HOW TO GET STARTED IN YOUR LAUREL DENISE PLANNER | OMG Planners with Laurel Denise

We get it! You bought this planner because your friend had it, or your mom gave it to you, or you saw the girl on Youtube who loved it. And now you’re like “MEEP.” A new planner can be super overwhelming, but an entirely new system? It’s like, girl, I gotta take a nap. WELL after you nap, sit yourself down with your new Laurel Denise planner, your favorite pen, a stack of sticky notes, and a beverage/snack of your choosing, and let Lolly and Nancy help you through it! You have got this!

00:12 - Intro
01:02 - Sticky note method with horizontal weekly
06:46 - Sticky note method with vertical weekly
11:20 - Lolly’s monthly sticky note method
12:46 - Sticky note method in the portrait weekly (Lolly style!)
16:03 - The part where we pump you up
19:21 - Outro

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[chelsearose]

I needed this video. I have purchased FOUR Laurel Denise planners trying to find my planner peace and messed up each one and got so frustrated. (I also have ADHD and NEED to have a system in order to life and I feel so frazzled when that system isn’t working well). The part where you say to not to move in fully is SO FREAKING TRUE! That was my biggest mistake. I moved in too quickly and wanted to get everything just quickly out of my brain and ended up making a mess…but I finally just bought a portrait planner and I think this will be my Goldie lock planner! I’m so excited! I absolutely love these planner layouts and even buying other planners to try to find planner peace I’ve come back because seeing everything at once is imperative for me! But I definitely recommend doing one month at a time because you probably WILL mess up or change your mind about layouts and even erasable pens can only be written over so many times 😂

[kayceeleigh]

This was very helpful and I'm doing this sticky note method now! I was feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out how to use the portrait planner I bought for this year but using sticky notes is such a good idea 😀

[varielm]

Pattie heard my cries of despair as I watched the Braindrop Instagram video over and over hoping more information would magically appear, lol. This is exactly what I was looking for and what I need for my brain. Thank you both so so much!! Setting up my horizontal weekly in Ocean Breeze while this video plays. Second year using a Laurel Denise. Love yall!

[JessicaSmith-iecm]

Nancy's on the spot discovery is why I am so glad I've taken a deep dive into planning out my life. Epiphanies bring so much clarity 🙂

[rebeccaalabada]

Happy 2025! Thank you so much for this video. I've been holding on to my new planner for a week. I was so nervous to start writing on it because I wasn't sure where to start or how I wanted it to look. Watching this video, I'm excited and confident to get started. Thank you so much!!

[MeganVogel-es]

Please do one for Project planner. I'm moving France. Live the bloopers😂

[Blendingreen]

Lots of great tips! Using the sticky notes or pencil to move around before deciding where you placed your priorities and tasks is super helpful! Thank you for this video!

[wendyrothermel]

I just got a portrait planner as my first LD planner and i didnt know where to put my monthly to dos... 🤦🏼‍♀️ how did i not see that big margin on the left thats perfect! Thank you for pointing that out for me ❤ I have never used a planner before so it has been a little difficult for me to know what to do

[brittanyprahl]

Save your stickies, and then you've got your different areas already written down to adjust each month as you go! I keep mine stuck to the inside front cover flap.

[loyal]

Love these videos. Just ordered a planner and can’t wait until it arrives.

[fiddlersthree]

What the 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 When do you find the time to actually do anything??? These things are absolutely ridiculous.