Keeping It All Organized! ( A Daily Planner Review)

Sue Hooley's Daily Planner

Good morning, Lovlies! I have been wanting to do a post about daily planners for some time now! I am an old fashioned girl and I have to have a paper and pencil planner to keep me organized! Electronic planners are good too, but I need to write things down!

About six weeks ago, I found the best planner! It is geared toward homemakers but can be used by anyone. It is the Daily Planner by Sue Hooley and it is fabulous! Beautiful artwork, sturdy cover and tabbed! ( I love tabs as I usually use paperclips to keep my place.)

To begin with, there is a front page for your personal info and a four year at-a-glance calendar. There is also a section that instructs on how to use the daily planner and a little info about the author/creator, Sue Hooley. She has been a wife for 23 years and a mother to six children, so she has definitely brought her experience to the table as this planner leaves no stoned un-turned.

The planner is divided into 7 sections (each section includes a small motivational quote too!):

1.) Year - The Year section has a mini calendar (which I use to block off the days I have to work for the year) and  a "Dates to Remember" section (this is where I write down birthdays and anniversaries).

2.) Month - The Month section features December 2013 to January 2015 ( to help with transitioning to a new year). The blocks are a good size and there is a "notes" section that you could write down things that need to be scheduled and such. It also has cut away areas so that your months can be tabbed.

3.) Weekly -  My favorite part of the planner is the Weekly Planning section! It begins with a "Tasks List" to list those items that need to be done that week (in my case, usually blog posts that need to be written), then each day, Mon-Sunday is given its own lined block so that you can organize your day. Each block includes a "Menu" area so you can plan your dinners in advance! I love that each week has a verse from the book of Proverbs to reflect on.

4.) Tasks List - There are 14 blank "lists" here that you could head up with each month and schedule things that fall into those months, which is how I like to use mine. For instance, April, one of my tasks my be switching out my winter clothes for my summer clothes.

5.) Projects - Do you have any projects that you need to schedule? This is the place for those! 28 blank spots to plan for all those projects! Gardening, Sewing, Parties...keep track of it here!

6.) Information - Important contact information goes here with spaces for names, numbers and addresses.

7.) Shopping List - This is a great section! A spot for all the store phone numbers and 18 pages of perforated shopping list, so you never forget an item! I love having a spot so that I can add to a grocery list and take it with me when I go!

Finally, there is a handy pocket at the back of the binder to hold all those important slips of paper that sometimes gets away from us.

I love this planner and definitely will be using the 2015 version that can be purchased here.