Carpe Diem - Ballerina Planner (The Reset Girl) - Part Three - My Set Up !!

Finally I have managed to go through all my lovely 'Reset Girl' inserts, stickers and pages and have now set up my planner ready to use this week!! Hoorah! I thought I would walk you through from front to back ....

Terrified I might scratch my new planner shoving it in my bag to take to work my first job was making a little cover for it! I love this fabric from Tilda, I think it complements the ballerina planner perfectly and of course I added a little bit of bling with a large glitter fabric heart on the front! (Really should have ironed it!!)

INSIDE FRONT COVER

As soon as you open the planner it gives you lots of little spaces to start getting organised. I have room here for my business cards, one of the little 3 x 4 cards to show off my page markers, and the perfect little pocket for those gorgeous sticky tabs that I know I'll be using frequently! Some people I'm sure will use the little window pocket for photos but I've gone with one of the 3 x 4 cards 'Planner Girl' in gold foil featuring a couple of those adorable 50's ladies. The inside front cover also features a pocket, I've used it to insert one of the Reset Girl pocket dividers containing a few sticker tabs & a few more of the 3 x 4 cards so I can switch them around in the pocket window to change the look from time to time.

Planner Set Up

I've kept with the 'You Got This' gold foil acetate divider and the 50's lady divider with her arms wide open that was included in the boxed set.

CALENDAR / DIARY

I always like to start my planner with my diary, it's the thing I use most. Because I like to use just one planner for everything and for me there's never enough room I usually have the previous month, the current month and as many as I can fit in after that!

Pocket Divider for Stickers

At the start of the current month I have inserted one of the pretty pocket dividers (I chose the one with the good stuff motif) for my monthly stickers. As the pocket divider is double sided I've popped the 'Reset Girl' ones in the front and then some fab little stickers I bought from 'Happy Cutie Studio' on Etsy that are great for every day use. I don't think there's many every day chores she hasn't thought of!

October (Current Month)

Now as I've bought my planner mid-year I'm saving all the original monthly sheets to enjoy in 2017 so I have adapted and copied 'GOALS' front page for October & the Monthly log as well as the layout (below)

This is an exact replica of the printed version that was included in the boxed set that I'll be using in 2017. You can see I have decorated it with some washi tape, I've added one of the monthly calendar stickers, and some other pretty stickers (no doubt I'll add more!!) and I've used the carpe diem basic number stickers for each of the days just to keep things neat and tidy.

Week One

This is my first weekly layout - Washi Tape, Stickers, a Monthly Calendar, I've cut the 'To Do' list from the back of the planner in half to use in each week as a little checklist of chores & One of the more motivational 'Reset Girl' Dashboards always feature. I love having dashboards in my weeks especially ones with great quotes to inspire me, the one you see here is a telephone with gold foiling that says 'Opportunity is calling'. You'll spot all over my weekly layouts the little stickers for chores from Happy Cutie Studio - I find that once I get writing all over my week it helps certain things stand out as a reminder so I don't miss it!

Week Two

Again the same type of inclusions as week one, this time using the typewriter dashboard that says 'Write it' and I've popped the CREATE stickers over next Fri - Sun as that's exactly what I'll be doing making new accessories for my market night on Facebook, craft fairs, Etsy & the website of course ...

Week Three

Corals for week 3!! You'll also see a new dashboard the cute specs with 'have a vision for life' and I've added the Like A Boss stickers as that's my other weekend for creating & making! 

Week Four

Don't you just love the stack of books with all the Planner & Crafts quotes?!?

Week Five

This will be my last weekend off for a while apart from the Facebook market night on Friday 28th before it's out on the road with Christmas Craft Fairs galore booked in November so I thought the use of the coffee cup dashboard here was cool and the quote is perfect!

So that's the calender layouts - I love that you can organise the month at a glance and then plough through the weeks in style adding bits along the way as needed ... The next part of my planner is divided in to sections:

Dividers - Notes & Finances

I really love the 6 pack of dividers that I showed you in 'Part Two' ... This is what I've used them for ... I always start with a notes section, I've not pictured the papers but I used the basic papers in my previous blog and I've alternated between lined & graph paper so I can do some bullet notes.

The dividers have a laminated tab to write your sections (I've not done it for all of mine yet just in case I change my mind!) The last divider shown on the right I'm going to use for finances - my personal monthly outgoings & business expenses to keep me on track.

Dividers - Sarah's Simply Handmade

Next I have a section just for Sarah's Simply Handmade, I used the sewing dividers and dashboards which are so nice,here I can make notes, plan ideas, keep lists of fairs I'm attending etc. Again I've kept a mix of lined & graph paper so I can do lots of bullet lists!

Dividers - Fun & Ideas

I've not written on the tabs for these yet but I'm definitely thinking of being lead by the dividers to keep fun stuff & list ideas / general bits etc.

Dividers - Contacts

I hate not having my contacts in my planner so I've created a section for them & have found some awesome gold glitter alphabet stickers so I can keep everyone's details in order! No more searching about when I write the Christmas cards and need to post them!

So that's it in the main, my calender and sections with some funky little bits on the inside front cover ..... or is it it?!?! Well no in fact Simple Stories have thought of everything with the Ballerina Planner & 'Reset Girl' ... 

