As a blogger, I am often contacted by companies that want me to review their products. I usually decline, but not this time because I have been looking for something like this for years! As a disclaimer, Personal-Planner.com did send me one for free (and one to give away), but I would have gladly paid for this, had I known about it, and the review is completely my own. As teachers and parents, I know your lives are super busy and that you depend on your planner to keep you organized, so hopefully this is something you can use, too!
I go planner shopping every year around this time, and until now, I have always had to settle for something that met some, but not all, of my personal planning wants and needs. Not only that, I usually ended up with a bunch of stuff that I would never use (for example, pages for contacts list – I’d rather use my iPhone…and I don’t need tear-out shopping lists, either). One of my own little particularities is that I don’t like lines on the days of the week. I like big open spaces. That knocks out about two thirds of most planners. I also like a vertical format and a place for notes for each day. I have never found all that in one planner…until now.
You, of course, probably have your own individual set of requirements for a personal planner, and now you can get all of them – and probably some other nifty add-ons you never thought of. Â Designing your own planner is super easy. The site takes you through the process step-by-step. It only took me about 15 minutes!
Here are some features I thought were particularly cool:
- You get to design your covers! They have patterns and themes you can choose from, or you can upload your own photos.
- You can start your calendar from any month, and you can add your personal events, such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
- There are a variety of fun mix-and-match choices for designing the weekly pages. If you prefer blocks to my vertical format, then you can have them. Lines too, or even light stripes in a variety of colors. You can even add a little box within each day to track your workouts, work hours, or the weather.
- At the bottom of each weekly spread, there is a blank space. You can leave it blank, or you can add up to three handy modules. You can see the ones I selected above. I especially like the “Graph of the Week,” which I will probably use to track my moods or productivity.
- The end of the planner has several great options, as well. The most exciting to me, personally, was the overview of the current year and the next year. I like the format (perfect for recording daily TpT sales), and all of the holidays are listed.
- If you want to combine your professional life with your personal life, then you can choose to include a final, 40-page section at the back that has all kinds of tools for planning, tracking students, etc. (available on the A5 planner only).
- They include a plastic pouch for extras and a ruler. Also, shipping is free!
Thanks for posting this!! It looks very helpful!
Looks awesome!
I am looking forward to my trip to ITALY!!!! 🙂
I would love to have this! Thank you for all that you give and do!
I am looking forward to watching my 8th graders graduate!
Awesome
I am looking forward to having my own classroom.
I am looking forward to watching my granddaughter grow into a great learner, like her momma and aunt; this is the legacy I give to her as a teacher and life long learner, myself!
I am always trying to be more organized…this would help me so much!
I love this!
I'm looking forward to a trip to Scotland!
This looks great…thanks for posting!
Looking forward to playing in the snow!
I am looking forward to next year because my baby will be a Senior in High School, and my middle daughter will be a Senior in college.
Thank you for offering this giveaway. What a terrific product!
Ooh my! Anything that personalised is super. Thanks so much for posting!
I am looking forward to tomorrow with my third graders!
Looking forward to having a smooth start to the year.
I'm looking forward to the birth of grandchild #2 (and possibly #3)!
Love the idea of planning my own planner!
This looks like it would be useful to help schedule blogs! Thanks for the review, I love that you can personalize it:)
Looks awesome!
Looking forward to my first grandchild graduating from high school.
Love the planner.
Toni Nicholson
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I am looking forward to spending a quiet Thanksgiving catching up on all the things I never have time to enjoy.
I am looking forward to the possibilities of the unknown and a fresh start!
Courtney
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I'm looking forward to using this with my daughter. We always have to settle for something that's not quite usable too.
I would love this. It might just help me get some organization in my life.
What I am looking forward to most in the upcoming year is settling my mother's estate and getting my life back to some semblance of order.
I'm looking forward to our spring camping trip.
I'm looking forward to our spring camping trip.
I'm looking forward to my trip to Lake Tahoe that my hubby just booked for us! Yeah!
Looking forward to more organization help! Thanks!
This looks super cool…thanks for sharing
I need a new planner and am on a tight budget. This looks great!
I am looking forward to having a year of Common Core completed.
I'm looking forward to using the new planner that I might win!
I am looking forward to watching my children grow.
I am looking forward to a family holiday in Cornwall with my husband, children, parents and (hopefully) my brother!
This looks awesome! I need to get better organized, so this would be perfect 🙂
Shelley
It looks great! Love it 🙂 Fingers crossed
With student teaching coming up in January plus seminar and a research class, this planner will truly come in handy. Good luck to all! Thanks for sharing a great product.
Looing forward to spending more time with friends and family in the coming year.
Minds in Bloom is a GREAT blog!!
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what a great idea!
Cute! I do all my "pinning" on my iPad so I'm having a hard time figuring out how to leave a URL for the last two entries.
I'm looking forward to next semester – I'll be starting student teaching!
Thank you for sharing! In the coming year I am looking forward to my first year of marriage ( we were married 9-21-13), moving into our first home, and eventually welcoming a new addition to our little family …although it may be a little further ahead in our future.
I am looking forward to moving to a new country!
I can't wait for my Colts to go to the Superbowl. Or for graduating with my first Master's degree in math education 🙂
I was just thinking of how I could design my own planner that would meet my needs in the classroom and at home! I have tried in the past, but it just came out looking like a binder! Love it!
I am looking forward to the first year of our dive into Common Core being done and having more of a grip on things that worked or didn't work.
I am looking forward to moving next year!
Gina
I'd LOVE to design my own planner!
I'm looking forward to taking a big family vacation next year.
I am looking forward to celebrating my husband and I's 20th wedding anniversary, as well as, completing our Future City project!
Love that I won't have to make my own anymore on the co computer.