Thursday 12 March 2015

To Decorate or Not to Decorate?

I've noticed on several of the blogs I follow that there is a lot of debate surrounding decorating planner pages. People seem to fall pretty much into two groups: those that do and those that don't.


Personally, I fall into both with my preference varying according to the use of my planner.



Whilst some may see decorating pages as frivolous, maybe even a waste of money, I find it therapeutic and enjoyable. Being a busy gal, I seldom have time for as many creative outlets as I should wish to enjoy. Decorating my pages allows for that creative need to be fulfilled.

Furthermore it allows me to map out my week, I know what I'm doing and when. I'm highly disorganised so planning in advance is essential and if I didn't make that an enjoyable task, put simply I wouldn't do it and as such would be back to a semi permanent state of worry and panic about where I should be and what I should be doing. 


My domino on the other hand I use for work and I do not decorate these pages. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly, it would not be appropriate for me to attend meetings with butterflies or cats adorning my pages.

Furthermore, I use a day to a page and I use that space. There is not room for me to decorate my pages. Sadly, it just wouldn't work. I still use personalised dividers and dash, but everything else is just kept straightforward.

How about you, where do you sit on the great decorating debate? 

5 comments:

  1. Im with you on using the planner decoration as a creative outlet. Im all for decorating. I try not to go overboard but I like looking at something pretty when I open my planner. Im a very visual person and so the prettier it looks the more motivated I will get to actually get on with it.
    Joanny
    imachoccakeaholic.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. I absolutely agree, it's so much nicer to do the things you have to if they're made to look nice.

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  2. I don´t decorate. My planner needs to look professional for meetings. Besides, it´s filled with markings, I use all the space I have.
    But if one does have space and finds joy in decorating, I see no reason why not to prettify it for your own personal enjoyment.

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    1. I completely agree, whilst I love decorating my personal planner I simply could not decorate my work planner and maintain of professionalism. I take it to meetings with me and record everything else in it too.

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