I just want to tell you how much I have appreciated your videos these past four months since I found you. I’m stuck home exhausted from weekly chemo and you are getting me through this time. Sometimes I watch three or four of your videos day, and sometimes I just watch all day long!! And amazingly I have not run out of videos to watch yet! Holy moly you must have hundreds. I especially enjoy watching you make spreads for your patrons. I get lost watching the videos and it takes my mind off of everything else while I watch to see what you’ll do. Thank you for all the work you do to put these out, especially when you’re going through such a tough time yourself. Wishing you the best with everything and with getting settled in your new place.
I sometimes make lists AFTER I’ve accomplished them, simply so I get the satisfaction of seeing my accomplishments. I love having a cuter/more fun list. Thanks for this and the chance! 🤞🤞
I love your videos and that you are real with your followers. You are human just like us and I think that some content creators forget that. Thank you for being a go to for my RUclips binges!
I have been a list maker for a very long time, but I never thought to make categories! 🤦🏼♀️ I’m now retired and usually only make lists when we are going out of town or for family gatherings. I am new to planning. I started in June after receiving an unexpected medical diagnosis. I kept rehashing info from doctors and test results and was making myself crazy. I started using a planner to write down all of the info and it has been a huge help. I found you on RUclips when I was looking for ways to use my planner for “normal” things. You have very inspirational to me. You stay strong! You will get through your tough times, too!
Chunking large amounts of information into manageable bites is a big way I try to manage my anxiety. Plus, categorizing and decorating scratch that wonderful organizational itch in my brain. These little section headers you've made are simple yet supremely adorable
My daughter got engaged today, so you've inspired me to make a To-Do list for all the wedding plans that need to be accomplished. Thank you for always being an inspiration in creativity and positivity!
I never really thought of making a cute to do list with categories! But I’m new to the whole planner world! NOT planning world as I just retired from 37 years of teaching elementary grades. Planning is in my DNA! Now these stickers seem like so much fun! I’ve watched nearly all of your review videos trying to decide which planner to use come January!
Hi Mary Ellen! Since I started following you, I found my creativity again! I’m a teacher and finding free time to scrapbook or paint is nearly impossible. Finding your channel showed me I can be creative AND productive AND work on my mental health. It’s the outlet I never expected to find. Your so talented, and thank you for always being real and vulnerable even when it’s really deep. Even though we’ve never met, you feel like family. I’m in my mid 20’s and becoming an adult is something else. When you talk about your hardships and experiences in life, I feel like I learn a new perspective about something in my own life. I wouldn’t have found me again without you! So thank you for everything you do! ❤ (Also thanks for the chance to win!)
I definitely do games to get stuff done, especially when I am tidying up with my kids. We do a 15-minute tidy each night and race to see who can finish their area/zone the quickest. Hope you get and feel settled soon!
Brain dumps or master to do list always sounds so practical but daunting. So I like how you presented a way to break it down, categorize, and make it so you want to look at it again. Rather than it lookin like just another mess you need to deal with.😊
Hi MaryEllen! Love your videos! I feel very connected to you as I have also lost a son and my husband…we have a similar sense of humor and I also make up games for myself to get things done…and you are the first -lander I started watching and now I plan all the time and have a room full of supplies 😂
Thank you for this video. Sometimes it DOES feel like there are too many things that need to be done and my go to is a to do list... And now I have inspiration for a decorated to do list.... One that keeps me coming back to finish the tasks because it is decorated and pretty.
Your to do list is a good way to remember the tasks you need to accomplish. By categorizing it you can concentrate your efforts when you're in that mode. Thanks for the inspiration. Give Bumble a hug when you are feeling sad. He will brighten your mood. Have a good day.🌺
I found your channel over a year ago, and I have really appreciated how real you are in your videos and love your sense of humor as well as getting real and talking about the importance of good mental health. I admire you as I know this past year has been very rough for you in many ways. I never thought about categories for my To Do lists, but duh, it makes so much sense now that you mentioned it! Thanks for all the work that you do, it is much appreciated. Wishing you the best in all aspects of your life!
What a great way to categorize your tasks! Your ideas are fun and very helpful for someone like me who has a hard time staying focus sometimes. At the end of my work day, I enjoy watching your videos because they inspire me and stirs up the creative juices within me. Thank you!
I'm new to the planner world and have found your videos to be so inspiring. Whenever I get "me" time, which isn't often, I always put one of your videos on. I'm almost 40 and have been rediscovering my creativity lately in an attempt to organize the chaos in my life and bring myself some happiness. I will often put your videos on in the background, even if I'm not working in my planner. You have such a calm and peaceful voice which is so unlike most of the videos I see anymore. I'm so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel in a sea of obnoxious loud mouths. Please keep doing what you're doing. Whether you believe it or not, you are helping people (like me)! And thank you for allowing me an opportunity to enter the giveaway ☺
I have been a list writer for years. I love the feeling of checking things off my list. I do break them down into smaller categories but never thought to decorate my list. What a nice way to bring a little fun to my chores. Your videos have taught me a bunch; both about planning and life in general. Thank you for sharing your creativity and your journey with us. ❤❤❤ Also, thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway.
