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I’m a planner. And I love agendas! Last year I stumbled upon the whole “decorating your planner” idea on YouTube and was blown away. Seriously Blown. Away. Who knew?

The creative side of my brain took over in a split second and before I knew it, I was decorating my planner every week! In all honesty, though, it became a huge burden to have to “prep” my planner each week and this whole process lasted less than a year for me. Now I’m back to using my planner without the frills.

With a new year dawning, I thought I would share the top planners I’ve found. There are SO many options out there and it really comes down to a few key things I look for: Adequate space to write notes, a monthly and a daily calendar, and a place to add the highlights of my social media.

With so many choices and so many nuances, I thought I would post the top planners for you to make your own decision on which is best for you:

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1. EMILY LEY SIMPLIFIED PLANNER: These planners sell very fast—probably because of the simplified yet very well designed layout. I love that it combines both professional and personal life with a space for dinner meal planning! Each page features four simple, purposeful spaces: Schedule, To Do, Notes and Dinner — everything busy, intentional women need – and nothing more. Check each style for specifics.

2. COLORVALE PHOTOGRAPHERS DATE PLANNER: This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill date book. It’s your new best business tool. From developing your business model and creating goals to organizing your days and developing CEO-worthy business practices, it’ll take you from so-so to so impressive. This date planner allows for social media planning, life planning, and everything-about-photography planning.

3. WHITNEY ENGLISH DAY DESIGNER: A clean beautiful design where day meets evening. Day Designer’s tagline: “The original daily agenda for living a well-designed life. It will keep you on-course and focused. It’s all about living an intentional life, every single day.” And…well…there you have it.

4. LILLY PULITZER: These agendas are loud and colorful and come with stickers and an area to plan a vacation or adventure! Life is full of adventures so it only make sense. Check out the link for details.

5. BAN DO PLANNER / Anthropologie: These are the cutest planners! They are a cross between a sticker/washi tape planner and a simple moleskin. Borderline childish but with a cool edginess! Funny prompts and inspiration quotes included.

6. KATE SPADE AGENDA: While these planners don’t have a lot of extra space and outlined note areas, they are classy and chic. In classic polka dots, this 17-month agenda is a to-do lister’s dream come true. complete with monthly and weekly spreads, note pages and laminated dividers, keeping tabs has never looked so good.

7. LIFE PLANNERS BY ERIN CONDRAN: These planners are very customizable both inside and out. Lots of designs available and it works both on your desk (lay flat design) and in your purse or back-pack for on-the-go ease. Stylish and flexible with snap-in cards inside for extra organizing. Warning: there is a cult like following with these planners and they take glam-planning very serious with stickers, washi-tape and all things pretty!

8. SUGAR PAPER for Target: Every time I’m in Target I can’t walk by these planners without picking them up! I always walk away without one in hand, but truth be told, they’re pretty darn spiffy and very affordable for the chic design they are known for. They come with Weekly and Monthly tabbed calendars in 8-1/2 x 11 page size offers ample writing space. Gold wire-o binding. January – December 2016.

These are the top 8 I wanted to highlight. I’ll let you know which one I go with this year in addition to EVERNOTE! (Yes, I am now an Evernote user going into 2016).

Comments

  1. Teri, take a look at the InkWell Press planners too. The paper is DELICIOUS and the customer service is truly impressive. I need a daily planner so it didn’t work for me but they should have one coming in 2017!

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