Those of you who know me know that I’m all about the planner. Over the years, I’ve tried many different versions, both paper and electronic, but have always come back to the good old fashioned paper planner. There’s something so comforting about writing something down. A few months ago my sister introduced me to the Staples Arc system, which I promptly fell in love with.

Here’s the thing about that one… it sounds like a great idea to have all this flexibility, but in reality, Staples only makes a few different types of pages for you to put in. Then you have to get all creative and print them yourself, an undertaking that I don’t have the patience for. I bought the little hole punch and have used it for a few things, but I find myself not needing as much “customization” as I had originally thought.

Enter the Erin Condren Life Planner. When looking around for different ideas for decorating my Arc planner, I stumbled upon a small cult of people who did nothing but sing the praises of the Erin Condren planner. They looked pretty cool (lots of space to write, fun colors, etc), but I never made the move. Then my sister called…

Next thing I knew, I was online ordering. I chose the Seahorse cover (with my name, obviously):

I’m kind of a little obsessed. Honestly, it’s all I can think about now. I’ve been fanatically checking my order status to see if they’ve printed it, even though they promise it would ship no sooner than December 22nd. I keep hoping that they’re working on Christmas miracles. You can expect a full review once I get it!