I am 100% a to do list person. I relate so much with just feeling better after getting it on paper since it’s one less thing for my brain to be focusing on. When I do a brain dump to do list I gently categorize into house chores, school work, important random items and errands. But I also am a post it note queen and have all my classes assigned a certain color and a general color for little to do lists. Definitely want to try decorating my lists sometime though. I’ve finally started decorating my planner (used to be purely functional) and it is bringing me so much joy. I absolutely love the trees and houses book and would love to be entered in the drawing.
I just wanted to say how proud I am of you for your strength. You've had a hard and stressful time for the last few years and I can relate. I hope that you continue to thrive in your new environment and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy hanging out with you on your videos.
I love your channel. Your planner spreads are so lovely and I get much inspiration from them. But most of all, I appreciate your willingness to open up to your subscribers and show your vulnerability and your honesty. Makes me feel like I am not alone. Wishing you a brighter future and am inspired to start my own to-do list spread in my planner. XOXO
“When it’s pretty I’m more productive!” - So very true!! Great quote, Mary Ellen!! This has been the story of my life since discovering Happy Planner!!
Mary Ellen your videos are my absolute favorite! I get so excited whenever there is a new one. I would love to be included in the drawing and thank you for your generosity! 😊
How fun! Enjoy watching your videos so much! I like seeing the "after the pen" things best- reminds me of things to do in my planner! Thanks so much for sharing your talents!
I love a good master to do list. Sometimes I gotta brain dump first then organize it into categories like this which is kind of more work but it also helps me remember when I write it down a few times.
My husband and I enjoy watching your videos. Honestly, you are our Tv Show at night! 😊. You have given me inspiration to start my Happy Planner. Thanks for your work!
I found you in 2020 and bought my first planner. Watching your channel has brought me so much peace. I am a 911 dispatcher and after chaotic shifts, your videos relax me. I'll never not watch your videos. You've had a rough year and I hate that for you. But, things are going to work out. One foot in front of the other. We are all rooting for you & support you. 🙌
This is such a great way to organize your to-do list. I agree that making the list look fun makes the tasks a little more fun as well!! I know I don’t comment much, but I love all of your content and find your channel to be so inspirational and helpful. Sending good thoughts your way. ❤️
Such a good idea....categorizing all these lists when it just gets overwhelming. I'd love to see a spread when hosting a holiday! Things to clean, thing to buy, things to cook, who to invite, etc. Thanks for the opportunity of winning the sticker book....it's super cute!
Such a cute sticker book! Those houses are adorable! I make so many to-do lists but just getting things out of my head helps so much at reducing anxiety and stress!
I always enjoy watching your videos. You have helped keep me inspired so many times. My grandma and my step mom (both were very close and dear to me) passed away within a year of each other. I have really struggled with it. Thank you for being open about your struggles and life. It's nice to know that I am not alone in the healing process and all of us struggle sometimes.
I just recently came across your videos and switched over to a happy planner system last month. My husband teases that I've joined a cult! But seriously, having ADHD and trying to find the perfect scheduling planner is beyond difficult. I won't say my life has miraculously changed, but HP and your videos have done the one thing my other planners never could: keep me engaged and kept me going back time and again to use my planner. Sorry you are dealing with life issues but with you are being very adult and self-aware. I feel like many people just rush into things without thinking. The trick is to not over-think it! (Easier said then done, I know!) So Mary Ellen, you aren't talking our ears off, it's like hearing from an old friend (even though I've only known you for a month or so!) By the way, when you order your coffee or whatever, you can ask for less or 1/2 syrup. That will make your drinks less sweet. ( you mentioned this in a video I watched recently). Finally, I very much wanted to sign up for your giveaway, but I've changed my mind. If I win, I'd love for it to go to MB Dutton (the lady fighting cancer). Much love to all! 💜
I just love how your honesty and love for all things comes through on your videos. 🤗 I definitely need to make my always growing to do list more colorful and fun and I just love what you’ve done here! Every time I see a spread with these stickers, I just love them more and more! Keep doing a great job Mary Ellen! 💕🥰
Love the Master To-Do List idea, and I always appreciate how pretty you make things. And slipping a little giveaway in is a sweet little bonus. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love how you set up the to do list. It makes so much sense to me. I am truly sorry you have had such a rough year. We are all here for you! Keep your head up. Sending you light and love to get through this season. Would love the planything sticker book! 😍
House #1 is what my favorite. Yes I would love to be in the drawing. Thanks for all you do on these videos! You brighten my day every day because I watch you daily! ❤
Your videos and your openness and just being real has helped me stay grounded by inspiring me to stick with my planner/journal though a really tough time in my life over the past several months. I am so glad I found your channel.
One of the reasons I’ve found I love paper planning with stickers is making ‘to do’ lists and then being able to cross them off. Small accomplishments make you feel good!! I’d like to be entered for the Planything sticker book drawing. Thank you for the great content! I enjoy watching your videos so much!
First off, I appreciate you for being transparent in your videos. I have been a fan for many years! I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Second, I love making To Do lists. Most of the time I don’t decorate them, bust sometimes I go all out with decorating them. I would love to win this sticker book. It looks so fun.
Thank you for always being so creative and showing us new and bright ideas to use our millions of Would appreciate ring included in your giveaway. Thank you Mary Ellen!
