How I saved money + How I made a personal planner // DIY and Tutorial

Thank you so much for watching and keep reading for info and links...
Other videos of planner tips, tricks, and hacks ...
How to put an Erin Condren or Happy Planner page in a personal-sized planner - • Erin Condren OR Happy ...
How to put a full-sized Erin Condren Hourly Planner Page in a personal-sized planner - • How to put Erin Condre...
How to use multiple planners for your own planner peace - • How to use More than O...
Different ways to store pens and writing instruments - • Why I don't use the Ki...
Find all of the Planner Peace Starter Packages in my etsy shop HERE: etsy.com/shop/d...
If you are interested in customized/personalized bundling of planner tools/inserts that you have seen in my videos, please contact me directly and I'm happy to do free diagnostics and consulting with you to help build a planner just for you/your planning style.
Planner/Etsy - @DeerestDahling
Personal IG - @DeerestDahlingToo
Homeschool life/Family - @ThisisWhyWeHomeschool
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here is my etsy shop - etsy.com/shop/d...
If you don't see anything that you like, please don't hesitate to contact me directly. I can either put together a custom listing for you OR I can sometimes (if I have space in my design schedule) design something completely and individualized for your planning/learning needs. I also can do things separate from etsy by way of paypal arrangements - if you don't like etsy especially lately with all of the issues they are having.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
How to DIY a temporary tattoo using Silhouette Brand paper
• 🎨 How to make a tempo...
Getting started with Functional Planning in a Personal Planner
• How to Get Started wit...
My most used Planner Set-up (my Sweetdori Fauxdori from Mylkshoppe) - • How I set-up my Travel...
Why I don't use the Kipling 100 Pen Case
• Why I don't use the Ki...
How I made my own Personal Planner like ECLP or The Happy Planner - • How I saved money + Ho...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I'm a masters-level teacher and have previously taught high school and middle school for more than a decade. I also worked in the area of teacher leadership and training and doing specialized educational design of curriculum, teaching tools, and assessment design.
I'm especially good at connecting with kids and their families by explaining tough topics - whether they are academically rooted or otherwise for the matter of easier dinner conversation and family connections.
Even more than the previous is that I love sharing all of the interesting experiences I have enjoyed in my life and I like using these things to help springboard people into places and directions that they have always dreamed of going - but maybe haven't had the support to do for any number of reasons.
I serve online and locally (in the Washington DC area) as an academic trainer, coach, mentor and higher learning teacher, advocate, and consultant for lifelong learners of all sorts.
I am available for 1:1 services, large groups/workshops, personal and business consultations, advocacy, and speaking engagements so long as my schedule as a working mom allows.
Thank you for watching my videos!!!!
Filmed, Edited, and Produced (entirely) with my iPhone 6+ and iMovie for iPhone
Music: Bumba Crossing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons....

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

Own individuals. And for that no one would should judge anyone or put anyone down. I was taught not only by my grandma, mom and the Bible- "If you don't have anything nice to say-Then don't say it all"! I was with my X a total of 22 yrs, 1 child and married for 13. And took my Vows very seriously to the core. I did everything in my power to make our Marriage work, for I didn't want my child being from a Broken Home! Unfortunately, HS Sweethearts Do Fall out of Love With Another! My daughter today holds a grudge against me! Sad but true, she's was too young to remember the Verbal,Mental, Physc abuse that I was going through! I will definitely be sub to your channel-For you are so Intelligent with all of your accomplishments! Hats off to you! Hold your high and Be Proud Of You and Your Family! God Bless you in this crazy world we live in... Take care!

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Mkitten I apologize if it was capt'd on your end-But not on my end! Have a great weekend.

