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Passion Planner Ambassador Program

Hi everyone!

I’m here to share with you everything I know about the new Passion Planner Ambassador Program. Applications for the program opened in July, then the 500 Ambassadors were selected this week and I am so happy to share that I will be one of the new Ambassadors! Since this is a new program and the program only started this week, my information right now is limited, but I will share more as the year goes on! So, let’s get going with what I know about the program so far 🙂

What is a Passion Planner Ambassador?

This is what the Passion Planner website says: “Ambassadors are passionate individuals who go above and beyond to cultivate communities through Passion Planner, embody the values of our mission and vision, and share their love for our brand all while earning awesome rewards and having access to exclusive Ambassador perks.”

Additionally, each Ambassador gets a personalized code to share that will get you 10% off your Passion Planner order! The Ambassadors receive a small commission every time the code is used with a purchase (at no additional charge to you!), and also helps us be able to test new Passion Planner products for you. Every sale we are able to make earns us points within the Ambassador program and we are able to use those points to be able to test new Passion Planner products for you!

You can use my personalized Ambassador code HALEN10 for 10% off your Passion Planner order! 🙂

How often do new Ambassadors get selected?

Passion Planner will open applications once a year and accepted applicants will serve for that full year. Current and new Ambassadors will have the opportunity to reapply the following year.

What are the requirements to become a Passion Planner Ambassador?

Here is what the Passion Planner website said:

Must love Passion Planner!
Must be at least 16 years old
Must be willing to commit to at least 6 activities a year
Must have a public social media account

What benefits does the program come with?

Here is what we were told while applying for a position:

Part of a tight-knit #PashFam community
Connect with likeminded #PashFam
Create friendships that will last a lifetime
30% VIP Ambassador discount
30% VIP Friends and Family discount
Earn 10% commission on sales
Participate in exclusive contests + giveaways
Test new products before they’re released to the public
Experience to add to your resume
Grow your social media following
Optional #PashFam Meetups across the country
Added to the @passionplanner ‘close friends’ list for exclusive Ambassador story content

I have admired the Passion Planner company and planner for years, but only recently bought my own personal Passion Planner and I am so happy that I did! I purchased the small academic year planner and it has been the best companion for my transition into the hospital as a third year medical student. What drew me in was how functional and neutral the planner is. I’ve always been someone who believes the more color, the better, but I have recently realized I actually like my planner to be neutral and then if I want more color and decorations, I can add as I wish! This was such a shocking realization for me! Follow me on Instagram at @medstudentplanner to see updates in my planner and my journey in my new Passion Planner.

If you haven’t heard of Passion Planner before or you’re wanting to see if this planner would work for you before buying, Passion Planner offers FREE downloads for you to test out their planner! Click here to see what free downloads they offer.

Well, this is all I know about the program so far! Let me know if you have any questions and I will try my best to answer them. Additionally, I will keep you updated as the year goes on and I learn more about the program. I am so excited for this program and the opportunity to be apart of it!

Don’t forget you can use HALEN10 for 10% off your order! 🙂

Erin Condren Daily LifePlanner Binder

I thought I had my 2020 planners figured out until Erin Condren released their first ever Daily LifePlanner for the new binder system! I played around with daily planning with the daily petite planners this year, but I believe the Daily LifePlanner binder is going to offer me so much more for 2020. I will still be using my Vertical LifePlanner, but the daily binder is going to be where I map out every day to hold myself accountable with my time and to ensure I’m making the most of everyday. I decided to go with the colorful kaleidoscope binder because this design is just stunning and is one of my favorites that Erin Condren has ever come out with! Also, I already have a lot of the colorful kaleidoscope accessories, so now my color-loving heart can coordinate all of it together. Below is a picture of the colorful kaleidoscope planny pack over the binder – it’s a perfect fit and combo!

The binder dimensions: 8.57″ x 10″ x 1.75″

Before I show you the inside, here is everything you receive by purchasing the Daily LifePlanner Binder. The binder cannot hold the entire year’s worth of daily pages, so the EC team divided the pages into quarterly packages. I have decided to only have one quarter in at a time and I’m thinking about also adding in the monthly pages for the rest of the year. Since this is considered a LifePlanner, you get the usual “extras” with it such as the perpetual calendar, gift labels, compliment cards, and two 20% off discount cards. It also came with the hexagon box label, but no storage box comes with the binder.

