CONTENTS

Why moms need a planner.
17 best planners for mom in 2022.
Full, descriptive list of best planners for moms 2022.
Choosing your planner.
Planner format.
Planner physical features and price.
Final thoughts on planners for moms.

Why moms need a planner.

Having a planner seems counterintuitive for moms because planners take time out of their already busy day.  As a mom, you have a multitude of tasks that need to get done on any given day.

Things like cleaning, planning what to eat for the week, budgeting for your household expenses, taking the kids to school, scheduling appointments, and remembering every family event & activity.

It's no wonder sometimes that you forget to turn in a permission slip, or that you volunteered to help set up at a school event, or your child's orthodontist appointment you scheduled what seemed like ages ago.

A planner actually helps you stay organized and on top of things.  It takes less time than you would think if you get one that is right for your needs and lifestyle.

According to Barbara Markway, Ph.D., of Psychology Today, planners not only help you manage your time and schedule appointments, but they also:

• Improve your productivity in your work life and at home.  Not only do you have to manage your work schedule, but you also need to make good use of your time at home.  A planner makes you aware of where you might be wasting your time as well as where you need to focus your attention and energy.
• Provide stress relief.  A planner can help reduce overwhelm by helping you transition from one task to the next seamlessly instead of worrying about forgetting something, running late, or needing to cancel at the last minute.
• Health benefits.  Planners can work hard for you by helping you keep track of your health, good habits you want to form, self-care activities, doctor & dental visits, and even journaling.
• Make time for meaningful activities.  One of the greatest benefits of having a planner is the extra time it gives you because you get your most important tasks out of the way first.  Then it creates space in your schedule for things like pursuing your passions, learning something new, or even impromptu get-togethers with friends, family, and loved ones.

Writing in a physical planner helps you to remember appointments and tasks in a way that is meaningful to you.  Whether you are a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, or a mom somewhere in between, a planner can be your lifesaver by keeping your personal and work life organized and balanced.

16 best planners for moms in 2022.

Here is the list of best planners for moms in 2022 for quick reference.

For in-depth descriptions and reviews, click here for product pricing, photos, and features.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR NOTE-TAKING MOMS:  Blue Sky Life Note It 2022 Weekly and Monthly Planner Notes.

♦ BEST DAILY PLANNER:  Day Designer 2022 Daily Monthly Planner.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR POSITIVITY & PRODUCTIVITY:  Panda Planner Pro - Best Daily Planner for Happiness & Productivity.

♦ BEST PRODUCTIVITY PLANNER:  Smart Planner Pro - Daily Planner.

♦ BEST DATED FAMILY PLANNER FOR MOMS:  momAgenda Desktop Spiral Day planner.

♦ BEST BASIC PLANNER FOR MOMS:  2022 Amy Knapp's Family Organizer 17-month weekly mom planner with stickers.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR WORKING MOMS: Legend Planner PRO Hourly Schedule Edition.

♦ BEST PLANNERS FOR MOMS ON THE GO:  GoGirl Planner and Organizer for Women A5 size.

♦ BEST HOLISTIC PLANNER:  bloom daily planners 2022 Calendar Year Day Planner.

♦ BEST UNDATED PLANNER: Clever Fox Planner - Weekly & Monthly Planner.

♦ BEST CUSTOMIZABLE PLANNER:  The Happy Planner Daily 12-Month Planner.

♦ BEST BULLET JOURNAL:  Scribbles That Matter Bullet Dotted Journal and Organizer - Vegan Leather Notebook.

♦ BEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLANNER:  The Self-Care Planner (6 months) by Simple Self.

♦ BEST FAMILY BUDGET PLANNER: Clever Fox Budget Planner & Monthly Bill Organizer with Pockets.

♦ BEST FAMILY PLANNER FOR MOMS WHO JOURNAL:  Moleskine Classic 12 month 2022 Weekly Planner.

♦ BEST DIGITAL PLANNER: Trello

FULL, DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF BEST PLANNERS FOR MOMS IN 2022.

Here is the comprehensive list of 16 best planners for moms in 2022 that I have personally used or researched.  Even if you started thinking about buying your planner after the start of the new year, it's never too late because any time is a good time for planning your goals for the future.

This list will help you decide on the perfect planner for your lifestyle and your needs.  I listed some of the features in bulleted format for your convenience.

