How is your January coming along? I was excited to use my new planner when the clock struck 12 on the 1st of January. By this time, I have an idea of how to make the Starbucks planner my own.
After using the Mommy Blogberry, the Momme and the Mommy Mundo Mom 24/7 planners (in no particular order), for sure the Starbucks planner is not super detailed. Yet, since 2015, I went back to using it for some reason. Therefore, I have learned to customize it to suit my lifestyle.
personalize it
I use the year view as a menstrual tracker by encircling the date.
The boxes in the monthly view is where I write down our daily expenses, including utility bills that I paid and credit cards. In the 2017 edition, there’s a place to list things to do. That’s where I jot the goals for the month. Also, this latest one has smaller boxes. In the previous version, there’s just a blank box at the rightmost; thus, that’s where I write the weekly total of expenses.
I write what I need to do each day on the weekly view page. I note the events we need to attend. That is also where I write what the children need to bring to school, their exam schedules, etc. Forgive the messy handwriting. Then, when done, I highlight them!
I am no planner decorator. The most designing I make is by using my multi-colored metallic pens and using my old washi tapes for sticking movie tickets or museum tickets on my planner/sort-of memory-keeper.
I write random ideas or doodle on the notes part of the weekly view in the previous planners. This year, I started reading The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional by Gary Chapman. A Christmas gift. I decided to write each day’s Bible verse on the notes part. As a result, ideas and doodles go to the back part. 
insert joyful days
Not included is a meal planner. I guess this prototype of the calendar I did could be for that. It could be for anything, actually. It’s part of the Joyful Days planner inserts that I made with watercolor, edited then printed. 
If you want to get hold of these planner inserts, kindly message me. Just click on the bottom left of this site. A smaller size is for sale. 🙂
This is the first page. You can cut it, write a salutation plus “Wishing you…”, then sign with your name.
By using these inserts, I wish to:
- Inject positivity
- Hone gratefulness
- Set goals and actions
- Revive connections
- Personalize and share cards
- Plan a party
- List down gifts
- Most of all, show love and appreciation
Do you want to insert joyful days into your planner and your life? 🙂
I started bullet journaling last december 2016 kaya yung planner ko this year is Victoria’s Journal na plain pages so I can personalize it. But I do have Starbucks planner as well. I am planning to use it once my VJ planner runs out of pages. Ang ganda ng SB planner this year!
It’s true that the SB planners this year are so pretty. I bought SB planner last year because it’s Moleskine, but the pages were so thin.
I am also using the Starbucks Planner this year and like you, I also write the things I have to do and reminders there.
That’s very creative. I like what you did with the inserts. I did not buy planners for this year because I still have notebooks or blank diaries from last year. I’m trying to do the planning bujo style on those diaries. I got some ideas from what you did here. I’ll include them on mine. 🙂
Thanks! Yep, notebooks are great for BuJo, or so I read in an article. There’s even more space for you to get creative!
Seeing more and more moms making beautiful journals. I envy your artful works and how I wish I can keep these organizers. For now, contented nako sa desktop planner and my never ending scratch pads, and looker nalang sa inyong magagandang planners.
Hehe! You can compile the scratch pads in a notebook, parang scrapbook ang effect. 🙂 Thanks, Lanie!
Wow, pretty! I’m keeping a journal now but using it more as a scrapbook of memories. Hehe. I’m not a planner kind of person.
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Thank you! That is a great way to do it! We moms are the keepers of memories.
Hay, if only I am creative. LOL. I rely on planner stickers to prettify my planner :))
That’s one way of designing it!
cute! I wish i am as artistic as you are. i have a friend who did this to her starbucks planner. parang bullet journal 🙂
Thanks! Well, I don’t think mine is bullet journaling. But, BuJo looks interesting!
Those Joyful Days inserts are a nice add-ons to your 2017 planner! I bought my planner before Christmas, and until now I haven’t had the time to jot down anything on it. So busy! Sigh!
Thank you! I think the planner could help us organize our busyness. We need to allot time for writing and planning, though.
I have planners in my drawers, I still don’t use it until now. I really hope that I can be creative like you.
We don’t need to wait to be creative to use our planners. I just went ahead, even with the messy handwriting and mistakes that I need to use correction fluid on.
I’ve never thought of personalizing my planners that way. Usually, my planners end up as additional weight in my bag since I keep forgetting to use it. I got used to using my phone’s calendar and alarm to work for me for the past few years. This year though, I have 2 planners and I plan to use them properly. Not as artistic as you though. Maybe next year I could try that.
