Working moms have a lot on their plate when trying to manage their work-life and their family life. Since becoming a working mom, finding a planner to include my entire life has been difficult. I have always struggled to find the perfect planners for working moms, but adding in mom’s life made it that much harder. I have tried to use my calendar on my phone or any of the online apps for scheduling, but that method does not work for me. As I am a paper and pencil (and cute design) kind of girl! This makes searching for the best planners extremely difficult.
If you are looking for the best planners for working moms, it has to be something that is personal to you and easy to use, based on what you are looking for. What is the best planning for a working mom? There are a few key items that need to be in the planner to help working moms be successful.
When picking planners for mom that works, it is important to consider what is best for you.
- What size should the planner be?
- Should it be paper or electronic or both?
- Will the calendar day boxes be big or small?
- Do you need room to write?
- Do you need all the extras?
- What will the layout be like?
A planner is something that will help you remember everything that you will need to do within the 12 months of the year, so it is considered an important purchase.
Here we have mentioned some of the best 2020/2021 planners for working moms:
This planner has a hardcover because as moms, we need to make sure the planner is not easily ruined! It is definitely one of the best planners for working moms because it has each week planned out and you can adjust it to your liking. Other features: goals, notes, to-do lists, this week’s wins, how I’ll improve next week, what to clean, etc!
This planner has a hardcover because as moms, we need to make sure the planner is not easily ruined! It is definitely one of the best planners for working moms because it has each week planned out and you can adjust it to your liking. Other features: goals, notes, to-do lists, this week’s wins, how I’ll improve next week, what to clean, etc!
The planner comes in three different colors, pink, black, and orange. This planner helps you stay focused on your goals and feel happier and increase your productivity. The fact that this planner includes affirmations and goals is so helpful in organizing your life weekly. It is absolutely perfect for a working, blogging mom!
The planner comes in three different colors, pink, black, and orange. This planner helps you stay focused on your goals and feel happier and increase your productivity. The fact that this planner includes affirmations and goals is so helpful in organizing your life weekly. It is absolutely perfect for a working, blogging mom!
- Price: $24.99 on Amazon
- Size: 5.8 x 3.5
- Page layout: Lined boxes with vertical weekly planning layout separates each day into three sections
Not only does this planner come with tons of writing space, but it gives you the option to add in your values into a triple bubble map.
The great thing about this daily planner is that it helps you find a balance in your life by providing tabs, folders, and tons of writing space. Plus it comes in tons of colors! This is great for mom bloggers who work full time. Using this can help keep your articles organized along with life events.
- Price: $22.49
- Size: 8 x 1 x 1
- Page layout: Lined boxes with hourly increments of 30 min.
This little beauty has so many different options for a working mom to use as a planner. It is an 18-month planner which is really helpful because once you already have information into your planner.
It makes it hard to want to transfer everything into another one every single year. This gets rid of the stress of transferring information. There are tons of different stickers and washi tape that can go along with this planner for the creative working mom.
Staying organized and less stressed? Sign me up!
- Price: $20.05
- Size: 9.8x8.6x1.4
- Page layout: Weekly layouts
One of my favorite planners as a working mom and blogger, this planner can be completely customized inside and out. Moms can add pictures of their children on the inside and back covers. Because I am a blogger, this planner works best for me because it comes with the different content planning spaces for social media!
Planners come in three sizes (6×8, 8.5×11, 4×6), with three cover options (hard, laminate or synthetic) and include fully customized covers and a selection of inside pages. There are a variety of formats specifically customized for our customers’ needs: weekly, monthly, daily, teacher, student, mom/parent, wedding and our newest meal and tiny planners. We can be found at www.purpletrail.com/
- Price: Range from $38-$59
- Size: 3 sizes, 6x8, 8.5x11, 4x6
- Page layout: Weekly layouts
This planner is a great daily planner for working moms. It provides boxes for each day and gives a whole monthly calendar so you are able to check out the entire month as well as week by week in full detail. It also has some fun creative prompts for each month and really fun designs throughout the entire planner.