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♦ BEST PLANNER FOR NOTE-TAKING MOMS: Blue Sky Life Note It 2022 Weekly and Monthly Planner Notes. $

This is the planner I have been using for the past year and is perfect for moms who love to take notes.  Here are the features:

• 12-month weekly/monthly notebook planner.
• 50 sheets of perforated sheets.
• Beautifully designed, flexible, cover.
• 2-page monthly calendar spread.
• 2-page spread for weekly goals, to-do list, and extra notes.
• Double-sided paper pocket for loose papers.

♦ BEST DAILY PLANNER: Day Designer 2022 Daily Monthly Planner.  $$$

I love the look and design of this planner and moms from all walks of life will appreciate its look as well as its efficiency.  This dated planner is simple and easy to use.

As soon as you open the page, there are sections that explain how to use the weekly and monthly planning sections.  It's a small but important detail because other planners don't take the time to explain how to use them.

When it comes to goal crushing, efficiency, focus, and beautiful design, the Day Designer planner is a top contender.

It features:

• Tabbed monthly calendar sections.
• Weekly dated planning pages.
• Goal setting worksheets with self-assessment sections.
• Stickers
• Removeable ruler bookmark.
• Interior pocket.
• Each weekly planning page features sections for setting priorities, inspirational quotes, notes, and to-do lists.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR POSITIVITY & PRODUCTIVITY: Panda Planner Pro - Best Daily Planner for Happiness & Productivity.  $$

The company's founder created the Panda planner after suffering from Lyme disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, and cancer.  The Panda Planner Pro is designed to help organize your life holistically so you can crush your goals and live your best life.

It features daily, weekly, and monthly sections.  The pages feature sections for gratitude, affirmation, focus, exercise, self-improvement, notes, setting priorities, self-review, tasks, project planning, goal setting, habit tracking, and self-assessment.

♦ BEST PRODUCTIVITY PLANNER: Smart Planner Pro - Daily Planner.  $$

The Smart Planner Pro is a 13-month undated daily planning system that takes a scientific approach to help you increase your efficiency, productivity, and well-being.

The planner features:

• A 2-page weekly spread.
• Sections for affirmations, habit tracking, setting priorities, daily gratitude, notes, to-do list, victories, self-improvement, and hourly scheduling.
• Flat lay binding, elastic cover, pen holder, 3 ribbon bookmarks.
• 2 page monthly planning section.
• 4 sticker sheets.

♦ BEST DATED FAMILY PLANNER FOR MOMS: momAgenda Desktop Spiral Day planner.  $$

This is a planner created for busy moms, by a mom of 4, Nina Restieri.  The momAgenda Desktop Spiral Day planner is a "week-at-a-view" format in a 2-page spread with space for mom and up to four kids.

♦ BEST BASIC PLANNER FOR MOMS: 2022 Amy Knapp's Family Organizer 17-month weekly mom planner with stickers.  $

If you want a basic or starter planner that is easy to understand as soon as you open it, then the Amy Knapp Family Organizer is the one for you. This planner is small enough to carry around in your purse.  There is a goal-setting section for moms and kids.

• Monthly and weekly spreads to keep track of appointments and important dates.
• Section for meal planning and grocery lists.
• Contact information section.
• Stickers for planning and to help spark motivation and joy.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR WORKING MOMS: Legend Planner PRO Hourly Schedule Edition.  $$

The Legend Planner PRO Hourly Schedule Edition is an undated planner that allows you to set your goals and manage your time so you can achieve them.

It features a 2-page weekly layout where you can schedule your tasks by the hour.  The planner comes with a pen holder, dot grid sheets, 3 place holder ribbons, an elastic band closure, a user guide, and 3 sheets of planner stickers.

There is even a section to help assess your health, habits, and goals on a monthly basis.

♦ BEST PLANNERS FOR MOMS ON THE GO: GoGirl Planner and Organizer for Women A5 size.  $

The GoGirl Planner is a beautifully designed, undated planning system you can take with you anywhere you go.  It features:

• Goal setting and habit tracking sections.
• 2-page monthly and weekly layouts.
• Dot-grid pages.
• 3 ribbon page holders.
• Pen holder.
• Inner pocket.

♦ BEST HOLISTIC PLANNER: bloom daily planners 2022 Calendar Year Day Planner.  $

Bloom daily planners not only help you organize your life, they also provide inspiration and motivation to help you live your best life.  The planner comes with:

• 2-page monthly and weekly layouts.
• Vision board.
• Goal and habit tracking.
• To-do lists.
• 20+ life coaching pages.
• Magnetic bookmark.
• 93 hand-drawn stickers.
• Inner pockets.
• Access to free printables and downloads.

♦ BEST UNDATED PLANNER: Clever Fox Planner - Weekly & Monthly Planner.  $$

Clever Fox Planners are undated, giving you the freedom to pick and choose any week of the month to start and stop planning without wasting a single page.

It's designed as a paper life coach that helps you stay focused, reach your goals efficiently, with accountability, and stay on track with your goals.

The planner features a 2-page weekly spread with a "week-at-a-glance-view", goal setting section, priorities list, to-do list, habit tracker, and self-improvement section.

♦ BEST CUSTOMIZABLE PLANNER: The Happy Planner Daily 12-Month Planner.  $$

If you need a planner that allows for more customization, The Happy Planner Daily 12-month planner is a great option.  The main feature is the disc-bound system that allows you to easily remove and insert pages.

It features 12 months of dated planning, 2-page monthly spreads, and 2-page weekly spreads.  There are sections for tasks, notes, scheduling, and goals.

You can take this planner wherever you go and use the stickers to plan, inspire, and motivate.

♦ BEST BULLET JOURNAL: Scribbles That Matter Bullet Dotted Journal and Organizer - Vegan Leather Notebook.  $

If you're a creative mom with a little time, the Scribbles That Matter Bullet Dotted Journal and Organizer is the planner for you.  Bullet journals don't have the traditional planner structure, so your imagination will provide the framework for this flexible planning system.

It features a flat lay binding, elastic closure, pen loop, expansive back pocket, 2 ribbon bookmarks, dot grid pages, and vegan leather cover.

♦ BEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLANNER: The Self-Care Planner (6 months) by Simple Self.  $$

Need some help planning your health and wellness goals?  You may want to consider the Self-Care Planner by Simple Self.  It is a 6-month, undated planner that will help you stick with your habits and self-care goals.

This planner is like having a health and wellness coach on paper.  It is a gratitude journal, habit tracker, wellness planner, fitness planner, water intake tracker, meal planner, scheduler, and much more.

It also features:

• To-do lists
• Daily, weekly, and monthly pages
• Dot grid pages
• 70 lb bright white paper.

♦ BEST FAMILY BUDGET PLANNER: Clever Fox Budget Planner & Monthly Bill Organizer with Pockets.  $

If you need a planner that will help you organize your monthly expenses, the Clever Fox Budget Planner is the way to go.  Budgeting and planning your monthly expenses is no easy task.

Fortunately, this planner can make it less of a hassle for you.  Like a traditional planner, there is a monthly planning section.  In addition to this, there is a 2-page monthly goal and budget spread that is conveniently divided into sections for income, savings, bills, and itemized expenses.

You can keep track of your entire year's budget with this financial planner that also comes with an elastic closure, pen loop, inner pocket, and stickers.

♦ BEST PLANNER FOR MOMS WHO LOVE TO JOURNAL AND WRITE: Moleskine Classic 12 month 2022 Weekly Planner.  $$

The Moleskine Classic 12-month planner is a minimalist journaling mom's dream.  This large, weekly planner features skim, but effective 1-page monthly spreads, a week-at-a-glance page for scheduling, a fully lined page devoted to journaling (or other writing activities), softcover, elastic closure, 2-page geographic time zone map, ribbon bookmark, pullout calendar, and inner pocket.

♦ BEST DIGITAL PLANNER: Trello. $

I use this digital planner, along with my current planner - Blue Sky Note It planner - to organize my life.  Trello is owned by the Atlassian company and is customizable.

There is a free, as well as paid, versions.  You can divide your Trello workspace into different boards designated for different categories.  Within each board, you can add a list, and within each list, you can create a card (i.e. task).

What makes this planner the most versatile of planners is the ability to switch around the boards, lists, and cards.  If you want more features, you can upgrade starting with the $5/month basic plan, $10/month for the premium level, and $17.50/month for the enterprise level.

Choosing your planner.

There are so many planners in existence out there and they come in all kinds of colors, sizes, shapes, textures, and structures.  Here are a few important things to consider to ease your decision-making process, before you go out and purchase your planner.

Physical or digital planner?

• Do you enjoy the feeling of textures or the weight of something in your hand?
• Are you the type that likes to hold books, pens, and pencils?

If your answer to these first 2 questions was yes, then you'll want to get a physical planner.

