I've made the transition from decorative to functional planning and i have a hoard of stickers so, I get it. What I did was remind myself that I have other designated spaces to decorate-- journals and notebooks-- that I can use the stickers in--as many and as often--as I'd like, and that I need my planner to be a space where I go to get things done, undistracted. I've learned that if I allow myself to decorate a spread (even a little), it will become my focus--over the plans. I will not want to write a reminder down because I don't have a matching pen or highlighter & then stuff gets forgotten. Or, worse, if the spread turned out ugly, I'll be frustrated & won't even want to look at that page & end up not referencing the planner that week. Now, I pick pretty colors to highlight headings for the week and that's about it.
You make so many good points, especially about the ugly spreads and not wanting to use them. It's a good reminder that there are other places where I can decorate but my planner should be as functional as possible. Thanks for the great advice and for watching!
Why did you choose A6? Using a a5 right now moving into a b6. I keep seeing a6. I feel like I might want that but I don’t know if that will be too small.
Good question! I think I like smaller more portable notebooks in general. I had tried a b6 and it had a bit too much space for what I wanted to use it for! How are you liking the b6?
I've made the transition from decorative to functional planning and i have a hoard of stickers so, I get it. What I did was remind myself that I have other designated spaces to decorate-- journals and notebooks-- that I can use the stickers in--as many and as often--as I'd like, and that I need my planner to be a space where I go to get things done, undistracted. I've learned that if I allow myself to decorate a spread (even a little), it will become my focus--over the plans. I will not want to write a reminder down because I don't have a matching pen or highlighter & then stuff gets forgotten. Or, worse, if the spread turned out ugly, I'll be frustrated & won't even want to look at that page & end up not referencing the planner that week. Now, I pick pretty colors to highlight headings for the week and that's about it.
You make so many good points, especially about the ugly spreads and not wanting to use them. It's a good reminder that there are other places where I can decorate but my planner should be as functional as possible. Thanks for the great advice and for watching!
About numbering pages, have you looked into the Sterling Ink notebooks? They are a little bit more expensive.
I have not,I definitely don’t mind paying a little more if it means I don’t have to number pages. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@ChynnaNicoleplans my apologies. I doubled checked and she numbered their planner undated blank pages and not the notebooks..
I feel guilty for not using all that I have but sometimes I really just to use one pen 😅
Same here, I see the pile of stickers staring at me! I think more pen only spreads are in my future for next year!
Why did you choose A6? Using a a5 right now moving into a b6. I keep seeing a6. I feel like I might want that but I don’t know if that will be too small.
Good question! I think I like smaller more portable notebooks in general. I had tried a b6 and it had a bit too much space for what I wanted to use it for! How are you liking the b6?