class=”ob-media ob-img ob-pull-left ob-media-left” alt=”CLOSED – Personal Planner: Review and Giveaway” />I am pretty disorganised when it comes to the blog (should I actually be admitting that?) Lately it seems to have taken a back seat, especially with the hubby being away as when I have some spare time he has been skyping etc.
So my aim for the new year is to focus more on the blog and plan things, rather than have blog posts floating around my mind which are soon forgotten about, or have reviews that sit around waiting to be written up because I am so not organised. What better way to do this than by using a planner?
So when Personal Planner offered me a planner, I jumped at the chance to try to start getting organised.
What I love about the personal planner is that it is totally customisable! From the front to the back cover, the text you want on the cover, the date you start your planner, even the colour of the elastic that holds your planner securely together. So the planner will be totally unique to you.
Creating the planner is simple to do. You use the software on their website to design the planner how you want it.
There are different sizes to choose from but I decided to go for a small size which retails at £14.95. I wanted to keep it solely for my blog so felt I didn’t need a bigger one. And this size is ideal. It easily slips into my purse, or Bee’s changing bag.
I chose one of the designs on the site for my planner, but you can just as easily add a favourite picture of your own to totally customise it. You can change the text on the front of the planner to name the planner what you like and place it where you like on the front; middle, bottom, left or right.
You can also choose whether you want stripes in your planner or not; i preferred stripes.
What is also pretty useful for the planner is that you can customise it by adding little boxes for the weather, workout or work. I didn’t feel I needed these so didn’t add them. You can even add personal dates such as birthdays if you log in and create an account.
At the bottom of each page you can add different modules, such as graphs, to do, lists or just simply notes. I chose to put notes as one module to allow me to jot things down. However this is not ideal for the small size planner because the lines end up so close together you would need really tiny handwriting to write anything.
With the back pages you have option of what you would like; from blank pages to sudoku. I chose an overview of 2014 and 2015 and then sudoku!
You can personalise the first page to say what you like, adding your contact details if your planner gets lost and you can pick the theme throughout the whole planner. I picked a pretty pink theme….I think the girls are influencing me when it comes to pink! I was never into pink this much myself!
I absolutely love this planner. They are cute as you can make them, sturdy as they are protected with a plastic sleeve and the pages are of good quality. I look forward to using it come January 2014!
Giveaway!!!
The lovely people at Personal Planner have offered one of my readers a chance to win their own personal planner/notebook in any size. Entry is via rafflecopter below.
UK entrants only.
Giveaway ends 22/11/13 at 12am
WInner has 7 days in which to respond, after which a new winner will be chosen
Winner’s email address will be forward to Personal Planner for the purposes of the digital voucher being emailed to them.
All entries will be checked and if not completed correctly the entry will be disqualified.
It’s for ME because I need help planning.
For me as I am always forgetting appointments
This would be for me as the main brains that runs our household. I’m not good with diaries but I like that you can pretty much design this planner to your needs.
I love the fact that this diary can be customized. I hate having diaries where they include lots of pages I never look at with pointless info.
It would be for my wife and I as we need to start planning our blog posts more.
it would be for me to keep track of my two daughters activities
My dad because he needs help getting organised.
My mum, she got a new job and this would help her organise
Myself – it will help me to plan better!
Me because now I live away from home I forgot to birthday cards in the post on time
for me i have a habit of forgetting important school thigs
For me. I have a five month old baby and her social life is bigger than mine has ever been. Need to remember all the birthday parties she’s been invited to.
would have to be for me as a treat as I am forever forgetting things 😀
for me, i’m hopeless at remembering birthdays
I could do with this as I have loads to remember
It would be for me.
I’m a single mum of 5 young kids and i’m working full time & its hard to keep track of appointments and things to do so this would be really helpful 🙂
For me, i need help to organise everything, work, voluntary jobs and my studying.
Me because my memory is terrible and this certainly would help 🙂
My me as I’m always forgetting things
I’d like to give it to my husband so he can keep track of all his appointments
@cricrinapoli1
my other half as they are so forgetful
me as i am very disorganised
myself to get organised
My daughters has just started college
My daughter who has started her nursing degree!
It is for me, and I need it as I would love to get back to the old organised me, before I had a baby last year!
It is for me, and I need it as I would love to get back to the old organised me, before I had a baby last year!
My daughter
For myself as I am fed up of trying to keep track of my active family, hubby has meetings and appointments. kids have various clubs throughout the week with sleep overs and parties thrown in – son has numerous medical appointments, plus my job/meetings to boot! Post it notes aren’t working!
I would make one for my little sister, she’s a dis-organised Uni student!! haha x
5 kids too many things get forgotten!
It’s for me! I’ve just started teaching and tutoring in the evenings and I need something to keep me organised with work (lessons, homework, exams etc) and at home (playdates, pre-school sessions, appts).
I would love to win to replace the lovely one i owned that the children spilt a drink all over!
It would be for me, I have so much going on that I need as much help as I can get to stay organised.
its for me so I can make sure we are all in the right place at the right time
I think my sister needs one because whe’s just got a job and will have to manage her and her family’s time 🙂
I need one to remember all my hospital appointments.
it would be for my mum as she doesnt have one and hasa such alot of things to remember with work and general things
i would love this for myself – i need some order in my life 🙂