Keep It Simple: Setting Up My New Erin Condren Monthly Planner

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list lately, you are not alone. I’ve been trying to do way too much, which is why I am so incredibly honored and excited to share my brand new collaboration with Erin Condren: The Planning Made Simple Bundle!

I curated this bundle specifically for EC Insiders Week with one goal in mind: to help you reduce your mental load and get your plans organized without the pressure of perfection.

What’s Inside the Bundle?

We packed this bundle with functional, beautiful tools to help you streamline your life:

• 7×9 Monthly Planner: Featuring a special edition Monaco blue “Daisy Blooms” cover and a platinum coil. It uses the colorful Hexagon interior design, which makes color-coordinating a breeze and prevents decision fatigue.
• Exclusive “Keep It Simple” Notepads: Two lined notepads featuring my personal mantra. You can only get this specific mantra in this special colorway in this bundle!
• Glitter Gel Pens (10-Pack): My absolute favorite pens for adding subtle metallic sparkle to my functional planning.

Going Back to the Monthly Planner

If you have followed me for a while, you know the Monthly Planner used to be my everyday catch-all. Sometimes, you don’t need a highly detailed weekly map; you just need a solid to-do list and a place to stick your sticky notes!

Because we are starting this planner a little late in the year, I shared a few tips in my setup video on how to use those “wasted” January and February pages. You can use them to practice your planning routine, tear them out to create 20 extra lined notes pages (this is what I’m doing!), or redate them for future planning in 2027!

My Functional Planner Setup

In my latest video, I sit down and walk you through my complete functional setup using some of my favorite Planner Kate stickers (you can always use my code KK20 for 20% off!).

Instead of letting the front pages go to waste, I used full-page stickers to completely transform my “Year at a Glance” pages into a tracker for my Sinking Funds and my 2026 Goals (like my AIP diet prep, finishing my quilts, and my monthly decluttering zones).

Planning should be a tool that serves you, not a rule that stresses you out. Click here to watch the full setup video and see how I’m using this planner to keep things simple this year!

P.S. If you’re not an Erin Condren Insider yet, you can join free right now! Use my referral link and get a $10 off reward right away.