Inside Back Cover

Look! they have included the perfect spaces for two of the 'Reset Girl' Accessories - Another inside pocket that fits the brand new Doc - It Journal perfectly and a place for the To Do List note pad. They really have thought of everything a planner obsessive girl could ever need! I love the Doc-It Journal ... I'm going to use it for my thoughts, daydreams & wishlists 

The Doc-It Journal

This is so good as I don't like keeping thoughts in my diary/calendar section as sometimes clients/friends see it when I'm booking appointments /dates etc. and thoughts should be private! I really like the fact that it's pages are all graphed so I can choose to write freely or create a bullet journal - it's just like a TN but with the added bonus that it perfectly matches my 'Reset Girl' theme and fits into the planner.

Pen Loop

and finally on this little walk-through of my own personal set up is the pen loop! Not just any pen loop in my case ... I found the most adorable set of pens from Kikki K as I only wanted special pens for my planner!

OH! and I've even managed to find the perfect use for the box my planner came in ...

It seems it's the perfect size to keep all my extra bits & refills in together with the whole of the 'naked' 2017 diary!!

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I'm sure everyone organises their planner in their own way but this is mine ~ I hope you've enjoyed a little snoop into mine and if you would like to use any of the ideas yourself here's where you can buy all the items I've used in mine:

Craftie-Charlie: http://www.craftie-charlie.co.uk/
TheHomemakery: http://www.thehomemakery.co.uk/
Mrs Brimbles: http://www.mrsbrimbles.co.uk/

Happy Cutie Studio: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HappyCutieStudio

Kikki K: http://www.kikki-k.com/stationery/pens-pencils

Much Love

Sarah x

Carpe Diem - Ballerina Planner (The Reset Girl) - Part Two - Inserts, Sticker Heaven & Lots of Planner Accessories

Now that I've introduced you to the Carpe Diem Ballerina Planner for the Reset Girl shall we now indulge in a world of pretties to make your planner come to life!

Whether you are going to be using the 'Ballerina' or already have a planner you are in love with you can transform it with all the beautiful additions from The Reset Girl collection. I'm going to share the ones I've bought for my planner and show you some other lovelies available too!

So where do I start? How about the Dividers, for me this is the essential part of planner organisation so I can put my life in to little compartments! You get 6 in total:

These are super fab! Not only for their practical purpose but LOOK at those designs! I'm loving the 50's vibe with the ladies bringing a little bit of vintage to the party.

I have a few basic 'structure' items I like to use so as well as the Dividers we have the perfect Pocket Dividers, great for keeping stickers, photos & all sorts of bits in:

You get three of these in the pack all of them have pockets on both sides giving you plenty of room for all your 'must keeps' throughout the year. 

Another item I've always liked in my planners are dashboards, I just love having a little inspiring piece to see me through the week. In my next blog when I share my set up you'll see exactly how I use them.

Don't you just love all the detail all of the dashboards & dividers?! They are seriously irresistible ... I love all the little quotes, the colour palette is ADORABLE, the muted tones are truly beautiful. 

My last 'essential' for my 'Ballerina' has to be the 3 x 4 cards ... well with that little window winking at me in the front of the planner it really is just begging to be changed regularly with a cute card to reflect my mood!

Although the main detail is on the front of these cards I'm almost tempted to buy a second set as they all have pretty patterns on the back to match the rest of the collection. Again the detail is phenominal:

If you read my previous blog you will know that the reason I bought this planner is because it incorporates everything I love ~ crafting, creating, sewing, planning (of course!!) muted colour palettes, the whole pretty stationery thing, being organised, stuff for business and of course ..... THE STICKERS!! ha ha .... oh the stickers, glorious stickers to bring a smile to my face and my months & weeks throughout the year. 

These stickers are great and I plan on adding some more too as soon as 'payday' comes around. Each of these sticker buys have 8 sheets of stickers (2 of each design). From left to right: Inspiration Quotes, Icon Stickers & Basic Monthly Stickers.

Just look at some of the details here, OMG! seriously whoever designed these needs a medal and a jolly big hug! As you can see things like 'Plan it like it's HOT!', washi tape strips, sewing bits, cameras, planners, 'Planner Girls are the Happiest Girls' (well we all know that!!)and SO much more to make are planners attractive and motivate us along the way ~ simply pretty, perfect & practical too! 

I also needed some really practical things for my planner but even the basics are well thought through:

From left to right: L - Monthly calendar stickers (these are perfect I like to be able to check back & forward & here there are 6 of each month and I'll show you how I use them ALL in my next blog for 'my set up'. M - Essential papers (lined and graphed) 18 sheets of each and the paper quality is really good not flimsy at all. You also see in the middle pic a 'Get it Girl' to do list which is hole punched and the Ballerina planner has an allocated place for it in the back of the planner. R - The Doc-It Journal, now this was one of items that really sold the whole Reset Girl thing to me. It fits perfectly in the back of the Ballerina planner and great for bullet journals etc. Again I'll show you more of the Doc-It Journal in my next blog.

I can't wait to start using my planner to enjoy the work that has gone in to creating all of these pretties! I'm just finishing my set up at the moment so that it will be ready to use from the 1st October. I may have to buy a few more bits though ... not sure I can wait to put them on my 'Christmas wish list' ... so here's what else you can get in the Reset Girl collection:

Page Pins, Page Markers, Clear Stickers, A stamp with clever little phrases perfect for planning, word label stickers (these look great!!) perfect post it notes and of course 'matchy matchy' washi tape!! <sigh> 

If you're salivating at how fab these are and how much you need them in your planner life here's some trusted places you can buy them in the UK:

Craftie-Charlie: http://www.craftie-charlie.co.uk/
TheHomemakery: http://www.thehomemakery.co.uk/
Mrs Brimbles: http://www.mrsbrimbles.co.uk/

See you next time when I get to show you my planner set up and maybe share some ideas about how to get the most out of your planner!! 

Sarah X