Taking on 2017 with The Intentional Planner (and Planner Giveaway!)
I realize it sounds cliche, but I honestly can’t believe how fast 2016 went by. We are less than 9 days away from 2017! WHAT?! One thing I love about the arrival of a new year is the fresh start it provides. I LOVE this time of year not only for the holidays, but also for the chance to reflect back on the past year and really start being intentional about my planning, goal setting, vision casting, and preparation for the new year ahead.
Even with the change in technology and Google calendar and iPhones and all that stuff, I have (and always will be) “old school” when it comes to my calendar and my planner. I have always used a paper planner because it’s just one of those things where I like to have a central place to write or jot down ideas as they come to me, see my entire month, plan out things in advance, write down things I’m grateful for, prayers, notes, etc. etc. etc.
I like it all to be in one place. My brain is always going at 100 miles a minute and having a clean, well-organized paper planner helps keep me relatively sane.
A few months ago, I connected with Lucy Mattern of Lucy Celebrates through the Pursuit 31 Gold Star Collective and Lucy shared with me her new Intentional Planner that she launched for 2017. Anyway, after connecting, I knew we would be fast friends (she’s the SWEETEST… seriously! She loves Jesus, she’s fun, she’s just awesome.) Well, she sent me one of the Intentional Planners to review and you guys… I LOVE THIS THING.
The Intentional Planner is amazing.
Lucy tells the story and the history of the Intentional Planner MUCH better than I ever could… You can read how she got started here!
The packaging is beautiful, it’s extremely well made, I love the simple design, and the gold detailing is perfect! The A5 Ring Binder Edition (which is the one I got) is formatted with one day per two-pages, but also comes with places for notes, goal settings (spiritual, relational, health, and professional goals), a daily spot for you to journal, pray, and celebrate.
The A5 Binder planner comes with expansion / insert packs for the 2nd half of the year. 🙂
It has a place for a to-do list (my FAVORITE), action steps, and even an hour-by-hour breakdown of the day. Then, of course, you have your month-at-a-glance where you can write down any long-term plans, events, travel, etc. I also love that all the pages have verses of scripture to keep you focused, motivated, and encouraged!
Seriously. This planner is unlike ANY other planner I have ever used. No joke. I honestly can’t WAIT to really dive into the Intentional Planner throughout the year and use it to organize my life. (Because goodness knows my life needs organizing! Haha!)
Now, the FABULOUS Lucy from Lucy Celebrates has been kind enough to offer you guys 15% off your purchase from her shop by using the code “OHWHATFUN” (that includes Intentional Planners!) AND she is giving away an Intentional Planner to one lucky reader!!
Use the Rafflecopter below to enter:
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Now what about you? Do you use a paper planner to organize your life? What tips do you have for making the most of a planner?
*Thank you to the fabulous Lucy Celebrates for partnering with me on this post! And thank YOU for supporting the brands (especially the small, women-owned businesses) that help support this blog, me, and my family!
I’d love so that it would help me keep on track of not only my schedule but inspire me to do better daily!
This would be great to keep me on track and to give me much inspiration.
I love the idea of brainstorm with God in my journals. (Rosie A)
I’d love to have this planner to help me keep organized in the new year.
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I love paper planners and have really been looking for the perfect one for my grown up life and I think this might be it!
Great post. I love my planner and always write in pencil.
xo, Lee
What a pretty and elegant planner! I can’t live without my paper planner. My fiance can tell you I’d be lost without it!
I would love to win because I need a planner to help organize my life. (:
I love planners! I used them for years in school up until I graduated. Now I mostly use my phone because I couldn’t find one I liked enough to keep it with me. But I am super hopeful I can start back up using one since I’m starting a new job with a monthly schedule… particularly this one if I get a chance to fit it into the budget! Fingers crossed for the contest! My tip for them though is to ALWAYS have things in pencil if they are negotiable and to make notes of certain events a day or week in advance so I don’t move on to a new day or week at a glance and panic over something I had forgotten until the day of! Great post as always Molly!
I would love extra motivation to be organized! I’m pretty bad, what with the mom-brain! What a beautiful option!!!
Love the sleek design and applying God’s word to my daily plans. With a family of 7 no app or online calendar can accomplish what I need. I’m returning to paper for 2017!
Organization is one thing that I need help on. I totally think this planner would help.
This planner is absolutely gorgeous and I would LOVE for it to help me grow in my faith next year and also be more organized as I go back to school and juggle my family! Thank you!
What a gorgeous planner! After 17 years away from a paper planner, I’m about to take the plunge to return. I miss it. Since you first posted about this one, I’ve been intrigued. I love that she sees this as a guide and not just a to-do list. AND it’s beautiful!
I would like to be better organized in 2017 and I still prefer to use a paper planner vs. an electronic one. This planner is beautiful.
I have been struggling with staying organized for sometime now and I do know that God is my answer to living life abundantly and He is my answer to everything. This planner sounds like it may be my answer to finally creating a space where I can see today and the coming weeks readily. Thanks for introducing me to this planner.
I would need a planner so i can balance my schedule in studying to get my license next year and same time with duties of being a wife
I still use a paper planner! I am loving this one! Will add it to my list for 2017….so many choices, so hard to choose
O my o my o my….. I am getting giddy here Molly! First of all great review. I love planners and trying to really pin point what planner I want for 2017! This one looks simply amazing. I love the spiritual side of it too. It seems to have what others have missed 🙂 I am so excited to enter the giveaway. This would be a blessing in my life for sure!
Hi! I need a planner for long-term (and short-term) goal setting. And, let’s face it, two kids changes the game completely. I just had my second in May, and I’m still trying to juggle life. An Intentional Planner seems like it would help me with everything!
I still use paper calendars! I even have two – one for work and one for the rest of my life. The tiny elephant on the front is my favorite, so chic and cute! I love that it’s different from other planners and focuses on different aspects of your life.
First of all, I’m totally with you- I need a paper planner. I’m visual and need to “look” at my calendar several times a day. Second, this is quite possibly the prettiest planner ever! It’s stunning! I love that it’s not a traditional planner. A planner seems like the perfect place to explore goals, faith and and relationships. Genius!
I have been looking at planners and calendars for a month. I can’t find one I really like; but this planner looks amazing. I like the word intentional….I believe it might help me keep a little more organized and not as scattered.
Love your blog, by the way. I found you through Pinterest and a style search. Although I am much older than you, I like your style aesthetic. Even if I cannot wear the exact thing you do, I can use the color combination or pieces as a jumping off point for my clothing choices.