My Daily Routine + Free Printables!
posted by Andrea | 02/9/2011It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE my weekly planner!

I carry it with me everywhere I go and reference it at least 27 times each day — seriously, I do.
And even though my daily planner is super helpful for remembering and tracking my weekly, monthly, and other long-term appointments and activities; I was still struggling to find the perfect “planner” for my busy, BUSY daily activities.
I like small planners, but small planners mean I don’t have enough room to write everything I do on a daily basis…so I resorted to lots of lists and sticky notes shoved inside my planner.

It worked, but I knew I could come up with something better!
I started looking around the web to see what I could buy or find for free, but I really didn’t come up with anything that I absolutely loved. There are a lot of other great daily planner worksheet and printables out there, but they never seemed to fit my life.
So I created my own!
I sat down and figured out exactly what I needed and wanted in a daily worksheet, and THIS is what I came up with…
– I also created a blank worksheet that you can download for free, so keep reading! –

Here’s a little explanation for each category in my worksheet.
Top 5 List:
Sometimes I have really productive days, other times I hardly get anything accomplished — can you relate?
However, even on my “bad days” I still make a good effort to complete my Top 5 List — or the MOST important things for the day. If my Top 5 List is checked off, I’ve done what needed to be done and the rest can wait until tomorrow!
Meal Plan:
I put the meal plan right next to the Top 5 List because I want to start thinking about any food I need to cook, bake, or defrost right when I wake up. This saves me a lot of stress around 5:00 pm!

Exercise and Water:
I don’t know about you, but I am REALLY bad at making time to exercise every day, and I never drink enough water. So I put these 2 items on my daily worksheet because I’m much more likely to do something if I need to “cross it off my list”. Seriously, this really works!

Other Boxes:
The left column below is pretty self explanatory – I think! I wanted a place to write all my other daily to-do’s, appointments, things I need to buy, and notes — so I created a good-size box for each category. And the appointments box even has a place for the time!
Daily Routine:
The right column below is my personal daily routine. I obviously don’t do everything on this list every day; but on days when I’m working from home all day, I try to check every box! {I’m really competitive so it’s a great motivational tool for me!}

Double Planner:
I also created a Double Planner so I can print 2 sheets on the same page {I also print them double sided} and put it inside my purse or inside my monthly planner.

This simple document has helped me be more productive, more efficient, and better manage my time each day. Plus, it’s always rewarding to look back and see everything I’ve accomplished in one day!
I almost love it MORE than my weekly planner… almost!
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Print your own FREE Daily Worksheet:
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My Daily Planner — SINGLE This is the worksheet I use every day. The daily routine column is already filled in.
My Daily Planner – DOUBLE This is a double version of the worksheet I use every day {see picture above}
Blank Daily Planner — SINGLE This is the same as my worksheet but the “daily routine” column is BLANK.
Blank Daily Planner — DOUBLE This is a double version of my worksheet with BLANK “daily routine” columns.
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I hope this worksheet is as helpful for you as it is for me.
Enjoy!
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Amy @ Tiny Blessings
23/08/2011Found this through a Pinterest pin and LOVE it– thank you so much for sharing! I have messed around with making my own daily sheets but spent waaaaayyyy too much time, and still didn’t like it. Yours is great– in fact, I just printed one to test out today!
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April 19th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
trista, I just tried all 4 links and they opened right away… so I’m guessing you don’t have a PDF reader installed on your computer. You can download Adobe Reader for free here, but that’s the only thing I can think of. I know lots of others continue to successfully download these printables so it must be something with your computer. Sorry!
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