I’m such a list person and it varies on the task at hand. I was just making a Thanksgiving Timeline List, which is to break down the tasks I have to do the few days leading up to Turkey Day! I also do my cleaning to do lists which I break down per room. And if I have a lot going on I will do a daily task to do list. I also make “don’t forget” lists (to make sure I bring everything with me if I’m going to an event like a holiday party, picnic and I’m bringing food, etc) and of course packing lists. I don’t decorate my lists but I do make sure they’re written very neatly. I draw my own little square check off books before each task and it always feels good to see the checks on completed tasks. Thanks for the great inspiration on doing a cute to do list!
I make master to-do lists whenever I’m super busy or overwhelmed. Sometimes it’s for a specific area of life. Sometimes it’s every thing. It’s helps so much to get it out of my head and onto paper.
Mary Ellen, your creativity knows no bounds and reminds us of the beauty of each day even doing the routine in a more fun way. Your strength through struggles also is an inspiration, thank you!
I love all your little games to help you get motivated to do stuff I am definitely going to take that idea and implement it in our house hold (we all need help with that!) thank you!!
Hi Mary Ellen! The house and tree stickerbook is super adorable! I love making lists and labeling them. Getting everything out on paper and making it pretty is always relaxing!
I love your style. I will always support your mental health breaks! Taking care of you is a win for us. Kudos to you! Thanks for your tips, hacks, shares and general awesomeness 😁
I love your "this is how it is attitude." Thank you for all your hard work recording, adding links, & sharing your life with us. The question you posed about "which house would I choose to live in," I would probably live in house #1 but I really like the look of #2. Thank you again.🥰
I decorate my passion planner daily which I have a big to do/to done list and it just makes me happy to see stickers all over my page when I use it. Also mildliners to separate out items! Thanks for the chance!
You’ve inspired me to make my own master to do list! I have so much in my head and only small portions make it onto my to do lists in my weekly spreads. And you’re totally right, if I make it cute, then I’ll use it! Love the washi and houses/trees as headers 🤩 would love that sticker book. 🥰
This video could not have come at a more appropriate time for me. I recently had to take on a lot more work to cover for someone else at work, and I can't wait to make a visually appealing To Do list, especially now that I know to use categories! And, I hadn't heard of planything stickers, and now I'm kind of obsessed. Can't wait to see who ends up with them!
I would love to be included in your drawing. I look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing your planner journey which involves a lot of your life. Thanks for being so open with us.
Mary Ellen! I was a religious watcher of your channel and learned so much from you and for that I’m so very grateful. Unfortunately I too suffered the loss of my 36 year old son to a motorcycle accident and had gotten away from just about everything that brought me joy. This is a club no mother wants to be a part of. He left behind a wife and two children. I have recently started to use my planner again and watched many of your old videos that I missed and realized that you are in the same club I became a part of. I am so very sorry for your heartbreak, your tremendous loss and I hope your heart heals soon. I’ve ordered some of the things I’ve seen in your videos and really love these two books. I’m going to order the hearts one so I’ll have it for Valentine’s Day and I’ll love to be the lucky winner of the houses and trees book! I like your to do list! Great idea! Thank you for all you do! ♥️♥️ a
Thank you for being real 💜 I am so glad I found your channel when I started using planners, 3 years ago. This master to do list idea is amazing and I am on it lol. I have been so overwhelmed lately. It definitely helps for me to get it down on paper and out of my head too. Thank you for your hard work, I know this isn’t easy, and for the give away!! That is so exciting! 🤗
Mary Ellen, I too have had a very rough year, amongst a whole Lotta stressful events, my mom passed away mid-August. I totally know what you're going through dealing with greif and how the pain can literally take your breath away and blow a person down. I just want you to know how much I admire you and love your videos, not to mention your sense of humor (we think alot alike lol). I'd love to be a part of your contest but mostly just wanna say keep being you cause you is awesome!
I'm sitting here at my desk with so much to do and decided I needed some company while I try to sort out the 74 things I must get done within the next three days. I open up youtube, and there you are with the idea of decorating your To Do list. Bam. There you have it. Just what I needed. I only have 2 sticker books to my name, so instead of using stickers I have used some colored markers to make boxes and colored sticky dots for the checklists, and Ta Daaaaaa: a To Do list that is so much more pleasing to the eye. Thank you so much for making me feel like I am not the only one who is overwhelmed. It's good to know there are others out there who are just Smashing It by getting the most important things of the day done. Whether you think so or not right now, you are a rock star and I appreciate what you do to help others.
Oh ya.....AND I would love to enter the drawing for the sticker book. I love the houses and trees. Reminds me of places I visited years ago. Great memories.
Hi! I love this idea! I am usually a list maker and a planner however my life got crazier and I stopped… consequently I never know what I should be doing or where I should be! I love David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology which creates lists in relation to where you are or what you have access to and your Master Task List follows that idea. I LOVE your creative spin to add JOY to a seemingly daunting task of creating the master list to begin with then enjoying checking it off by doing the stuff on the list. THANK YOU so much! I have a ton of sticker books that I usually struggle with using because I’ve never really been able to add them without destroying the actual function of the planning pages. I CAN DO THIS! I also love those sticker books so will enjoying yet even more stickers to my growing collection but now… I have hope and anticipation to combine fun with function! Have a great day! 🙂
IM REWATCHING THIS COS IM OVERWHELMED W MOVING & SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON…ONCE AGAIN THIS IS SSSO HELPFUL !! THE LIST DECOR AND EVERYTHING YOU SAID!! THK U!!
