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If this is your first time watching-Hi! 👋I’m Amanda. I’m a teacher, turned stay-at-home mom, turned KZheadr, and I review planners and journals so you can make educated decisions with your purchases.
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“Planners- we like to rewrite things.” 😂 I feel this in my soul
LOL- right? I can't apologize for that;) I guess it's like how I repeat things over and over to myself and my kids...Maybe it just helps my brain to sort it all out. I just don't mind re-writing things...:) I am glad i am in good company!
actually this is what i hate ,, thats why i try not to use the monthly and go striaght to the weekly so that i dodnt rewrite my appointments 😃
I used to buy almost every planner I saw or heard about ..... so expensive and wasteful but I couldn't find planner peace. I have been in a Hobonichi Cousin for the last 4 years!! I really like the monthly, weekly, daily pages all in one book. I also like to "chunk" mine up with washi and stickers and bits from travel, etc. I keep it in a Galen Leather cover that I use every year. Planner peace is amazing! (I do love the cover of your Passion Planner - so beautiful!) I love your videos Amanda! Take care and God bless.
Hi Carol:) Thank you for sharing your Cousin and cover with us! If I wasn't doing this job I would have 1 weekly planner and 1 daily planner a year;) Having all these planners on the shelf are a blessing- but also makes choosing difficult! And it's my job to try them all out when I review them...and that leads me down a rabbit hole;) I love that you have found the right one for many years for you!
Yeah the Cousin is my go-to as well. This year I started bullet journalling on the daily pages and it's working fantastic for me. Just a beautiful planner with beautiful paper, it makes me so happy to watch it chunk up over the year!
You are speaking my language! The planner struggle is real. I have gone all around the world with planners and always come back to my ride or die, Passion Planner! I have gone back and forth to EC, HP, Laurel Denise, TN, BuJo, B6 TN, A5 Rings...but I always return to Passion Planner. I love the bound book. I use a Small size Monday Start. I was frantically looking for some important event last year in my planner and couldn't find it because I was looking thru 6 different TNs. I had a meltdown after that and went back to the Passion Planner...bound, all in one place, lays flat, vertical space, but room for lists. I just add color and stickers to it.
I love this testimonial! Thanks for taking time to share;) The small passion planner lines are just so tiny for me! I wish the Medium Passion planner was a 7x9 but that the lines didn't get any smaller with the slight decrease in size;)
So I was drawn to Sprouted planner hourly when you showed that planner in this video. I went to the website and was thrilled to see the page offered as a free printable. I downloaded and printed it and adhered it to my current planner to "trial" next week. What a great way to see if this works before you buy! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, yay! Perfect! and yes...I love when companies offer free printables! Have fun testing it out:)
That’s a great way to try out new layouts
Amanda, if I was in your line of work I'd be planner hopping all year! Happy you found a new system that's working for you. I have tried so many and still love seeing your reviews of new planners. From years of trial and error, my list of planner "musts" is pretty long now (no ghosting, no tiny time slots, no big coils, etc.) so I have to improvise a lot. I've found some planner peace this year with a 7 x 9 EC vertical placed on a EC notebook-sized coil, 6-months in each with extra note pages in the back. On busy days I clip a daily sheet to the front. It's pretty portable but if I need to take something smaller, I have an A5 Moterm with a little notebook, clip a daily sheet to the front, with a monthly Ashley Shelly tucked in the back (found it on your channel:). I would love if EC did a 7 x 9 softbound collab with you!
Hey Patricia:) I love hearing how you built that EC o n a notebook coil exactly how you need it! Thank you for watching and taking time to share. I always love hearing about your planning. And yes to the collab!!!
I so agree with you I much prefer dot grid or graph over lines - and that would be better if the grey was lighter
Yes! I always love hearing that so many others feel the same;)
Here’s a tip for the white out tape: I have learn that rubbing it in with your finger (I think it is called burnishing) really helps (and I use Tamoi River paper)… it sets the white into the page and somehow it becomes much easier to write on… I figured this out from card making techniques- also some people prefer Posca Pens to white out
Thank you for those great tips & recommendation!
