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2019 Planner Lineup – Tools That Leverage My Day

2019 Planner Lineup – Tools That Leverage My Day

January 14, 2019

Look around – on desks and counters and tables across the world there are beautiful, shiny, new planners – all full of the potential and possibility of a blank canvas. The days we anticipate, goals we hope to accomplish, lists waiting to be listed, the season we live, responsibilities and duties folded in with fun and relaxation – it all… Read More

Filed Under: Blogging, Home, Home Education, Lesson Plans, Organization, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren, planner, simplified planner, The Catholic Daily Planner, The Content Planner

2018: A Year In Review

2018: A Year In Review

December 29, 2018

Can you believe another year has flown by? It seems I was just here…just sitting down to consider 2018 – our goals, plans, hopes, and prayers. And now, I’m sitting down to consider 2019. So many wonderful things happened in 2018 – so many blessings to be thankful for. I find (and maybe you do, too) that the faster and… Read More

Filed Under: Blogging, Charlotte Mason, High School, Home, Home Education, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Erin Condren 2018-2019 Teacher Lesson Planner Review – Brand New Layout

Erin Condren 2018-2019 Teacher Lesson Planner Review – Brand New Layout

May 24, 2018

As another school year wraps up I like to sit back, reflect on what worked over the year, what didn’t, and take a look at my plans with an eye toward the coming year. After 17 years of home educating, I’m more convinced than ever that you better bring the right tools to this game! I loved my Erin Condren Teacher Planner… Read More

Filed Under: Home Education, Lesson Plans, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Erin Condren 2018-2019 Life Planner – Review of all the Newness

Erin Condren 2018-2019 Life Planner – Review of all the Newness

April 30, 2018

Every year, in early May, Erin Condren releases her new Life Planners for the year. With over 1.5 million Life Planners sold and 1 million followers, that date is eagerly anticipated. Erin Condren fans voice their delight at having a quality planner with thoughtfully considered details and beautiful accessories in a paper planner system. I count myself among those that… Read More

Filed Under: Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren, Life Planner, planner

Erin Condren Teacher Planner as Homeschool Planner – Video Walk Through

Erin Condren Teacher Planner as Homeschool Planner – Video Walk Through

July 19, 2017

Friends, I promised a video detailing how I set up my Erin Condren Teacher Lesson Planner to use in our homeschool – and here it is! Before we start, it might help to remember that I’m planning for an 11th grader, 7th grader, 4th grader and preschooler in this planner.  We are Charlotte Mason educators using Classical principles – so… Read More

Filed Under: Home Education, Lesson Plans, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Review: Erin Condren 2017 Teacher Lesson Planner

Review: Erin Condren 2017 Teacher Lesson Planner

June 23, 2017

It’s that time of year – we’re all starting to think about planning for the year ahead. Keeping ideas and records and books and assignments on paper somewhere is a necessity for any teacher. In the homeschool, planning and organizing can be a sanity-saver and is sometimes required (by different state and local requirements). As homeschool moms, we’re usually juggling… Read More

Filed Under: Home Education, Lesson Plans, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Review of the 2017-2018 Erin Condren Life Planner

Review of the 2017-2018 Erin Condren Life Planner

May 3, 2017

I can hardly believe it’s time for a new planner, but it’s here! And Erin Condren will launch her beautiful new 2017 – 2018 Life Planners on May 4, 2017! Like all of you, I am eagerly awaiting launch day because there are some fabulous new products in the lineup, and the classic Life Planner has undergone some subtle (and… Read More

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Guest Posting on Erin Condren’s Blog…about Some Day

Guest Posting on Erin Condren’s Blog…about Some Day

April 7, 2017

Some day. When your kids are little, you think about “some day” a lot. Some day she’ll ride a bike. Some day she’ll graduate. Some day she’ll get married. But at the time you never actually think that some day will get here…and then it does. A year ago, my daughter Sarah got engaged to a wonderful young man, and some… Read More

Filed Under: Guest Posting, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Erin Condren 2017 Life Planner Review {& sneak peek}

Erin Condren 2017 Life Planner Review {& sneak peek}

May 27, 2016

Edited to add a link to the most up-to-date review of the 2017-2018 Life Planners launching May 4, 2017 – check out my latest review with photos here! I’m really excited to share with you this {extremely photo-heavy} review of the 2017 Erin Condren Life Planners…and I even added a video at the bottom, too! If you’re reading this because… Read More

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Find Me on Erin Condren’s blog today!

Find Me on Erin Condren’s blog today!

April 12, 2016

I was so excited when I was invited to be a guest blogger on Erin Condren’s blog! Pop on over to check it out! And, you might be interested in knowing about the huge sale going on over there right now – Teacher Planners, acrylic clipboards, trays and boxes! Those floral acrylic tray inserts are gorgeous!! And the new Life… Read More

Filed Under: Guest Posting, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Mobile Workspace: Erin Condren Clipboards

Mobile Workspace: Erin Condren Clipboards

March 15, 2016

Last week, I posted a snapshot of my clipboards on my instagram account. Just a crazy, simple shot to encourage you to make your walls work for you by hanging a few clipboards around! And I was amazed at your responses and interest! You LOVE those crazy clipboards and you asked me to share more about them – so…here you go!… Read More

Filed Under: Home, Organization, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

A Planner Post: How I Plan and a Review of a Few New Planner Goodies

A Planner Post: How I Plan and a Review of a Few New Planner Goodies

November 12, 2015

I have had so much fun reading all of the great ideas and planner party posts and sharing at Dawn’s blog! Have you? I love thinking about planners and I love gathering ideas…seeing how we all plan differently!  Gathering planning ideas is inspiring and helps me streamline and add great pointers to my own action planning. And so…on the off chance that… Read More

Filed Under: Home, Organization, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren, planning

Erin Condren 2015 Life Planner Review

Erin Condren 2015 Life Planner Review

January 20, 2015

Hello friends!  How has your week been so far?  Mine seems to move along nicely…until it doesn’t.  😉  You know that kind of week, don’t you?  The one that involves a day of picking up a meat order….across town…by 8:00 am, then sprinting to the dentist, and then charging off to buy clothing for the 14 year old eating machine growing boy that… Read More

Filed Under: Home, Organization, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren, planner

Planner Review :: Erin Condren Life Planner

Planner Review :: Erin Condren Life Planner

December 18, 2013

I promised a review of my new planner, an Erin Condren Life Planner, in one of my last posts.  And wow!  I can’t believe the number of you that wrote me asking for this review! And…I’m sure it will be absolutely no surprise that I love gushing about just this sort of thing…so here I am! Just in case you… Read More

Filed Under: Home, Organization, Planning Tagged With: Erin Condren

Jennifer Mackintosh

Jennifer Mackintosh

Well hello! I've been collecting wildflowers & marbles and sharing here about all the ordinary things that make life joyful since 2007. You'll find a little bit of everything here - planning, organizing and decorating ideas, Charlotte Mason & Classical home education ideas, lots of books, our Catholic faith, and a peek at a few of the corners of our life. I'm so glad you're here!

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