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Getting Organized with A Happy Planner

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I can be the most disorganized person, whether we are in the mist of homeschooling or in the middle of summer vacation. Then in July 2016 I bought my Happy Planner. I love it! It is big enough to keep track of everything I need to. And because I’m more of a paper, write everything out person this is what works best for me right now.

Getting Organized with A Happy Planner

Getting Organized with A Happy Planner

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If you are more of a digital planner, you should check out the Homeschool Planet scheduler.

I bought my mine at Michael’s with a 50% coupon… thank you! Saving money on something this practical makes me feel better about buying it.

How I Use My Happy Planner

The three blocks for each day are perfect – BLOG, HOMESCHOOL, OTHER are my categories for keeping me on track. A couple months ago I bought a checklist stamp which is perfect for both my blog and homeschool section, it came with some stacking (colorful) stamps too, to make checking things off more fun.

It comes in three different sizes I believe, I could be wrong. Currently I have the medium sized one, but decided to go with the bigger one for next year so I’m not so cramped when planning, mainly for school.

Make It Your Own

If you find that there is something missing from your planner, maybe you want to add a page to the beginning or end of each month to track something, you can. You can pick up the punch to add them easily.

You can get already made, ready to insert extensions to add. Pick and chose what you want.

This is the one I just bought for the coming year, thought I would try the write in your own dates:

Truthfully, I had thought about trying a different planner that I had heard others saying was so great, but when I went to buy one for the coming year, I decided to stick with what I know and love, and that’s my Happy Planner. Or Create 365 as it is also known.

How do you keep everything organized? Are you a paper planner kind of person like I am, or a digital planner kind of person?

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Getting into A Homeschool Morning Routine

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Without a morning routine, I would not have children. I mean it, I get up early, do a little workout, and drink coffee before they wake up. My morning routine saves us all! It just translates that my homeschool morning routine would be just as important to our homeschool.

Getting into A Homeschool Morning Routine

Getting into A Homeschool Morning Routine

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Now after four years of homeschooling, and having three to teach each day of our homeschool schedule, if I didn’t have a routine I would be in a mess everyday.

Homeschool Morning Routine Starts with an Alarm

Set an alarm on your phone, Momma.

Wake up at every morning (at least school mornings) at the same time each day. I get up at 5:30am. Ugh, I know just how early that is, and my kids don’t get up until 7am.

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I can get in a 30 minute workout of some kind, make and drink some coffee, and get started on my to-do list before my kids get up. That is important for me, I need some quiet wake up time.

You definitely don’t have to get up that much earlier! Even 15 minutes might make a difference in your day. You can start by getting up 15 minutes earlier and slowly increase it to more too if you find you like having that time to yourself.

Homeschool morning routine

Planning Your Homeschool Morning Routine

I found and fell head over heels in love with my Happy Planner. The three sections each day are prefect for planning school, blog and anything else, like Story Time or gymnastic classes.

You can fancy it up with stickers, or stamps, or colored markers which is my favorite. Though I do also have a check-list stamp that I use as well.

Every morning I start on my blog to-do list, and then move on to make sure to have everyone’s school work ready for when they are ready to get started.

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Meal Planning

Plan out meals ahead of time. Now, I am not that good at planning meals, but I sometimes do get my act together and plan out meals, breakfast and supper. One of those breakfasts that I like to make sometimes is Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal. Something that you can make ahead of time and serve later.

I bought some inserts for my planner, including the meal planner, and I have been much more consistent about meal planning.

Multi-Tasking

Don’t try to multi-tasking early in the morning. If you are only half doing things you are only going to get cranky and ruin your day. Have set things that you ope to get done before your children wake up in the morning. If could be: drink your coffee, unload the dishwasher, go for a walk, or take a shower.

Change It

If your routine isn’t working out for you, after giving it an honest attempt, change it up! Nothing is written in stone. Make your homeschool morning routine work for you. One great way to figure out what might work for you is to check out A Year of Living Productively. I have read it, and it has made a huge difference for me, even though I already though I was productive.

Resources for Your Morning Routine

Similar posts that you may be interested in:

How I Fall to Keep to An Everyday Routine in Our Homeschool

How to Plan Your Homeschool – Unschooling and/or Eclectic

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