Have you tried the Erin Condren bound books? They are softbound and wonderful! They have 8 x 10 size and the smaller A5 also.
I have tried them both:) Love them but one is too big, one is too small and neither has the layout I prefer and need right now;) But they are great products! I've used the smaller a5 for homeschool in years past and that's the planner my Mom is using right now;)
The 8 x 10 isn’t that much larger than the medium Passion Planner and I love their open boxes. The PP feels too “boxed in” to me with all the lines and times. Plus the numbers are large at the top which my older eyes appreciate.
I love bound books as well. A few years ago I would never have thought that I would
Isn't it crazy the cycles we go through in planning....kind of just like the cycles we go through in life;)
The committee 30 khaki shade feels depressing to me for some reason. lol
I agree:( it's not not a super happy color.
I agree! I would much rather have no color and add my own.
Love this video! I understand trying to find the planner peace. For me The beginning of the year is always hard, things don't start feeling "right" to me until Spring so I try to not hop too much before then. I didn't always know that about myself lol I was in passion planner for several years so it was really cool to see you enjoying it. I am in hobonichi cousin for the first time and it took some adjusting because I'm usually a 7x9 girl but I'm really enjoying it.
That is a good point about trying to make it to spring...give it time;) I love hearing how much you are enjoying the cousin now:) Thanks for watching and taking time to chat:)
OMG! Yes, this has also been my experience this year, only 3 months in. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome:) You are not alone:)
I use Sterling ink planners now and her numbers are lighter so you can just ignore the times, we definitely have different stages at different times - I used to be an A5 girl but now the children are out of the house and I’m retired but work part time - I love B6 and the Vertical Standard TN! And a weeks for something to throw in my pouch/purse
I have looked at Sterling ink:) And I love your simple and small portable system!
I use a couple planners that I have not seen anyone else use, which means there aren't to many videos on them. Wishing I knew how to do that, I would totally love to learn. Anyway, my catch all is a Callie Danielle planner. It is a vertical week with plenty of space. For my personal health and fitness I use a Silk & Sonder monthly. I am a professor, so the EC teacher planner is what I am using. I am soon going to be a PhD student and now, I am in decision mode about how and what I am going to use for this new season.
This video makes me feel so much better! I've been feeling really restless with my planner setup this year. I just got the Laurel Denise vertical weekly undated to try. I always feel guilty planner hopping, but at least with undated I can hop in and out so it won't be wasted even if I don't use it consistently. I'm sticking with the Sprouted monthly for health & gratitude stuff. A notebook for work (I draw a simple custom layout) And for my daily list . . . we'll see. Kinda just using up list pads and stuff, and waiting to see what the April releases bring (especially how the Erin Condren compact vertical looks, as that worked for me before . . . and maybe the EC monthly for work if they undo their changes to the monthly dashboard)
Hey:) Thanks for taking time to share your stack and thoughts:) I understand about wanting to see what spring launches bring. me too:)
Honestly, this is such a helpful and fun video and so relatable!!!
Oh, good! I am so glad it was all those things! I need to share my struggles like this more often!
I’m currently using the Hemlock and Oak planner for memory planning🙂. It’s absolutely awesome.
That paper and the book itself is just amazing! It is a perfect memory planner:)
I love my laurel denise with a notebook to capture to-do's for work and home to take with me. Thanks for all of your videos!
I love a good notebook/Planner combo:) You are welcome! Have a beautiful week!
Great video! Love seeing the wide variety of layouts in bookbound. I am using a vertical Laurel Denise for my catchall. I changed my 5-year journal to a scripture journal because it wan’t being used as a diary Thinking about adding an hourly vertical for block scheduling. I just downloaded a free Passion Planner printable to see if it will work for me 💛
Oh, great idea on trying that free download:) And I love how you repurposed your 5 year journal!
Great video. Totally with you on the "this is my bound book era". Hoping the thickness of the dated daily from Hemlock and Oak that I got on sale won't bother me too much when it gets here. Planning on starting it on 4/1 and using all of the extra pages from Jan-Mar as extra note pages.
