erin condren life planner

here are some pictures of my new erin condren life planner! i ordered it on jan 9 and it was delivered today. definitely worth the wait! this planner is put together by hand (as well as the rest of her products), no machines - so it does take a little longer, which is fine with me!

here we go..

the box! how cute is that : )

love this little quote on the box.

inside the box (so cute!!)

this little envelope had some goodies in it:

inside the envelope

matching notepads : )

the planner!!

special dates in the front of the planner -
for birthdays/anniversaries/holidays : ) i
love how it's numbered for each day, not just
lines & it's so colorful!!

there's a little notes section at the beginning
of each month. some months have more, some
less, depending on when the previous month
ended

there are also motivational/inspirational quotes
throughout the planner!

a notes section in the back of the planner
lot's of writing space!

each month looks like this, just
different colors! soooo cute!!! &

each month has a different color tab : )

after the month calendar, you see this for each
month.. on the left page there's a goals list and
a to-do list then the days are broken into

morning, day, & night with plenty of space!

in the back is a page for

important numbers

stickers, stickers & more stickers!

there are 2 pages of them that are
pre-printed...

& 2 pages of blank stickers!

a double sided pocket folder :)

a little pouch to store things -

it came with goodies in it, too!!

gift labels, labels, circle paper clips

on the back cover is the next 2 years

all on one page : )

Okay, so there you go. One thing that I found out from looking at tons of blogs before buying this was that the month tabs can start "curling" from wear and tear... no worries though - you can buy avery index tabs, the self-adhesive ones - cut them to size and there ya go! I have read that when the 2013 Life Planners come out, they will come laminated : )

the day has come!

Today is the dayyyy!

Just checked FedEx and my planner is being delivered today! I can't wait to go home! 5:00 can't come soon enough. I will be posting a "review" once I get home tonight and take pictures of it.

Also, I've been using Instagram a lot! It's an awesome app that you can share your photos with other people. Last month there was a challenge (#janphotoaday) - each day there is a different picture that you post. The creator of this wonderful challenage is @fatmumslim. She is awesome and very talented! Here are some photos from the January photo-a-day:



Just posted the other day was the photo challenge for February - I'm so excited to do this. It gives me something to do everyday and to look forward to posting on Instagram, I also really like looking at other people's photos. So... Here is the February challenge:

Follow me on Instagram: d0nnanic0le (the o's are zero's)

good news..

okay, so i just got home from work and logged onto the erin condren website, ohhh for about the 5th or 6th time today and now it says SHIPPED :D

that means. my planner is almost here! it's been a week and a half since i ordered it and it feels like it's been forever. i can't wait to get it! now, it's on to stalking the fedex website! ;)

time to fix dinner (it's spaghetti night!)

new years resolution?

Okay, so I know I haven't posted the DIY projects I've done & it's been over 2 months since I said I would post what I've done. Sooooo, one of my new year's resolutions is to keep up with this blog. I know, I know.. I say it everytime. But, really this time. (i hope! haha)

So, last week I ordered this AWESOME planner from www.erincondren.com - it's called a Life Planner and it looks amazing! You can personalize it with any of their cover designs & your name on the front (or whatever you want it to say!).

This is a video on the site that shows a little of what the planner is:

I am so so so excited to get this. I've been looking at blogs and youtube video reviews since I've ordered it and it's not helping! When I ordered it, the approximate ship date showed Jan 18 (which is TUESDAY!) :)

I found out online that this planner comes with some pretty neat things - inspirational quotes throughout - a little pouch (sort of like a ziploc) - tabbed months - notes pages - individual weeks broken into morning, day & evening - todo's and goals - stickers! (haha)- soooo much! (there's more!) So, I plan on using this for EVERYTHING - and i mean everything, it's so much easier for me to write stuff down and know what I have to do and be able to cross it off. Yes, I will probably still use my phone. One thing about the planner is that it was $50... yeah, I know. But I'm all about planners/notebooks and stuff like that LOL!

Once I get the planner, I'll take some pictures and do another blog post :)