Slacking

Yes, I’m a massive slacker.  I posted a welcome and then disappeared for a month.  Not that it’s an excuse, but I was on jury duty for over a week last month and thus did not have access to a computer.  Other than that I’ve been out flying around with my hubs on the weekend and designing the booster part of my seat.

I also created a new planner layout (it’s vertical guys!).  I can’t wait to release a few new items in the shop this month.  I have so many ideas swirling in my head that it’s starting to make my brain hurt.  I just can’t wait!

Just wanted to write up a quick update.  Hopefully it won’t be a month until my next update 🙂

❤ Donna

Plan Away Tuesday: Planner Walkthrough

This is going to be what will hopefully be on every other Tuesday.  For the start of this I figured it was probably prudent to go through what my planner currently looks like.  I am currently using a Levenger Smooth Sliver with Pockets cover with 1″ Twilight discs also from Levenger.  I did start my discbound life with the Staples Arc system though and I really do prefer their lined paper to that from Levenger.

SAM_3571On the inside of the cover I keep a few different sizes and shapes of post-it notes (I have a ton of them to choose from in my stash).  I do try and coordinate it, relatively speaking, to the month.  The first thing I have in my planner is a dashboard, although sometimes I do have an inside cover that I use as a dashboard.  I just use it to stash the post-it notes that have longer term lists.

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Then comes the actual calendar/planning portion of my planner.  I keep all 12 months worth of month on 2 pages and 2 months worth of week on 2 pages.  I had been keeping 3 months worth of weekly pages since I was decorating a whole month at a time, but it just got to be too much bulk in my planner and I don’t need that many weekly pages at all.

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I also keep a budget tracker and blank notes page between each month on 2 pages spread and the week on 2 pages spreads.

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After that I have the printout of my work holidays and an important dates section.  At the very back of my planner section I have 3 sheets of sticker book paper.

I keep a poly 2 pocket divider from the M by Staples line in between my planner section and the ‘notebook’ section of my planner.  The front pocket holds all the functional stickers that I used all the time in my planner (chores, bills due, etc.) and the back pocket keeps mostly receipts.

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At the very front of the notebook section I keep 2 laminated pictures from my wedding and a clear acetate sheet that showcases all the washi I have a full roll of.

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The notes section houses my Project Pan tracking sheet, workout tracking sheet, pen swatches, and my perfect office dream board.  The budget section has a budget ledger for my crafting budget, my end of week budget amounts, and my slush fund tracking sheet.  Right now I don’t have anything in the Phi Sigma Sigma section, but I’m sure it will be filled to the brim if I get chosen to be the financial advisor of my chapter.  My Etsy section keeps product ideas, sample planner inserts, and my blog/Etsy month of 2 pages schedule.  At the very back I just keep a bunch of paper in all varieties.

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What’s in your planner?

Welcome to Simply Annod!

Hi everyone and welcome to my little piece of the interwebs!  I thought today would be the perfect time to just tell you guys a little bit about myself and what this blog is going to be all about.

My name is Donna and I’m a 26 year old software engineer currently residing in the LA area.  My journey with blogging started about 4 years ago when I first moved out here to LA to be with my then boyfriend.  Since then my life priorities and views have changed.  I bought a house, got married, and have truly realized that I cannot wait until my hubs and I move out of this state.  It’s gorgeous, but the taxes are crazy.

This blog is going to be my outlet for all my personal finance advice (I used to be my sorority’s treasurer for over 3 years and I’ve seen and heard a lot of crazy) and everything that has to do with planning and time management.  These are just a few things that I’m super passionate about after seeing and hearing everything.  These are two crucial things that they just don’t teach in school (or didn’t when I was in school anyway).

So if you’re interested, please follow and feel free to ask me any questions you may have.