That is a great way to use those extra pages in the Hemlock & Oak:) I know many people who love the dated daily...I am sure you will enjoy that beautiful book!
I went through several in January, but I also came back to an EC. I’m with you, it just brings me so much joy with the colors, and of course switching my covers. I did change it up to her monthly planner (former horizontal planner girl) and it is actually working great for me! I am someone who likes using one book and I then transform each page into to do lists, keep project pages in the back, along with some trackers. Making those lines pages into anything I want has really given me planner freedom and flexibility and I’m loving it!
Oh, I love how you basically make the monthly into a bullet Journal! Love it!
"planner crisis" 😂 I laughed when you said that because I know the feeling. I'm so excited that you're using Sprouted Planner. I'm also using sprouted planner because it's just chef's kiss 🤌 It's light weight, folds back on itself and the coil doesn't get in my way. Not to mention the layouts are perfection. I write large and I always have room to write all the things. I've also thought about using the disc system again and using her A5 inserts. ☺ I'm still using my beloved Ashley Shelly planners for work and loving all the colors. Loved this video. XX
Loved hearing how much you are loving your Sprouted Vickie! And that Ashely Shelly is working for work- I love the colors too!
I really felt you with the being in a bound book stage of your planning life. I’m there too for whatever reason. I usually love EC but I actually didn’t keep my coiled planner from them this year but I adore using their softbound TLP. Bound books are where it’s at! ❤ The Sprouted daily may be worth a look for 2025 though cuz I love that weekly overview and daily layout. If she released that in a softbound, I’d be all over it! 🤩
I love that we are both feeling the bound books! There aren't enough of them in the planner world IMO!
I am loving the MomAgenda. I started it in July 23 and have been in it ever since. I have the coiled and also ordered a book bound to try. I love them both for different reasons so need to decide which one I want when the new ones release!! I am finally content but always watch to see whats new out there. I did like the Sprouted and Laurel Denise, but they just didn't totally work for me. Thanks for showing us all your planners!
I am so glad Momagenda is working for you! I truly love that planner and just wish they would go to 80# paper:) It's such a wonderful layout and size for me:)
I started in just a passport TN with an insert for bullet journaling and then a yearly collection insert. I’ve expanded my lineup to add a Narrow TN with a monthly insert and an insert for journaling. It’s working very well!
Oh, awesome! I love TN systems. They are so fun to change in and out and compact!
I loved watching this video! I have felt this way so often in my planning life, as you well know. The planners that I have felt the most settled in are Laurel Dense, a5 Daily Duo (when I needed a daily, which I don't right now), and Hemlock & Oak. I would say those are my top three planners I've ever used. Honestly, if it wasn't so. much. work. I would bullet journal. I've tried that several times before, and it just takes waaaay too much time and effort. In fact, I'm at the point where I want to do as little set up each week as possible. I just want to be able to open the page and go. With that in mind, you have intrigued me to give Passion Planner a try. I've never tried it before. All of the black has always kept me away. I had the idea to go onto eBay, and I found a brand new, never opened 2022 medium sized Passion Planner for $5 (plus shipping). I'm excited to try it out. And if it doesn't work, no big loss.
I am so glad you are giving it a try and found one for such a great price! Perfect way to try it;) And now that we have chatted I am so happy to hear it's working well for you! It will be fun to see how long the Passion Planner works for us and keeps us happy:) I also loved hearing your top planners after all these years!
The sprouted daily looks awesome. I really wanted to try it this year but I’m not from the US and shipping was crazy. I hope I’ll be able to try it in the future. I’m in an hobonichi this year. I use the weeks and the a6 for my daily. I also have the cousin because I love the idea of all in one, but I prefer horizontal and also like you- to have them both open. It was a difficult transition. Last year I used simplified. But I don’t miss simplified like I thought I would and I really like the portability since I take my planner to work.
I love that combination of the Weeks and the A6 daily! Love that portability and being able to see it all at once;)
That pp cover is gorgeous!
Thank You:) I think it's the best one they have ever done (at least for my taste)!