I have never thought about categories for my to do lists. Game changing. I would love a chance to get the houses and trees. I have not ever heard of the Planything.
Love your categories. I am a visual person and the stickers look like a really fun way to make the lists more appealing. I LOVE LISTS!!!! Drives my husband crazy but he loves that I get things done. Would love the stickers in your give-a-way!
I love making lists and loooove how your master to do list pages came out ❤ would love it if I own that book thanks for all your videos, ideas and the chance 😊
Love your sense of humor, Mary Ellen! Thanks so much for sharing your creative gifts with all of us 😀 I’d love to enter the drawing for the sticker book!
I loved this video. This is just what I need. I need to start decluttering my whole house, I will make a Master List and start with one room at a time. Thanks for sharing.
Both the division into and the decoration of catalogs are great ideas! I appreciate you and all that you share with us. I wish you healing, comfort, peace, and wisdom during this part of your life's journey. Also, I would love to enter your drawing for this cute sticker book!
Such pretty lists! 😍 I’m a teacher with a lot of things going on and am currently fighting anxiety. Making lists to get things out of my head has been helpful. Thank you for this video since pretty things and cute stickers make me very happy!
My OCD went into hypermode thinking you were going to do this with the paper upside down. SOOOOO glad you turned it right side up. YAY!!! I often categorize them which is how I use a vertical weekly lay out. I have never done them as beautifully as your --- yet! Thank you for the inspiration.
This video came at the perfect time. I’m feeling very overwhelmed with life, this is idea is great 👍🏻 I am going to copy it and make my own master to do list today. Thank you so much for your inspiring channel. And yes I like to make little games up to get tasks done around my house 😂 you are not alone!!
Hallo Mary Ellen, I only want to say, that I love your Videos. I'm in Germany and you can get here not so much stuff for happy planner. Go on, the way you do and thanks a lot there for ❣️
I love your channel! I have enjoyed watching you create with Planything spreads. The trees and houses always are my favorites. Thanks for the chance to win one of your favorite books.
Thanks for the great ideas for a master list. I really need to write one to help me not be so overwhelmed also. I always wrote lists and usually separated by categories but never decorated. I think I will do that next time. In the past i just used a boring desk calendar (not a decorative planner) and i found it helpful to look over my master list and pick out the things I planned to do that week and either assign them to a specific day or list on the side for anytime during that week. It helped me not to be overwhelmed by just looking at a small to do list vs everything that needs to get done. But a big master list really helped me to get organized. I stopped doing that when I switched to only using my phone (and all the scraps I jotted lists on). After losing my entire phone calendar last year, I found decorative paper planning and it has helped me so much to be productive and help with my anxiety. Thanks for all your videos and would love to get the sticker book.😊
I would like to enter. I love that you're so open about your life. You inspire me. I found happy planner and your videos in 2019 after my husband passed away. So hearing about your husband and your son has helped me with my grieving. And me move forward. Thank you thank you Ciera
Im sorry that you are struggling with so many things on your heart. I love how you let us see you honesty and how your planner fits into that. Thank you for sharing all you do. Praying 2023 brings you all the joy! Also, would love to win some houses and trees!
As someone with ADHD, I find myself making things a game or coming up with ways to remember/associate ideas to make sense of something. Regardless of it being an ADHD thing, I'm happy that I am not the only one who functions like that. Thank you for sharing as much as you do with us! p.s. you can never lose a game that you create the rules for ;)
I didn't think to categorize my to-dos/brain dumps! I just make a big long list and rope my kiddos into helping my cross the items off. I am going to try to categorize it next time I make one! Thanks for the inspiration. I know it has been a rough year for you, but you are such an inspiration for overcoming allllllll of the obstacles that are thrown in your way ❤️❤️
I just want to tell you how much I have appreciated your videos these past four months since I found you. I’m stuck home exhausted from weekly chemo and you are getting me through this time. Sometimes I watch three or four of your videos day, and sometimes I just watch all day long!! And amazingly I have not run out of videos to watch yet! Holy moly you must have hundreds. I especially enjoy watching you make spreads for your patrons. I get lost watching the videos and it takes my mind off of everything else while I watch to see what you’ll do. Thank you for all the work you do to put these out, especially when you’re going through such a tough time yourself. Wishing you the best with everything and with getting settled in your new place.
And THIS is why I make videos. I'm so grateful to be able to help people in such a small way. Keep on fighting!
@@PlanningwithBumble ❤️❤️
Prayers and hugs to you MB 🙏🏻
@@elainerothenberger8764 Thank you so very much❤️❤️ (melodie)
Awww sending blessings and healing power your way 💗
I sometimes make lists AFTER I’ve accomplished them, simply so I get the satisfaction of seeing my accomplishments. I love having a cuter/more fun list. Thanks for this and the chance! 🤞🤞
I do this too haha
Good idea!
Same!
Same! My to-done list!
Me TOO!!
I love your videos and that you are real with your followers. You are human just like us and I think that some content creators forget that. Thank you for being a go to for my RUclips binges!