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Kelly if I knew how to take an image shot of what I wrote, I would include it! I'm not "techy savvy", yet as for having very little Education-I hate to disappoint you, because I am a College Graduate and happen to be very "INTELLIGENT"! "Now "INTELLIGENT" is cap'd to let you know that your rude comment was on called for n Please do not contact me again with with your "IGNORANCE", -oh yeah that was Cap'd too. Contact me one more time being a smart ash and I will turn you in too you tube! End of subject!!!!!!!!! "POINT MADE AND I HOPE THAT IS LOUD AND CLEAR TO YOU!!" I don't have time for your Drama, for this mama Doesn't have time for Drama-So back up and quit being RUDE! I dare you

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Mkitten HHA & CNA are supposed to be capped. Try me n you will get kick off UTUBE.

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Mkitten I will save your Rude comment you just sent me. For, I have better things to do with time. It's just a shame you know how to keep that inconsiderate comment you just emailed off this page but I will screen shoot it n send to utube. Leave me the heck alone FOR THE LAST TIME I WILL TELL YOU!

[@DeerestDahling]

Got my first negative/hate comment!! *See below* I'm actually going to be very liberal with comments on my channel/videos and treat it as I have in any of the classes (of over 2,000+ students I have for high school and middle school). I'm not here to win popularity contests, people. This applies the same for how it worked when I was, indeed, successful at teaching in the traditional classroom. (Whether or not you agree with this is your own personal opinion and not fact - same as what I share liberally on any of my videos.) There will always be people who have opinions that differ from mine or yours and they will talk as much as I will (or you will). To clarify, I never ever would think of myself to be Picasso because I actually think that while Picasso did revolutionary things? In his personal life (and anybody can do research and educate themselves on this topic), he did a lot of very questionable things that called into great question his integrity and general respectfulness to others. This goes the same for what anyone leaves in any of my comments including the ones for this video. **This comment has been edited and issues are addressed in an comment policy that will now be used with regard to comments/discussion on my channel.**

[@DeerestDahling]

Looks like said commenter deleted their own comment! I'm glad to see that they made that decision. If/when they decide to make their own videos, I'm looking forward to their unique perspectives and I will gladly even share what/how they share on their youtube channel in order to drive traffic their way since (per the time when they did post their comment) they didn't have the viewership that I have worked hard to have here on my channel. #communityovercompetition wins every time, people! Let's remember that!!!

[@amyshoemaker1566]

Good for you!!! You are absolutley correct....this is your channel and your opinions and you are sharing to help others. I love your video.. besides if I didn't I would simply click and find another one to watch. You did a beautiful job and thank you for taking your time to help others! Good for you!! That is what it is all about helping others and and supporting one another. Sad that some people feel so bad about themselves that they have to "lash out" and make ugly comments to others. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@DeerestDahling]

+Amy Shoemaker thanks for the encouragement and votes of confidence! I'm glad that what I shared was helpful to you.

[@thezapatas5028]

Deerest Dahling k

[@Librarygurl]

How is it possible that you are 37 You don't look over 20!!! Nice video...thanks for sharing.

[@DeerestDahling]

You are too kind! I like to think being a teacher and spending so much time with my students and my 8yo daughter (my most favorite student in the world!) has a bit to do with it ^^^. Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@greendaisy88]