The inside pages are the same size as the coiled LifePlanner pages and the same 80# Mohawk paper.

And finally, here is the beautiful layout! The “main” section of the daily binder is having an hourly column from 6 AM to 9 PM with a couple of extra lines below 9 PM that are blank. I think these would be great to add in extra times, or to put your lunch and dinner plans in! The other column is divided into 2 parts: one to-do section with 10 lines and a blank section for whatever you want. In the bottom right corner is the monthly overview.

The right-hand side is the exact same set up, but there is no monthly overview on this page.

Then you have the weekend where Saturday and Sunday are on the same page. For this page, each day has 12 lines under the to-do section and then a general combined blank area. Personally, I think I am going to write in hours and keep using this as a hourly system instead of using it as a to-do list.

Just like the Coiled LifePlanner you get lined notes pages at the end of each month, but with the Daily LifePlanner you get 2 lined pages instead of only 1 in the Coiled LifePlanner.

The Daily LifePlanner also has the same new dashboard pages that was added to the Coiled LifePlanner before you get to the monthly view. BUT, the Daily LifePlanner has a laminated monthly tab that flips you right to the monthly view instead of this dashboard page! I know many people were missing that in the Coiled LifePlanner, so this was a great change by the EC Team.

In my Coiled LifePlanner I have been using the birthday and monthly goals section for birthdays and monthly goals. I decided to use the lined section for what sticker kits I would be using each week. Then I made the dotted section into a section for me to keep up with my weekly goals.

Finally, the Daily LifePlanner comes with the two-sided folder in the back with 4 sticker sheets (not shown). This is all the same as the Coiled LifePlanner! I have decided to keep the stickers out of the binder and with the ones that came with my Coiled LifePlanner. That is what is so cool about the binder – you can take out, add in, or change any of it up for what works best for you!!

Another cool aspect about the binder – ALL of your accessories for the Coiled LifePlanner fit the binder system! Below I have shown the colorful kaleidoscope cover and the kaleidoscope snap-in stylized sticky notes. How awesome is that??

In summary, here is everything that you get with the Daily LifePlanner Binder:

• 12 Month Calendar (Jan-Dec 2020)
• Tabbed Monthly Spreads
• Monthly Planning Spreads
• Hourly Daily Spreads
• Lined And Blank Notes Pages Throughout Planner
• 4 Sticker Sheets
• 1 Keep It Together Folder

I am SO excited to add this planner to my 2020 system and can’t wait to show y’all how I use it together with my Vertical LifePlanner!

Interested in getting the binder for yourself or know someone that could use it? Right now, EC Insiders have early access to the Black Friday 30% off sale! Not an EC Insider? No worries, the sale will be the same for you on Black Friday! This is the biggest sale of the year for Erin Condren.

Click here to go to the Erin Condren main page.

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September Favorites!

I’ve watched many, many YouTube videos where people talk about what they have been loving each month and I always wanted to participate in this and share what I have been loving, but I honestly don’t have time for a YouTube channel in my life right now. Then I started thinking, why not just share on a blog post? So, here are some of the things I’ve been loving lately!

SketchyMedical (aka “sketchy”)

Sketchy is something I have heard every medical student talk about. It is one of the essential studying tools for STEP 1, which is usually taken at the end of your second year of medical school. I’m currently a second year medical student, so I started using Sketchy at the beginning of the year and LOVE IT. Sketchy has 3 courses for STEP 1: Micro, Pharmacology, and Pathology. At my school, we started our second year with Micro, so I have only completed the Micro section of Sketchy, but I started working on the Pharm and Path courses during our Blood/Lymph block in September. I’m not sure if I would have made it out of micro without Sketchy! It’s very hard to explain without showing one of their videos, but they come up with the coolest ways to remember important, high-yield STEP 1 material, while also making it pretty fun! It was incredible to see what all I could retain just from watching these videos and I can’t wait to see how the other sections help me in my courses and for STEP 1. Below is an example of the Hep B virus video, which was one of my favorites because I love tie-dye.

