I finished my pages right when the month started and I’m so excited that I these are done. November is my last full month in my memory planner. For December, I’ll be using my pages to do 30 Days of Lists.
October 2018 Memory Planner
Lots of journaling and photos, not quite so many decorations. Love how this month’s pages turned out. On to November!
September 2018 Memory Planner
I took all my Memory Planning supplies with me to Indiana. As we are just hanging out while our stuff travels across the country, I had some time to do a bit of crafting. I am missing two photos in the last week, but it will get them printed in my next batch. I also somehow forgot to do my Monthly Stats day at the end of the month, so I will put it on October 1st.
Planner Spreads 2018 May - August
Another year, more planner spreads. I'm a huge fan of The Happy Planner by mambi and this will be my third year using their planners. In this post, I highlight all my weekly spreads from May to August.
May -- Teal Rose Kit from Kaiden's Mom Shops (April 30 - May 6), Petals Kit from Brandy's Shop (May 7 - 13), Watercolor sticker book from Mambi (May 14-20 and May 21-27)
June -- Nautical Kit from Brandy's Shop (May 28 - June 3) Over the Rainbow Kit from Brianna Nicole Designz (June 4 - 10) Kit from Little Miss Paperie (June 11 - 17) Kate Summer Weekend Kit from Charlotte's Paper Co. (June 18 - 24) Blue and Beige from Formless Designs (June 25 - July 1)
July -- Rainbow stickers from Mambi sticker books (July 2 - 8) Blue Watercolor Kit from Charlotte's Paper Co. (July 9 - 15) Watermelon Kit from Brandy's Shop (July 16 - 22) Watercolor Rose spread courtesy of Pretty Cute Planners (July 23 - 29)
August -- Ladybug kit from KaidensMomShops (July 30 - August 5), Bokeh Galaxy kit from Plan-It Planet (August 6 - 12), Looking Glass Kit from Plan-It Planet (August 13 - 19), Mint and Yellow Sampler from Pretty Cute Planner (August 20 - 26), Sunflower Kit from Brandy's Shop (August 27 - September 2)
August 2018 Memory Planner
Over the retreat weekend, I had Thursday night all to myself. And so I crafted! I finished all of my August MP pages the span of about 10 hours.
July 2018 Memory Planner
July was a weird month. Either we were incredibly busy or we did absolutely nothing. Made for a strange month to document.
Planner Spreads 2018 January - April
Another year, more planner spreads. I'm a huge fan of The Happy Planner by mambo and this will be my third year using their planners. In this post, I highlight all my weekly spreads from January to April.
January -- New Year's Eve Sampler from Formless Designs (Jan. 1-7), Baby It's Cold Outside Kit from Brandy's Shop (Jan. 8-14), Galaxy Kit from Formless Designs (Jan. 15-21), and In Love with Gold Kit from Brianna Nicole Designz (Jan.22-28).
February -- Random stickers from Mambi and Pink Sampler from Kaiden's Mom Shops (Jan. 29 - Feb. 4), Hot Pink Rose Kit from Formless Designs (Feb. 5-11), Valentine's Sample from Formless Designs (Feb. 12-18), and random stickers from Mambi (Feb. 19-25).
March -- Various stickers from Mambi sticker books (Feb. 26 - March 4), Happy Birthday Kit from Brandy's Shop (Mar. 5 - 11), St. Patricks' Day Kit from Charlotte's Paper Company (Mar. 12 - 18), Fairies Kit from Brandy's Shop (Mar. 19-25), and Purple Sparkle Mini Kit from Plan-It Planet (Mar. 26 - Apr. 1)
April -- Easter Kit from Charlotte's Paper Co. (April 2 - 8), various stickers from Mambi (April 9 - 15), Navy, Pink, and Blue kit from Formless Designs (April 16 - 22), and Bella Rose from Brandy's Shop (April 23 - 29).
