How I Stay Organized in 2018

How do I stay organized? With a planner. Planners are my go-to. I grew up using them throughout school, so I've carried that method into my everyday life.

When the new year rolls around,  I'm always on the hunt for the perfect planner to get through the next 365 days with me. This year I wanted to find one that was a little more unique than a traditional planner you can buy at Target or Office Max.

After a little bit of research, I ordered the 2018 Vintage Floral Vision Planner off of Amazon from the brand Bloom Daily Planners. This company is run by all females, and their goal is to help other women grow and become the best versions of themselves by using their planners.

The planner is setup in a way that helps you create a vision for your year. Now, I don't know about you, but the setup of my planner plays a huge role as to whether or not I purchase it. I love how this particular planner focuses on achieving all of your goals and dreams. Yes, you read that right. Achieving your goals and dreams in one year (well, what you want to accomplish in a year) is made easy with this planner.

In the beginning there is an area to write down 5 goals, places you want to visit, books you want to read, new things you want to try, what you want to improve on, and what you're grateful for. I'm a visual person, so filling out this section helped me A LOT when it came to putting my life into perspective. There is also a bucket list for the year; who doesn't love creating those?

After you have your goals set for the year, each month has a vision and making it happen spread where you can write out what you will do each week to achieve them. Let me tell you, this has been EXTREMELY helpful. I'm able to easily tackle goals that felt overwhelming to me before--such an amazing feeling! Following this, is your traditional monthly calendar. This helps me so so so much when it comes to organizing my work schedule and keeping track of appointments and article due dates.

After this, you have weekly spreads that show individual days. My planner needs to have this type of spread in addition to a monthly calendar. I use this portion to write to do lists, and it has an area where I can keep track of how much water I drink throughout the day.

Now it's time for my favorite part of the Bloom planners: Inspirational quotes. Within each planner, Bloom adds motivating quotes to each week like, "Be patient with yourself, nothing in nature blooms all year" and "Wakeup each day excited to bloom in a new way." I love this SO much, it's such a subtle way to add a touch of positivity to your week.

Bloom is my favorite planner company, and I would love for you to try out their fantastic products too! To get 10% off your purchase of 25 dollars or more until February fourth, use my link here.

Have a beautiful day!