At the end of October, I started looking for my 2025 planner.
This may sound early to some, but my planner (yes, I use a printed paper planner) is really important to me. I’ve used a planner since 7th grade (which was in 1997) and I really just can’t survive in my life without one.
The DAILY planner is also essential to my organization. I have a lot going on and I can’t approach each day the right way if I’m not clear about what’s happening.
But, over the last five or so years, I’ve noticed that finding a daily planner (as opposed to a weekly or monthly) is becoming more difficult.
And this time, the pickings were very SLIM.
Even the company I’ve turned to for planners the last three years… I couldn’t find what I needed this time.
Frankly, I started to panic. What if i couldn’t find ANY daily planners?
I searched Amazon and I found ONE that I liked, but you know what? It had no dates on it.
Like, you would have to go in and write each day in it — Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
…And then do that 364 times. No.
I looked for a few days and found a really boring gray one at Target. But, I was so worried about not finding one at all, that I just bought it.
A few days later, I realized I could simply decorate it, and it wouldn’t be so bad.
So, I ordered a TON of stickers from a small business in the UK I’ve been admiring for awhile: Katnipp Studios.
They have the cutest kawaii characters in all sorts of stickers and other merchandise.
My stickers arrived, and I got to decorating. I covered the front and back of my planner and even some of the inside. I also added some glitter because… why not?
It looks a lot better, and now I’m even a little excited to use it!
I’m also happy I was able to support a small business in the process.
Curious about you all — do you use a planner? Where do you get yours?! I need to know so I can be ready for 2026 🙂
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