I have been a list maker for a very long time, but I never thought to make categories! 🤦🏼♀️ I’m now retired and usually only make lists when we are going out of town or for family gatherings. I am new to planning. I started in June after receiving an unexpected medical diagnosis. I kept rehashing info from doctors and test results and was making myself crazy. I started using a planner to write down all of the info and it has been a huge help. I found you on RUclips when I was looking for ways to use my planner for “normal” things. You have very inspirational to me. You stay strong! You will get through your tough times, too!
Chunking large amounts of information into manageable bites is a big way I try to manage my anxiety. Plus, categorizing and decorating scratch that wonderful organizational itch in my brain. These little section headers you've made are simple yet supremely adorable
My daughter got engaged today, so you've inspired me to make a To-Do list for all the wedding plans that need to be accomplished. Thank you for always being an inspiration in creativity and positivity!
I never really thought of making a cute to do list with categories! But I’m new to the whole planner world! NOT planning world as I just retired from 37 years of teaching elementary grades. Planning is in my DNA! Now these stickers seem like so much fun! I’ve watched nearly all of your review videos trying to decide which planner to use come January!
Hi Mary Ellen! Since I started following you, I found my creativity again! I’m a teacher and finding free time to scrapbook or paint is nearly impossible. Finding your channel showed me I can be creative AND productive AND work on my mental health. It’s the outlet I never expected to find. Your so talented, and thank you for always being real and vulnerable even when it’s really deep. Even though we’ve never met, you feel like family. I’m in my mid 20’s and becoming an adult is something else. When you talk about your hardships and experiences in life, I feel like I learn a new perspective about something in my own life. I wouldn’t have found me again without you! So thank you for everything you do! ❤
(Also thanks for the chance to win!)
I have always used to do lists but never decorated them. Such a fun idea!
I definitely do games to get stuff done, especially when I am tidying up with my kids. We do a 15-minute tidy each night and race to see who can finish their area/zone the quickest. Hope you get and feel settled soon!
Brain dumps or master to do list always sounds so practical but daunting. So I like how you presented a way to break it down, categorize, and make it so you want to look at it again. Rather than it lookin like just another mess you need to deal with.😊
Hi MaryEllen! Love your videos! I feel very connected to you as I have also lost a son and my husband…we have a similar sense of humor and I also make up games for myself to get things done…and you are the first -lander I started watching and now I plan all the time and have a room full of supplies 😂
Thank you for this video. Sometimes it DOES feel like there are too many things that need to be done and my go to is a to do list... And now I have inspiration for a decorated to do list.... One that keeps me coming back to finish the tasks because it is decorated and pretty.
I am in LOVE with this spread! Your Master To Do List is Beautiful!😍😍
I make lists like this because I can't function without. I would like to be in the drawing. Thank you for being so true in your videos.
Your to do list is a good way to remember the tasks you need to accomplish. By categorizing it you can concentrate your efforts when you're in that mode. Thanks for the inspiration. Give Bumble a hug when you are feeling sad. He will brighten your mood. Have a good day.🌺
I love the way you're giving us more options on how to use our planners and how to make even a to-do list a bit more. 💓💓💓💓
I found your channel over a year ago, and I have really appreciated how real you are in your videos and love your sense of humor as well as getting real and talking about the importance of good mental health. I admire you as I know this past year has been very rough for you in many ways.
I never thought about categories for my To Do lists, but duh, it makes so much sense now that you mentioned it! Thanks for all the work that you do, it is much appreciated. Wishing you the best in all aspects of your life!
I love this. I never thought to separate my tasks out in this way. Such a good idea (and making them cute makes them easier to complete!)
What a great way to categorize your tasks! Your ideas are fun and very helpful for someone like me who has a hard time staying focus sometimes.
At the end of my work day, I enjoy watching your videos because they inspire me and stirs up the creative juices within me. Thank you!
I'm new to the planner world and have found your videos to be so inspiring. Whenever I get "me" time, which isn't often, I always put one of your videos on. I'm almost 40 and have been rediscovering my creativity lately in an attempt to organize the chaos in my life and bring myself some happiness. I will often put your videos on in the background, even if I'm not working in my planner. You have such a calm and peaceful voice which is so unlike most of the videos I see anymore. I'm so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel in a sea of obnoxious loud mouths. Please keep doing what you're doing. Whether you believe it or not, you are helping people (like me)! And thank you for allowing me an opportunity to enter the giveaway ☺
I have been a list writer for years. I love the feeling of checking things off my list. I do break them down into smaller categories but never thought to decorate my list. What a nice way to bring a little fun to my chores. Your videos have taught me a bunch; both about planning and life in general. Thank you for sharing your creativity and your journey with us. ❤❤❤
Also, thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway.
I am 100% a to do list person. I relate so much with just feeling better after getting it on paper since it’s one less thing for my brain to be focusing on. When I do a brain dump to do list I gently categorize into house chores, school work, important random items and errands. But I also am a post it note queen and have all my classes assigned a certain color and a general color for little to do lists. Definitely want to try decorating my lists sometime though. I’ve finally started decorating my planner (used to be purely functional) and it is bringing me so much joy. I absolutely love the trees and houses book and would love to be entered in the drawing.
I just wanted to say how proud I am of you for your strength. You've had a hard and stressful time for the last few years and I can relate. I hope that you continue to thrive in your new environment and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy hanging out with you on your videos.
I love making To Do List. It is very satisfying to check them off. I have been enjoying your videos since I found you!
