At long last my wait is over! 22 days after submitting my Erin Condren Life Planner order it has finally arrived! I did pay the extra $2 shipping to get it here a little faster and I must say it was worth the wait and extra money. I did use a $10 off coupon code which basically covered my shipping charges. If your interested in purchasing a planner or anything else from the site you can also receive $10 off by signing up with this link.
As soon as I opened the tissue and bubble wrap, I was greeted with a $10 off and a $15 off coupons, a Reach for the Stars sticker and my elastic bands I added to my order.
I chose the classic style life planner with the 18 month option which will run you $50 plus $5 for the extra months. This is the Fleur Feliz cover in Splash. There are tons of different covers to choose from and all of them are interchangeable and can be completely personalized. I decided to wait on buying extra covers until I could see how I would like it considering this is my first Erin Condren.
This is the first page you'll see when you open the cover.
Next is a two page quote that I love.
Then is the 2014-2015 months at a glance. Mine goes from July '14 through December '15.
Another quote on some really cute paper.
Now we are on to the good stuff. This is the monthly view. I love the fact that it is a two page spread and has a notes section on the side. Every month is color coordinated and has a life quote at the top of the page. I anticipate this is where most of my planning will take place.
I absolutely love the weekly pages in this planner. You have your entire month at the top left and goals & notes under that but the best part is how the days are laid out. They are broken down into Morning, Day and Night and also extra lines at the bottom for additional notes for that day. I'm actually thinking of purchasing another life planner to use strictly for diet and exercise. The page layout would be perfect for meal planning.
Every life planner come with a clear removable ruler to mark the current week. From my understanding, the ruler used to be laminated and would block your view of the days. This one is made of thick plastic and is extremely durable.
After all monthly and weekly planning pages, there is a notes section. You get 20 lined pages and.......
10 decorative unlined pages. All of the unlined pages have different designs at the top, this was just one of my favorites.
Next, she has included a year at a glance for 2016 and 2017.
Then comes the free stickers. These sell for $5 for a sheet of 60 if they are printed from her website but they are customizable and repositionable. I already ordered a few extra sheets for myself. Included you get 60 Birthday stickers.
You get 6 Game, 6 Day Off, 7 Hair Appt., 2 Dentist Appt., 3 Sale, 6 Doc Appt., 6 Concert, 6 Mani/Pedi, 6 Party, and 12 Vacation stickers.
You also get 120 blank repositionable stickers to write in whatever you need.
Toward the back of the planner is a removable Perpetual Calendar & Contacts booklet and a double-sided Keep it Together folder. They have made the perpetual calendar & contacts removable this year so it's easy to move it from planner to planner year after year instead of having to write birthdays and anniversaries over and over. Nice touch.
And at the very back is a clear zipper pocket to store your pens, stickers, post-its or whatever you may want to put in there. But inside the pouch was yet another surprise. She has also included 2 Lets Get Together cards with 2 spiral paperclips and.......
12 beautiful gift labels. I'm only showing 6 of the 12 because the other 6 are personalized with your name and match you planner cover. Privacy and all that.
Overall, I'm extremely excited to start using my planner. It's exactly what I've been looking for. It is a bit heavy for some but I like a good substantial planner. There's plenty room for planning your day to day, making lists and notes or whatever you hearts desire. I love the heavy duty lamination on the covers, the clear bookmark and the attached pouch so I can keep everything in one place. Shipping is slow. I wish it was faster but thinking about it, it is a custom made planner just for you and I would assume takes a fair amount of time to make and put together. As I mentioned above, I did pay an extra $2 for shipping. Regular shipping is through the postal service, costs $7.95 and will take 8-12 business days to get to you after you planner is complete. So, for $9.95 mine was delivered through FedEx in 3-5 business day. Totally worth the extra $2.
I plan on posting an update in the near future with how I use my life planner and hopefully some tips and tricks. And in case you missed it before, HERE is the link for you to save $10 on your first Erin Condren order.
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