December 28th Daily Planner (Ideas for a Fun and Practical Day)
The new year and all your plans may be on your mind, but there’s still time to finish this year in style. Our December 28th daily planner is packed with proactive ideas, meal suggestions, feel-good ideas, and more.
It’s easy to let the week go by. With the planner, you can go into the day with clarity and more of a plan to get ahead before the new year begins. Get it as a printable below and use as many or as few of the ideas as you like.
Get the December 28th Daily Planner Printable here.
Feel-Good & Positive Ideas
Wake-Up Song: “Step in Time” from Mary Poppins.
Positive Thoughts: My cozy routines help me…
Holiday-Themed Song: “Jingle Bells” Frank Sinatra.
Food Ideas
Breakfast: Kefir pancakes with jam.
Lunch: Creamy chorizo pasta.
Dinner: Winter salad (citrus, pomegranate, seasonal veggies, kale, chicken).
Christmas & Holiday Ideas
Holiday Prep Idea: Go grocery shopping for NYE menu.
Holiday Movie Idea: You’ve Got Mail (1998).
December Bucket List Idea: Put together a photo album.
Journaling Ideas
Morning Journaling Prompt: One thing that never changes and you take forward into every new year.
Evening Journaling Prompt: One thing you want to revisit and make progress on next year.
Gratitude for 2025 Journaling: A word that summarizes what was positive about the year.
Self-Care Journaling: What you’re ready to leave behind in this year.
All our journaling prompts are available here.
Activities
Self-Care Idea: Sleep in (if you can) or take a nap in the afternoon.
Decluttering Idea: Put things away after guests have left and reset the house.
Trying Something New: Go to a new coffee shop.
Doodling Idea: Holly leaves and berries.
Watercoloring Idea: Winter coat.
Photo Idea: S’mores.
Conversation Idea
A superpower you’d want for one day.
Act of Kindness
Tell someone how much you appreciate them.
Get the December 28th Daily Planner Printable here.
Journaling Planner Day 28
Morning: One thing that never changes and you take forward into every new year.
Fill-in-the-Blanks Positive Thoughts Journaling: My cozy routines help me…
One-Word Journaling: Mentorship
2025 Gratitude: A word that summarizes what was positive about the year.
‘What I Did’ This Year: A memorable journey from the year.
Set Intentions: Day to reflect.
Self-Care: What you’re ready to leave behind in this year.
Evening Journaling: One thing you want to revisit and make progress on next year.
Doodle Idea: Holly leaves and berries.
Watercolor idea: Winter coat.
Get the Journaling Planner Day 28 Printable here.
For more journaling ideas, see our December journaling collection.
Next up: December 29th planner.
You can also get some ideas from our December 27th planner here.