2. Zebra Pen Sarasa Clip Retractable Gel Ink Pens, Fine Point 0.5 mm

To go along with my Sketchy learning, I decided to get the Sketchy workbooks for Micro and Pharm. I knew I was going to need some new pens for this adventure since there are so many videos to go through! I tried the 0.34 mm version of these pens last year and really loved the color variety they offered. I decided to get the 0.5 mm option for my Sketchy workbooks because that’s my preferred pen thickness and y’all… these pens are everything. There are so many colors, they write beautifully, and they were the perfect companion for my Sketchy workbooks! I ended up doing a repeated rainbow pattern in my workbook so I could get the most use out of these! Click here to check them out for yourself!

3. Sticker Albums

I FINALLY decided to get albums to hold my stickers and I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without them. I’ve been planning with stickers for several years now and have stored my stickers in various ways throughout the years, but these sticker albums are my new favs. Currently, I have two albums! One is from Cricket Paper Co and the other is from Pink Popsicle Studio. Unfortunately, the album I got from Cricket Paper Co was a special release, so it is no longer available, but she still has a lot of other great options available! Click here to check out what she currently has available. My album from Pink Popsicle Studio is still available and my favorite part about this shop’s albums is that they let you customize the album with your name, a quote, or whatever else you want on it! Here is the link to the album I have from them. Now that I know I love this set up, I’ll be going back and buying more of these!

My sticker album from Cricket Paper Co! I’m using this one to store my weekly sticker kits.

My album from Pink Popsicle Studio! I’m using this one for my regular sticker sheets!

4. My Latest Coffee Bar Set Up!

I really couldn’t survive without coffee, so this coffee bar means a lot to me. I’ve had this set up since I moved into my new place over a year ago, but I recently added the mug tree and it made the entire set up come together. Another new addition to my set up was this Rae Dunn mug from there Halloween release! I’ve been wanting one of these mugs for a while, so I thought this mug would be perfect to have out during spooky season! The mug tree was an Amazon purchase and was only $10, so I knew I had to have it. Click here for the link to my mug tree. The Rae Dunn mug was a Marshall’s purchase, so if you’re interested in that, I would check out your local Marshall’s or Home Goods! If you have any questions about the rest of the set up, just let me know! I’ve slowly collected everything since I moved into my new place, so I won’t bore you with the details if you aren’t interested.

5. Community Coffee

I have been a Folgers coffee drinker for a very, very long time. I always loved the idea of bulk buying the Folgers K-cups, but my local Sam’s Club never offered them. This year I went rogue and left behind my beloved Folgers to try Community Coffee. I figured there was no way I could like anything other than Folgers for my daily coffee, but boy was I wrong! I think I may like Community Coffee MORE… what have I been doing the last decade?? Well, fortunately for me, my local Sam’s Club sells Community Coffee K-cups, so I have happily jumped ship and welcomed Community Coffee with open arms. Currently, I’m drinking the Breakfast Blend and here’s the link to the Sam’s Club option pictured below. Bulk buying coffee has been a dream come true.

6. Clear Glasses

After wearing contacts for over a decade, I had to go back to wearing glasses 24/7 last December and I’ve been trying out new glasses to see what worked best for me. I never saw myself being able to pull off clear glasses, but when EyeBuyDirect had a buy one, get one 50% off sale, I thought I’d try a pair out and see what I thought. Well, obviously I loved them if they’re a monthly favorite, but they are now the only glasses I wear on a day to day basis! I also added on the blue-light filter lens and I’ve been SO impressed with how it has helped my headaches. I used to get headaches allll the time and now I can’t even tell you when the last time I had a headache…. that is HUGE for me! As a medical student, I’m constantly staring at a computer screen while at class, studying, etc. so these lenses have been a life changing. If you’re interested in trying out some new glasses, I have a $10 off link to EyeBuyDirect! Click here for it. You get $10 off and I get $10 off if you use the link, so it’s a win win! If that doesn’t work, I also have a code you can use at check out 🙂 Use IFZM2KVS41 for $10 off your order!

Enjoying the sun, some coffee, and my new favorite Erin Condren pattern after an exam!

These are the glasses I picked up from EyeBuyDirect! I chose the medium size because I love large lenses.

Well, I believe that wraps up my September favorites! I’m now looking forward to seeing what I start loving (or re-loving) in October to share with y’all! I hope you have a great day! 🙂