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I've been in the Erin Condren vertical 8x10 softbound/bookbound for 5 years and love it! No coil to deal with and you have a little more space than the 7x9. The paper is also a little different (like their petite planner paper) and I love it. ❤
I have tried that one....maybe I need to try it again this year:) Thanks for sharing! I wish they had more options in their softbound line!
I’m in A5 rings with C&P and 8Lotus inserts for my daily/projects/lists, but I also love my EC soft bound 8x10 vertical for my family/home base. It’s just comforting to write in, and it helps me plan better. I have used the Cousin for my business for three years; it’s perfect for time-management and taking notes in the dailies. So glad we have options!
I love what you are using for each part of your life. Great systems! Thank you for sharing why you like them:)
I’m using the hourly from EC and a piece of scratch paper for my dailies 🥰
Perfect! When my daily overflows I often use a notepad:)
Lovely! I was fine in January and mid February I started getting restless. I am forever trying to have an all in one for my monthly, weekly, and daily planning instead of multiple planners. I'm leaning towards going back into planner perfect for that... I'm journaling and memory keeping in my cousin and I enjoy it for that.
I love the Cousin for journaling and memory keeping too:) Good luck with deciding where to land for now:) Have a beautiful week!
@@AmandasFavorites thank you! Same to you!
I’ve been using Hobonichi Weeks as my weekly planner. And I love it and also don’t at the same time. It’s great on weeks I don’t have a ton to write down, but not for when I have a lot going on. We’re getting busier, so I am so glad I found this video! I’m going to try an undated passion planner (weekly) to see if I like that a better than the Hobonichi Weeks. I just need more space for my big writing 😊 I may use my Hobonichi weeks as a financial tracker as we work to pay off debt if I like the passion planner (and now I’m rambling 😂)
I hear ya on the size of the Weeks. It makes it amazing for portability-but not a lot of room unless you write tiny. Have fun trying the Passion Planner;)
I have the Hemlock and Oak Undated Daily. It is a 6 month book- that I'm planning on using for my work to do lists. I really like the layout and it's not a thick as the full year dated daily
Yes! I agree that in the H&O daily I would picked the undated 6 months because of the size:) Thanks for sharing & watching:)
So relatable 😂 I think I do this same thing every January. I’m in the Makse Life daily now.
We are all there:) Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate how you help us identify what we want in a planner! Watching this video made me realize why I always go back to Franklin Covey spiral for my work planner - because it is thin and easily portable - And the layout is important to me. I love having a two page per day spread for work to have a list, time block, and a page for daily notes. (Am in many meetings…) I repurpose the weekend pages for the next week’s tasks and then look at that list daily to pull in tasks and plan the day. For my personal life planner selection, your videos were amazingly helpful too! Went with MakseLife for Goal planning and weekly planning. Other than wishing I selected vertical layout, it is working beautifully for me. But, I must have Erin Condren paper and colors in my life☺️- and this is where I landed and hope this ‘EC addiction’ advice can help others. The EC Monthly spread planner is PERFECT for Bible Study, writing prayers, writing spiritual lessons, writing stories you want left behind as Spiritual heritage, capturing quotes, tracking church activities, solos, SS planning, spiritual goals, etc. Using EC for that special area of your life that we want to work on or dive in further is a great way to have that EC planner ‘fix’ in your life😊
I LOVED hearing about why Franklin Covey spiral works the best for work...and how you use it;) I am also glad MakseLife is working for you- at least you learned which layout you prefer:) And what a great recommendation for EC! Thank you for sharing that:) So many of us need an EC fix in someway;) What a fun chat! Have a wonderful week:)
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Have you thought about the hourly EC softbound? I wonder if you would be able to break up the bottom section like you are wanting and still have the paper and colors that an EC planner has. Just a thought I had.
I have tired the EC softbound;) It's too big and the layout just doesn't flow for my needs...But who knows I might try it again this coming year;)
i happen to like the things you dislike about the passion planner,, i like that it's grey so it doesnt distract me especially when i colorcode,, and i like the to do list lined ,, you already have the free side ,, as for the daily , i like that its undated so i only use it when needed without wasting those days and they have a weekly view free printable you can stick it on the free page before the week as well as other add ons since its undated it becomes so much more versatile 😉
Thank you for sharing your perspective Sarah! I love hearing the flip side;) And I agree that all their free printables are so helpful...and I didn't even know about that week view one for the daily.
