Divided Dashboard


Monthly dashboards can be in many different configurations.  They also can be in many different places within the planner.  With my many Cocoa Daisy collections, I've had dashboards on bookmarks and within the grid pages, but I can't recall having one located on the last striped page of my standard size notebook before the new two page month spread. 



I thought this would be the perfect place to put some of the things that either need to happen during the month of April or reflections at the end. I've covered up the days of the week that are on the side of the page with a piece of paper from the Booked for Spring Creative Kit.


 The washi strips, included in the Planner Sticker Kit, were used to create some separations within the stripes. I chose the categories: Projects, which need competing during April, Favorite Fun Finds and my Current Favorites. Planning doesn't always have to be tasks and to-do's but can be fun lists too!



On the opposite page, I created a shallow pocket, just so I could use the cute cardstock tabs that were in the Planner Kit. A few trimmed sticky notes placed on scarp paper is a great home for snippets of information. The last category I chose was a place to track incoming happy mail which is always an exciting place to write in! 


 

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