This is the best planner for homemakers I’ve used yet!
Planners are great for keeping your home and your life organized. As someone who loves planners, I’ve tried quite a few of them in my twenty years of homemaking.
Some were helpful in keeping me organized, but they all lacked something. I was always left searching for something just a little bit better.
Best Planner for Homemakers
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After searching for years for the perfect planner, I finally found one that has come pretty close.
No, it’s not perfect.
I think my ideal planner would probably be HUGE, because I love having lots of space to write. So, my dream planner would likely not be very practical to carry around.
So, even though my favorite planner isn’t perfect, it works well for me. It works so well that I’ve been buying this same planner for the past three years.
For me, after years of trying out planners, that’s saying something!
My absolute favorite planner is the Living Well Planner.
What I Love About It
There are so many things to love about the Living Well Planner. Here are a few of my favorite features.
1. Goal Planning
There are some goal planning sheets at the front of the planner to help you plan out your goals for the year. And, there’s also a place at the beginning of each month to record your goals for the month.
In addition to that, each month features a “goal crushing” page to help you lay out a plan to achieve your most important goal. This page helps you come up with the steps you need to take to reach your goal.
There’s also a “project planning” page that will help you plan any big projects you have for the month.
2. Budget Planning
One of my favorite features of the Living Well Planner is the monthly budget planning spread. This is a lifesaver for me as it helps me stay on top of our budget.
This is the only planner I’ve ever found that includes budget pages built right into the planner! I’ve looked at other planners with a wipe-off budget page that you use each month, but I like to be able to look back at previous months.
Every month, my husband and I have a “budget planning meeting,” and we fill out our monthly budget planning sheets together. I always look forward to our monthly planning meeting!
3. Meal Planning
There’s also a space to put your meal plan for each day, and there’s enough room to include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This is so helpful when creating your weekly menu.
4. Weekly Planning Spread
I like having the weekly planning spread that allows me to see the whole week at a glance.
5. Thoughts and Thanks Page
At the end of each month, there’s a “thoughts and thanks” page, and I love having a place to record “reflections on grace and gratitude” right in my planner.
6. Notes and Ideas Page
The very last page of each month is a “notes and ideas” page. This is useful for many different things. I use it as a place to record ideas or thoughts for the coming month.
As you can see, this planner has all of the features you’ll need to get your home and your life in order. In my opinion, it’s the best planner for homemakers out there!
Start Using This Planner Anytime
One of the features of this planner that isn’t my favorite is that it’s designed so you can start using it at any time of the year. It’s not my favorite because that means you have to put the sticker tabs on and date it yourself.
But, this feature is perfect if you’re buying a planner in a month other than January. And it isn’t difficult to apply the stickers (which are all included in the back of the planner).
So, if you haven’t bought a planner for the year yet, it’s not too late. You can still use this one!
Check out the Living Well Planner here!
Read My Other Reviews
This isn’t the first time I’ve shared that this is the best planner for homemakers! If you’d like to read my reviews from previous years, check them out here:
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Jessica @ Faithful Pursuit says
February 14, 2019 at 6:35 amA planner is a must for me. I can’t even tell you how many I’ve tried. Then I used a bullet journal for a couple years, but I got tired of having to recreate my templates every week, month, day…whatever the case may be. Finally, this year I created my own out of frustration of not being able to find one. Funny enough I had to split it into 6 months because I like having daily planning pages and, as you said, it got too thick to carry the whole year. Lol! But it’s working better than anything else I’ve tried. I’ve heard lots of good things about this planner too, and it’s pretty. Thanks for sharing with us at #LiveLifeWell.
Joy Kincaid says
February 14, 2019 at 3:02 pmThat’s a great idea to make your own! So glad it’s working well!
Amy @ The Quiet Homemaker says
February 9, 2019 at 8:28 amI love having a planner! It is so important for my week. There are so many things to remember and if I can get it down in an organized manner then so much more gets done. Thank you for this review. I have not tried her planner, but I love her!
Blessings,
Amy
~ linda @ Being Woven says
February 8, 2019 at 11:14 amThanks for sharing this planner. I am going to check it out as I like lists and order!
Joy Kincaid says
February 8, 2019 at 11:58 amI’m a fellow list-maker! This is my 3rd year using this planner, after trying many others.
Amanda Armendariz says
January 18, 2019 at 4:52 pmI love that this planner focuses on goals and finances. All mom’s need to schedule that into their day to be “stress” free. When you have the right fit for a planner as a mom you feel so ready to conquer everything that is put in front of you. …added bonus you can get it in any month of the year!
Joy Kincaid says
January 19, 2019 at 5:55 pmI feel the same about this planner! It’s really helped me stay organized.
Amy AKA The Hippy says
January 11, 2019 at 8:31 amI agree with you! This is by far the best planner that I’ve used. I love how setting goals has changed my mindset. I can only imagine how much better it will get as the year progresses! *Hugs*
Joy Kincaid says
January 19, 2019 at 5:51 pmGlad to hear you’re enjoying it too, Amy!
Christina says
January 7, 2019 at 11:31 pmHi Joy,
I found this post on Inspire Me Monday by Mostly Blogging. This is great for my New Year’s resolution to organize! 🙂 I am pinning this.
Thanks,
Christina/The Blog for Teachers, Readers, & Life!
Joy Kincaid says
January 10, 2019 at 2:10 pmHi Christina! So glad it was helpful!
Carla says
January 4, 2019 at 12:50 pmDo you think this has enough room to write everything you need to do in a day? Seems like I need a lot of space for that every day. I have never used an hourly layout before . Seems like most of the spaces would just say school blocked off. Do you use it like that.
Joy Kincaid says
January 10, 2019 at 2:08 pmThat depends on how much room you like to write. Ideally, I’d love to have a whole page for the day, but then the planner would be huge! Yes, for school hours, it just says “school,” but then I also write in other things I need to do for the day (before and after school). There’s also a place in the hourly layout to put the top three things you need to accomplish, and your meal plans for the day.
Carol L says
January 4, 2019 at 6:41 amI don’t usually use planners, but I did buy this one you recommended. We’ll see how it goes. Thank you for the nice post about it. I’m hoping it may help me get a bit more organized, even though I already am pretty well set up. I know a lot of people use them, I just never got into using one. I did like many of the features you wrote about, too.
Joy Kincaid says
January 10, 2019 at 2:05 pmI hope you love it, Carol! I use mine daily, and it has really helped me keep track of our budget and other daily things as well as future goals and plans.