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Spring Clean: Planner Edition
Although I tidy up my planner many times throughout the year, when we finally get to spring time I start thinking about all the areas of my life that need tidying. These things include cleaning and tidying tasks, as well as large areas to declutter such as my garage and basement. My jeep gets cleaned, and this time, I thought what a great time to also do a spring refresh on my planner.
A great practice to get into is maintaining your planner on a monthly or quarterly basis. Add this step to your routine (or your goals) so you won’t forget to do it. As with anything, your planner needs regular maintenance to keep it organized and usable.
If you haven’t tackled this ever, I would start by going over the following areas:
- Dividers & Sections
Make sure you are using dividers. If you aren’t, how do you find anything? Keep your sections organized by how important the sections are. For example, I have a brain dump right in the front so I can drop ideas here as soon as they enter my head. My next section is my goals (you don’t want to lose track of this — it should really be where all of your plans start from so at the beginning of your planner is a good place). Next is my schedule — I need to easily reference my monthly calendar, weekly tasks and goals and also have access to my daily task lists. Any other sections I add to my planner in order of how much I reference them. See below for a total list of all my planner sections:
