2014 Planner & Free Blog Calendar Printable!

Just after the new year (and this blog) started, I shared with you my plans to make an organized planner.  Maybe not so exciting for some, but I love being organized.  :)  I put all of my ideas into action, and then I shared with you the finished product.  Yay!  It was my first attempt, so after 6 months passed, I decided that I my plan was in for a makeover and I shared a blog calendar as well.

So that was last year, and now I am on to this year.  First off, I am getting started early!  Yes, we have nearly 3 weeks left in 2013, but those plans in January and beyond have been piling up already!  :)  I made a few changes to my weekly checklist, which I did not share before, but for the most part everything has been working well for the rest of 2013!

Also, if you are interested, I am sharing both my regular monthly calendar AND my blog calendar as free printables.  Stay tuned for that at the end of the post!

What worked in 2013:

• The pretty vinyl design on the cover!  I still love it and it stayed pretty much intact, minus a couple of tiny dots on the damask pattern.  I just switched out the 3 for a 4 using my Silhouette, and I am ready to go!
• After revamping, the divided sections have worked out just right.
• My customized Monthly Calendar was perfect!  I did not like the included calendar, so this was a great addition.  My 2014 version is below for you to download.
• The quick Blog Calendar is exactly what I needed for jotting down scheduled posts in advance.  The download is below!

What did not work:

• My pre-printed Weekly To Do Checklist half-sheet was much too tiny and hard to read.
• My Monthly Calendar and Weekly To Do Checklists were formatted Monday to Sunday, although I prefer the Sunday to Saturday format.
• My quick Blog Calendar is good for keeping track of scheduled posts, but not good for the daily tasks that need to be done.

Basically, I did not have to edit very much, because my revamped 2013 calendar streamlined everything so well!


Here are the major items that I did for this year's calendar:

1. Refresh my Monthly Calendar and Weekly To-Do Checklists to 2014, of course!

• Also, both calendars are now formatted from Sunday to Saturday, instead of Monday to Sunday now.  For some reason, I have a hard time thinking of Monday as the first day in my week.  Odd, right?

2. Revamping the Weekly To Do Checklist to a larger print.  It is not double-sided, which is not perfect, but so much easier!


3. In the works:  I am considering coming up with a detailed Daily Blog Checklist, so I do not forget items that need to be done daily.  With Do Tell Tuesday and the Shop Small Saturday Showcase series, I have to be on top of things!

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If you are interested in the Monthly Calendar, here it is for all of you to download, as promised!  It is formatted to 5.5" x 8", which is half of a standard 8.5" x 11" paper.  I used the hole punch that I bought to insert it into the planner.

*Click here or below to download*

Also, the quick Blog Calendar printable is super helpful as a super fast guide for planning out posts in advance and remembering which ones are already scheduled.  Here is that download for you!

*Click here or below to download*

As I said before, I am ecstatic about my new planner, and with even more changes it will totally be a 100% customized system to organize my busy life even more.

Happy planning!

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