Too bad planners don’t have alarms! Hehe!
Love those coloring pens for the planner… My January was more on catching up with important task for self and family improvement 🙂
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I wish I am creative/artistic just like you! My planner looks soooo boring.
What’s important is that the way you use your planner works for you. 🙂
Your inserts are really cool! The reason why I stick to ring planners is that it’s very easy to personalise them. My monthly and weekly inserts are printed but some I made by hand. I wish I had your watercolour skills!
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Thanks, Maan! Your lettering works are nice! Handmade is great, right?
Got a starbucks planner too and I also personalize it. Ihihi. Not that colorful like yours as I often say to myself I do not have much time. But when I saw your planner, it gives me the extra push to give more effort into decorating my planner. Thanks for the share.
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Mine is not that decorated. We work with what we have, right? 🙂
As much as i wanted to insert joyful days into my planner but i am not a planner person hahaha. I only ise old notebooks and scratch papers when planning hahaha. Im lazy writing literally. But yes, i wanted to always insert joyful days into my life 🙂
Haha! I feel you. I really need to be conscious about setting aside a few minutes to read the devotional and write in my planner.
I tried collecting stickers to get an SB planner last December but then I realized, it’s not practical so I gave my 6 stickers to my friend. I’m not really into decorating it as long I’m able to use it. I still prefer the hard copy over the digital ones. 😉 By the way, I like your inserts.
I was planning to buy nalang a cute planner I saw online, but, with my hubby’s initiative, SB planner nalang ulit. Thanks, Eve!
I have 3 planners this year and one of them is the small Starbucks Siren I got just last week. Unlike the previous years though, I chose to use my SB planner now as a gratitude journal. 🙂
Wow, three! Keeping a gratitude journal seems wonderful.
I’m still getting the hang of using planners. Like you, I am no planner decorator and though I have tried using stickers, di pa rin eh, hahaha.
Haha! I know what you mean.
Last year, I tried BuJoing. Too bad, I was not good at keeping it. Di ako naging consistent. Pero this year, I started writing my devotion on a simple notebook. Hopefully matuloy tuloy ko until end of year. Thanks for sharing and btw, ang ganda ng insert mo 🙂
It’s challenging to be consistent in our resolutions. Thank you, Meg!
Haha, same tayo ng use sa calendar, I use it to track my period. I’ve been using Starbucks planner for X many consecutive years, I love that they made their planners smaller and lighter.
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The small one’s great for people who don’t lug around their houses in their bags. Unlike me! Haha!
I’m also using my Starbucks planner, the small one. This is my choice of planner for years. Same tayo ng use ng calendar, I use it to track my period.
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I gave my daughter my Starbucks mermaid planner since she’s the one who’s into calligraphy and organizing things lol.
That’s cool! She sounds more organized than me. Haha!
I have the same Starbucks Planner and I am trying to use it for my BuJo or bullet journaling.
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Wow! BuJo is quite the thing these days!
I tried using a planner but it just didn’t work out for me. Nung una masipag ako magsulat pero eventually napabayaan ko na. Nagtetake down notes na lang ako sa cp haha. But yours is really nice and neat 😉
Thanks! Planners are not for everyone. Some people prefer digital ones. 🙂
I am using my starbucks planner also, I used to write here my thoughts and schedules and things to do Same as you I am not into decorating the planner
I know, right? I guess I am not artistic after all. 🙂
Got my Starbucks planner just last week, with the help of friends, of course! hahah!
They are so generous when it comes to Starbucks stickers, ano? Hehe 🙂
You know the feeling of wanting to use it but you just cannot? Ang hirap kasi it’s so pretty. But maybe, I’ll use it na soon! God bless 🙂
Yay! Yeah, nakakahinayang magkamali sa pagsulat sa planner minsan. 🙂
I’m using a CBTL planner and just like you I put my everyday expenses on the small monthly boxes. I’m using printable stickers on the first 2 weeks pero it take a lot of time kaya baka mag simple bullet planning na lang ako next time 🙂 importante nagagamit ang planner haha.
Oo nga, sayang ang planner kung naka-tambay lang. Hindi ako masipag sa stickers. Haha!
Ohh, I like how you use your SB planner. I have one too, I just can’t seem to find a way to organize everything in there so I reverted back to Google Calendar. 😀
Thanks! You can always use your Google Calendar, even when you forget your SB planner. Hehe!