You taught me something today I wish I had known about years ago. This has nothing to do with planning but instead learning. Until just now I didn't have a name for it but part of my son's ADHD needs the kinesthetic learning style. When he's reading or doing math or driving or just concentrating in general he has to move or he has no comprehension, I wish I would have had someone educated in this on my side when he was in detention or suspended for his "not controlling his impulse control" issues. The fact that at his school he tested on a mastery level but ended up dropping out in 8th grade due to constant impatience and perhaps ignorance from his teachers even though we were in the 504 program, sad. We tried homeschooling, which did not work for us, but he didn't want his education to stop there so he enrolled in a school that is part of the National Guard and graduated 6th in his class of 324, remarkable. They worked with him instead of against him & he flourished. So much so that he actually joined The National Guard & is graduating from ATI in nine days. I just hate that he had to go through all the "I can't help it, why do they hate me so much?" between 4th and 8th grade. I know his life would have been easier and mine sure would've been because those were some hard years. Maybe knowing this now I can at least make a suggestion, not a diagnoses, to other parents who may have never known about this. Thank you so much. I do like the planner part of the video too, just wanted you to know that since I rambled on about the learning. Thanks so much, look forward to more.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment. I so appreciate it all ^^^^ and it absolutely warms my heart that even though you are only getting this information now, it's helping you to have greater understanding for what you have had no choice but to deal with the way you have. As both a teacher and a mom, it's heartbreaking to me to hear what you and what I know other parents are going through. It's even harder for me to hear what kids have to go through in order to receive what I feel like are the greatest gifts of all - learning and being empowered to learn through natural discovery. I used to sit with parents but even more with students who would end up in tears and say that they felt so dumb compared to their classmates and they felt like their teachers hated them. I tried to make my class (the art room) a place that was a safe haven for them to ask as many questions as they liked and then I tried my best to use art-based learning techniques to help them feel comfortable enough to approach learning in other areas. Basically, I did something called scaffolding in terms of teaching. Anyway, I've thought long and hard about how not being in the classroom and with my kids everyday (and their parents every year) how I can still help and doing these videos is the best way that I have found can still be working in partnership and advocacy for helping people to learn in all sorts of ways. I'm glad that this video was helpful for you. It's even more inspiring to me to hear how your son, even with all of the challenges and opposition he faced that were so unnecessary, your son is a beautiful success story of what happens when an individual lets themselves be catapulted into greater directions beyond the circumstances others carelessly create for them that would otherwise hold them back. Thank you again for leaving this comment. I'm going to do my best to do more videos about things that parents can do in order help parents/teachers (or even students themselves) feel encouraged and empowered to keep forging ahead no matter the challenges they face.

[@CyberMachine]

The military lifestyle seems to be even more beneficial to ADHD ppl.

[@solitairemorales4392]

its just too busy for me..i have ADHD but i feel the opposite, like i need more white space, less noise on the page

[@JennySoAwesome]

I've been really enjoying your videos so far! You've really given me some great ideas to tweak my own pages :)

[@DeerestDahling]

I'm so glad you are enjoying them. There are so many ways to do planning and you will find that the more ways you try out, the more that you will be able to actually increase your efficiency and cleverness overall with how/what you're doing. Your life overall might even end up feeling different - almost like a well oiled machine - only because you are willing to let yourself move and evolve. It's very much like how designers and artists go through different stages of creativity - like Picasso's blue period? You are innovating your own life by letting yourself innovate on your planner pages.🎯

[@DeerestDahling]

Friendly reminder about my channel and on how I'm going to try and handle comments and discussion on any of my videos. My goal is to make things family and kid-friendly and a place that is safe for learning and fun for folks of the youtube community as young as my 8 yo daughter. Anybody/everybody is welcome to comment on the content of this channel. Still, there will be careful consideration for certain issues so they are addressed out of sensitivity and consideration for the general public/viewing audience of this channel. This includes ones that attempt to call out certain subsets of folks: those with learning differences, those who take psychotropic medications, people who are of minority populations no matter if it's of religion/mental wellness/socio economic "status"/ethnicity. Things I take even more seriously are using the aforementioned to passive-aggressively use them to label or even insult in even mildly questionably mean-spirited or just plain insensitive ways. If this is something that you feel is appropriate for respectful or appropriate interaction then keep it on your own channel or to channels that welcome that sort of behavior. It's not welcome and will not be tolerated on this channel/any of my videos. Thanks so much for all of your support of this channel and the things we share. You all are the best and we love sharing here on youtube!!

