I don't know about you, but The Happy Memory Keeping® system is my JAM! I love everything about it. My Happy Memory Keeping® planner has become a space for me to find gratitude. I find so much JOY in planning + keeping my memories. 

Once I have finished memory keeping a month, I always find myself overwhelmed with thankfulness. I regularly look back and think the same thing, "WOW! I did all of THAT?!" It's an awesome feeling.

This positive reaction I frequently experience reminds me of a saying, a sticker that lives on the back of my computer which says, "Gratitude turns everything you have into enough." 

I am a Happy Planner, not just because I own one, but rather the fact that I've been working in one for the past three years, and it has made me, literally, a HAPPY planner.

I love the dual meaning of this product! I love that when you intentionally invest time into it, you become the title! 

One of the ways you can become a HAPPY planner is by, 1. (For the sake of this blog post) OWNING a Happy Planner®️ - derrrrr. ;) And 2. By taking The Happy Planner®️ and making it your own! The possibilities are truly endless with this system. You just gotta try and think outside the box a bit.

Spring is just a few days away! It may, or may not look like it outside of your window. Regardless, it’s ALMOST Spring! 

You see, it’s not because I love Spring so much that I'm super excited about this seasonal shift, but rather the fact that it’s a NEW season, a NEW chapter. We have these AWESOME built-in reminders, reminding us of 'new beginnings', a bit of permission to hit that RESET button.  It’s also pretty stinkin' cool that nature also sees the need to change. Nature hits RESET as well. We should probably take note.

It's almost SPRING. YAY! I love Spring. It's not too cold and it's not too hot!

I wanted to take advantage of this NEW season to do a little SPRING CLEANING from the INSIDE - OUT. It's my hope that this simple 7 DAY Challenge will give both me and YOU the opportunity to LET GO of the things in our life that no longer serve us. It might be physical, emotional, or mental. Whatever it is, if it's not serving you, LET IT GO.  

Spring Cleaning... It's totally a THING. Each year I grow less organized, and less clean. I am not proud of this. Each year things get a little more crazy, a little more busy. And when all is said and done, I'm left with a mess. Don't get me wrong, I WANT to clean, I WANT to get organized... I even want to go to the extreme to de-clutter and get rid of EVERYTHING. LOL. But don't worry, I'm not going to toss everything in the trash. I literally can't afford that!

HOW you begin your day DETERMINES the direction of your day. Well, for the most part. This isn’t completely black and white, there is some grey area of course.

I have definitely been experimenting with routine. How to build a routine, what works and what doesn’t work. It’s so easy to become overwhelmed with all the to-do’s, the plans, work life vs. personal life, and so on.

I have always loved photos.  In fact, we started me & my BIG ideas 20 years ago designing stickers that were the perfect addition to our scrapbooks.  Today, my memories are documented in our Happy Memory Keeping™ planners.  It's the perfect combination of two things I love so much...planners and scrapbooks. 

I get asked a lot of questions about the process of memory keeping in a planner...like how I print my pictures?  What I do when I don't have a lot (or any) pictures?  And what's the best way to get started?  Those are all great questions, so I recorded a Plan with Me video that walks you through my process and answers all your pressing questions. 

Wanna know what the BIGGEST kill-joy is?! Comparison. BOY, OH BOY. Do I wish I could take comparison by the pigtails and toss it out out of this world (you know that scene in Matilda with Miss Trunchbull? The little girl with the pigtails? Anyways, watch the movie if you don’t know what I’m talking about!)

Since the launch of The Happy Planner® 3 years ago, I have had the opportunity to meet so many of you.  You've shared your stories and your planners with enthusiasm and authenticity.  It's been such an honor.  We even took our cameras to some of our latest events to capture some of these interactions to share with the world.  And when our team was finished creating this tribute, we were brought to tears.  Our love for YOU is why we do what we do every day.  The Happy Planner® community is like no other.  I just want to watch this video over and over and OVER!  YOU make me HAPPY!  I wish I could give each and every one of you a BIG hug...yep, I'm a hugger! 

So please accept this Valentine's Day tribute and know that you are LOVED and so very appreciated.  Oh yeah, we also created some cute wallpaper designs for you to jazz up your phones.  Feel free to share the love!