I’ve been wanting to do this with my stickers! I like the idea of breaking it down into categories.
Thank you so much for always being so open it makes me feel less alone 💕
I love your channel. Your planner spreads are so lovely and I get much inspiration from them. But most of all, I appreciate your willingness to open up to your subscribers and show your vulnerability and your honesty. Makes me feel like I am not alone. Wishing you a brighter future and am inspired to start my own to-do list spread in my planner. XOXO
“When it’s pretty I’m more productive!” - So very true!! Great quote, Mary Ellen!! This has been the story of my life since discovering Happy Planner!!
LOVE this to do list! I couldn't survive without one.
Mary Ellen your videos are my absolute favorite! I get so excited whenever there is a new one. I would love to be included in the drawing and thank you for your generosity! 😊
How fun! Enjoy watching your videos so much! I like seeing the "after the pen" things best- reminds me of things to do in my planner! Thanks so much for sharing your talents!
I love a good master to do list. Sometimes I gotta brain dump first then organize it into categories like this which is kind of more work but it also helps me remember when I write it down a few times.
My husband and I enjoy watching your videos. Honestly, you are our Tv Show at night! 😊. You have given me inspiration to start my Happy Planner. Thanks for your work!
I love how vibrant those red flowers were in the the valentine's book! 🌹🥀
You taught me so much about planning, you were the one who actually got me hooked 😂 thank you for inspiring me
I found you in 2020 and bought my first planner. Watching your channel has brought me so much peace. I am a 911 dispatcher and after chaotic shifts, your videos relax me. I'll never not watch your videos.
You've had a rough year and I hate that for you. But, things are going to work out. One foot in front of the other. We are all rooting for you & support you. 🙌
This is such a great way to organize your to-do list. I agree that making the list look fun makes the tasks a little more fun as well!! I know I don’t comment much, but I love all of your content and find your channel to be so inspirational and helpful. Sending good thoughts your way. ❤️
Such a good idea....categorizing all these lists when it just gets overwhelming. I'd love to see a spread when hosting a holiday! Things to clean, thing to buy, things to cook, who to invite, etc. Thanks for the opportunity of winning the sticker book....it's super cute!
👍🏻 I do decorate my To Do lists also but haven’t done categories. That’s a great idea. 💡
So smart to make to do list like that. 😃 I always get overwhelmed when I have a long list, this is so much prettier.
Such a cute sticker book! Those houses are adorable! I make so many to-do lists but just getting things out of my head helps so much at reducing anxiety and stress!
Love this video! Master todo lists are great during busy seasons
I always enjoy watching your videos. You have helped keep me inspired so many times. My grandma and my step mom (both were very close and dear to me) passed away within a year of each other. I have really struggled with it. Thank you for being open about your struggles and life. It's nice to know that I am not alone in the healing process and all of us struggle sometimes.
I just recently came across your videos and switched over to a happy planner system last month. My husband teases that I've joined a cult! But seriously, having ADHD and trying to find the perfect scheduling planner is beyond difficult. I won't say my life has miraculously changed, but HP and your videos have done the one thing my other planners never could: keep me engaged and kept me going back time and again to use my planner.
Sorry you are dealing with life issues but with you are being very adult and self-aware. I feel like many people just rush into things without thinking. The trick is to not over-think it! (Easier said then done, I know!)
So Mary Ellen, you aren't talking our ears off, it's like hearing from an old friend (even though I've only known you for a month or so!) By the way, when you order your coffee or whatever, you can ask for less or 1/2 syrup. That will make your drinks less sweet. ( you mentioned this in a video I watched recently).
Finally, I very much wanted to sign up for your giveaway, but I've changed my mind. If I win, I'd love for it to go to MB Dutton (the lady fighting cancer). Much love to all! 💜
How thoughtful and considerate ❤️
I just love how your honesty and love for all things comes through on your videos. 🤗 I definitely need to make my always growing to do list more colorful and fun and I just love what you’ve done here! Every time I see a spread with these stickers, I just love them more and more! Keep doing a great job Mary Ellen! 💕🥰
I worked on my to do list while watching! I love how you chose the stickers for each section. I would love to enter and I love the cozy cabins!
Just love the new Valentine’s sticker book, looking forward to seeing you use it in a February layout. Yes! I want to enter your Planything giveaway.
I do this kind of stuff all the time. Make list after list. It's what keeps me in line.
Thanks for the drawing. I would like to be included. I love how she creates the majority of the stickers to be able to make your own scenes.
Love the Master To-Do List idea, and I always appreciate how pretty you make things.
And slipping a little giveaway in is a sweet little bonus. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love how you set up the to do list. It makes so much sense to me. I am truly sorry you have had such a rough year. We are all here for you! Keep your head up. Sending you light and love to get through this season. Would love the planything sticker book! 😍
House #1 is what my favorite. Yes I would love to be in the drawing. Thanks for all you do on these videos! You brighten my day every day because I watch you daily! ❤
Your videos and your openness and just being real has helped me stay grounded by inspiring me to stick with my planner/journal though a really tough time in my life over the past several months. I am so glad I found your channel.
One of the reasons I’ve found I love paper planning with stickers is making ‘to do’ lists and then being able to cross them off. Small accomplishments make you feel good!! I’d like to be entered for the Planything sticker book drawing. Thank you for the great content! I enjoy watching your videos so much!
