2021 planner made from craft supplies and old planners

One of my goals is to use the craft and planner products I have versus buying new ones. To be honest, I still buy supplies, but not as much . I've found this goal has crept into my planning world as much as my crafting world. What do I mean by that? Let me tell you.

Paper Planner

I've been a paper planner since college. My first planner was a Franklin Covey. I loved it. Through the years, I've tried online planning. It's good for keeping track of my appointments - love those pop-up reminders - but it doesn't help me track my projects and my notes. I'm more of a visual person. Even in school, I could remember where on a page of notes the answer for a test question was located.

I've been trying to find a planner that would allow me to plan my work projects, home projects, memories, and more. You know, the "Perfect Planner." I think the "Perfect Planner" is a moving target. What's perfect today, may not be perfect next week or next year. I'm looking for my "Practical Planner."

Since starting my blog and working on more crafting projects, I realized I liked having a planner to track projects and ideas. I track things such as; when I want to post my blog, blog topic ideas, draft posts, images needed, etc. Instead of going out and buying another planner, I decided to challenge myself and create my own planner for 2021. I've built up an assortment of planner supplies, so I went to my product stash and did an inventory of what I had. This is what happened next.

2021 Practical Planner

As I dug through my supplies, I found a variety of unused monthly planner sections - all different styles. I went online to find out what months and years matched with 2021. I then set those months aside. For the months that didn't align, I used the leftover months and made my own. I added washi tape, whiteout, and stickers to make the months that didn't match work for my project. Plus, I added a section in the back of old notebook paper for notes.

It's not perfect at all. But, I'm using the products and craft supplies that I have. And, to be honest that felt great! This Practical Planner will be just right for my crafting and blogging needs. I'll let you know how it works as I start to use it. 

Let me know what you think. How do you like to plan your projects and activities? On paper? Electronically? A hybrid approach?