTYNEAT / Expires December 31, 2015
Scribble Prints Co – Save 15% with code PRETTYNEATLIVING / Expires December 31, 2015
Station Stickers – Save 10% with code PRETTYNEAT10 / Expires December 31, 2015
It’s Planning Time – Save 15% with code PRETTYNEATLIVING / Expires December 31, 2016
Djoisch Design – Save 10% off 3 sheets+ with code PNL10 / Expires November 30, 2015
Lulu’s Luvlies – Save 10% with code JEN10 / Expires December 31, 2015
Vintage Gypsy Road – Save 20% with code PRETTYNEAT
Twice As Nice Lettering – All items 25% off (no code necessary) / Expires October 31, 2015
Nikki Plus Three – Save 10% off $10+ with code JEN10 / Expires December 31, 2015
Peach Pom – Save 15% with code PRETTYNEAT / Expires November 30, 2015
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Here’s a sneak peak at some of my November planner goodies:
I filmed a video talking through each spread as well:
It’s giveaway time! I wanted to share the Erin Condren awesomeness with you. The October 2015 Planner Overview Giveaway will run until Monday, November 9, 2015 at 6 PM CT. The giveaway is open internationally. All entrants under the age of 18 must have parental permission to enter. FIVE winners will receive a $200 ErinCondren.com electronic gift card.
You can enter by following the directions in the Rafflecopter widget posted below (check out this blog post for more information on entering Rafflecopter giveaways). I’ll announce the winners on THIS blog post and contact them directly through email, as always.
Good luck!
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I hope you enjoyed this overview of how I used my Erin Condren Life Planner for the month of October. I’d love to hear about how you use your planner and some of your favorite planner sticker resources if you care to share. Check back soon for another Etsy planner sticker haul!
Happy Planning 🙂
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