Print, punch and off you go!

This is May in Microsot Word.
Compact size 4.25" X 6.75".
This size paper will not duplex in my printer so usually run off month on one side and then item lists on the other.

I can change the color of the months, the quotes (if I want one) and type in any extra information I want for a day.
I don't know how to change the date automatically yet so needs to be done page by page. This works out as I like standing things typed in my book.
I could run a standard form for the year and just write things in the blank spaces. I have not done a starter page for the Month or a lead page.
This is still a working form that will change as I experiment with it's use.
Date/appts are on the right as your book is open, lists are on the left.

Print to size and plan away!

Brainstorming

Just look at the fields to see which info goes into the columns. You can also edit the columns to add more info, like needle gauge, etc.

This is rather generic log that can be used to track your daily workout routine. I wanted something simple that would be easy to carry and easy to write on. It is formated in classic size and prints out two per standard sheet. This is not meant for duplex printing (because I am right handed and have a hard time writing on the left side of a binder).

I'm attaching the openoffice source file for anyone to modify for their own use. I only created the month of April for Daily pages, but there are master slides for the rest of the months of the year. To change the master layout of the slide, right-click on the slide, select Page, then Slide Design and choose another monthly master to change the months displayed. The only thing that needs to be edited once this is done is the day of the week and the day number.

Make a classic size recipe book

The column on the left is for planning out your day. I use this as a reminder since I have a PDA, too, in my phone. This could help with scheduling time slots for work (time management).

The top right section is for to-do items, separated by location (following the GTD system). I added assignments due, so I would know at a glance what is due on that day. (I put them alongside time slots on the left if necessary, too.)

The rules for the to-do items: Nothing goes in those boxes unless it HAS to be done on that day! No exceptions! Sure makes life easier.

The bottom right section has six columns for projects. I use: school, work, magazine (I run one), scholarships, personal and future.

To make my life easier with the projects section, rather than rewrite everything each day, I cut out that section from 6 out of 7 week pages (so it shows through for every day -- it's written on that Sunday's page but since Monday, etc. has a cut out there, I see the Sunday list -- sounds more complicated than it is, really.)

To help fill out my planner needs, I've added in sections from DIYPlanner, including the Harmony page, the Matrix page (for monitoring staff assignments at the magazine), an Actions page (I'm using it for errands that don't have to be completed on a specific day), and a Waiting For page. I use these DIYPlanner additions at the beginning of each new week.

To save money, I've only printed one of each template and made the copies at the magazine office (I'm EIC). I'm having this coil bound by my school's copiers ($1.99).

I hope that some of you may find this helpful, too, as I haven't found a full/complete design like this in my searching and it's really helping me.

The font on this design is "Kilroy." I made this in Quark XPress, but have provided the file as a PDF. I had to scan it in as a PDF since I can't get Quark to export as PDF.

Use this to map your year. Track vacation time. Plan timelines for longer projects.

I've included the .odg and .pdf versions. Suggested fold lines are included on the image, but if your printer can't print within 1/4" of the edge of the page, they won't print out. Still, you'll be able to see them in the .pdf viewer and can adjust as per your tastes. (I tried to fold mine along border between date boxes.)