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When the folks at Erin Condren reached out and asked if I wanted to do a review on their 2021 Life Planner, I jumped at the chance.  If you have followed me long enough, you know I have used an Erin Condren planner for years.  I have tried a few different ones here and there, but nothing has compared and I always come back to Erin Condren.

 Disclosure: This complimentary box was received for review purposes. All opinions are my own, and no compensation was received.

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I was expecting just the Life Planner, but the sweet team at Erin Condren tossed in some stickers, sticky notes and other fun goodies!  I am going to focus my review on the Life Planner because that is the heart of the Erin Condren brand.

Erin Condren Life Planner (Layers): I opted for the new gorgeous Layers Life Planner cover.  It comes in two color options – signature and neutral.  I knew right away that Signature was the one I wanted.

Covers can be customized with your first and last name, favorite quote, etc.  You can also upload photos to be added to the front and/or back of your covers for an additional fee.

Included with every Life Planner are:
• Mini months
• Monthly Quotes
• Monthly notes and productivity pages
• Dated monthly, weekly spreads
• Additional notes in the back
• Contacts page
• 4 sticker sheets
• 1 Keep It Together Folder
• Snap-In Ruler
• Planner Storage Box

I use the Monthly Calendar layout to give me a general idea of what is going on that month.  I don’t necessary put daily To Do items on it, but I will mark it up with my husbands drill schedule (he is in the National Guard), my sons school calendar and any appointments we may have scheduled for the month.

The Erin Condren Life Planner measures 7″ x 9″ agenda features 12-month and 18-month options, with three weekly layouts to choose from: horizontal, vertical & hourly.  I opted for the Vertical layout and the 18-month option.  I use the top box (maybe top two if necessary) for my daily to dos, appointments, etc.  The middle one is usually meal planning and I save the bottom box to record my workouts.  That is just what works best for me.

I opted for the 18-month Life Planner (it runs July 2020 – December 2021) in hopes that I can start over fresh and ditch my 2020 Life Planner which is literally just full of crossed off plans and giant X marks.  I usually just do a 12-month one, but this year is different (that is a complete understatement).

As I briefly noted above, all Life Planners come with four sticker sheets.  I don’t use stickers (or washi tape)  as much as I used to with planners, but I will use the ones included to mark birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Do you use a paper planner?  Have you ever tried the Erin Condren Life Planner? If you are interested in checking them out, you can find them and customize your own gorgeous Life Planner here.