Yes they have it in both horizontal and vertical And I can’t believe the guru of planners respond herself,, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into the detailed videos and flip throughs… It gets me inspired now and it was helpful when I needed pages and titles to include in my planners back then.. Thank you 😍🫶
I landed on the b6 daily planner from Aura Estelle. I was originally in personal rings but I was too lazy to print my daily pages for March and I realized I needed something to fall back on when I'm having a hard time. Love being back in tomoe river paper!
Gotcha! That makes sense;) I have yet to try an Aura Estelle!
Have you tried the boxclever press? They have bound. I love them so much.
I just looked them up....and I can't get their page layouts to come up yet for me...probably an issue on my end. But I will try again later;) Thank you!
HI Amanda! It's been a minute. I watched 2 videos last night (this one and the Pen one -LOVE IT!) and I have comments for both so hopefully I get them on the right ones, lol. Hemlock & Oak - I wanted to try it too! I downloaded the free undated PDF and used it for six months a few years ago.... AFTER watching one of your videos, lol. I did want to mention that I had a Common Planner that I used white out tape with, and I did fine with the Pentel EnerGel on it. I'm not one who cares if it matches or not - just get the stuff out of the way so I can write what I want 😉. Coming from the generation of No Correction anything - even the liquid whiteout when I was younger, I was grateful for ANYTHING 😂😂😂 I tried a Planner Perfect sub box for a few months, but the paper just wasn't fountain pen friendly enough for the specialty inks I use. Her stuff is too cute though. I got one of the notebooks too thinking it was an A5 but it wasn't, so I gave it to my girlie for her lab bench notes. I really did like the Planner Perfect planners, but I do like grid/graph, and they do NOT offer it in the sub box I specifically asked once I got the dot grid and found it wasn't for me. PS - I have been so busy the last 2 months that have I haven't really had time to do anything but work, take care of family, eat and sleep so I actually STOPPED planning and it was nuts, couldn't remember anything, what I was supposed to be doing, where I was supposed to be. Things have calmed down now and I'm back to my Jibun Techo. I'm also having a bit of a planner crisis too because I do like the JT but it doesn't have everything like the Hobo Techo (I received the exact same Hon for Christmas that you have, but I haven't used it yet, lol) I also have the Take-A-Note and I haven't used that either. Like CarolRodenbeck231, I need some planner peace! 😂😂😂
Hi Cie:) I am sorry you've had a hard few months. I loved hearing what you have tried and what you have sitting on your shelf:) Now that you are back to planning I hope you can find what works for you! You have some great choices already:) Take care my friend:)
OMG Amanda. I went through almost exactly the same path you did plus and minus a few different options. I also landed on Sprouted which I was a little sad about because I couldn't find a lot of planner channels talking about it. But even if it wasn't what everyone was talking about, I went into it and it just worked and it felt like finding a really comfy pair of jeans that fit just right. Can't believe the coincidence though. Haha. But if it works, it works, right? I'm happy with it. Just crossing my fingers for next year that we get a lighter cover with warmer or more romantic color options (this year was all blue and green), a better bookmark, and maybe a slightly smaller coil. 😂
Which Sprouted are you in? I love your description of how it feels;) I also would like happier covers. The dark cover in the daily first half of the year doesn't excite me. I need happy colors:)
@@AmandasFavoritesThe Sprouted Daily. I got the hummingbirds the first half and the green for the second half. I tried going smaller but being constrained some days is what I discovered triggered my planner restlessness. The daily has enough for the busy days and I just don't worry about the white space on quieter days. I was in a hemlock & oak for two years and I tried to make it work this year but I need more space at the bottom of each day for my to do list. They took off one row this year, so sad. I just don't like whiting out the numbers to make more space because the pen looks different over it and my white out isn't impeccable so it gets messy. I'd get the hemlock daily if it's split into 2 books, dated, and with a weekly preview page in between weeks. I'm also very softbound-leaning but I'm making the sprouted work for now by flipping it. Sigh. If only we could combine all the features we love from different planners into one perfect one.
