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A planner is a great tool for planning your schedule and daily tasks. You can also add a lot of useful things to your diary that will help you remember the main thing, be organized in all areas of your life, and most importantly, relieve your head. After all, in fact, there are a lot of things that we try to remember and keep in our heads, although it would be better to write them down and free up space in our memory 😉

Below are 33 ideas for your diary that will help make it even more useful.

Health and sports

1. Drinking regime. We all know that we need to drink about 1.5-2 liters of clean water during the day. And so as not to forget about water, there is such a daily tracker in the #So_easy_planner diary. It's simple: I drank a glass and painted it over. You will never forget that you need to drink water, because... it’s right before your eyes, and you won’t forget how much you’ve already drunk 😉
2. Physical activity. You can borrow daily or on some weekly schedule. All you have to do is write it down in the daily activities and habits box in your notebook. For example, note that I go to yoga on Mon, Wed and Fri. And also, for example, I run every day, we also write running here and celebrate it daily. Everything is before your eyes, pretending you forgot won’t work 😉
3. Sports programs. If, for example, you are doing some kind of program, or doing a challenge, then you can also write them down on writing pages or simply print them out and paste them or attach them with a paper clip to your diary. By the way, a cool site with such programs and challenges is darebee.com. For example, do you want to learn how to hold a plank for 5 minutes in a month? Please!
4. Nutrition programs or challenges. For example, you pass detox program? Do you want to cleanse your body of sugar? etc.

Family and home

Personal

Business and technology

Children

1. Schedule of additional classes. We have two daughters. The eldest is engaged in cheerleading, drawing and English, the youngest is going to school preparation and will soon also go to cheer. It happens that a grandmother calls and says: I’ll pick up my granddaughter after training, what time is she free? And I’m just in a stupor, I don’t remember right away. Of course, you can keep all these training schedules in your head, but why ;). You can just write it down.
2. Schedule school lessons . If necessary, of course. For example, I don’t follow this 😉
3. School bell schedule. But this is a necessary thing to understand when you can call your child if something happens, and when it is not necessary.
4. Vacation schedule. It is usually said at the beginning of the school year and is useful to write down to plan family time, recreation, and vacation.

Finance

1. Savings tracker. If you want to save up a certain amount for a large purchase or just for a vacation and want to see your progress visually, such a tracker will be very convenient.
2. Credit tracker. Again, if you have loans and you want to visually see how much is left until full repayment.
3. Bill payment dates. Of course, if it is necessary and important. For example, my meals in the garden are paid until the 20th of the current month, but for English and preparation for school you need to pay until the 1st. Etc.

What interesting things do you keep track of or write down in your planner? Share with us in the comments below 😉

2015 is coming to an end and we need to start thinking about gifts for the New Year. New Year's holidays are always considered to be quite special in the year, so you need to pay special attention to these gifts. As a rule, they prepare congratulations not only for their family members, but also for friends, colleagues, teachers, doctors, professors. Even if it’s just some little thing, you definitely need to give it as a gift, even if it’s something not at all expensive, but very necessary. Here are the ones that are relevant for the New Year 2016? These can be beautiful balls, monkeys, notebooks, diaries. For example, almost every person needs a diary for the next year. So it will not only be a good gift for New Year, but also, as they say, useful on the farm. But, if you need to congratulate someone specifically, for example, your favorite doctor, then you can buy a regular ready-made diary for 2016 and make a cover for it with the inscription “Favorite Doctor’s Diary” using the technique. This cover will be soft, fabric with your favorite pictures and decorations.
For the master class on creating a cover we need to take:

• Diary in ready-made binding for 2016;
• Two blanks made of binding cardboard 15.5*21 cm;
• The cardboard is thick;
• Office paper;
• Cotton fabric, bright pink with flowers, cut 25*32 cm;
• 4 metal corners in silver;
• Two sheets of 30*30 cm scrap paper with bears and light pink;
• Cards made of scrap paper, two pieces, size 7.5*10 cm;
• Pictures with bears;
• Card with the inscription “Daybook of your favorite doctor”;
• Small acrylic orange and pink buttons;
• Glue stick;
• Glue with the effect of double-sided tape from Evgenia Kurdibanovskaya;
• PVA glue with a brush;
• Large office clips;
• Pencil;
• Ruler;
• Scissors;
• Double-sided tape;
• Pink ink pad;
• Calendar grid for 2016;
• Curb hole punch;
• Sheet synthetic winterizer;
• Bandage or gauze.