• Do you like technology and gadgets?
• Are you the kind that enjoys the mobility and convenience of electronic devices?

If you answered yes to these 2 questions, then you'll want to purchase a digital planner or app.

Dated or undated planner?

If you want to start planning at the beginning of the year, you can purchase a dated planner the year before in December (or even earlier if they're already in the stores or online).

Dated planners are the most common type of planners and they start at the beginning of the year (January 1).

They are also convenient because all the dates, months, and even hours are pre-printed for you.  Even if you purchase one past January, you can still use a dated planner.

If you end up buying a planner well after the start of the new year, you can opt for an undated planner.  It doesn't have the added convenience of a planner with pre-printed dates, but it can eliminate outdated, unused space.

Undated planners are also customizable because you can start at any time and all you have to do is fill in the months and dates.

Bullet journal.

If you're one of those creative moms with some time on her hands, then the bullet journal is for you.  Bullet journals are the blank canvas of planners.  They are a free-form type of planner that allows for more customization and creativity.

As I said, they do take more time than the other planners I just mentioned.  So if you're willing to put in more effort, you can watch this video on bullet journaling to help you understand the process and framework.

Or, if you'd rather read about bullet journaling, you can go here.

Planner format.

One important feature to think about before purchasing your planner is the way that it's formatted.  Planners are usually structured according to days, weeks, or months.

Daily planner.

Daily planners are divided by each day of the week and then further divided by the hours.  Each page or two is devoted to an entire day, which is why they're bigger than most planners.  Because of their size, sometimes they're divided into 6-month planners instead of one 12-month planner.

The great thing about a daily planner is you can schedule all of your meetings, events, doctor visits, me time, date night, a spa day, playdates, etc, by the hour.

Weekly planner.

Weekly planners usually devote two pages for each week.  There are no segments for each hour like a daily planner, but you can write in your appointments, meetings, etc under each day.

They're also typically smaller than daily planners, so you can carry them in your tote bag or purse, depending on the size.

The great thing about a weekly planner is you can see what's going on for the entire week at a glance.

Monthly planner.

A monthly planner allows you to look at the bigger picture rather than the minutiae, like a daily or weekly planner.  Your monthly plans parallel your big goals in life.

It is the starting point of your daily and weekly planning because this is where you begin to break down your big goal into smaller, more manageable goals.

This is important because it acts as the map and compass of your life.  Without your monthly goals, you can lose your focus and direction.  You also risk overbooking & overlapping your appointments, events, etc if you can't see your monthly plans at a glance.

Planner physical features and price.

You want to think about the type of planner that you want to invest in because how you're going to physically use your planner makes world of difference.

Spiral-bound planner.

I personally love spiral-bound planners because they keep everything tight and secure.  I can lay my planner flat on my table so I can write on it with ease.

You can fold the binder completely in half and have just one page to look at without worrying about making creases on your sheets.

My only gripe about this type of planner is what I also love about it, which is the spiral.  It can obstruct my hand as I write and sometimes I forget that it's even there and bump into it.

Hardcover planner.

If you don't like spiral-bound planners, then the hardcover planner could be a great choice.  These planners look like a book, which is what makes them attractive.  You can buy the flat lay kind so that the pages stay flat.

You can't fold hardcover planners completely in half the way you can with a spiral-bound planner.

Fillable Planner.

A fillable planner is a binder-type planner that you can open and close and fill with the pages that you need.  The great thing about this type of planner is the fact that you can add or remove the pages.

You don't have to worry about running out of space or that you made a mistake writing something because you can always add a fresh, new page.

Planner size.

The size of your planner is important because it determines how much space it's going to take up, whether or not you want to carry it around, and how much information you actually want to write.

This also determines how much your planner is going to cost.  Usually, the bigger it is, the more you'll have to shell out for it.

Planner price.

You're probably wondering if it's worth it to buy a planner.

Do you want something affordable that will get the job done but won't bite into your budget?  Or do you want a sturdy, high-quality planner with all the bells and whistles?

Is the fancy, $70 planner from Erin Condren better than the $10 one you saw at Target?

For many of us, the price point of anything is the ultimate deciding factor when making a purchase.  When it comes to planners, you don't have to sacrifice your hard-earned money to get a good-quality planner.

If it's making your life flow easier and you're using it regularly, then it won't matter too much what the price of your planner is.

So I recommend buying the best planner you can afford that suits your needs and lifestyle.