• My new dokibook planner @ bestwithchocolate.com

    a 3-month review of my new planner;

    August 3, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So I’ve been planner geeking out with a couple of my coworkers recently helping a friend set up her new planner, and I have to say, it’s making me think more consciously about my planner than I have in a while.  After my initial set-up, and I might call it slight obsession over my planner, it’s fallen a bit by the wayside.  And by that I mean in the most successful way possible.  If the planner itself recedes into the background and I’m more focused on tasks and productivity, then I’m succeeding, right? So here’s some of the pros and…

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  • Example week in my new Dokibook planner @ bestwithchocolate.com

    finding a planner that worked for me;

    April 17, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    My whole tipsy life segment is really the result of my planner. I needed a change. While a daily planner worked wonders for me in college and the first years out of school, over time in this “real world” thing I’ve come to realize that my days are much more regularly scheduled, and my free time revolves around a never ending to-do list. As a Type A completionist, you can imagine what this has been doing to my sanity. It’s been overwhelming to cross 4 things off my to-do list only to realize I’ve got 6 more I forgot to…

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