Vacation Planning

Planning a vacation for your family can be pretty hectic.  There are a lot of things to think about and do before you go, during and after.   In the Mothers Who Know planner there is a great Vacation Planning Spread that will help make things a little easier as you plan and execute your family vacation.  Check out the following.

 

Here are some more close up pictures

mormonmommyblogs.com review of the planner

Recently one of my favorite blogs posted a great review of the Mothers Who Know Planner.  Check it out.  

Accessorize your Planner

So I LOVE pretty much everything about this planner, but I really wanted pockets and for now we just haven't found a printer that will do the pockets for us at a reasonable price, so I decided to make my own.  I love the Smash Book  products and I thought some of them would work great.  I was right.  :)

 Just ignore the apostrophe in the Mothers.  We all know what I meant right?  OOPS!  That is already fixed for the next round and for all of those who ordered and have it. Every time you see it, you will just smile and pretend that it is just as it should be.  :)

Okay, so you buy these little cute adorable pre-made pockets in a packet of 4 for $1.99, or I'm sure you could make them too from a template.  You then use double stick tape or glue and adhere it wherever you want in the book.  I put one inside the cover and one right before the January divider and one on the blank page in the back. On the pages, it sticks out a tiny bit so don't put glue in the spot it hangs over.  I just use the extra space as a divider and labeled it.  i.e.. stickers, receipts, notes, etc.  SO COOL!!!  I love it.  My planner still sits flat and looks fabulous.

 Here is what the dividers looks like.  There are two other colors but I didn't get pictures of them before I put them in the book.  You can see them below in the pictures.

 The inside cover now hosts some great sheets of to-do lists, notes, lined paper and my cute book of sticky notes.  It fits so snug and it is very sturdy.  I just used the glue from my glue-pen from the SMASH line, $1.99  (Please ignore the half painted fingernail, it's life)

 This is a great addition to my planner.  I'm sad to lose my dry-erase board on the cover, but I figured I would use the pocket more than the board.

 Here is another shot of my cute sticker pocket.  It sticks out just enough to make it a nice natural divider so you can quickly go to that pocket in your planner and find your stuff.  You can label it too.

 So, Target is the bomb really.  I love their dollar section.  I found all of these adorable sticky note books and note pads.  The larger ones are not sticky notes, they are just note pads.

 These cute arrows are from the SMASH line and they are sticky and adorable.  They just make things cuter.  I love cute and functional mixed together.

 Supplies to use while planning.  Office supplies, paper clips, sticky notes, cute markers and pens, Stickers, and chocolate.   Can't go wrong.

 See how fun it is to use stickers, boxes, and extra embellishments.

 Love these.  Use them wherever you want in the planner.  You could even put it on the outside of the planner for priority items.

 I love these Martha Stewart sticky notes from Staples.  They are just the perfect size for lists of things you need to get done.  If you don't finish, just remove it and carry it over to the next week.

 I love these adorable paperclips that you can label and use however you want.

 Again, use paperclips and notes in whatever way to help you keep it all together in one organized place.

So that's it.  Just a few ideas of how you can get creative with your planner and really make it your own and something you'll want to keep as a keepsake of your time as a mother.

LDS Clipboard Chore Charts - Free Download

I wanted to share a free download I created - LDS clipboard chore charts.

There are 6 different versions included in the download (not just the one shown above) designed for different age groups and with different color schemes.

Print them out on an 8-1/2 x 11, laminate them and attach to clipboard if you would like.  This goes along with the book "Entitlement Trap" by Richard and Linda Eyre.  The kids get a quarter each box they complete each day.

Check out "The Entitlement Trap" when you get a minute.

Click below to download for free. And please re-share.

Download Free Chore Charts

First print run of Mormon Mom Planners has Sold Out

I am thrilled that the planners have been such a hit. We are now sold out of the Jan-Dec 2013 planners. Very exciting.

 We will have another run ready in time for Mother's Day.

 The new addition will have a few extra note pages (for General Conference) and will include a few corrections in punctuation marks ;-).  The Mother's Day edition will only include May-Dec. 2013 and will be available at 15% off.

Also look for the planner at BYU Women's Conference, May 2-3 in the BYU Bookstore.

You can also order from us online. We have special going on right now, check it out.