[@clouddancerstunes883]

Miss Andrea, Hello...I am a disabled RN, Retired. I grew up with a Sister born with a club foot...she had 5 major surgeries before she was 5 yo. Our Mom had Polio at 19 yo and had physical deficits in her left arm/shoulder. I got to be almost 58 yo before it dawned on me that this world sees them as Disabled! To me they were never disabled, just that they did things differently from others...their own "Normal". We never babied either of them...just treated them like we would any other human being...With all of this said, I do not see Disabilities in this world...EXCEPT for those Trolls that cause hurt feelings in people that just "Do Things Differently than I do"!!! BTW...I am dyslexic and it never dawned on me that I am disabled...I just read differently than others...To me Disability is the bailiwick of other peoples ignorance... BTW (again)...Thank you for doing this video. I just found your channel...Keep up the Great Work...I'm sorry you no longer teach.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks so much for your comment. You touched on so many points that are important and you offered such great explanation about how/why they are important. I share the same sort of perspective about different abilities and also has to adjust/address them and how they play themselves out in life. It's so reassuring reading your comment discussing this! As I was reading it, I was just nodding my head more and more because you articulated the perspective you have (that I share as much) so beautifully. Thank you so so much for taking the time to leave your comment. :) And thank you also for your encouragement. I'm sorry I am not still in the classroom as well but I am still teaching (my daughter with homeschooling!) every day - just to a class of one, that's all.

[@Sompopito]

Thank you very much!!! We, my 12 year old daughter love your videos.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks, Karen! We are settling into a new schedule (for our family) because we are in the process of starting a family business so that's why we haven't had any up. Trying to get back to doing some videos with my daughter. I'm so glad you like watching them with your daughter. :)

[@rosenchrige78]

This is great, love this ! I really appreciate how you went more into depth about the concept and process that one needs to consider while creating a good, visually appealing planner that works and is also finally fun to keep ! :) Your explanation about the color coordination method, really made sense to me. I have been searching for a while now a good method to make one not only for myself but also my 12 yr old daughter, who also loves anything that has to do with DIY and crafty creations ! Thank you so much Andrea, please keep up the good work ! (Y) I subscribed and greetings from Switzerland !

[@DeerestDahling]

So glad this was helpful to you! I'm glad to help and share as much as I can. If you enjoyed this video you might enjoy my video that I did yesterday. It's specifically geared for planner community kids who are getting into planning and I share about the personal size planner set-up and planning approach I take with my daughter. I have her set-up in a Filofax personal and it's been really working for us. Thanks so much for the comment!

[@DeerestDahling]

Whoops! Forget to share the link. Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Wwo2Cso6h7o7s

[@rosenchrige78]

Oh wow, awesome ! Thanks for the link and the quick response ! I will check it out !:)

[@madnessofmymind]

Can I just suggest...for future vids....try your best for less UM's. :) Otherwise...love that everything is your own work!

[@CarlyUTube]

I always learn something new when I tune in to your channel. You are very interesting. I enjoy the artistic side of planning as well as functional but it is the artistic side that brought me to the planner community and I enjoy when you talk about your background and how you use your planner. Thanks for sharing,

[@caitlin7311]

I feel like you just articulated what I've always felt about planning and productivity that I never knew I felt. Awesome video!!

[@dehaven84]

I'm a visual and auditory learner. I really like the weekly planning sheets. How do I order them? I'm ADHD.

[@HealingDivineLove]

you are finding the strength and possibility in what others call a disability! I love this approach and use it myself. I am mostly blind and yet that doesn't stop me. There is a gift in every difference. thanks for this terrific video!

[@bbunny8257]

How did u punch the holes for the pages to fit so snuggly in the arc disks? This is a great idea and well made! :)

[@mariaigartua8842]

first time I've seen one of you're videos and i lovr it. First i love Diys. I thank God everyday for the talents he's given me and second because even thou I have fibromyalgia and seizures because Im epileptic I still do my crafts and enjoy them. And guess what I made my own planner. So you go girl!!!.Tfs

[@DeerestDahling]

DIY stuff is so fun!!! I mean I really enjoy buying stuff but there really is a lot to be said for DIY stuff. Thank you so much for your comment. You're so sweet!

