Events in my planner, and how I keep them easy to find

I wanted to talk about what I really write in my planners, to build consistency, and also to create the story of my life in my books in a way that is more romanticized, and to tell my story from my point of view.

This year I decided to be in a Hobonichi Weeks. It is not necessarily a daily planner, but I decided I still wanted my life to be all in one. I have been adding as much as possible here in a way that makes sense, in a way that lets me create my story in my books and enjoy the process.

The first thing that I added to my planners, and the most obvious, is events: appointments, things that are coming up, things that I know have to happen and I need some kind of reminder to plan ahead, attend, and be on time.

I use my monthlies as a planner most of the time. This year has been the year that I have been a little bit more free with how I use it, and have changed every now and then depending on what we are doing. I use it more creatively, but I always do try to have some kind of reminders for events.

I like color coding so I can see what is happening and what I am talking about. I like adding little doodles here and there as well to highlight the main event of the day. In one way or another, I always add those reminders. It is much easier to refer back to, of course, if it is this way. So I get to just find a color. If I am looking for a doctor appointment, for example, I can just find the color I use for the doctor and read what it is. Then I will go to that day and research or get more information if I need to.

The other way I have been doing this this year is in my yearly tracker. This is the first time that I have been adding other details to this tracker other than the days of the month. Other things that happen throughout the year that do not necessarily happen all the time, but I want to make sure I have an overview for the entire year. Blue dots, for example, are doctor appointments, dentists, physicians, or anything health related. If I need more details, I can move from the yearly tracker to the monthlies, weeklies, and then dailies.

I show how I color code, and how I move from the yearly tracker to a month, a week, and a day, in the video, so watch it to see it in my pages.

Watch the video: "What I Actually Write About in My Planner" (https://youtu.be/_XwC-6tl5xc)

If you want a simple place to start, the Free Resources Library has freebies to go with it: https://mynomadplanner.com/free-resources

How do you keep track of your events, so you can find them again later?