A look into my Erin Condren Life Planner (first two weeks of July).

Back in February, I introduced Rue's World to my Erin Condren Life Planner (ECPL). This planner is my life and my baby. I put everything in her. I am currently saving up to purchase another one for 2016, which I will not due until later in November. This post I should you the layout of the planner. http://ruesworld52.blogspot.com/2015/02/erin-condren-life-planner.html I have been meaning to start doing weekly plan with me blogs, where I should you how I plan and decorate my planner for the week, but work, school, and life just got in the way. I do plan on showing you my favorite weekly spreads that I have done since I started decorating my pages. Hopefully I will be able to do these either weekly or bi-weekly. I don't know how I will end up doing these.

Side note: I own the 2014-2015 life planner. Back during the middle of the month of June, Erin Condren did release her new 2015-2016 planners, which she now has two versions for you to pick from. Since I have not purchased my new one yet, I cannot talk about either planner yet, but if you search YouTube for it, many reviews are up.

This is the monthly spread that starts out each month in the ECPL. Since July 4 is Independence day and the ECPL went with a Red, White, and Blue theme, I did as well. I covered the last days of June and the beginning of August with this Red Glitter Washi tape that I purchased at Wal-Mart during Christmas time, but I did notice that they did have some that was a little bit different with the 4th of July stuff. I am unsure if they still have. The heart stickers I have randomly placed came from Michaels a few months ago. I am unsure whether or not they would still have it. Then the stars are from Dollar Tree.

I use the month spread for a quick look at what's coming up. I put my pay day, and use my color coding dots to put when anything is due. On the side of the monthly page, at the every top I put my goals for the month, and then below the goals I put anything that may be happening during that month.

WEEK OF JUNE 29th

This week had more stickers and washi since it was a Holiday week. The Glitter washi, stars, and stickers are the same ones used in the monthly spread. The red and white star washi came from the Dollar Tree last year. On the side of the page, I use it for my to do list for the week. I did not have one this week, but I don't know why.

Now here is how I set my planner up on a weekly basis.
At the very top where the date is, I put the forcasted temperature and weather. Then in the morning box, I use my color coding dots for Lily, which I take her to day care most mornings, and then a dark blue sticker which is for work and the time I go to work. The color coding dots, I got the brighter colors from Hobby Lobby and the more primary colors from Office Depot. In the Day box is where I put any bills, book finished, and if anything is happening during the day. Sometimes if I need a to do list for the day I will put it in the day box. Also the big circle sticker in the day box is a reminder for me to clean my tragus piercing every day and night.  In the night box there is another circle dot that is a reminder for me to set the coffee up and my lunch for the next day. These are not color coded, I just usually pick a color for that week. These are from the Dollar Tree, but you can find them anywhere. I do use the blank stickers from the ECPL to show when my days are off, this week I had Thursday and Sunday off. You see a few square stickers that are in a few places. The yellow box one is for my reading page count of the week. Since yellow is the color for book related stuff, I chose yellow for it. There are two on Sunday. These are for my planning and to take out the trash reminder. I do not have a specific color for these. I got these from Wal-Mart.

Now this is what a typical week for me looks like. I tend to only do washi at the bottom leaving the very bottom open, and very little stickers. The planning layout did not change at all. The washi is from Wal-Mart. Also I did not mention this above, but I do white out the words that are along the bottom of the page, but I am happy to announce that in the 2015-2016 ECPL, they are no longer there.

I use the Paper Mate Flair pens to write in my planner. I do color code my pens to a certain point, but I also will pick an accent color for the week, and use it for my to-dos, and any journaling I do in my planner.

I plan on doing a spread post on my color coding systems and my favorite and not so favorite pens to use on my planner.

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Hopefully, I will see you next week with another plan with me blog.

Peaceful and Happy Thoughts,
--Rue.