[@lindsayward3240]

Hi! I have ADHD and I am a new mom, trying to get myself together and work on keeping myself efficient and organized! I love my happy planner, but some of the pages are a little spread out for me. So I am trying to update it to fit my needs. Thanks for the tips!

[@DeerestDahling]

Hi, Lindsay! I remember the challenges of being a new mom and I always am familiar with trying to better manage ADHD. It can be done to be more efficient and organized and I actually got my start with an ECLP and then I branched off into other types of planners - fauxdori and ring-bound planners. Since I work in the field of educational design and I am just a very DIY type, what helped me a lot was identifying my own personal learning style (Tactile and kinesthetic) as well as the types of multiple intelligences that are my strengths. These are items of educational psychology and learning differences but if you look them up, you might be able to do a little bit of self-diagnosis enough for it to give you a better foundation to navigate establishing yourself more comfortably in planning. Thank you so much for your comment and please let me know if you have any more questions about anything at all! I share daily videos and I also recently started a FB group called Deerest Dahling Focus Group that is a closed group but there is an open welcome to anybody who is interested in planning and/or just wants to have some connection with others in the planner community. It's a small group but it's growing and I hope to do some more personal interaction to extend from what I do here in my videos. :) Just search for the name of the group Deerest Dahling Focus Group and you should be able to find it.

[@DebbieFowlerMamaOwlsEmporium]

Love your videos! I clicked on the Facebook page link and was redirected to an odd page. Just wanted you to be aware. (I did find your Facebook page by manually entering the Page Name. )

[@DeerestDahling]

I am going to look into that. Thanks for giving me the heads up about it. And glad you enjoy the videos! Sharing my planner stuff has been a lot of fun.

[@mandyf994]

HI, I just happened to come upon your video and thought what the heck to watch.....I loved it. I love your planner layout. I have Add also and just can not find planner peace and I think for the first time I will be placing an etsy order. I have to have these sheets and love it.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you so much for this sweet comment, Mandy! I'm really glad that it has helped move you in a direction of trying to establish some more planner peace for yourself. It's so tough sometimes and I remember all too well how frustrating it was trying to just get myself comfortable with planning. Glad to have you here on my channel and please don't hesitate if you ever have any questions or just starting a fun discussion on planning. I love the discussions and conversations that are had in the comments of my videos. :)

[@caketropolis]

Just found your channel! I too have adult adhd and dyslexia and it's interesting to see how you have adapted your planner to work for you. I use the happy planner and have spent a while customizing it to fit my own learning styles and help me with organization. it's great to see how different people plan and help get new ideas to incorporate into my own planner!

[@DeerestDahling]

I would love to see how you have adapted your planner! It sounds very interesting and I always love seeing how other people do planning especially then they are managing their own personal challenges - no matter what those challenges might be. Have you done a video on it? I would love to see it! Please let me know if you do it.

[@mareek.]

WOW! What an amazing planner with some great ideas! I appreciate you sharing them, thank you!

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you, Maree! Sometimes the planner you might need might not be one that even exists so you gotta make one. :) That was part of why I wanted to share this DIY option. I think people forget that you can DIY things and put together something that truly works for just you.

[@teresaa4354]

Great video. I am not that creative but with the help of these kinds of videos make it easy... keep them coming! thank u!

[@DeerestDahling]

I'm trying to get back into a filming schedule to put more on here. I have some things that I'm doing lately in planning that are really easy and might be helpful. It's just been tough because working mom schedule has had to go through some major transitions and I've had to just go with the flow with it.

[@creativeinspirations7806]

I always come back to you for inspiration no matter how many videos i watch your the one i come bac to I think thats special right

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks, Matti! I'm glad that my videos have been helpful to you. BTW - I'm still working on coming up with a workable solution to what you asked me about with charting that information you had said you wanted to keep track of. Sorry it's taking me so long to figure it out.

