I'm good at many things but being organized is not one of those things. I forget due dates, I lose papers, and I stress myself out over the consequences. I had tried planners in the past, but I eventually lost track of them or gave up. That was until I treated myself to a new, fun twist on your everyday planner. I bought mine from a brand called 'The Happy Planner', but there are quite a few options similar to the style of the planner I chose.

Normally, planners come with their own design and layout of the pages where you can fill in your priorities right away. 'The Happy Planner' does things a little differently. The brand sells giant sticker packs where you can literally create an entirely different look for each page, adding in varieties of patterns, colors, and cute quotes. The pages come blank so you can allow your creativity to truly set in.

The whole scrapbook-esque take on it is the reason I keep doing it. Every week, I set aside time to focus on designing my planner and doing something I consider fun. It's very therapeutic to be able to forget about homework for a minute and get crafty. Since I am being able to express my artistic style through these pages, I constantly write things that I've done or assignments that I need to do so that the final week spread looks complete! This has kept me motivated to stay organized since the very first week that I got this planner.

My favorite thing to implement in my planner is Etsy sticker sets. People on Etsy create thousands of different themed layouts for these exact planners that you can buy for cheap and really make your page pop! The hobby can get pricey if you buy loads of stickers that you don't ever use, but if you're like me, you'll use loads of them!

I have seen major improvements in my day-to-day life since I began planning and I'm not ashamed of it. I hardly, if ever, forget due dates anymore since I do revisit my planner every day to make sure my to-do list is checked off. I track my work schedule in there, I track my water intake, I track everything.

Now that finals week is coming up, this might be the perfect time to start finishing off the school year strong and start organizing before next semester shows up.

Drop the basic, boring planner and invest in something that is fun, while also really beneficial towards your life. I think everyone should try this out at least once and see if it works for you, the way it worked for me!