The Beauty of Having a Planner

I bought a planner at Ross last December for eight bucks. I was never a 'planner' type of person, preferring to write appointments, etc on a big grid calendar instead. So, it was a new experience when I cracked it open New Year's Day. The front cover says - 

with '2024' underneath it. It has monthly tabs, sections for birthdays, goals and notes. As of today's date, I'm finally getting into the groove of it. And I'll admit it felt funny as hell not writing things up on the calendar. Which was annoying because at some point the ink in the pen would dry up from writing at that angle and I'd be annoyed while quickly hunting for another one. But as the planner isn't on the wall, that no longer happens. I find myself skimming over the monthly calendars to focus on the daily section. At the end of the month, I calculate how often I went to open mics/poetry workshops, the number of workouts (ugh) and how many submissions I made for the month. Using stickers to mark the days, I now can see my progress much clearer than the guessing I've always done before. For example, in January my numbers were 2, 8 and 16. The next month, they were 4, 5 and 17. Working out less only because I was sick for a week. Now I find myself looking forward to putting a sticker by a activity. Having learned that for me, one of the keys to happiness is having something to look forward to. 


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