Magical Merchandise: 2022 Disney Happy Planners

It's the first Magical Merchandise Monday of the new year and I thought I'd start it off on the right foot!  Today, we're taking a look at the 2022 Disney Happy Planners!

Last year, I was excited about all of the new Disney Princess Happy Planner items that Eliot and I bought.  Unfortunately, I didn't use them as much as I wanted to.  However, I'm very happy with how I really tried to keep track of my calendar.  After the disaster of 2020, I really tried to write down all of the things we did in 2021.  I was able to keep my computer calendar pretty up to date.  I also started using a giant white board calendar on our refrigerator to keep track of Eliot's and my appointments and events.

Now that I'm on top of keeping track of our commitments, I'm hoping it will be easy to translate into a planner.  I've included using a planner as one of my 2022 goals and I'm looking forward to using my shiny new planner with Mickey, sparkles and confetti on it! (Pictured above.)  It says "Sprinkle a Little Happy Magic" which I think is perfect.  This year, Eliot is also using a planner and he got himself a Mickey one! (Pictured below.)

I've wanted to use a planner for a while.  Nowadays, a planner is more like a colorful journal of your to do list and events.  It feels less like a calendar and more like a fun way to remember your year.  A planner is like a journal, calendar and scrapbook all in one fun designed layout!  Also, I'm obsessed with colorful pens, stickers and sticky notes.  A planner is the perfect place to use all of those.  I also love how you can include daily mantras, inspirational quotes and goals!

For 2022, The Happy Planner pulled out all the stops.  They have products available at many stores including Walmart, Joann, Michael's, Hobby Lobby and their Happy Planner website.  There are also new collections to choose from this year.  Instead of choosing between the Disney Princesses or Mickey and Minnie, there are a few different Mickey and Minnie designs, Princess designs and new Villains designs!  No matter what you're into, you can find something that you'll like!

Eliot surprised me with a few of the Mickey and Minnie items from Walmart.  He found a few things before the holidays.  Then, during his shopping trip on our way home from my parents' house for Christmas, he got a bunch more of it on sale including the desk calendar below!  I love how it also has Mickey confetti on the top of it!

I love the simple Mickey and Minnie designs and the flower ones are really pretty!

I'm also a big fan of the Princess Elegance collection.  I might have to get some of the stickers and inserts to use for next year!

Plus, I also just discovered these special boxes to store your stickers in!  I might have to get this so I can keep all of my Happy Planner stickers organized!

Most (if not all) of these products are still available to purchase on The Happy Planner website, Walmart and Joann.  This is the perfect time to get them so you can start 2022 organized.  I think these Disney Happy Planner items are the perfect way to keep track of all your commitments this year!  Here's to planning a magical 2022!!!  °o° 

Disney Princess Happy Planners

We're a few weeks into 2021, and it's already been interesting.  After seven days in, I was ready to cancel my "2021 free trial", but now that we're a little farther along, things seem to be going a bit smoother.  I'm still optimistic that it will be a good year.

In fact, I already feel like I've had more going on this year.  Maybe it's just my optimism, but I feel like I've had more things to schedule.  Eliot and I went to the eye doctor earlier this month, and tomorrow morning we have our first dental cleaning of 2021.

In my 2021 goals, I mentioned that I got some Disney Princess planners that I wanted to use.  For a few years now, I've wanted to use a planner to keep myself organized.  I haven't actually used a physical planner since I was in college, and even then, I mostly used my computer calendar to stay organized.  At the time, it made sense since it was easy to repeat my classes, club meetings and other things on my schedule.  However, now that my schedule is more loose, I think it makes more sense to have a physical planner to use instead.  Plus, I absolutely hate putting appointments in my phone.

The past few years, using a planner to stay organized has become a trendy thing to do.  Nowadays, busy moms and career women are self proclaimed "planner babes" while using colorful pens, stickers, sticky notes and more to stay organized.  Planners often also include daily mantas, inspirational quotes, and goals.

This concept has had me hooked for a few years; I just needed to buy a planner and take the leap.  I love scrapbooking and this is similar to making page layouts- just with your schedule.  I'm also obsessed with stickers; I have been since I was a kid.  Add colorful pens in all shades of the rainbow and I'm in.  I'm so excited!  After admiring other people's planner layouts on Instagram for years, now I'm finally joining the club!

You can imagine how excited I was when I discovered that The Happy Planner was partnering with Disney.  Last year, I had heard that they were coming out with a Mickey and Minnie collection as well as the Disney Princess Happy Planner line that was being sold at Walmart.  I knew the princess designs would be perfect for me!

I've been keeping my eyes peeled for months.  The collection was first released online and promptly sold out.  Finally, I found my 12 Month Princess Planner with Cinderella, Tiana and Snow White at our local Walmart along with one pack of stickers.  (These are the exact two products that I've found the most in my travels.)

For Christmas, my brother Jeremy bought me the Disney Princess Happy Planner Guided Journal and the small planner with Ariel, Tiana and Aurora in the set.  (He knows how much I love Rapunzel and Ariel so that's why he chose those items.)

On our way home from Christmas with my family, Eliot and I stopped at the Newport Walmart.  Jeremy, Eliot and I had stopped there on the way home from Thanksgiving so I knew they had most of the Disney Princess planner items from the collection in stock.  I didn't buy any over Thanksgiving, so I wanted to go back to see what they still had.  While there, I ended up getting the other two small planners and I decided to also get the Desk Calendar to put on the wall downstairs.

Before leaving Walmart, I also grabbed the Planner Storage Pouch to put my larger 12 Month Planner in.  I'm so glad that I got it.  There is plenty of space inside to store my planner as well as my stickers and sticky notes.  There are also two removable pockets that you can put pens or markers in.  I'm hoping this will make it easy to carry around and help keep me motivated and creative!

As for the smaller calendars, my plan is to combine all three of them into one planner with all of the princesses.  Then, I'll probably try to use the other ones in the future.  I think the dates are already marked, but I'm thinking that I might just get some new inserts for next year.  I really wanted the sticky notes that came with each set, and that's the main reason that I got all of them.  (I really wish they sold the sticky notes separately!)  But, I'm sure I'll figure something out; I don't like to waste things!

If you're looking for a way to stay organized this year, The Happy Planner Disney items are a great way to do so.  I've seen items from the Princess collection at both Walmart and Michael's.  You can also find some of the Mickey and Minnie items at Joann's and Michael's.  Of course, you can always find items on The Happy Planner website too!

I hope Disney and The Happy Planner make more fun products in the future!  In the meantime, I'm going to keep myself busy and organized this year with my new Disney Princess Happy Planner items!  Time to break out the colorful pens and stickers!!!  °o°