I plan my meals, my weeks, and I make to-do lists like no other. Without planning I feel like a house ravaged by a tornado looks. It’s not a pretty thing.
I've been meaning to write about my planner forever. Seriously I think it's been 6 months already. I guess I should have written in my planner to do a post about this. I used to buy my mom a planner/calendar for Christmas. One year I lost the one I bought her somehow. Since I ALWAYS get her a planner I ended up buying one right before Christmas so she wouldn't be disappointed. I wrote in birthdays and important dates and then of course the old one magically appeared in my car under the seat. It's great how that always happens. I could have taken it back but honestly I was too lazy and I HATE taking things back around Christmas time and also I'm pretty sure I lost the receipt for the first one I purchased. Since I wasn't going to return it I started using it and that little book changed my life.
Fast forward a couple years. By this point in the story I'd been using the same brand of planner every year. It was cute but basic and didn't always have enough space for me, especially since I like to make "to do" lists all the time. I've tried using my phone and once upon a time I was super cool and had a PDA (I should mention that back in the day I was even cooler and had a trapper keeper, but that's another story...). For me I need to physically write things down and I like being able to flip through a paper calendar verses one on my phone or computer.
I knew I needed to find something that worked better for me so I started looking online and somehow stumbled upon Erin Condren planners. The price was more than I usually (EVER!!!) spend on my planner, but I fell in love with the layout and colors. I watched the video online and was hooked. After convincing Mr. C that this thing was amazing (didn’t take much, I just rambled a bit and then made him watch the video - in fact he may have just said yes to get out of watching the video for the third time), I took forever to pick my design and finally I ordered my planner. I’m not a very patient person but I waited a whole month (word of advice - don't order around Christmas if you aren't patient) for it to arrive in the mail. I was so excited! Even the box it came in was beautiful!
I've been using my wonderful planner for over six months now and it's just the best thing ever. I take it almost everywhere with me. It's like my new BFF. My friend texted me today asking me about my "snazzy planner" and I was so excited she was considering getting her own that I could barely contain my excitement to text her back. Unfortunately no one is paying me to write this (if you'd like to pay me though I'm happy to send you my mailing address), I'm just very passionate about products I love. I love the company and appreciate their amazing customer service that have led to only positive experiences. I think it's difficult to find functional products that are also pretty so when I do I'm hooked. The 12-13 planners are now available (as of today!) and they've added a bunch of amazing things like photo stickers and pens that no one really needs but we order anyhow. So, if you're feeling stressed and are in the market for a new planner to simplify the millions of things you need to remember you should check out erincondren.com. They have about a million other amazing products as well, I just wish money grew on the trees in our backyard. Enjoy!
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