Happy New Year Filofax fans! I’m sure I don’t have to explain to you the thrill a new year brings, especially the thrill of setting our planners up for another 365 organised days. Today I am going to share how I did just that in my A5 Apex for 2014.
One Little Word
At the front of my planner I have an insert with my One Little Word for 2014. I like keeping my word close to me in different ways, so that I am always mindful of it, as I really hope it guides my actions throughout the year.
I also added it to each of my main sections
I'm taking orders for these through my Etsy Designs shop!
Yearly Planner
Next up is my section for planning the year.
I bought the 2014 year calendar from DIYFish on Etsy. It’s a four page foldout calendar with lots of space for planning. This is what it looks like folded up.
I used the column on the left to list some trackable personal goals for the year.
When folded open, you see the entire year laid out. I plan to use this for keeping track of birthdays and other personal events.
I’m still working on planning the year out, that’s my goal for January, so it’s a work in progress.
Next up is a tracking sheet I made for keeping track of the goals I listed, as well as other things I am curious about.
At the end of the month I will add up my layouts, knitting projects etc. completed so it will be easy to get a tally at the end of the year (begin with the end in mind). I got the idea for this tracker when I was writing my Year in Numbers post, and had a heck of a time adding everything up! This way I can keep track during the year, and be able to gauge if I am doing okay to meet my goals.
Do you have goals to track? You can download this tracker as a freebie! It’s available in both A4 and Letter size, and is two pages, six months to a page. You can print it back to front, or as a spread like I did. If you use an A5 or Half-Letter (Classic) planner you can choose “Multiple” in your printer settings, and then 2 to a sheet to be able to print on one sheet. Then cut in half for your planner.
Monthly, Weekly, Daily
I mentioned last month that I was trying out the Life Mapping System from DIYFish, and I totally love it, so I am sticking with those inserts for 2014.
The first fold out page is for monthly planning. I have my main tasks listed, and also filled in the square on the date I plan to do each task.
On the other side you see the monthly calendar, plus the week at a glance. I use one weekly column for listing my blog posts, and the other for listing our meal plan. To the right I fill out my weekly tasks (transferred form the monthly chart) and the day I need to do each one.
When I flip the page to the right over, I get to see month, week and day together
This is what it looks like all blank
There’s lots of room for writing, as well as space for appointments – the hours are listed vertically where I put my thin washi tape. I decided to cover it up since I rarely have appointments, and I don’t really plan my day out by hour, more by category. So I made section headings to keep track. What I like about her system is that you can use it exactly as designed, or customise it to suit how you work.
I think I’m all set to begin 2014! I’ve only been back at work for three days so far, and already I can tell that this system is really working for me.
How are you setting up your 2014? Let’s go see what Monika is up to over at I Love it All!
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