I started with a half letter disc from ClothandPaper for work with daily inserts and the planner from The inspired stories the horizontal version for personal use. But it didn't work out well because I move around a lot and I take public transport: they are too heavy. Then, I used the Jibun Techo b6 slim planner. It's a very nice tool. But I deconstructed it to insert it into a 6-ring planner. And now I can't look at it anymore. Now I am in a bullet journal for work and a weekly pocket leuchtturm for personal use. At this time I am thinking about adding a vertical weekly insert because I don't want to draw them myself 😮💨
Thank you for sharing your system. I totally understand not wanting to draw your own spread weekly;)
The pages were an issue for me, but I found that the Sharpie pen doesn’t require the backer board.❤
Hahah I agree EC might tempt me back in July too. I think Laurel Denise is the one planner that would get me to switch permanently from EC. Lovely review!
Laurel Denise is a good one too:) But every time EC launches I just want to be in it! Thanks for watching and taking time to chat;)
Try using one of the many Pilot Frixion pens (completely erasable, even on Tamoe River paper
I have many pilot frixion pens:) I just don't prefer the way they write to my favorite writech pens. But I do use the frixion when I need erasable!
Oh gosh!! Love everything you shared here. Really appreciate how open you are about the try and re-try process to landing on a planner. These all look so doable. I love and want a coil for the ability to fold it over so you just have the one side taking up space on the desk. But for me, I really struggle with coils. My hand feels restricted when writing and I feel it up against the coil; I have to scrunch up my writing in those boxes/lines. It's so uncomfortable, the coil limiting my flow of movement. You know what I mean? One of those "fingers on a chalkboard" kind of irritation, lol. Anyone else? And if yes, how do yo overcome that? :)
Hey Laurie...I don't know how you overcome that...hummmm...Maybe you need to let yourself just be in a bound book to see if you would be happier. I am sorry I can't remember what you were in from the Zoom call! my brain is mush!
I have been in a Sterling Ink Common Planner B6 all year, so far, and I love love love being able to see my monthly view, weekly view, and daily view in one bound book. But I'm also using a Laurel Denise vertical planner to try to time block. (I am not always so successful at this.) I also love Laurel Denise because they really embrace to do lists and don't act like they're terrible, but the fact that I can see one big list at a glance means that I don't have to rewrite my lists ever week or even every day. It's so great.
Oh, and also, I am team fountain pens, all the fountain pens and all the fountain pen ink colors, so the Sterling Ink planner just really works for me and makes planning fun.
I haven't had a sterling ink in my hands yet....but they look beautiful! I am so glad it's working well for you:) And sounds like the LD is a great companion. I agree with not having to rewrite the list all the time;)
Oh, that makes sense! Sterling Ink and fountain pens go hand in hand!
Im using the Monk Manual...and while there are parts of it im getting used to...im not loving it. Im also using a clever fox wellness planner and that is going really well for me.
Thanks for sharing your feelings on both:)
The hobonichi cousin is the planner I want to work but after you saying that it looks messy on a new week from the shadowing….totally explained it!
I am glad that was helpful for you to see too!
I’m the other extreme!!!!! If I start a planner, I can’t switch until the new year, even if I hate it🤣
Well that is amazing! And it's how I used to be years ago before I started this channel:) I never hated a planner though...and could always make it work for me;)
I'm jealous of this!
I have finally been consistently using a planner since November (!!!) and it's the A5 Common Planner BUT am starting to get annoyed with myself because I'm only using the monthly layout and the daily pages (they are unstructured dailies like graph grid note paper). So I am feeling the pull to get something like the Simplified planner when they next launch because I only ever use my monthly and daily, which is exactly what Simplified has. BUT Sat and Sun share a page so I'm getting confused again lol. 🤣 us indecisive planner people. Thanks for sharing!!
Ahhhh! I hear ya! But Simplified daily isn't as compact either- if you take yours out of the house? And so true- the one thing that doesn't work for me in simplified daily is the shared weekend page- so I understand. That being said- I still love simplified daily!