First off, I appreciate you for being transparent in your videos. I have been a fan for many years! I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Second, I love making To Do lists. Most of the time I don’t decorate them, bust sometimes I go all out with decorating them.
I would love to win this sticker book. It looks so fun.
Thank you for always being so creative and showing us new and bright ideas to use our millions of Would appreciate ring included in your giveaway. Thank you Mary Ellen!
I need to make a master to do list like this! I have been feeling so unmotivated lately, but writing things down really helps me.
I’m such a list person and it varies on the task at hand. I was just making a Thanksgiving Timeline List, which is to break down the tasks I have to do the few days leading up to Turkey Day! I also do my cleaning to do lists which I break down per room. And if I have a lot going on I will do a daily task to do list. I also make “don’t forget” lists (to make sure I bring everything with me if I’m going to an event like a holiday party, picnic and I’m bringing food, etc) and of course packing lists.
I don’t decorate my lists but I do make sure they’re written very neatly. I draw my own little square check off books before each task and it always feels good to see the checks on completed tasks.
Thanks for the great inspiration on doing a cute to do list!
I make master to-do lists whenever I’m super busy or overwhelmed. Sometimes it’s for a specific area of life. Sometimes it’s every thing. It’s helps so much to get it out of my head and onto paper.
Mary Ellen, your creativity knows no bounds and reminds us of the beauty of each day even doing the routine in a more fun way. Your strength through struggles also is an inspiration, thank you!
I love all your little games to help you get motivated to do stuff I am definitely going to take that idea and implement it in our house hold (we all need help with that!) thank you!!
I really loved the lists! It's inspiring me to decorate my to do lists.
Hi Mary Ellen! The house and tree stickerbook is super adorable! I love making lists and labeling them. Getting everything out on paper and making it pretty is always relaxing!
Another great idea. I make lists all the time, but, never thought to decorate them. Thanks Mary Ellen.
I love your style. I will always support your mental health breaks! Taking care of you is a win for us. Kudos to you! Thanks for your tips, hacks, shares and general awesomeness 😁
I love your "this is how it is attitude." Thank you for all your hard work recording, adding links, & sharing your life with us. The question you posed about "which house would I choose to live in," I would probably live in house #1 but I really like the look of #2. Thank you again.🥰
I decorate my passion planner daily which I have a big to do/to done list and it just makes me happy to see stickers all over my page when I use it. Also mildliners to separate out items! Thanks for the chance!
You’ve inspired me to make my own master to do list! I have so much in my head and only small portions make it onto my to do lists in my weekly spreads. And you’re totally right, if I make it cute, then I’ll use it! Love the washi and houses/trees as headers 🤩 would love that sticker book. 🥰
I’ve been looking at creative ways to keep my “To Do” lists interesting so I can stay motivated, thanks.
This video could not have come at a more appropriate time for me. I recently had to take on a lot more work to cover for someone else at work, and I can't wait to make a visually appealing To Do list, especially now that I know to use categories! And, I hadn't heard of planything stickers, and now I'm kind of obsessed. Can't wait to see who ends up with them!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels overwhelmed by all the things that need to be done. I like how you set up categories! Thank you for sharing!❤
I would love to be included in your drawing. I look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing your planner journey which involves a lot of your life. Thanks for being so open with us.
I always love how your pages turn out. I hope things settled down for you soon.
Mary Ellen! I was a religious watcher of your channel and learned so much from you and for that I’m so very grateful. Unfortunately I too suffered the loss of my 36 year old son to a motorcycle accident and had gotten away from just about everything that brought me joy. This is a club no mother wants to be a part of. He left behind a wife and two children. I have recently started to use my planner again and watched many of your old videos that I missed and realized that you are in the same club I became a part of. I am so very sorry for your heartbreak, your tremendous loss and I hope your heart heals soon. I’ve ordered some of the things I’ve seen in your videos and really love these two books. I’m going to order the hearts one so I’ll have it for Valentine’s Day and I’ll love to be the lucky winner of the houses and trees book! I like your to do list! Great idea! Thank you for all you do! ♥️♥️ a
Thank you for being real 💜 I am so glad I found your channel when I started using planners, 3 years ago. This master to do list idea is amazing and I am on it lol. I have been so overwhelmed lately. It definitely helps for me to get it down on paper and out of my head too. Thank you for your hard work, I know this isn’t easy, and for the give away!! That is so exciting! 🤗
Mary Ellen, I too have had a very rough year, amongst a whole Lotta stressful events, my mom passed away mid-August. I totally know what you're going through dealing with greif and how the pain can literally take your breath away and blow a person down. I just want you to know how much I admire you and love your videos, not to mention your sense of humor (we think alot alike lol). I'd love to be a part of your contest but mostly just wanna say keep being you cause you is awesome!
I'm sitting here at my desk with so much to do and decided I needed some company while I try to sort out the 74 things I must get done within the next three days. I open up youtube, and there you are with the idea of decorating your To Do list. Bam. There you have it. Just what I needed. I only have 2 sticker books to my name, so instead of using stickers I have used some colored markers to make boxes and colored sticky dots for the checklists, and Ta Daaaaaa: a To Do list that is so much more pleasing to the eye. Thank you so much for making me feel like I am not the only one who is overwhelmed. It's good to know there are others out there who are just Smashing It by getting the most important things of the day done. Whether you think so or not right now, you are a rock star and I appreciate what you do to help others.
