Let me set the scene…
You see a young girl in the school supplies aisle. She’s meticulously picking out notebooks and pencils for the new year. She stares at the binders contemplating which ones match perfectly with the notebooks. She continues down the aisles noting all of the options before making her decisions. At this moment, these decisions seem… massive.
As a kid, I loved school supply shopping. I was always so excited to find the PERFECT supplies. In my small town, there weren’t always a ton of options, but my family made sure I had everything I needed. However, when I went to college, I learned school shopping was on me. Don’t worry, my quest for the perfect supplies never stopped.
College school shopping opened my eyes to a lot of things, including the importance of a planner. I went to Target and grabbed the first planner I saw. I started with a beautiful black stripe Day Designer Daily. As I went through college, I ended up switching to my current system: the Erin Condren planner. These planners have followed me through the tail end of undergrad and grad school. I fell in love and haven’t looked back. I became an Erin Condren Affiliate back in 2020. I’ve grown to love this company and the products that they put out. As I’ve grown through my journey, I’ve been privileged to get a couple of boxes sent my way. They have been generously sent to me in exchange for me sharing my comments and reviews.
I’ve been sent the Back to School collection for 2022. As I’ve looked through this collection, I’ve been absolutely blown away by the calm, beautiful colors. These neutral pastels have absolutely stolen my heart. Blush has been one of my favorite colors for a while, so this Academic Planner was a welcomed surprise.
The Academic Planner is geared towards students (as the name suggests). However, with a little adjusting, anyone can learn to use this layout and love it! The “In Bloom” interior design is absolutely perfect for those who are obsessed with hand drawn florals with neutral toned touches. The Academic Planners have a start option of August 2022-July 2023. There are four interior design options, two sizes and two binding options. If you have any questions about this planner, feel free to email me! This planner is the EC planner that I started with.
The newest edition to the Erin Condren line is this stunning “Daily Routines and Rituals” A5 guided journal. I can’t help but love this beautiful colorful metallic striped cover. Luckily for me, these colorful stripes are carried throughout the journal as a charming theme. I’d love to see Erin Condren use these types of designs more and more! (If you’re reading this EC team, we love the watercolor stripes. cool?)
I’ve started glancing through the pages, and I can’t help but feel inspired. This book breaks down your big goals for routines into very bite size chunks. The book is 3 months and it is broken up into weekly and daily views. I can’t wait to dive into it more and see how it fits into my daily planner routines.
Another new addition to the Erin Condren site is the Family Organizer! This book features monthly pages, recurring schedule pages, goal setting pages, school/extracurricular pages and notes pages. The Family Organizer is great whether you have children or not. With a few adjustments, this planner can be adjusted for almost any lifestyle. I am so excited to get this planner set up for my husband and I. We are thinking about ways this will fit into our routines. We are so excited to see how this planner helps us in our season.
The EC made sure to include some perfect Back to School accessories in my box. I was so excited to see the In Bloom Planner Folio. This product is for those with 7x9 notebooks or planners. The blush cover and neutral florals immediately stole my heart. I think this folio can easily work for someone who is in college who needs a way to protect their planner in a backpack. It also works well for someone who is maybe heading back into the office for the first time in a while. The folios are pretty durable. I’ve had the camel colored folio for a while and I LOVE it. I have pictured some other accessories I was sent. I've been getting them into my routine already, so I can't even begin to describe how useful they've already been in my journey!
The fineliner pens are also a favorite of mine out of this box. They have a .4 tip. There are 10 pens in the pack, and I will DEFINITELY be picking more up in my next EC order. They write absolutely beautifully.
This entire box was such a joy to unpack and review. I can't wait to see what else the EC team has up their sleeves this fall!
What are you looking forward to about this new season? Anyone else excited for fall? I'm ridiculously ready for College Football Saturdays and English Premier League Sundays! (Gig Em Aggies and Come on You Irons!)
Feel free to let me know your favorite items from this collection in the comments, as well as your go to sports team! ;)
-JL
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