Plan with Me May | My Monthly Functional Planning Process

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[@marichu4448]

So glad I found your channel. This is what I was looking for functional planning not just decorating. Thanks :-)

[@user-Tea278]

yes! planner, datebooks, not a coloring book!!

[@AshleyNicole-ty9db]

LOVE all your videos and watch them multiple times just because they are helpful and wonderful! YOU ROCK ALEXIS!!!!!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Ashley Nicole (Camdengirl13) Thanks Ashley!

[@TechCristina]

love your s and d trunk shows. we should totally do a nail and personal health night with Jamberry. it could be about taking care of yourself while you do so many other things!

[@LisasEnchantedLife]

Thank you for the monthly notes section tip. So simple and useful! Why didn't I think of that?! LOL!

[@evidentress1]

Thanks for the monthly spread "notes" section tip! I usually just write a bullet list, but I like your grouping next to the week. Cheers!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Shannon Jones You're welcome! I love to be able to break down my big projects visually on my monthly spread- it makes it easier for me to balance my workload across a month and helps me when I am doing my weekly review on sunday!

[@bellenuke]

Great video! I'm new to planning and am not necessarily one that will use a lot of stickers, etc. either in my planner. I like it to look clean and use different color pens for pop. Great tip for using the monthly notes section. I wouldn't really have know what to do and your using it to correspond with the weekly items is genius. Thanks for such great content and the monthly freebies. Kudos!

[@PaleFairyofSecrets]

As someone who doesn't want to use a lot of stickers, I really like your videos. There's absolutely nothing wrong with "Glam Planning", but I love seeing your "Functional Planning" style too :)

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Thanks so much Sarah! I agree, pretty planning is great, but functional planning fits my needs!

[@jemma-jodobson6164]

Can't wait to see the new series! I really like your videos because you explain very clearly. These tips have really help me. I will be soured using these tips and the printable. Also I like that you don't use so many stickers! Xxx

[@plannergirl777]

can't wait to see your weekly planning as well! very helpful.

[@angrylittledumpling]

came on youtube to find a video to watch while doing next week's planning layout. yay that you uploaded a new video. perfect timing

[@SobiaMM]

thanks for doing this. i gain so much from your wisdom. can you describe the arc for punching your paper? also will you be describing the project planning system you use? thanks a bunch

[@andreagreen571]

Your monthly planner is so clean and very functional. I like the way you use all of you tools paper or electronic devices and bring al together. Very encouraging to see that all things work together. I see you use the arc for your journal. Where did you get the black cover for it? As always thanks for sharing and making your monthly pro tables available.

[@DanniB_383]

Thanks for sharing your method

[@jenniferroberts5652]

Thanks for sharing your process for monthly planning. I've just discovered your channel and you ROCK girl. Would you do a video on how you plan on-the-go with your mobile phone and transfer to planner?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

I'll add it to my list!

[@missmae06]

I noticed you're using your notebook cover with your arc planner. Do you have a video of how you put that together?

[@ashleighanderson6114]

Hi Alexis! I love your planner videos because of how realistic they are. I thought I was a sticker girl, but I'm totally not! Haha. I do have a question about how often you refer to your planner vs. how often you use your phone to keep you organized? Thanks for another great video!!

[@jackiescruggs7496]

Ok, thanks for the explanation.

[@gmt5664]

Super helpful, Alexis. TFS!

[@EzzyDT]

Thanks for the webinar. I wish I could attend, but locally it will take place at 3 or 4 am. I hope it will be available on you tube later. I will love to watch it.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Ezzy E If you sign up you get the replay!

[@EzzyDT]

+Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat Thanks I did know I just sign up.

[@joycedominique8312]

Watching your video made me realize that I need to plan out more in an overview mode. I tend to focus too narrowly sometimes and when I look back, I haven't accomplished nearly as much as I wanted to, and what I have done lacks cohesiveness??? Conclusion: work on monthly overviews connected to yearly goals.

[@thegirlof1983]

Very helpful!

[@StampinDivaUK]

Hi! I've just discovered your channel. Thanks so much for doing this series. I'm watching them back to back! I've been looking for something like this and have watched countless 'planning' videos where, disappointingly, the planning was literally about making things pretty. I like pretty planners, but mine never look like works of art once I've crossed things out and rescheduled etc. Can I ask one question, though? Why do you keep those two printed inserts in a separate folder?

[@genesisl.7487]

Greetings. Which notebook are you using?

[@jy3367]

What type of planner is this?

[@NittonNio3]

I always get so confused when people say "read" and mean listen to audio books!

[@braylonbennett2599]

Hello! I was wondering where I can get a planner that fits your inserts?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Braylon Bennett Any A5 or equivalent binder will work!

[@MiizzPriivOna]

Where are your monthly tabs from? I love them

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Perla Crissé I sell them in my shop... www.strangecharmed.com/shop/product/planner-notebook-labels-printable-sticker-tabs/

[@francinerollin2769]

Hi Alexis, great video very helpful, I don't use it for business but I use it for personal purposes. I was trying to find your expenses inserts. Can we by just that insert? Thank you and have a nice day.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Francine Rollin The expense inserts currently only come in the Charmed Life Planner

[@francinerollin2769]

+Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat Thank you Alexis and have a nice weekend.

[@cosmetica529]

Can't wait to see how you plan weekly as well. Love your inserts but I need a spiral like you used here (especially for weekly too). Do you sell the black spiral planner as well? If not, where can I buy that? I usually digitally planned so I'm new to actual and paper planning.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+cosmetica529 The black spiral planner is an Arc notebook from Staples. I use the disc bound Arc system for my journal. I have a video called How to Make your own Planner which shows how to use my inserts in an Arc notebook to make your own planner!

[@cosmetica529]

Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat Oh thank you so much! I will watch that - it sounds super helpful!

[@AmyJBrowne]

+Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat thank you so much for this video. This is extremely helpful and even though May has already begun I can use this process going forward. Thanks again.

[@vlbah]

Hi do you sell the charmed planner along with the inserts that you use in this video or just the inserts. Also I am new to planners and quite overwhelmed with the styles, sizes and prices. Do you have recommendation on how I should start?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+vanessa longley I just sell the planner inserts digitally, check out the videos on my chanel about it!

[@mrsfpm5554]

Can I ask if this is Part 3? Help! I don't want to miss any of your related videos just when planning is starting to make sense.. How many are there altogether?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Yes this is video 3 in the series so far!

[@jackiescruggs7496]

Just curious but why do you always greet with hello my strange and charmed ones? What is the meaning of this of this phrase?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

If you watch my video called My Husband Does My Makeup that explains it, but basically my husband thought I should have a personalized greeting and my blog is named Strange & Charmed (www.strangecharmed.com) which is a reference to a pair of Quarks (a scientific term) and the rest is history.

[@allthingsd1084]

Just to clarify - you utilize 2 planners?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

No, one planner! The other is a journal!

[@braylonbennett2599]

Oops just realized I'm logged into my sons account lol I'm Tanya Kara I follow you on insta as well :) thank you in advance!

[@ballabby01]

I was just wondering, can you buy the planner or is it just inserts only? I really like the planner.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+ballabby01 Inserts only!

[@iliaioukhvets87]

I'm totally lost... sigh...

[@SobiaMM]

thanks for doing this. i gain so much from your wisdom. can you describe the arc for punching your paper? also will you be describing the project planning system you use? thanks a bunch

[@MissTrenchcoat]

+Sylvia Mendez-Morse I have a few project planning videos!