November 1st Planner (Plus Bonus New Me, New Outlook Planner)
It’s November 1, and we’re moving into one of the busiest times of the year. With plenty of fall activities, Thanksgiving, and the holiday season to prepare for, November can be a lot!
Our November 1 planner can be your go-to place for practical, fun, and self-care ideas. Whether you need quick ideas for what to make for dinner or need some journaling ideas for slowing down and pausing to process everything, you can use our planner throughout the day.
Use as many or as few of the ideas as you like. The goal is not to follow the planner idea by idea, but to simply use it to help you structure your day. It’s ready as a printable for you below, alongside the journaling printable.
Also, if you scroll further down, you’ll find the ‘new me, new outlook’ planner to fill in for today.
November 1st Daily Planner
Get the November 1 daily planner printable here.
Planners for the Whole Month of November
You can get our November printable binder here. It has 170+ pages of daily planners, journaling worksheets, calendars, blank templates, and more. Print off the pages you want and get planning a fantastic month. As a website reader, you can get 10% off using the code HAPPY10.
Mood & Daily Inspiration
Inspiration: The year may be winding down, but you have many more adventures to go on.
Wake-Up Song: “Love Is an Open Door” Kristen Bell & Santino Fontana (from Frozen)
Fill-in-the-Blank Positive Thought: This November, I’m looking forward to…
Song for a Grateful Mood: “Soul Man” Sam & Dave
You can see our playlists and printables for November here. And we’ve added our playlists to our Spotify profile so you can follow along there.
Food Ideas
Breakfast: Frittata. You can pick one of these frittata recipes.
Lunch: Tomato Soup & Bread
Dinner: Chicken & Potatoes Dinner. Pick a chicken recipe like these crispy panko prosciutto chicken tenders, these stuffed chicken breasts, or these chicken breasts marinated in yogurt, and pair them with potatoes like these parmesan potato wedges, potatoes with lemon-garlic butter and basil, or these air-fryer parmesan baby potatoes. If you want to make things even easier, you could go for a ‘chicken & potatoes’ sheet-pan dinner like these honey garlic chicken thighs & potato wedges or these roast chicken legs with potatoes.
For more inspiration and some other suggestions, visit our November food ideas and printables, which also include more ideas (like veggies in season, fruit in season, and Thanksgiving food ideas).
Decluttering
Decluttering Idea: Put away ten items that are not in their right place.
Fun Activities
Self-Care: Sleep in.
Romantic Idea: Go to their favorite restaurant for brunch.
Kindness Idea: Use the extra hour to call and catch up with someone.
Doodling Idea: Old clock.
Watercoloring Idea: Fall wreath.
You can see more ideas for fun November activities here, self-care ideas for November here, November creative activities here, and November bucket list ideas here.
Conversation Topic of the Day
Conversation Topic: If you had an extra hour every day, how you’d use it.
You can see over 200 conversation starters here for more ideas.
Trying New Things
Today’s Idea: Go to a fall fair or festival.
Journaling and Creativity Challenge for November 1
Get the November 1st journaling printable here.
Morning: Your top three goals for the month.
Positive Thought: This November, I’m looking forward to…
One-Word: Radiance.
Being Present: The most beautiful thing you can see out of the nearest window.
Gratitude for Ordinary Things: Morning routines that ground you.
Thanksgiving-Themed Gratitude: An ordinary but vivid memory of a past Thanksgiving.
Making the Most of the Year: A cozy fall family tradition and why it’s special.
Self-Care: If this year was a book, what this chapter would be called and the opportunities it may have.
Evening: Things you’re looking forward to this month.
Doodling Idea: Old clock.
Watercoloring Idea: Fall wreath.
Motivation Ideas
Start a 30-day challenge.
Create a priorities list for next week.
Organize your calendar for 5 minutes.
Get the Planner Printable
Once again, you can get the November 1 daily planner printable here.
New Me, New Outlook
As it’s November 1st, today is a great day for shifting your outlook and setting intentions. We’ve kept things simple with our ‘new me, new outlook’ planner. Get it below, fill it out, and use it to go into November with clarity and intent.
Get the bonus New Me, New Planner printable.
Next up: November 2nd Daily Planner (live on November 1st at 12 PM UTC)
Have a great first day of the month! We hope our planners help you get the month off to a productive and aspirational start!
