Using Evernote as a Planner Update

In my last post I explained how I was using Evernote to plan my life. After using it for about a month its not working! I think the biggest reason it is not working for me is because I sit in front of a computer all day at work and most nights it was a chore to have to go to Evernote to see what was going on. When I am at home I want to spend my limited computer time doing what I love and planning in Evernote was not it! I'm a little disappointed because I thought I had found the perfect solution.

Enter the Bullet Journal or #bujo! I am super excited about this. This is my current planning system. {I am not an artist so please excuse my sad drawings and not so wonderful handwriting}

I am able to plan my days ahead and also as things happen that day. I can be as creative as I want to...which is the biggest reason I love this system. I have lists throughout my journal. Everything is easy to find using the Index at the beginning of the journal. This is so much more than a planner! I like that I can journal about my day and keep track of things like my health and any habits I am trying to keep up with. All of this could be done in Evernote but there is just something about actually writing things down.

I have been keeping a genealogy log in my journal as well. I do have a separate notebook for genealogy research notes. These notes then get scanned to Evernote. My journal will also be scanned into Evernote for easy reference. Hopefully I have found my planner peace!

Did you try using Evernote to plan your days? Did it work or are you using something else?

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