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Why I am Leaving my Planner Behind in 2021

Cassie Ring
5 min readNov 8, 2020

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Ever since I worked at Michaels, I have had an unhealthy addiction to buying planner supplies. By the time I left there, I had a Gallon Ziplock bag of washi tape, about 10 sticker books, and all of the scissors, tape, and glue I could possibly ever need- not to mention my millions of random pens.

I recently made the decision to downsize everything I own, and unfortunately, that had to include all of my planner stuff.

There was a time when I would work on my planner every single day- now my life is a little too busy for that, so all of my supplies have been sitting in a box for way too long to justify keeping them.

As I got rid of these supplies, I came across an app on my iPad that made me realize a physical planner might not be the most efficient way for me to stay organized in the coming year…

The app is called Zinnia. If you haven’t heard of it, I strongly suggest you check it out. Everything you can do in a physical planner is possible with this virtual option.

Here are the top three reasons that I am leaving my physical planner in 2020:

Reason One: The Mess

As I mentioned before, I am on the road to minimalism! My husband and I are really trying to change our lifestyle, and eventually we want to be able to live…

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Cassie Ring
Cassie Ring

Written by Cassie Ring

I’m just living my life with my husband, my dog, and my camera.

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