The Flexible Planner is a simply designed planner that bridges the gap between traditional planners and notebook-style bullet journaling, giving you a place to plan the simple, homemade life you want instead of letting days pass by. It is undated so you can start anytime for maximum flexibility.
Ready for a planner that helps you move toward the life you want?
Then you’ll want to check out The Flexible Planner©!
This planner supports the things you value in a simple handmade life. It helps you use your time intentionally, encouraging small consistent steps that move you toward your goals.
If you’ve always wanted to:
- Create a guiding plan for the year and beyond so you can say “yes” to what matters and “no” to distractions.
- Feel excited about each day because small steps add up toward meaningful goals.
- Let go of disappointment when plans change, knowing tomorrow is a fresh opportunity.
- Live by design with confidence rather than reacting to whatever comes up.
Then The Flexible Planner© is for you.
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What is The Flexible Planner?
The Flexible Planner© is a time-management and goal-setting tool with an integrated journaling and note-taking section that becomes your go-to place for ideas, questions, memories, and plans.
Pages use a dot-grid format so you can adopt your own symbols, add stickers, block out time, color-code, or create custom layouts in the Lists section. The format lets you choose how structured or free-form you want your planning to be.
The Flexible Planner© is available in two formats:
- PDF files for instant download – print at home or at a local print shop.
- Coil-bound physical planner – print-on-demand and shipped to your door with a choice of covers.
AND two sizes:
- Full size: 8.5 × 11 inches (letter size).
- Half size: 5.5 × 8.5 inches (close to A5).
NOTE: All planners are UNDATED so you can begin whenever it suits you.
The PDF downloadable planner features a green gingham cover.
The coil-bound planners come in a cream cover with small multicolor dots or a solid green cover.
Flexible Planner Contents
All formats include 190+ pages, such as:
- Contents & Key page
- Yearly planning: simplified goal guide, year review, goals, and action steps
- Year-at-a-glance
- Monthly goal planning pages
- Two-page monthly calendars
- Two-page weekly planning spreads
- Lists section: index and blank dot-grid pages for ideas, projects, and notes
- Interior dark-gray printing to save ink and let colored markers or stickers stand out
Testimonials
“FLEXIBLE is indeed the correct term for Jami’s planner! Having the two PDF sizes gives me the ability to use the pages I need. I love the space for notes and lists; pages aren’t overloaded with print. The evaluation page is a highlight. After trying many planners, The Flexible Planner truly fits me and adapts easily.” – Carolyn
“I just purchased the Flexible Planner and I’m very excited. After using the bullet journal method for years, I stalled on setups and returned to scraps of paper. This planner captures what I love about bullet journaling while removing stumbling blocks and adding useful features.” – Lauren
“I am enjoying the planner. Wish I had this a long time ago.” – Carole
“I really love this planner and I’ve used many. It gives me room to write everything—from meal plans to events, homeschool tasks, and to-dos. Nothing else compares to this design.” – Debbie
If you’re new to the planner, read on for the background of how The Flexible Planner© was created and what it can do for you.
Why a planner for a simple life?
Over the years the creator has shared goals, menu-planning strategies, tips for making time to cook, and time-management strategies. Despite knowing the value of planning, finding a planner that fit those needs was a challenge.
The goal of planning is to guard against simply letting life happen to you. When you plan—even in small ways—you give yourself the chance to look back and measure progress toward priorities over one year or five.
Simple homemade life priorities often include:
- Making time to cook healthy meals and enjoy food with loved ones.
- Growing food and flowers in the garden.
- Reading and nourishing the mind.
- Creating with hands—painting, crafting, or completing a project—and savoring the sense of accomplishment.
All of these pursuits share one essential resource:
TIME
Time is the constraint most people mention. Planning helps you control time in ways that align with priorities. Writing things down lets you assess whether your life is moving toward what you envisioned earlier.
After trying many planning systems, the creator developed a new planner that blends traditional structure with the flexibility of the Bullet Journal method. The result is The Flexible Planner©: dot-grid pages, blank spaces, a lists section, and an index to find what you need.
With The Flexible Planner© you don’t need to recreate layouts every week. Gentle prompts and guided pages help you set and pursue goals while leaving plenty of blank space to design pages that work for you.
This planner helps maintain progress toward a simpler life. Knowing your priorities makes it easier to say yes to what moves you forward and no to distractions.
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