Images of tight leather pants are often just as beautiful. Still, you won't find me wearing those pants! They would not fit.
Instead, I am a champion of the unstuffed planner.
(I heard that gasp!)
A planner should carry all of the information that I need when on the go and no more. Why would I carry extra weight?
If there is more information that needs to be available at home or at work, that's a license to use a second or third binder! Or add in some e-planning.
But for the basics, keeping a planner unstuffed means that it has a nice feel in the hand. It's light in my bag and very mobile.
Here's a picture of my Franklin Covey Flourish next to my hand, so that you can see the size of the planner and how convenient it is for bringing with me wherever I travel.
(Sorry, boys and open-minded girls, I'm taken! I just forgot to wear my wedding ring.)
And the planner rings, at about 1 inch, mean that the stuffed planner is only about two fingers wide.
Go watch my You Tube video, Put Your Planner on a Diet, to find out how to unstuff your planner.
(I think that I remembered to retouch my manicure in that video, so your eyes won't have to suffer the same fate that you just endured.)
Etcetera.
No matter which binder I use, all the zip pouches, folders, and pockets seem to "magically" move with me. If not for them, all their contents would be floating around my purse. My pagelifters are getting a workout. Have some serious rethinking to do.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to scale back while still staying organized!
ReplyDeleteI'm a two or three planner girl. I have one small one to carry with me, a big 3-ring; overstuffed one for everyday living at home, and a pretty/fun one for notes, cards, pictures, clippings ... (smash type) I LOVE them all! Great post. I'm heading over to watch the video now. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would live for my planners to look as organized as all those Pinterest Pins! Thanks for sharing what a "real" planner should look like: as full as life as, well, life!
ReplyDeleteAnother great post:)) Stuffed planners make me jittery, like something's undone or I've missed something.
ReplyDeleteUnstuffed planners are the best. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing images of them filled to capacity, but my purse isn't that big, ha! I technically could empty out much more from my planner even, but it's small enough that it fits perfectly, so it stays how it is. :)
ReplyDeleteUnstuffed planners are the best. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing images of them filled to capacity, but my purse isn't that big, ha! I technically could empty out much more from my planner even, but it's small enough that it fits perfectly, so it stays how it is. :)
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I love the look of a stuffed planner - much like a scrapbook for me but, I keep mine more manageable by using a couple instead of just one. I was getting the personal mixed up with the blog so had to divide them. It does work much better for me now. Cathy
ReplyDeleteUnstuffing a planner is a true art. I'm still working on it. Unlike many I really don't like the look of a fat planner any more than I like the look of my fat...well you get the idea. It gives me a panicky feeling.
ReplyDeleteI liked both looks. Stuffed looks really cool I think, but unstuffed is the way I go just because of weight and practicality. So what I do is when I want a stuffed look, I move my inserts into a compact size filofax :D. lol
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