To begin, carefully remove the cover from the diary, do it carefully, if you have a stationery knife, you can make several cuts to easily remove the block.

We have disconnected it, now we need to make endpapers for our binding. Endpapers are thick sheets that connect the cover and binding. From each sheet of scrap paper we cut out two parts measuring 20.5 * 29 cm. Divide the side that is 29 cm in half 2 * 14.5 cm.

We draw bend lines and fold two blanks. Open one sheet of paper and glue the calendar grid onto the left side with double-sided tape (if you have an ink pad, it is better to tint the edges of the grid).

From the remaining sheets, we cut out two pockets 9*14.5 cm and 10*14.5 cm. We punch holes from the remaining strips and glue them at the top onto the pockets using PVA glue. On one pocket we glue a picture of a bear, and on the second the inscription 2016 with monkeys.

We sew on the pictures and the grid using a typewriter. Now we glue the prepared endpapers on top and bottom of the block, spreading glue literally 2-3 mm from the binding. We apply and press the endpapers for about 5 minutes so that the glue sticks. We cut out a rectangle of 9*20.5 cm from office paper and divide it into three parts on the smaller side, respectively 3.5*2*3.5 cm. Draw vertical bend lines.

Apply glue and glue it to the diary block.

We put some sheets or notebooks on the bottom and top and use clamps to clamp the block for about 30-40 minutes. In the meantime, we are making the cover. We lay sheets of binding cardboard and cut out a blank from the cardboard for gluing the covers together.

Glue the blank with a glue stick.

We cut the padding polyester to the size of the cover when unfolded, and glue it to the cover with tape. Iron the fabric well so that there are no wrinkles and lay it face down on the table. Place the cover with the padding polyester facing down.

We coat the edges with glue, wrap the fabric, fold the corners beautifully and glue it.

We sew the edge of the cover on a typewriter.

We lay out the pictures in this order and sew them on by machine one at a time.

We cut off the bandage, fold it in half and glue it to the edge of the diary block.

A diary is a notebook for keeping daily notes. The history of the diary is as old as the world. It appeared more than 4 centuries ago. This element of people’s lives and everyday life has always been associated with the business environment. We will tell you how to make a beautifully designed diary that you can make with your own hands quickly and beautifully at home!

Today, the concept of a diary hides more of a notepad for business notes. People whose schedule is tight and their day is planned out in seconds, manage it so as not to lose track of the rhythm of their busy life.

Types of diaries:

1. Dated.
2. No date.
3. Tabletop flip-over.
4. Book format.

As soon as a diary is not called, for example, if it is planned to note exclusively the dates of meetings and business conversations, then its name is “planning”.

Italy is the country where diaries first appeared. We can say that it was this state that gave it to us. Planning errands and trips to the store - the initial records for which you needed this notepad. Paper, being a valuable material, was framed with a special durable black cloth in which the diary was stored for a long time. Such a product was durable and did not require a particularly reverent attitude towards itself.

The Italians themselves are proud of their invention, as it brought not only respect, but also unprecedented popularity to the city of Bergamo. For several decades he remained the leader in the production of diaries, even surpassing Milan.

When you see a person with a diary, an image of a successful figure is created, at least a businessman. Because associations immediately arise with recordings and business negotiations. Since there is a diary, it means there is something to write down, so he is busy, with business - a synonym for success.

Information on the first pages:

1. Last name, first name, patronymic.
2. Postal address.
3. E – mail.
4. Telephone.
5. Other contact information.

The owner fills out all this data personally. The survey on the first pages was created so that if the organizer is lost, the finder can return it to the owner.

From this article you will learn how to make a simple and beautiful diary using detailed instructions with your own hands, which is as easy as pie to assemble at home in 10 minutes.

How to make a diary with your own hands at home using a step-by-step MK

You will need:

• Paper, format A 4
• Hole puncher
• Rings
• Colored cardboard
• Accessories for decoration.

Today, using an organizer is not necessary. Many people have electronic media where they record appointments. But it’s always nice to use a notebook made by yourself.

