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The Ordered Life Companions

The Ordered Life

Most planners ask what you want to achieve. We ask who you are becoming.

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The Companions

The Ordered Life: The Yearly Companion 2027 cover
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The Yearly Companion

2027 · Find your direction
A$21.99 on Amazon Australia

The Monthly Companion

Undated · One month, lived well
A$15.39 on Amazon Australia
“There is nothing like them out in the market.”
Katrina, an early reader
Not a perfectly organised life. A thoughtfully ordered one.

A companion to help you live with greater intention and attend to what matters most, in every season of life.

Our story
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The Monthly Companion in an A5 leather cover
More than a planner

Because life is about more than what we accomplish

We are taught how to manage our time, but rarely how to understand the life we're managing.

Designed for women who want to plan with purpose, reflect with honesty, and make room for the whole of life. Rooted in Christian wisdom, and welcoming to women at every stage of their journey.

Two companions, one way of living

A whole-of-life approach to planning

Find your direction

The Yearly Companion

2027

Before filling your calendar, take time to consider the life you're living.

Inside the Yearly Companion
  • Guided reflection on the year just gone
  • Values, faith and season-of-life reflections
  • A personal Rule of Life
  • Goals across eight areas of life
  • Twelve monthly calendars
  • Four quarterly reviews

A5 · 128 pages · cream paper

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One month, lived well

The Monthly Companion

Undated

A place to bring your bigger hopes and priorities into the ordinary days of life.

Inside the Monthly Companion
  • One month of undated planning
  • Weekly planning pages
  • Daily gratitude
  • Three daily priorities
  • Task lists and an hourly schedule

A5 · 128 pages · cream paper

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Please note: each Monthly Companion covers one month only. To use it throughout the year, you will need a new copy for each month.

A note from the author

Why I created The Ordered Life Companions

About ten years ago, I discovered the power of a good planner. It helped me set goals and pursue things I might once have thought beyond me.

But over time, I found myself wanting something more. I wanted a planner that helped me understand the life I was living, not simply organise the things I needed to do.

My hope is that these companions will help women, young and old, live with a clearer sense of direction, find joy in the ordinary, and face life's inevitable storms with wisdom, courage and peace.

Cindy McGarvie

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About the author

Cindy McGarvie

Cindy McGarvie writes and speaks on the formation of girls and women, exploring how faith, character and the ordinary habits of daily life shape who we become.

She is a former CEO of Youth for Christ Australia, the author of Lost Boys and The Next Revolution, and the translator and editor of the Truth & Beauty series, which brings the writings of Hannah More into modern English.

The Ordered Life Companions are her first planners.