Planner Spreads May - August
While I love to share my cards and my memory planner pages here, I've never really highlighted my planner pages. I'm a huge fan of The Happy Planner by mambi. This year is my second using their planners and I am obsessed. In this post, I highlight all my weekly spreads from May to August. See my spreads for Jan-April here.
May -- Lots of fun colors in my May spreads. I also used a lot of kits: Bee-utifiul from Fabulously Planned (May 1-7), Mother's Day kit from Kaidens Mom Shops (May 8-14), Floral kit from Formless Designs (May 15-21), Polka Dots from Plan-It Planet (May 22-28).
June -- Lots of bold colors for this month. Plus lots of kits! Snow White kit from Simply Sweet Planning (May 29 - June 4), Alice in Wonderland kit from Simply Sweet Planning (June 5-11), Mermaid kit from Simply Sweet Planning (June 19-25), Dr. Seuss kit from Plan-it Planet (June 26 - July 2).
July -- Of course I had to pull out my patriotic kit for the week of the Fourth. From there, I just went with some random fun kits i had in my stash. Patriotic Kit from Simply Sweet Planning (July 3-9), Doctor Who Kit from Polished Patterns (July 10-16), Alice in Wonderland from Formless Designs (July 17-23), Blue, Green, and Tan kit from Formless Designs (July 24-30).
August -- Wrapping up this third of the year with some super bright and fun spreads! I pulled out all my bright kits before making the transition to more muted colors for the fall. Rainbow kit from Brianna Nicole Designz (July 31 - August 6), Back to School kit from Kaidens Mom Shops with leftovers from the rainbow kit (August 7-13), Seasonal stickers from Mambi (August 14-20), Swept Away from Fabulously Planned (August 21-27), and Alice in Wonderland kit from Formless Designs (August 28 - September 3).
Sunday Haul #21
I got so excited about watching the Periscope showing off all the soon-to-be-released Happy Planner products that I went only and bought some planner accessories from Blitsy. I grabbed:
- Brilliant Year sticker pack (to go with my Seasons 2017 planner)
- Checklist self-inking stamp
- Pen holders
- Mini stamp set
- Striped accessory pouch
The Happy Planner
A few weeks ago Blitsy had a sale on mambi's Happy Planner and accessories. I had seen these in stores, but didn't necessarily want to buy one... However, my current planner-less life was not going well. J always insists on using digital calendars and planners, but I need paper. I like see to the month laid out before me. I had weighed the pros and cons of many different planners, but most were filled with boxes I wouldn't use or were just too expensive. I took a chance and ordered The Happy Planner.
Turns out, I love the set up! First of all, it has a spiral type binding. I love being able to lay it flat on it's own or pull back the pages. Definitely helps! Secondly, I love how the planner includes a monthly goal setting page. I love pulling together my important events, dates, and goals onto one page. I decided to keep these pages unadorned to focus on the events. This is my August page. For the goals section, I didn't include all my monthly goals, but focused on the bigger or month-long ones (i.e. new movie month).
Third, I like the size and layout of the monthly spreads. There is enough space to jot down bigger events or plans. Plus, there is a column on the left for notes. I'm still deciding what to do with those left hand columns. I saw someone use them as a space for inspirational sayings and other person use it as a "currently" list. Maybe I'll settle on one of those two ideas.
Fourth, check out these weekly spreads! I love how the days are divided into Morning, Afternoon, and Evening chunks. With an afternoon napping toddler, this divide fits my day perfectly! I've taken to adding our dinner plans right under the Evening bar. I also appreciate that Saturday and Sunday are kept together at the end of the week. I can't wrap my brain around the idea of Sunday as the first day of the week. On the left hand side, there is a column title "notes." I've chosen to use the column as my weekly to-dos. No appointments or activities, but documenting the few things I really want to focus on or complete.
So that's my new planner. I've already bought some sticker accesories (as seen in the above pages), but I'm sure I'll think of other little extras to add as the weeks go by. And best of all, this planner is an 18-month planner. I am set until December 2016!!!!