- Price: $14.99
- Size: 8x1x1
- Page layout: Blank boxes per day
Make it your mission to create a new way to work this year for 2020/21. The Bloom Daily Planner has a personal mission statement prompt and yearly goal setting page, weekly scheduling templates.
It also has goal setting & tracking pages, a 2021 vision board, major holidays list, notes pages, contacts/address book pages, inspirational quotes, monthly reflection questions, and much more!
- Price: $16.95
- Size: 6x8.25
- Page layout: Lined boxes per day
What a beautifully designed planner for the very busy mom. Inside this planner, it comes with different goal setting and self-reflection/growth areas. There are weekly calendars and monthly along with daily horizontal blank boxes to include your plans.
It also comes with a bunch of fun decorative items such as color-coding stickers and inspirational quotes. If you love quotes and color coding, this is for you mama!
- Price: $7.49
- Size: 6.5 x 0.8 x 8.5
- Page layout: Horizontal blank boxes daily
Sometimes planners get to get really big, bulky and heavy. Erin Condren came up with their Petite Planners, where you can have three months at a time in 4 different planners. They can either be combined together in the Portfolio system, or you can carry around each 3-month planner as needed. Such a cool idea and they are light and airy.
Light and airy are the themes of these Petite Planners. Save money and buy the whole year together instead of separate.
- Price: $14.00 per 3 months
- Size: 5.7 x 8.25
- Page layout: Horizontal blank boxes daily - planner is set in 3-month increments
A great planner for 20-21 years with thicker paper. We know that we will be erasing and rewriting, so having thick paper is really important with 12 months of lined pages from July-June.
This planner also comes with little pockets to hold any loose papers that you need. The best part is that this planner is inexpensive and very durable.
- Price: $8.99
- Size: 6.3 x 8.4 x 0.6
- Page layout: Blank boxes per day
If you don’t like pre-made planners that have dates on them already, then this is the planner for you! This planner is quite large but it can be perfect to bring with you to your work bag because it is thin!
This company also makes different sized planners as well. Just 18 pages that you can personalize and use to your benefit.
- Price: $15.68
- Size: 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.3
- Page layout: Blank boxes per month
Vera Bradley has such amazing designs. If you like undated planners where you can personalize them yourself, this is the perfect one for you.
Each week is broken down with undated, lined sections for planning out the 7 days of the week. This planner is spiral bound and it has a thick, hardcover.
- Price: $28.76
- Size: 8.75 x 7.25 x 1.25
- Page layout: Blank boxes per month
As a mom, we need planners! This adorable planner has the perfect items that we need to set up our daily lives. It’s the perfect size to fit in your bag and to bring with you wherever you need.
It is earth-friendly and it is a 17-month planner so you don’t have to switch all your important details often. The planner comes with over 300 stickers to mark appointments, activities, and tasks.
They also have the choices of weekly, monthly, wall, and desk planners for you to choose from.
- Price: $15.99
- Size: 5.75 x 8.25 x .625
- Page layout: Week-per-spread view is divided into six sections
(Planner, address book, and more!)
Need a place to keep all of your birthdays, plans, babysitter contact info, party planning info, and more? This is the planner for you. You can organize schedules, meals, contacts, chore charts, lists, and more all in one place.
There are special occasion monthly logs where you can input gift and thank you note checklists for parties! If you need help keeping track of charts, checklists, and chores, this is the right choice for you too!
- Price: $10.61
- Size: 8.8 x 0.8 x 9.1
- Page layout: Blank week of and blank monthly list
This 17 month dated planner goes from August 2020-December 2021. It has beautiful foil stamping designs on the pages in the book. With the twin-ring spiral binding, it helps keep the planner held together well. There are double-sided pockets in the planner too so you can put any loose papers on there.
- Price: $17.18
- Size: 6.75 x 9.8
- Page layout: Blank Monday-Friday pages for each week per month
Erin Condren has a ton of different planner choices, but have you seen her Focused Planner? This is their black vegan leather, focused planner. It is a 12-month planner that features mini months, goals and intentions for months, monthly productivity pages and so much more! Another great feature is that they have 10 extra lined pages and 10 dot grid pages for extra notes.
