How to Plan Without A Planner

You don’t always need a planner to start a planning routine! Get organized and productive with our non-planner essentials, perfect for daily planning, whether at home or for your work lifestyle.

Utilize a Desk Pad and/or Notepad

Undated Monthly Desk Pad

Stay on top of your everyday scheduling with our Monthly Desk Pad. This desk pad is the perfect size for work or home planning. Keep it on your desk, pin pages on your bulletin board, or carry it with you in your work bag. Note any important dates or appointments, plan a long term project, or list your daily chores. The priorities and to-do columns provide an overview for your monthly schedule that is easy to reference. Pair this desk pad with your daily notepads or sticky notes to keep your work organized.

Small Schedule Notepad

Our Small Schedule Notepad functions as an hourly schedule with optimal portability and functionality. We keep it sleek and simple with dated headers and blank time slots, perfect for scheduling or time blocking. The expansive notes space allows you to write down additional tasks or daily log notes.

A5 Schedule Notepad

Keep a detailed daily schedule on-hand with our A5 Schedule Notepad. Note your priorities to tackle throughout the day along with any additional notes or tasks. In the schedule section, write down meetings and appointments that need to be completed by a certain time. A highly versatile option, this notepad can easily serve as a staple in your everyday planning routine. At the end of your day, transfer your notes and important dates to your Monthly Desk Pad.

Add a Notebook to Organize

“Balance” Dot Grid Spiral Notebook

Keep your notes all in one place with our Dot Grid Spiral Notebook. Perfect for daily planning, sketching, creating bullet journal spreads, or taking notes. Make your non-planner organization effortless by housing important sticky notes or notepad pages in one place. For journaling purposes, use it as a gratitude log, daily journal, dream journal, or for mind-mapping -- the non-structured layout provides endless uses! Getting organized for the new semester? Outline your own Cornell Notes or bulleted lists. 

Create a Sticker Book

Glass Plastic Sticker Book Cover | 4 Disc Top Punch

For those that do not carry a planner with them or do not have organizational accessories to hold various stickers, the Glass Plastic Sticker Book Cover is a phenomenal option. Pair with our Clear Plastic Planner Discs | 1.25 Inch to create a sleek and chic sticker book to hold all of your sticker sets! These sticker books are best used with our Minimal Shape Sticker Sets. We recommend gorgeous colors such as Fawn, Mauve, and Ash, which create an aesthetically pleasing soft and muted palette, ideal for everyday planning.

Keep Sticky Notes On-Hand

Blank Tab Sticky Note Set | Fawn & Dot Grid Sticky Notes | Chateau

Sticky notes are integral to everyday planning! Use the Blank Tab Sticky Note Set to create organization in your Dot Grid Spiral Notebook, imitating tab dividers. Match the Blank Tab Sticky Note Set in Fawn with the Minimal Shape Sticker Set in the same color. The Dot Grid Sticky Notes pair well with the Dot Grid Spiral Notebook, and functions as a blank sticky note, perfect for any planning use or occasion. 

Make use of Cloth & Paper’s non-planner planning essentials! Whether you prefer a desk pad, a notebook, notepad -- or all three -- stay organized at work and home with our list of handy options. Want to start a new planning system and don’t know where to start? Schedule a Planner Consultation with one of our experts today!