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Last week I did a full review on my new Erin Condren planner. This week I am going to go over my Franklin Covey Day Planner.
I have been a Franklin Covey girl from day one...when I mean day I mean 25 years of getting one every single year...here are the last 10ish years. In the last three years I switched to their spiral planner, sort of like the Erin Condren. It was the first time I had seen it, so it must have been new 3 years ago? Not sure, but in any case. I got one and haven't looked back to the individual sheets like this.
This is what my 2018 Franklin Covey Planner looks like this year, I am going to use this planner for my daily life. While the Erin Condren is going to be used for blogging. I find that it helps to keep those two worlds apart.
Here is a view of the 2 page calendar section.
And then the weekly breakdown for writing down notes for each day.
And this is new, that they have another note section in case you run out of room or want to keep track of something else.
I also made a video for this review, but in case you like reading better/you have better thing to do with your time then watch a 5 minute video. Here are pros and cons:
Pros:
Smaller than Erin Condren
The weekly breakdown after the month is on one page, so you can get a better overview of the week
There is another page for notes after each weekly breakdown to write more note
Cons:
Bigger than the Franklin planner from last year
Pages aren't as thick as the EC planner
The pages are slightly grey, I personally like white pages
Here is the video, in case you want to see the Franklin Planner that way, instead of just pictures.
I'll be back in a couple of months with an update on both my Franklin and my Erin Condren and let you know what I think of both. So which planner do you use?
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I got this
sweater at the Nordstrom anniversary sale and finally it's starting to
get cooler...actually not true, it was cold for 6 seconds and then we're
back up to 80's...good news though, we are going back down to the 60's,
next week for Christmas, yay for colder weather for Christmas!
Today I'm also linking up with Mel, Shay and Sheaffer
for What's Up Wednesday. I like looking back on these,
especially since it's the same questions each month, click here for the past months.
What we're eating this week:
Meatloaf on Sunday, then we were going to eat left overs for Monday and Mr. comes home and says there isn't enough meatloaf to eat tonight, I think we should get pizza, so pizza we got. We recently found a pizza place near us, where you can get a bacon chicken ranch and it is SOOO good! So we get half that and then half of whatever Mr. wants. Yum! I should take a picture next time, don't worry we get pizza every 10 days or so...so bad right? What do you like on your pizza?
What I'm reminiscing about:
This time last year, how much the kids have grown and how many new experiences they've gone though this past year. I can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!
What I'm loving:
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I have been loving all of these things. I have the tee in 5 or 6 colors, they are so comfy, I want to wear it ALL the time. The Exfoliator I got in my FabFitFun box and I love it. I use it once a week, and it makes my skin feel so soft. My friend got my the eyeliner for my birthday and I am obsessed! I used to use this one religiously, but since discovering this new one...oh my goodness, winged eyeliner game is perfect. It goes on gorgeous over eye shadow and it doesn't pick it up like some other ones do and make it less pigmented. So pretty. And the boots, holy cow, they fit over my big calves...I repeat they fit over my calves. And rumor has it (or reviews online), say that it fits skinny calves too...go get them, they are $50 and worth every penny! I just got these fairy lights and they are so fun! Remote control and on a timer, so it goes on automatically. So dang cool right? 4 strands for $20 making it $5 a strand, easy decision to buy! They can go anywhere in the house.
Spending time with my family, keeping busy with getting ready for Christmas, trying to squeeze in time to see my friends before the Holidays.
What I'm dreading:
I'm off for 10 days with the kids and I'm already dreading going back to work in the new year! Boo!
What I'm working on:
Trying to come up with content for the new year and come up with some videos for my YouTube Channel. Anyone have any requests?
