To Plan or Not to Plan?

 If you have been part of the homeschooling community long enough you know this is a loaded question in which everyone has their opinion.

Truth be told, I LOVE to plan.  Jotting down ideas, creating the connection with reading and activities, and providing a clean record of what is accomplished is thrilling to my "type A" personality. The feelings of guilt and sense of overwhelming unfulfilled plans is the down side.

My solution is "bullet journal" our day.  This picture is an example of a bullet journal although mine is much more free flowing.  Keeping a list of task I desire accomplished or at least a began in our day helps with the planner mindset.  Empty boxes for each child as well as a box labeled together for activities completed together allows me to keep record and just see all the learning taking place daily.  I also added a notes section to provide space for questions, ideas, and future plans that come up during our time together.

So thoughts, do you plan?