[@kimberlyhoward7896]

I so like color on my planner pages too🎉.I really like your mail pages, for us those would come in handy for the holiday shopping we do🎁. Thank you for showing your DIY planner. I'm finding out that when I design the planner it works better for me. I actually like writing the date on the page, then I know the date and so on. So I guess I'm a repetitive visual learner/planner? All I know if I don't write it down chances are I'll forget☺️.

[@DeerestDahling]

I love that you made the connection with originating your own planner with your planner peace. I have doing that is a major component of my planner as well. Somehow it makes me feel more invested and connected and I learn/retain things better. It goes along with what Benjamin Franklin said... "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

[@DeerestDahling]

I have found also that writing the date is even more of something that makes planner peace, planning peace sustainable. It's because the information originates in the mind and then travels down through all of the nerves and senses to be released in writing. I'm all about tech in learning but that can coexist nicely with paper planning too.

[@justanotherchannelxo]

Such an interesting layout design! Definitely never seen anything like it.

[@DeerestDahling]

I'm glad I was able to share something new with you. I think about things in different ways and then I design stuff to go along with things so what I plan with goes with my thinking. It's helped a lot with my creative processing and getting things done with some of my more major projects.

[@creativeinspirations7806]

Can you do a equipment video of all the equipment you utilize in your design process. Like pens, stickers, gyro cutter that sort of thing :)

[@DeerestDahling]

I can do that, Matti! Someone else asked me a question about doing some trouble shooting with cling stamps and what you requested will go nicely with that. I can do almost a planning FAQ. Look out for it soon and thanks for the suggestion!

[@creativeinspirations7806]

Your welcome happy to help. You have become such a mentor like person who has given me a great deal of help in confidence and help on creating and experimenting in different ways and so on I will showcase my journal I have for OBJ at the end of July

[@laurenmichaud3570]

This is a great video!! Great work!! I got a lot of inspiration!! THANKYOU, you deserve so many more subscribers!

[@DeerestDahling]

Lauren, thanks so much for your comment! You are the sweetest. :) Let me know if you end up doing a version of this yourself. I enjoy most every kind of planner but my favorite kinds are the ones that are DIY ones because I feel like you get to see people's ideas come to life. Thank you for watching my video. :)

[@laurenmichaud3570]

+Andrea Royalty THANKYOU so much for replying!!!! A lot of youtubers don't respond but THANKYOU. I will definitely show you when I am finished. Thankyou.

[@DeerestDahling]

I'm glad to add to the comments and have conversations here on my videos. :) Perhaps it's because I used to be a classroom teacher (I was a high school level art and design teacher and before that a middle school teacher), I'm always interested in how/what other people are doing with their own working process. Looking forward to seeing what you are doing with your planning adventures!

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

I just doing your site! Absolutely, you are a Brilliant Young Lady! Well said in regards to the unnecessary rudeness of people! This world needs to listen to the "Country Singer Tim McGraw" The song is called Be kind and Humble! After 3 accidents none my fault, my love and life were stolen from I to a degree. I cannot work anymore! I was a Home Health Aide/ not CNA. I was grandfather in by the state started at 17 for over 24-25 yrs. as a HHA, Rehab Tech, Med Tech, Physc Tech, Wound Care Tech for I am a lot older than you! This video and you were absolutely so useful to me for I just can't get over the slump I've fallen into. It really saddens me to hear other people but down Handicapped, ( for my X-Husband was an uncontrollable Epileptic- ( whom quit HS 6 mths left to Graduation)! What a shame in the early 80's people were ignorant and not knowledgeable of this Handicap. No matter religion,Ethnic, Nationality, color of skin we all have Red Blood Running through our Veins! We are our.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you so much for your comments, Kelly. And thank you also for sharing some of your life experience and your perspectives on how to get through some of the challenges life might present to any of us. I'm sure what you so candidly shared here will serve as encouragement for folks who are able to invest the time to consider it and the truths you offered. Thanks so much for offering your perspectives and encouragement. :)

