Blog Planning

In February's photo an hour post I posted a little peek of my blog agenda and received a few emails in response wanting to see and know a little bit more about it. I waited until March was over so that way I could show you all the whole thing without giving away what I'd be posting. (It's not really that big of a secret, I just like to keep some surprises.)

To help plan and organize all of my blog posts I have this calender. It's Mead brand, and I bought it from Target but that's really all I can tell you about it because it doesn't have any identifying name on it. Sorry about that! I chose this one because I that it's like a notebook. It's not too big (around standard notebook size), when I don't need it in view I can just close it up and put it away. The main thing that really appealed to me is the calender layout. I made sure to buy a planner that had a full page calender where I'd be able to look over the whole month in just a glance, instead of one that just has pages where you can only view a few days at a time.

I write each individual blog post on a sticky note and then place them on the date I plan on posting them. I use sticky notes because I like how bright they are (it's helps the whole process not to feel so mundane and it looks really pretty!) Also, the real reason, I'm able to move posts if need be. There are some days I just don't feel like posting what I had planned or maybe another post just feels more appropriate for that date.

At the end of each month I start working on the next months calender but I don't pressure myself to fill the whole month up. I write in my recurring features (Friday Favorites and Weekly Nail) then build from there. Sometimes I might write in posts that I plan on a random date just as a kick in the butt to get them done even if that date isn't the final date (once again a great reason to use sticky notes.)

 I couldn't find post it notes exactly the right size to fit but the ones I use just need a little trim off the side to fit in the allotted square just perfectly. 

If you don't already use a similar planner for your blog, I definitely recommend getting one. It's so nice to be able to look over the whole month and see what I have ready, what I need to do, etc. I feel like I'm so much more efficient now in regards of my posts now that I have this calender.
xoxo

a few related links to this post -
you can find the cat iphone case here.
read all about my keyboard decals here or buy a set here.