When you are an organizational freak (like me), finding a planner and keeping it somewhat organized/prettyish looking is hard because even the smallest little eraser mark can send you into a frenzy of wanting a new planner and oh god this one is ruined so here are the 9 stages of what people like me go through when getting a new planner.
1. Realizing you need a new planner
Walking into Target and browsing through those shiny new books that are going to hold your entire life.
2. Finally picking that perfect planner
Finding the planner that is going to make your life so much easier and has that feeling where you think you might never love an inanimate object more.
3. Questioning when to start using it
The planner you already have goes until September, but it’s August and school starts soon so you might as well ignore those last 2 months in the planner you are already using and start the new one.
4. Picking which color is going to be assigned to what class/event
Pink is for birthdays, blue is math, orange is English, green is engineering, purple is psych, and red is work.
5. Carefully writing in the dates
Trying so hard to not mess up and not write anything wrong in fear of having to cross things out and make the planner ruined
6. Moving onto writing your class schedule into the daily part
This is the hardest part because you tell yourself that you aren’t gonna mess up this time, but let’s be honest you are going to write something wrong or write it on a day that you don’t have class and have to cross something off.
7. Messing something up
Yup, you did it. You messed up somewhere and had to cross something off and now your whole planner is ruined. (not really but it doesn’t look perfect.)
8. Realizing that plans are gonna change and your planner is never going to be perfect
Let’s face it plans are going to change and things are going to get crossed out, but that’s okay because your planner, just like your life is going to be a little crazy and messy and unorganized.
9. Repeat Steps 1-7 when your other planner runs out.
