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2015 Planner... More Free Printables

Hey peeps... I'm back to share more free printables with you from my planner.

I'm still using my Arc Planner from Staples, which I bought in 2013. I just love this planner, it has held up amazingly. Seriously, Mr. UC will confirm that I do not treat my stuff very gingerly. If I purchase an item, I expect it to be able to hold up to the impending beating that I'll inevitably put it through and let me tell you this planner has done just that.

There is one thing I changed on the planner for next year. I found that the 1" discs that come with the planner are just a little too dainty for me. (The picture below shows the original discs.)

I needed something more substantial, something with a little more girth to it. So I changed out the 1" discs for the 1.5" expansion discs, to contain all the papers that I need to include, which is going to be a lot since this is now my desk planner.

Now let's take a look at some of the printables... shall we?

Inside the planner, I have the front divided into five sections (Budget, Blog, Fitness, Meal Plan, and Notes) and behind the sections I have the my 2015 Weekly Planner.

In the Budget sections I have a monthly calendar page where I write bill name and amount due on the corresponding date. On the back of each Monthly Calendar page, I have a Notes page where I breakdown the budget for our "cash envelope" system.

 The nice part about this calendar is, its a perfect match with my 2015 Weekly Planner and you can use it for anything. Also, if you print just the odd pages you will get just a 12 page monthly calendar.

{click here to download)

After those two pages I have my Monthly Budget Page.

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And finally I have my Checkbook Register. I have a page printed for each of our bank accounts and each bank account is labeled with different color washi tape.

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If you would like further detail on how I set up our budget and our bill payment system just let me know. I'm happy to share what works for us.

The last section that I have is my notes sections. I am a list maker and I tend to write down random thoughts, whether its about an idea for the blog or some project that I want to work on, I am always jotting down my thoughts. So I created a notes page and filled this section with a plethora of these pages. Oh annnnd it's also available in 5.5" x 8.5".

{click here to download 8.5 x 11}

{click here to download 5.5 x 8.5}

Its my hope that you are about to put these items to use in your life just as I have.

Till next time...




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Bringing In More Spring

Can we talk for a moment? Just between bloggers... amiga y amiga (or amigo, if you're out there.)Yes. Ok, thanks!

I have to tell to you something that comes from deep within... something that has been on my mind a lot as of late. I guess you could call it a confession of sorts. I'm fighting a bout of .... jealousy. Yes, its true! I'm ashamed to admit it, but I can not hold it in any longer.

I'm jealous of all the mantels I'm seeing lately in blogland. Everyone is nesting and prettify their mantels and joining the tons of spring mantel parties being hosted. I want a mantel! I want to join the spring mantel parties too!

Ok, I was being a little dramatic in the beginning. I have a tendency to do that from time to time. Buuuuuut, I do really wish I had a mantel do decorate. So I'm going to pretend that this space above a bookcase in our family room is a mantel. You don't mind do you? After all, it is flat and rectangular just like a mantel. 

The dark strip above the bookcase is picture molding. It's a tall bookcase... I'm trying to bring symmetry to this wall... more on that at another time.

After shopping the house, my faux-mantel looks like this.

Gorgeous detail on the antique frame and mirror is in pristine condition.

The daffodils have yet to open. I looked high and low for some open ones, but to no avail.

  

When I thought about styling the top of the bookcase I knew I want a spring poem to add some colors. I found one by Archie Greenidge to be so true.


Spring is life.
Spring is hope.
So is love and happiness.
Spring renews.
Without spring life is forlorn.
Spring is nostalgia after bitter storm.
Put spring in your heart.

Till next time...

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Spring Flowers... Copy Cat Challenge

Well my people, I've searched high and low annnd far and wide to find a picture to copy cat. I dog-eared about 45,000 pictures. I hemmed (maybe heeing )and hawed, went back and forth, changed my mind 44,999 times before settling on this simple photo from this book. It fit in with my decor, I could move it around, or I could dismantle it and still use the box later. In my book, that's a win/win and win situation.

Here is my interpretation.

With less green and facing the opposite direction in the family room. Oh, and less dreamy looking.

The materials and assembly was pretty straight forward. All you need is...

1. One bunch of these

2. A few of these

3. One of these

4. A couple of pages from this

5. A few of these to cover

6. A little spritz of this

And

7. A roll of this

You mix it all up and come out with this

Side By Side

  

Till next time:

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