Some people get excited about fall clothes this time of year, but I get excited for fresh school supplies. I can’t help it; having a day planner and keeping things organized gives me so much peace of mind, something I’ve learned to just go with over time.
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I can never remember the date whether I’m filling out paperwork at work or turning something in at school so watches with date windows are my favorite. I picked out this one from Daniel Wellington for fall because of the perfect dark brown leather strap and pretty blue hands. It has roman numerals to indicate the time and is super quiet, which I love. While I have horrible hearing when people are actually talking to me, I can almost always hear a watch ticking.
I snagged this Jadelyn Brooke notebook from one of my favorite boutiques, Adorabelles, when they were having a clearance sale. My love for donuts is pretty well documented so it’s not exactly a surprise that I immediately ordered this. {Speaking of Adorabelles — how freaking cute is this top?! Someone please buy it so I can live vicariously through you.}
Let’s talk about the real MVP of keeping me on track lately though; let’s start with some back story. I’ve been eyeing leather planners for a couple years now. This one in particular was one that I kept an eye on for awhile. Unfortunately, so many leather day planners are smaller so that they can be tossed in a small purse {a great feature!}, but I have a tendency to write just about everything under the sun down so I’ve always been willing to sacrifice the professional look of the leather for more room to write. I was so excited when Vera Bradley released the Sycamore Agenda back in July because it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for! At $98, it’s a great deal for a genuine leather planner too.
Each month has a two page spread that shows the month overview and then goes week by week with space to write for each day. I’ve tried keeping multiple agendas in the past so that I had one for blog things and another for work, school and my personal life. It’s ended horribly so I knew I wanted to have a larger sized planner with plenty of room for me to keep track of scheduled posts, social media stats, homework assignments and finals, as well as bills and my work schedule. I switched over to this planner in the middle of July and have been so pleased with it. The leather is so soft and a great quality.
It has a beautiful gold zipper and inside there is an elastic loop to keep a pen inside. One of the things that I really do love is that while the planner runs to December of 2017, you can pop out these pages and purchase a planner refill at your local office supply store to continue using your day planner. {Granted the pages may not be as cute as these ones!}
