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I know someone will respond to this one!! 
I'm looking at getting this planner
Does anyone have any photos using this planner with the lessons and menu add ons??
Money is TIGHT right now so I want to know what I'm getting before I drop some, ya know??
So, TYIA, God Bless
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Well I can certainly help you. 
Do you want to see how thick it is all together or what the menu and lesson plans look like? If you want to see them scroll down the page a bit and there are images to click on.
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Well, I'd like to see the lesson and menu pages, and I'd like to see how big it is. ya know??
BTW, we just bought our van from some nice people up your way in New Holland!! 
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sizes
With both menu and lesson it's a little over ½ inch thick.
(The image is pretty true to life size on my computer but I can't say if it is on yours.)
menu sample
lesson sample
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Thanks!! That is VERY helpful!! Now.. off to pray for a few bucks for Christmas!!
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I didn't take pics for you...but Michele has you covered. ;) I still think you should get one. I am so thrilled to have mine.
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Gina, did you get the lesson planning pages too??
Seriously, I'd love to just get it w/o talking to Kevin..  But I am just not that kind of lady, and we're not in a good place to do random purchases right now.. WHY OH WHY do the big things happen all together???
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I purchased it over the summer with the planning pages and menu pages. Honestly, it was to thick for me and turns out I couldn't get myself to use either add ons. Sorry Michele, it is a beautiful planner, just a matter of habit for me. I went back to a slimmer planner that can sit on my counter. The Well Planned Day is the one I've been using. I'm thinking about Notebooking Pages Moms Journal for next year, print just what you need and either put in a binder or use a binding machine. Just my thoughts.
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Grace&Chaos wrote:
| I purchased it over the summer with the planning pages and menu pages. Honestly, it was to thick for me and turns out I couldn't get myself to use either add ons. Sorry Michele, it is a beautiful planner, just a matter of habit for me. I went back to a slimmer planner that can sit on my counter. |
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I use a Franklin planner binder, and so order the loose pages. I keep in the monthly tabs so I the month overview, but when it feels too fat or heavy, I remove some of the daily pages (either used or the to be used later in the year).
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I've been using Michelle's planner (small size, spiral bound) for several years now and it is always perfect for me. I'd never remember the feast days if it weren't for this planner!LOL!
This is the first year I have added the menu planning pages and they are wonderful! Such a help! And not too bulky, though I do not have the lesson planning pages (I just don't plan that way).
It fits into my bag nicely and I love that I can grab it and go and I have all of my appointments, library needs, and shopping needs right there with me.It may make me an organized woman yet!LOL!
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Grace&Chaos wrote:
| Sorry Michele, it is a beautiful planner, just a matter of habit for me. I went back to a slimmer planner that can sit on my counter. |
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No apology necessary! I understand that people need to use what works for them. You can of course order it without the add-ons.
JennGM wrote:
| I use a Franklin planner binder, and so order the loose pages. I keep in the monthly tabs so I the month overview, but when it feels too fat or heavy, I remove some of the daily pages (either used or the to be used later in the year). |
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This is what I do as well. I like being able to add things in as needed and remove the old pages.
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I thought I'd link an old thread discussing Michele's planner. On this thread, I gushed  about how I use the planner, and others shared as well. Thought it could be helpful when trying to decide on this as a purchase to read how others use this planner. I find it pretty much indispensable! I so *get* the idea of the 3-hole-punched planner...and it just makes so much sense to me...yet I prefer the spiral bound planner so much! Which is why I'm glad Michele makes her planner available with so many choices!!
Here's my gushing from the older thread:
Mackfam wrote:
I bought the spiral bound 8.5 x 11 planner - it's the topmost planner on this page.
I have always bought the smaller one thinking I would drop it in my bag to go somewhere, but I was always having trouble cramming everything in that I wanted to journal on a page! Since I'm always bringing a notebook or something else with me in a bag or basket, bringing the 8.5 x 11 size wasn't a big stretch for me. I actually like to tuck it into my daily notebook which has all my lesson plans and resources.
Here's how I use the calendar:
On Friday/Saturday, the calendar comes with my menu planning basket to the kitchen table as I plan out my menus. I look ahead to see the Feasts for the upcoming week, and any errands out of the home that might necessitate super simple eating plans. I used to write my meal plans in the block of space on the side of each of the days (there's a block of space where the mystery of the Rosary is listed - this space is perfect for journaling meal plans for the day. Sometimes I still do this, but I enjoy keeping my menus more detailed on a menu sheet I made, so lately I just journal my tea plans there.)
I like to keep my calendar on my desk as I plan out our weekly plans as well. I can add nature walk plans, field trips, appointments, library days, etc. to the calendar when I work on my weekly plans on Thursday. So, it lives on my desk.
On Thursday or Friday I'm generally reflecting on the week and thinking about the week upcoming...I add my to-do's to the calendar at that time (but also sporadically throughout the week). Here's how I do this....
On a particular day I think about what I can realistically accomplish, what I need to accomplish, and what might be gravy - I think about this in light of what is already going on on my calendar - errands, etc. In thinking about the days I write simple little to-do's on days that I might realistically accomplish them (so I don't add a bunch of to-do's on an errand day out of the home.) I check off what gets done and when I'm reflecting on the next week I slide forward everything that wasn't accomplished. I always have something to bring forward...that's just life.
I REALLY like the weekly spread of pages - that's where I keep a running journal of our project's we're working on, how they get broken down into bite-size pieces, who's going where at what time, what tea-time will look like for the day, a reminder to do something... I know you weren't asking how I use the calendar, but I just wanted to throw it out there because I do make use of every single page!
And, I love the monthly sticky tabs....even if I do get a little OCD making sure they're all lined up pretty and in an evenly spaced row!  |
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One thing has changed (or rather...reverted back). In streamlining my approach to menu planning, I've gone back to using the small white space provided to the side of each day in the weekly part of the planner to journal my menu plans. It just works better for me/is most intuitive for me and streamlines the amount of paper I am using.
I don't purchase the menu or lesson planner add-on pages, but I have a friend who does. She doesn't use the menu/lesson plan pages as intended, but says that she always finds a use for the extra pages for projects, etc., and enjoys having them in her planner.
Hope this helps as you discern!
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Oooo how fantastic! Glad I stumbled onto this thread
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Mackfam wrote:
One thing has changed (or rather...reverted back). In streamlining my approach to menu planning, I've gone back to using the small white space provided to the side of each day in the weekly part of the planner to journal my menu plans. It just works better for me/is most intuitive for me and streamlines the amount of paper I am using.
I don't purchase the menu or lesson planner add-on pages, but I have a friend who does. She doesn't use the menu/lesson plan pages as intended, but says that she always finds a use for the extra pages for projects, etc., and enjoys having them in her planner.
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I've been doing the very same thing! I thought about purchasing the menu plan pages, but I find there is plenty of room to write it in that space.
I am using the large planner this year so that does give me a bit more room to write in. : )
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