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Andrea Royalty please tell your sub MKitten that if she contacts me one time I will turn her into U Tube, because I'm not about to take anyone's insults, disrespectful ignorance, because I commented on your page to the person who spoke bad of you! I have been contacted by "it" now 3x and this mama doesn't have time for Drama. In all my correspondence to you- nothing was cap'd n I will be damned if someone is going to tell me that she is sorry that I had very little education-when I'm actually a College Graduate. I was speaking of my X husband who had quit HS 6 mths left to Graduation due to people's Ignorance of his Handicap. Greatly appreciate it. This is getting out of hand when I was speaking to you, not it! I'm very Intelligent like you. Thank you very much. Maybe you should think of blocking her(it) so they can't Harass your subscribers! Just a thought! Not sure if it was the same person who was rude to you when I made my statement! Don't have time for Drama-These people

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Kelly really Need To Grow Up! Thank you Andre

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

+Kelly Andrea

[@parkminyeol3340]

Wow!! This is amazing !! Good job 👍🏽👌🏽

[@DeerestDahling]

Hi, Park! Thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed this and thank you for the encouragement.

[@marjuracek]

I appreciate your thorough explanations of your planner process. I'm trying to figure out the best way to plan for everything in my life and you have shared some great ideas. Thank you.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you so much for this comment. I know that some of my videos can be exceedingly long but in my experience as a veteran teacher, sharing the metacognition that inspires/motivates how/why I do things has always been helpful to help others to figure things out better on their end. It's a teaching method that does make things take longer since it requires explanation but as you very astutely noted, it does make a difference! I really appreciate the fact that you noted this. Thank you so so much. I am sure you articulating this point as you did ^^^^ is probably also very helpful for others as well. :)

[@marjuracek]

Mari, since you are an expert on this, could you please make a video to help, rather than put people down?

[@marjuracek]

Andrea, I'm sorry someone used my comment to reply on and bully you. I reported for harassment.

[@DeerestDahling]

Meagan - thanks so much for your support. I just removed that comment because the individual who left it is someone who I strongly suspect is the same individual who previously was leaving comments on this video but just under a different account. Strange but probably true and I don't get why anybody would go to such a length to do that but who knows about some folks - especially those who leave comments like what I had to remove.

[@skylarkingable]

hi andrea. great video. shell from oz. xx

[@DeerestDahling]

Hi Shell! Glad you enjoyed this one. I just love DIY planning. It allows for so much flexibility sometimes and just plain breathing room when I feel like my planning has become overly structured and rigid. I much prefer when planning allows for some breathing room (so to speak).

[@FireflyScout]

ADD and Lysdexic right here! LOL :)

[@FireflyScout]

+Deerest Dahling I LOVED this video. I had a pretty good planner system when i was in school and teaching, but now after a career change to engineer, I'm struggling to figure out what works for me to keep it all straight between work and home. Also, I love what you said about teaching, learning difference, and really just everything. I can relate to you and am so glad that I found your channel. :)

[@sunshinehaydeeify]

hi wow is so cute...

[@jennifer5906]

love it we all love to planing jounals

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed this!

[@z4nna]

You are smart and lovely

[@DeerestDahling]

Thank you for your comment, Susie. You are very sweet and kind to say that. Thank you. :)

[@jonayandre4786]

You did a wonderful job!

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks, Kareen! I tend to do things in unconventional ways so I really appreciate the encouragement from folks like you that what I do isn't totally weird.

[@neegunter]

you are very talented.

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks so much. You are so kind to say that. BTW I like your avatar picture! Pretty cool.

[@briannavargas75]

I love your videos

[@DeerestDahling]

Thanks Brianna! They are a lot of fun to make and definitely challenging trying to do a daily video the way I have been doing them. Thank you for your comment!! You are so sweet.