What I'm excited about:
Christmas and Baby Fox's birthday! I'm going to be making him this cake this year. He's looking forward to turning 7 because we told him he couldn't drink soda until he turned 7. (Back Story: I drink Diet 7-Up and once he asked us if he could have some and we told him it was caleld 7-Up and that it meant that you couldn't have it unless you were 7 or up...it stuck, so he's super excited to drink it)
What I'm watching/reading:
I guess this counts as watching/listening. But have you seen this guy? His videos ARE SO GOOD and unique. I mean the coordinating and preplaning that goes into this...amazing. Plus Pitch Perfect 3...who else is excited?
What I'm listening to:
Michael Buble christmas album. You can listening to it too...
Just found this song with Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli doing Perfect together, so dang pretty.
What I'm wearing:
See the beginning of this post. I did buy a red dress for Christmas, so excited to wear it! It's sold out and I can't find it, darn. But will try and take pictures and show case next week, if I can.
What I'm doing this weekend:
Doing a lot of baking, see above and then I have to make probably 400+ more cookies because we went through the 600 from the other day...oops! Don't worry I didn't eat them, I gave them all away.
Hoping we can find time to get away to see some Christmas lights. Plus my brother will be in town for the weekend, so we're looking forward to spending time with him. What I'm looking forward to next month:
Meeting up with some friends (Lana, Deena and Abbie) in Seattle. Woo hoo, so excited to hug them and get to spend almost 3 days with them exploring, eating and shopping!
What else is new:
Not much else is new. Planning stuff for next year and excited for everything we have going on. Calendar is starting to fill up, which I love! Bonus Question: What is the best gift you've given a guy?
Hmmm...what is the best gift I have given Mr.? Well it's always something he doesn't want. But I really like the Bose system (this isn't the one I got him, but it is Alexa compatible, that's pretty cool) I got him, it's portable so it doesn't have to be plugged in.
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Hi Foxy Friends! I was so tired from the weekend I decided to take Monday off...although I missed not posting about decorations around my house. Perhaps I can get it together and do an after Christmas post, haha. I missed Erin's last lin up for the 10th on the 10th, but better late than never? Anyway, her last prompt was our 10 favorite photos from this year. I think it's going to be hard to pick, but I'll try. I'll start at the beginning of the year and work my way to the end.
| ONE |
January - Being at the end of the year, and she is no longer is in a crib or in a toddler bed but a full size bed, makes me love this picture even that much more.
| TWO |
February - Taking Mini Fox to see her first movie - Lego Batman
| THREE |
March - We were waiting for Mini Fox's ballet class to get out and Baby Fox wanted to take silly picture. I don't know why this makes me laugh every time.
| FOUR |
April - Love our yearly flower field pictures.
| FIVE |
When you go on a trip to a different country to meet up with fellow bloggers that you've never met before and you ask them to take this picture and they immediately jump into action without batting and eye or questioning you, you know you found your people. Thank you Blended Blog ladies, Love you!
| SIX |
Our first family trip, where we drove 5 hours, stayed in a hotel and did all sorts of touristy things. Here is Sequoia
| SEVEN |
Our trip to Yosemite this year. I just love this picture of the Guys and the kids...and the girls holding hands, so sweet. We've known this family for almost 7 years and am so happy/thankful to have met them and become as close as we are.
| EIGHT |
7th year Trick or Treating together and it's just as fun this year as it was 7 years ago. And I love that we all still get dressed up.
| NINE |
Our most recent trip to Arizona, where we did so many amazing things, but I just love this picture. Even though you can't see our faces, I just love it.
| TEN |
This picture...I dreamed of taking this picture right here for a year...as soon as we took last years Christmas cards, I knew I wanted to take this years at this pier, and the pictures turned out EXACTLY how I imagined they would, even better. Now where the heck are we going to take pictures for next year?! I have one idea left, but the kids need to be a few years older, darn.
So those are some of my favorite pictures from 2017, I mean there were a ton, but if I could only pick 10. These would be it. So what are your favorite pictures of this year?
Linking up herealso linking up with Ashley & Erika for Tuesday Talk
