Here’s to a new year… and a new calendar! Since I am just starting this blog, I am in great need of a big table calendar to help map out all of my planned blog posts! I also thought that as we head into 2021, a post on how I stay organized and on schedule with my busy life would be very beneficial!
I use three calendars daily:
- My table calendar
- My Cozi calendar
- My Lilly Pulitzer agenda
I have a Simplified table calendar that I keep on my desk, where all my blog posts, social media posts, Monkee’s posts, and school social media posts are planned out and organized. It is very colorful, just how I like it! I am also a huge fan of color coding so I know what post is for what social media platform, and what I will be posting about. It is my magical way of keeping it all organized! Basically, it helps me with what and when to post, down to every exact detail! This is key to how I keep the blog in check!
Click HERE for the link!
Next, my Cozi calendar! This is an app you can purchase in the AppStore and it is a life changer! We use the Cozi Gold version. It is just a basic calendar app made for the family. Everyone in my family has it, and it is how we keep up with what all of us are up to on the daily! We are all individually assigned a color, (they speak my love language too!) with all of our events written in that color. Color-coding strikes again!
When there are family events in the calendar, that will have its own separate color as well. You can also set it up to send you daily and weekly reminders that will come through your email and your regular notification center. These are so helpful to me! I will also get a notification if someone adds an event to the calendar, so I immediately know of anything new coming up!
Lastly, my Lilly agenda. This is my very favorite! I have been using Lilly Pulitzer agendas for several years now, and I have found them to be the best! I love all of the fun colors and prints throughout the planner, and the way it is designed and set-up, is perfect for me. They have two options of calendar planners. One follows the calendar year (it begins in January of the new year), and one follows the school year (it begins in August and goes through December of the following year). I chose the school year planner. Where I am in my life right now, my new year begins when I start a new school year.
My agenda is where I keep all of my personal life! School events, assignments, projects, tests, due dates, my crazy dance schedule, and church events take up the majority of my agenda. I also include doctor’s appointments, birthdays, time set aside to be spent with friends and family, and other notes and things I need to do! I write so many little reminders in there as well that need to get done on a daily basis. Once again, everything is color-coded down to every school class, dance class, church service, and appointment type! I couldn’t take a picture of one of my exact pages, but I made a sampler!
Click HERE for the link to the Lilly agenda I have now! Happy Organizing in 2021!
xoxo, Joanna