Inspirations for the New Year

As the New Year begins, we all tend to make resolutions. By the end of the first month, most of them have been thrown by the wayside.  The year marches forward while all your good intentions are just a memory. This year I have decided NOT to make any resolutions. Instead I have decided to become inspired and to try my hardest to keep myself on track.  How can you do that?, you might ask.  Enter, my daily "Happy Planner".

This year I am using my planner to the fullest extent every day. I am jotting down important dates - as I am given them - right in my planner.  And instead of writing them on a tiny piece of paper that will disappear on my desk, they are neatly arranged within the contents of either the month or the day or both.

Some people decide to keep their appointments on their phone or computer. I even have a watch that can be programmed to hold your calendar. But I am a paper kind of gal and I like to see things written down. I am learning via a Facebook Group that these planners are not just a way to keep track of appointments, but also can be used for various other tasks.

• You can "bullet journal" within your  planner. 
• Make lists for the amount of water you are drinking each day. 
• Set goals for yourself for weight and fitness. 
• Keep track of the weather
• Do your meal planning 
• Write down your "to do" list
• Keep track of important dates - birthdays & anniversaries

All of these very important tasks in ONE book! But that's not all! I have learned that you also need to decorate the pages of your planner. There are stickers and stamps and washi tape (who even knows what that is???) and a host of other items needed to make a respectable page. Actually I have found decorating to be very relaxing and I am on the look out for these products any time I go shopping now. 

I have decided that my marketing skills needed to be kept on track, so I have made a "date" for myself to keep marketing of my business in the forefront of my mind instead of always on the back burner or somewhere that never gets any attention. Blogs, video productions, in store promotions and new classes have all been calendared for the month. I am proud to say that so far (one month in) I have kept up with my marketing plan thanks to my Happy Planner!!!

In conclusion, I will mention to my fellow florists that you might want to take a look at a planner for yourself. I know how hard it is to keep those New Year resolutions. So I challenge you - Instead of making resolutions this year. -  make PLANS.