Oh ya.....AND I would love to enter the drawing for the sticker book. I love the houses and trees. Reminds me of places I visited years ago. Great memories.
Hi! I love this idea! I am usually a list maker and a planner however my life got crazier and I stopped… consequently I never know what I should be doing or where I should be! I love David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology which creates lists in relation to where you are or what you have access to and your Master Task List follows that idea. I LOVE your creative spin to add JOY to a seemingly daunting task of creating the master list to begin with then enjoying checking it off by doing the stuff on the list. THANK YOU so much! I have a ton of sticker books that I usually struggle with using because I’ve never really been able to add them without destroying the actual function of the planning pages. I CAN DO THIS! I also love those sticker books so will enjoying yet even more stickers to my growing collection but now… I have hope and anticipation to combine fun with function! Have a great day! 🙂
IM REWATCHING THIS COS IM OVERWHELMED W MOVING & SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON…ONCE AGAIN THIS IS SSSO HELPFUL !! THE LIST DECOR AND EVERYTHING YOU SAID!! THK U!!
I have never thought about categories for my to do lists. Game changing. I would love a chance to get the houses and trees. I have not ever heard of the Planything.
My to-do list is insanely long right now too! Such a good idea to break it up into categories. I also LOVE those stickers 😍
Hoping to make a similar list tonight!
Love your categories. I am a visual person and the stickers look like a really fun way to make the lists more appealing. I LOVE LISTS!!!! Drives my husband crazy but he loves that I get things done. Would love the stickers in your give-a-way!
I love making lists and loooove how your master to do list pages came out ❤ would love it if I own that book thanks for all your videos, ideas and the chance 😊
Love your sense of humor, Mary Ellen! Thanks so much for sharing your creative gifts with all of us 😀 I’d love to enter the drawing for the sticker book!
I loved this video. This is just what I need. I need to start decluttering my whole house, I will make a Master List and start with one room at a time. Thanks for sharing.
Both the division into and the decoration of catalogs are great ideas! I appreciate you and all that you share with us. I wish you healing, comfort, peace, and wisdom during this part of your life's journey.
Also, I would love to enter your drawing for this cute sticker book!
Such pretty lists! 😍 I’m a teacher with a lot of things going on and am currently fighting anxiety. Making lists to get things out of my head has been helpful. Thank you for this video since pretty things and cute stickers make me very happy!
My OCD went into hypermode thinking you were going to do this with the paper upside down. SOOOOO glad you turned it right side up. YAY!!!
I often categorize them which is how I use a vertical weekly lay out. I have never done them as beautifully as your --- yet! Thank you for the inspiration.
This video came at the perfect time. I’m feeling very overwhelmed with life, this is idea is great 👍🏻 I am going to copy it and make my own master to do list today. Thank you so much for your inspiring channel. And yes I like to make little games up to get tasks done around my house 😂 you are not alone!!
Hallo Mary Ellen,
I only want to say, that I love your Videos. I'm in Germany and you can get here not so much stuff for happy planner.
Go on, the way you do and thanks a lot there for ❣️
I love your channel! I have enjoyed watching you create with Planything spreads. The trees and houses always are my favorites. Thanks for the chance to win one of your favorite books.
Thanks for the great ideas for a master list. I really need to write one to help me not be so overwhelmed also. I always wrote lists and usually separated by categories but never decorated. I think I will do that next time. In the past i just used a boring desk calendar (not a decorative planner) and i found it helpful to look over my master list and pick out the things I planned to do that week and either assign them to a specific day or list on the side for anytime during that week. It helped me not to be overwhelmed by just looking at a small to do list vs everything that needs to get done. But a big master list really helped me to get organized. I stopped doing that when I switched to only using my phone (and all the scraps I jotted lists on). After losing my entire phone calendar last year, I found decorative paper planning and it has helped me so much to be productive and help with my anxiety. Thanks for all your videos and would love to get the sticker book.😊
I would like to enter.
I love that you're so open about your life. You inspire me. I found happy planner and your videos in 2019 after my husband passed away. So hearing about your husband and your son has helped me with my grieving. And me move forward.
Thank you thank you
Ciera
I never thought about separating tasks. 😮 Thank you for doing this contest 🤞🏼❤️
Im sorry that you are struggling with so many things on your heart. I love how you let us see you honesty and how your planner fits into that. Thank you for sharing all you do. Praying 2023 brings you all the joy! Also, would love to win some houses and trees!
As someone with ADHD, I find myself making things a game or coming up with ways to remember/associate ideas to make sense of something. Regardless of it being an ADHD thing, I'm happy that I am not the only one who functions like that. Thank you for sharing as much as you do with us!
p.s. you can never lose a game that you create the rules for ;)
As someone who also has ADHD I can appreciate this idea!
Love this idea! I just did something similar with my Christmas gift list and it really helped to get it all out on paper so I could budget! 💕
I didn't think to categorize my to-dos/brain dumps! I just make a big long list and rope my kiddos into helping my cross the items off. I am going to try to categorize it next time I make one! Thanks for the inspiration. I know it has been a rough year for you, but you are such an inspiration for overcoming allllllll of the obstacles that are thrown in your way ❤️❤️