My Life-Changing Life Planner!

Have you heard of the Erin Condren Life Planner? Basically, it's a personalized yearly planner that has all sorts of fun & helpful gadgets to get your life organized. I am a "list" person-I have lists everywhere...my phone, my iPad, handwritten lists, recipes, quotes, you name it. I keep my calendar and grocery lists on my phone. Convenient? Yes, but not so easy when you're actually in the store. I find myself juggling the phone, the cart, and the kids and basically hope that I don't drop my phone. I also find that I really like actually writing things down. I like having everything easily accessible and in one place. Enter the Erin Condren Life Planner. I have read about them on blogs, watched youtube videos of them, and debated getting one for myself for about a year now. They are pricey, but if it keeps me organized it's totally worth it. A couple of weeks ago, I decided in an effort to get more organized to finally pull the plug. I absolutely LOVE my new planner!

This is the color pattern I chose (personalized with my name-this is the picture from the website):



The planner has lots of fun stickers and you can also choose to order personalized notepads that stick in the back of the planner. I have to write notes for the kids often, so definitely went for it. I chose the same pattern as my planner. I literally smile every time I look at it. It has weekly layouts with morning, daytime, and evening along with a full calendar so you can glance at a month at a time. It comes with lots of fun stickers to put in for everything from birthdays to hair appointments, to massages, to girls' nights. Fun! There is a laminated bookmark to keep you on the current week. There are lined and unlined pages for notes, and the months are all laminated. This is definitely organization at it's best!

This is what the inside of the box looked like when I received it:

So pretty! 

Here are the contents:

I ordered the pen holder to attach to my planner-love it! Keeps your pen easily accessible, which for me means I will more likely use it :) The pens are in my opinion a waste-nothing special other than they say Erin Condren on them. I did order them, but won't next time.

All in all, I absolutely LOVE my new planner and am already looking forward to ordering one for next year! The 2014 will be available in June and will start for the month of August 2013.

So, if you like being organized and want to smile every time you look at your calendar, order yourself one (google for reviews or youtube videos). You won't be sorry!


* I purchased my planner with my own money and was not compensated in any way for this review. I just enjoy sharing my finds. :)