- Price: $40.00
- Size: 7.0 x 9.0
- Page layout: Horizontal weekly spreads
Another great new addition to the Erin Condren family of planners, the Spanish planner! Everything is written in Spanish and is perfect for those who speak Latin American Spanish. Just like the English version of the planner, this planner is a 12-month planner, with a sturdy laminate cover and aluminum coil. Each month has a monthly quote written in Spanish and they have monthly notes, productivity pages, and additional notes in the back. Also, in the back, they have contacts pages.
- Price: $55.00
- Size: 7 x 9
- Page layout: Horizontal weekly spreads
How adorable are these planners? Foil-embellished cover and elastic band closure help working moms to keep everything inside the planner. They have two full-color postcards inside the planner and an expandable storage pocket on the inside back cover and reinforced, color-coded monthly tabs make it easy to find your month. Plus you get a ton of awesome stickers!
- Price: $31.00
- Size: 8 x 10
- Page layout: Horizontal weekly spreads
Such a beautiful design the Katie Daisy Planner is. With beautiful colors and pictures inside and out, this is one of the most colorful planners we have on our list. This 17 months planner, August 2020 to December 2021, is the perfect size to fit into your handbag and carry with you wherever you need to go. It also has an elastic band to close and it is great for students, parents, and anyone seeking creative inspiration.
- Price: $13.49
- Size: 5 x 7
- Page layout: Horizontal weekly spreads
As a teacher, having this planner is key! I have been able to write my lesson plans in, using grading, add my class lists and contact, and I was able to personalize my name on the front cover and design. There are so many choices for you to pick from and ways to personalize it. This planner has become my lifeline! It has weekly, monthly, and yearly spreads for teachers to plan accordingly.
Includes:
- 4 sticker sheets
- 3 holiday sticker sheets
- 1 Keep It Together Folder
- 1 sheet protector (base option)
- Snap-In Ruler
- Price: $55.00
- Size: 8.5 x 11
- Page layout: Weekly, Monthly and Yearly
Very much like the teacher planner, the lifeplanner is perfect for planning throughout the year. They have unique features of having custom designs that you can create for yourself or someone else if you are giving as a gift. Another great feature is that there are mini months, monthly quotes, monthly notes page and productivity pages. Also the planner has a ton of notes pages and contact pages. Unlike the teacher planner, this planner is small so it can fit into your purse.
- Price: $55.00
- Size: 7 x 9
- Page layout: monthly / weekly spreads
Accessories for your planner
If you love planners, you definitely love decorating it and using felt pens! Here are some great accessories that are super inexpensive and great to add with your planner purchase on Amazon.
Final Thoughts
Shopping for a planner is hard, especially if you are picky like me. Make sure you view it, read the description, and go see it in the store if possible. Before deciding on the right one, make sure to view more than one. This way you can make a decision after you have thought about it long and hard. This is something that will be stuck with you for one whole year! Which one will you choose?
I love a good organizer/planner – i forget things so it helps me keep track over every detail
Finding a great planner can definitely be challenging. I’ve been using Happy Planner for two years and I LOVE it!
Ohhh I love that brand !
The Erin Condren planner is on my wish list. It is so pretty!!!
I definitely love the Erin Condren one
I am an Erin Condren and Happy Planner girl! I love your suggestions- it’s always fun to find new planner options.
As a busy mom, I love planners. I have to plan every detail of my life or I will forget something. Thanks for the great suggestions!
Wow!!! I love them all, what a hard decision! I have to say, the Erin Condren planner is right up my mama alley!!!
Yessss — i have gotten them for the past 4 years and honestly I would never go back! lol
I love Erin Condren – I’ll have to check out the petite size!
Omg I love the petite ones even more!!!!!
I need to get more organized! I love the idea of these journals, they are all so cute and of course a great way to organize!
Yes these are super easy ways to stay organized!