{"id":273,"date":"2016-04-28T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/?p=273"},"modified":"2016-04-28T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:26:10","slug":"feature-story-why-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/2016\/04\/28\/feature-story-why-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE STORY: Why It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know I have talked a lot about my planner, but I would like to explain to you why it works so well for me, and why it can also work so well for you.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, my personal planner has come a long way. I add to my planner continuously, and so do other people. Don\u2019t think that just because you have a planner, you can\u2019t add anything to it. I have a listing up on Etsy that allows you to purchase additional pages if\/when it comes to you needing more pages. These planners are meant to be completely customized and that\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to do with these.<\/p>\n<p>My planner started off <i>just<\/i> being the weekly calendar page. Of course all additional pages are fun and helpful, but what I needed more than anything was one very organized page where I could write down my big events for the day (school, babysitting, volunteering, etc.). I put in 1 full year and went off that for the time being. That was all I needed at the time; one place to put everything I needed to do. And that worked for a while until I started wanting more pages in it.<\/p>\n<p>I saw what was inside other planners and decided that I wanted some extra pages. I decided to make my own versions of them. That\u2019s when I added pages like passwords, contacts, notes, and to do. That quickly expanded to upwards of 20 different additional pages to include in planners.<\/p>\n<p>In my <strong>first section<\/strong>, I have the same style of calendar pages that I started with: the Autumn. It&#8217;s perfect for me because everything has it&#8217;s place. It&#8217;s easy to glance at. On the adjacent page to the calendar, I have what I call my &#8220;Other&#8221; page. I have coming up, to do, school\/homework, home, babysitting, appointments, notes, hydrate, and calendar-at-a-glace boxes to fill in. They&#8217;re for what can&#8217;t fit in the planner.<\/p>\n<p>My <strong>second section<\/strong> has lots of different pages in it, so I think we can call it the Miscellaneous Section. It starts with having full-sized calendar-at-a-glance pages that I fill in big events, birthdays &amp; anniversary tracker, emergency phone numbers and contact sheets (for babysitting), income, ambulance calls, passwords, and to do sheets. It&#8217;s the section I go to for whatever isn&#8217;t directly planner related, but important enough papers that I need to keep on hand.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>third section<\/strong> in my planner is filled with word searches. I know, I&#8217;m a little bit of a loser, but I&#8217;m a commuter.\u00a0What else am I supposed to do? I just made mine on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.superkids.com\/aweb\/tools\/words\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\">SuperKids WordSearch Puzzle Maker<\/a>. No&#8230;I don&#8217;t sit down and create them letter by letter.<\/p>\n<p>My <strong>last two sections<\/strong> are for Breezy business. I have sample pages for when I bring my planners to craft shows, planner ideas, and just some extra pages for notes.<\/p>\n<p>When I asked a few of my friends what exactly makes their planner work for them. Below is a video of Olivia talking about her planner and why it works for her.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-273-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/Intro-to-New-Media.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/Intro-to-New-Media.mp4\">http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/Intro-to-New-Media.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve made planners for a few of my cousins, and Maycie, a freshman in college, told me that, \u201cI\u2019m actually a human being. With plans. That I actually do.\u201d Thanks, Maycie, for making me feel like my planners are helping you out\u2026especially a person like you who felt she wasn\u2019t a person before my planners. I don\u2019t think compliments can get much better than that.<\/p>\n<p>Maycie also told me that being able to customize the planner along the way is really what made it work so well for her. &#8220;Autumn worked with me through the whole thing. I knew for the most part what I wanted, but Autumn suggested a few other things I never would have thought of and they&#8217;re so helpful. I use my planner everyday and it makes me happy looking at it because it&#8217;s so colorful and upbeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Having a planner that is made just for you is exactly what makes a planner work so well for someone. Why get a planner with things you don&#8217;t need in it? 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