I’m the type of girl that LOVES planners. I don’t like putting things on my virtual calendar I like the old-fashioned way of pen and paper. Having a physical planner helps me remember important dates and it helps me jot down important thoughts. Throughout each of my pregnancies I wrote down dates from my Doctor’s appointments, future and current milestones, and I kept pictures of each ultrasound. After my last loss, I couldn’t bear to continue using the same planner I had and it made no sense to buy a planner in October.
2019 started and I could not come to terms with buying a new planner, the pain stung too much. So, for the better part of the year, I went without my hand dandy planner and I decided it was time. After shopping online, going to Walmart, Target, and Barnes and Noble I finally found the one. I bought a planner that I love and that takes me all the way through December 2020!
Although it is just a planner, for me it is much more than that. Buying my planner is a sign that healing is occurring; it is a sign that in that moment I decided that my pain would not hold me back in that area. Though it may seem small, buying my planner was a huge step and a sign of growth. I like planners and had put that part of me on hold, I am glad some parts of me are slowly coming back while others have evolved.
-JT
Looks like a nice one! & I’m glad it’s helping you to heal. <3
I have all my calendars/datebooks/planners going back to when I was about 12 years old (!) & I have used Filofax planner inserts for almost 30 years now. Love having them to reference! I use different coloured pens for different things: red for birthdays & anniversaries, black (& yellow highlighter) for important stuff, green to mark off bills that have been paid, etc. I also note stuff on each day like what the weather's like (in purple pen), mail received & sent (in turquoise pen) and important phone calls received & made (in brown). I also use a lot of post-it notes as to-do reminders or for stuff that's tentative/doesn't have a firm date to write in yet. Works for me!
That sounds like an amazing system! maybe I should color coordinate some things too.
Love this post. Thanks for sharing ❤️
We see our progress in the smallest of ways. It is worth celebrating, and glad that you have done so by sharing this post. I love stationery too – and like the look of your planner, and especially that quote.
Oh I can really relate to this. I love my planner too. I understand how a “small” thing like buying a new planner is really a huge thing in terms of healing. I am happy for you and your new planner. (And responding to compliments with, “Thanks, that’s true” is a great idea!)
Right! that’s how I’m going to respond from now on. I have a habit of responding “I know, right” when someone compliments something that I know is true lol
It’s a beautiful planner! Congratulations on getting to that point where you can use one the way you did again, that’s good healing. I have all my planners and notebooks and it’s so funny how they can bring you back to a particular moment in time. Like lists of what to do on a weekend…they can tell you EXACTLY what you were doing and what was important at that time. I’m glad you’re finding yourself making growth. And again, I really, really like that planner.