I have the sprouted vertical weekly and love it but the spaces are too small for me to write because I have big handwriting. I’ve actually been using an hourly happy planner and I add in some blank daily sheets when I need them. I like that I can have everything in one place. The paper isn’t great though and I wish it was like the Erin Condren paper.
I hear ya on the space in Sprouted hourly and paper in Happy Planner. We always have to give & take. Thanks for watching and chiming in:)
Have you tried the Softbound EC planner?
I have. But I don't have the current one except in the hourly. Maybe I need to get it and try it again this year;) Thanks for asking!
I love passion planner! I tried LD but my writing is just too big for her skinny weekly pages. Sometimes switching helps confirm for us what we love! I also love passion planner daily- I carry mine everywhere and I love how the LD elastic pen pouches fit on my passion planner daily💗 I’m at planner peace
I love the LD pen pouch too! Good point that it fits on the A5 size daily:) And I love what you said about switching confirms to us what we love:) I agree! Sometimes we just have to try it;)
I am currently in a plum paper planner in the vertical columns layout. I've been using this system for 4 years now. (I'm a one planner dude).
I used Plum Paper for several years before starting this channel and it's what I was in when I started this channel:) I love hearing how well it's working for you:)
What a journey!!! Do you find you learn more about yourself every time you try a new planner/layout? Listening to yourself and your true needs can be a great discovery
Hey Nancy:) I honestly had never thought about it that way...but now that I have sat with your comment and given it some thought I do think you are right. That not being persuaded by what is most beautiful, or popular, or liking the planner owner or the group that uses that planner...ect....just letting myself go to what works the best right now...it has taught me a few things;)
So me. I start in 1, then need something else. I am currently in a aura estelle x Annie plans daily classic undated. I need a week per page....but I need dailies....but sometimes I don't. See how long I last
I've yet to have an Aura Estelle in my hands. thanks for sharing;) I hope it lasts for a while!
I have an Erin Condren , Makse life, Hobonichi, various disc planners and one other but I can’t remember the name . Truth is I’m NOT using any of them! We moved in November after closing our AFC home. I was the sole caregiver for my mother until Feb 17th when she passed. I just didn’t have the mental capacity to even use a planner and life was often minute to minute. I recently started a job s I’m sure I will go back to using a planner but it’s pretty slow right now and I’m still learning the system
Cyndie, I am so sorry for your great loss. Sending a hug xxx. It makes total sense that you wouldn't be using a planner. I've heard that a lot about survival times. Wishing you beautiful moments as you move to a new job and feel out life again.
@@AmandasFavorites awe! Thank you Amanda! Blessings to you and your family
There is a cream white out
Yes, but mine says it's "white"....
Is there a planner company that you can pick all the pages they way you want them? Self design?
Golden Coil & Agendio are the 2 I have reviewed like that. Plum Paper also has a lot of options but not as customized;)
I am staying strong with my mini frankenplanner.
I love that! perfect!
I used the classic for 20 years. I think it was a 2 pages for each day,and a Tumi leather cover I still have although I am retired.
I'm in a Laurel Denise Planner and Go Getter Girl Daily
I haven't yet reviewed the go getter girl:) Thanks for sharing:)
I’ve always been intrigued by the passion planner but the black lines turn me off, I’d prefer grey… your cover is back in stock… maybe for memory planning
I agree about the black lines. And yes! they just redid this cover for academic year:) yay! Passion Planner is so good for memory planning! Creative people do amazing memory keeping spreads in Passion planner that are so beautiful!
I told myself I’m not allowed to buy any new stationery in 2024 until I buy my 2025 planner late in the year. Ive also put a lot of my planners away and realised that I had too many so I’m all about trying to simplify.
That will feel amazing! Good for you for listening to yourself and putting them on the shelf:)
I'm in a Laurel Denise this year as well as a PowerSheets Goal.planner. I love the layout of Laurel Denise, and yet the "planner jumper" in me misses Passion Planner
I love LD too! I am glad it working for my content right now so I can use it in some capacity;) But I understand 100% Vickie;)