Step-by-step steps to complete the master class:

1. Prepare your workspace. Fold several sheets of A4 format in half and fix them in this position.
2. Using a hole punch, press out holes in the desired places.
3. The cover for the diary will be made from a sheet of colored cardboard, the color is at your discretion.
4. Bend a sheet of A 4 cardboard in half, fix it, and punch holes. The base of the cover is ready. What and how to decorate is up to you, depending on what you want to get in the end.
5. Thread the rings into the resulting holes. The diary on the rings is ready.

When you complete all the steps, but still decide that the highlight is missing. You can decorate with any accessories if you wish. As they say, whatever your heart desires. Now, you know how to make a diary with your own hands.

Due to its functionality, a diary has a number of advantages over electronic organizers.

In the next master class we will talk about how to make a diary from a notebook with your own hands in 5 minutes. Here you will need even fewer components than in the first case. Only a notebook, a stapler, a cover downloaded from the Internet, markers.

Step-by-step instructions for making an organizer:

1. Carefully remove the factory cover from the notebook.
2. Find a picture on the Internet that you like. You need to print this image on sheet A4.
3. Fold the diary cover in half. You paint with felt-tip pens for transformation.
4. Use a stapler to combine part of the notebook and the cover.

Your notebook diary is ready. Enjoy it!

Hi all!My name is Elsa, I want to show you how to make such a notebook from scratch with your own hands!

I made it for my son, he is 6 years old. He loves notebooks, all sorts of pieces of paper and secrets. I combined these interests of his in the diary!

What is the advantage of a handmade notebook - you can make it absolutely individual, in any size, with any pictures and content, and at the same time it will be one of a kind!

What materials do I use?
I’ll say right away that all materials are sold in creative stores in the city (Leonardo, “Miracle Tree”, “Azhur”, etc.)

• Cardboard is our basis. I used binding cardboard (2 mm thick).

• Scrap paper. This is colored paper that is glued to cardboard. You can use whichever one you like best. It can be regular colored paper, whatever suits your taste.

I used the Snow Stories collection of double-sided scrap paper from the Miracle Tree store.

• Rings for notepad. An analogue can be any dense threads, ribbons, twine.

• Tools: glue (transparent “Moment Crystal”), cutting mat, cutter (scissors), ruler, eyelet installer (it can be replaced with an awl (for cardboard) and a hole punch (for paper)

• Sheets of white paper. You can use an office one, or you can take sheets from a sketchbook, as I did. You can use paper from a drawing folder. This is sold in any office supply store.

• Wide elastic band for threading a ballpoint pen.

• Sewing machine (needed for sewing the “loop” - elastic bands for the handle).

DIY diary. Master class

Let's prepare 2 sheets of cardboard (1.5-2 mm thick is suitable).

Dimensions: 13.5x19.5 cm and 15.5x19.5 cm

The front cardboard is narrower, the bottom one is wider so that there is room on the right for an elastic band for the handle.

We cut scrap paper (colored paper) into 4 sheets according to the size of the cardboard: to cover it on both sides.

I got it: two identical (beige), 1 blue with snow and a bright striped one (back of the notebook). Total 4 pcs.

View inside

View of the future front cover

Inside the notebook, we will have a pocket. You can use thick film, thick file or paper. We stitch it on a machine. You can also glue the pocket or use thin double-sided tape.

After we have made the pocket, the paper can be glued to the cardboard. We glue 3 papers, except the last one, the bottom one (brightly striped). We will glue it after we make the loop for the handle.

View inside

Let's move on to the front part.

Please note that I have three layers of paper glued to the front cardboard, each of which is 0.5-0.6 cm smaller than the bottom one.

It's time to sew on an elastic band for the handle. Then we glue the last, 4th sheet onto the cardboard.

Let's take a grommet installer and make holes in the cardboard. With its help we will secure the black eyelets. If you don’t have one, then use an awl and make two even holes in the cardboard.

View inside

Let’s put on the rings and boldly start decorating the “face” of our notebook.

Letters and numbers came with the paper. Decorative cardboard lanterns (chipboard) are sold separately.

Tadaam! The skeleton of the notepad is ready. Now you can start working on its contents!

The sheets can be left white, or you can draw squares like mine. Made in Word, 0.5 cm.

The dimensions of my sheets are slightly smaller than our narrow cardboard: 18.5x13 cm. We cut the paper and use a grommet installer (hole punch)

We put the sheets on the rings

Let's fill the pocket and add a card for the inscription.

And here is a tab with a secret pocket.

Even a simple envelope was used. Why not?

You can hide notes in an envelope and seal it.

