Planner Dilema

I saw this a few weeks ago on Crystal's blog and how she has struggled to find the perfect planner. I completely agree with everything that she said in the post. I had a great planner last year that I got at Target. I actually got it for Gary for a Christmas present. It was perfect for him because at his old job he made a LOT of outside appointments. It looked very similar to the pic below. 

I really liked it as well because I could keep track of everything that I was involved in ranging from Junior League, Delta Zeta, our workouts, and dinners. Then about half way through it got congested with blog stuff. This past year I got the little $1 planners from Target one for my workouts and another for my blog stuff. That didn't last long. I would always forget them, and it just got to be too confusing. 

I would love to be able to purchase an Erin Condren planner, but the husband would kill me to know that I spend that much on a planner. After talking with several people they are great, but most of the time don't get used and usually sit on bookshelf. I've heard of May book but I just haven't purchased them yet. Crystal was also talking about another planner that she ordered, and I'm so excited to see if this planner will work. 

So to all you amazing bloggers out there. How do you organize your post, giveaways, bloghops, etc? I got to know how you do it because it seems so effortless on your end. On the outside you seem like a pro, and I want to learn and see how you do it. PLEASE HELP!!