“My Dreams” Tab

Another tab in the form of a dense file, cut to the size of the pages and stitched along the edge.

Here you can store small envelopes with little secrets.

And the last tab is a card for inscriptions.

That's it, the last flyleaf.

I advise mothers to write here some wish for the baby or just the inscription “from Mom with love”

I am sure that such a notebook will delight your child and will become “that very thing that is kept for a long time and carefully as a keepsake.”

If you have any questions about the master class, write, I will be happy to answer them!

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Business is now growing at a very fast pace. For it to be successful, you have to keep a lot of important information in your head. Naturally, you may forget something. Therefore, you cannot do without a notebook. Almost all people who are used to planning their working hours, use notepads or diaries. They help organize information and not miss an important event. However, it is not always possible to find a diary in the store that would meet all your needs. Therefore, having learned how to make a diary, you can make it at home.

What is the advantage of the process?

It should be noted that this activity has some advantages:

1. Making a diary with your own hands is quite simple. All actions will take you no more than an hour.

2. You don’t need any special tools or materials to make it. Moreover, you have all the equipment in your home.

3. You can involve almost the whole family in this activity.

4. The cost of a homemade notebook is much lower than in the store. Moreover, you have the opportunity to make exactly the diary you need. You also have the right to decorate it to your liking.

And handicrafts have always been valued and continue to be in fashion. A beautiful thing will not only please the eye, but will also be very useful.

What parts does the product consist of?

Before you make a diary with your own hands, you need to understand what you will have to do:

- Pages. If you make a notebook on rings, then you don’t need to assemble them into blocks.

- Cover. It is made of thick cardboard and can be covered with wrapping paper or tied.

- Substrate. This element makes the cover denser and more durable.

- Bookmark (if needed). For it, you can take a thin ribbon or tie a string.

Making diaries at home is a very interesting business that can even become profitable. At the same time, handmade products are valued more than factory ones.

What tools are needed for the job?

In order to begin the process, you need to collect all those devices without which the notebook will not work. So, to make a diary with your own hands, you will need:

Pencil and ruler.

Standard office paper or notebooks.

Scotch tape (regular and double-sided).

Hole puncher.

Decorative thin cord.

Stationery glue.

Depending on how the paper will be joined, you may need an awl, thread, needle, or plastic rings.

What can the product be made from?

Naturally, the materials from which the notebook will be made are also necessary. Most often, diaries are made from standard office paper in A4 or A5 format. It all depends on how thick the notebook will be and how often it will be used. Most often a small diary in A5 format.

If you do not have such paper, then you can cut standard sheets into two parts. In addition, you can use regular notebooks with a square or ruler. In this case, you will have a simple notepad. If you need a book with specified dates, then it is better to print this information on white sheets.

You can use packaging cardboard to make the cover. He has high density. Cardboard is usually covered with wrapping paper. You can decorate the cover in different ways. It all depends on your imagination.

How to make a notepad core correctly?

So, before you start making your own diary, you need to decide how the pages will be connected. Fixation with rings is the simplest. Let's consider the standard option, when the sheets will be stitched into blocks. To build a notepad, you need to do the following:

1. First you need to make cardboard templates for the diary. Thanks to them, you can apply precise markings on paper. You can later make holes along it, along which the sheets will be sewn together.

2. Take a small number of pages and punch holes in them using an awl. Naturally, the sheets must already be pre-printed.

4. Repeat these steps several times if you plan to make more than one block. You can glue them together using office glue. For strength, secure the blocks with clothespins or clamps.

You can also place a thin bookmark between the blocks. This completes the process of making the “core”.

How to make a cover?

It’s not difficult to make a diary with your own hands. To work, you only need materials and patience. The last step in the process is making the cover. This work also involves several steps:

First make the cover elements: 2 large parts, 2 binding strips, and a rib.

Arrange the pieces in the correct order, as if your notepad was unfolded. Please note that there must be a distance of several millimeters between the elements. In the same sequence, glue the parts to the wrapping paper.

Trim the corners, fold the edges, and secure the margins to the cardboard.

The inside of the cover should be decorated with wrapping paper. Lastly, the core is glued in.

Please note that you can design the cover using different techniques: knitting, quilling, scrapbooking and others. It all depends on your taste and imagination. As you can see, it is not difficult to make an A5 format diary. But now you will have the opportunity to show off your wonderful product to your colleagues. Good luck!