Mid-Year Planner Update

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[StepheniePeaceBeStill]

Started the year with mega Weeks……went to hp mini…….went to personal rings….went to personal wide rings…..went to 1/2 letter discs…..now digital (IPad mini and OneNote) with a passport traveler’s notebook sidekick……🙃fun journey, though. Hope I stay here for a while. 😊

[tienawisniewsky]

I also use the Hobo Weeks and pen & gear spiral combo & agree with you on how perfectly they work together!
Also.. love the simplicity of your clear weeks cover and snap closure without bulky leather cover. Plus you can enjoy the cute kitties!

Both my sons live 3 hours away and I truly understand how you are feeling. 😢
It helps to plan consistent times to go visit & have a meal or activity together. It will make you happy when you see those plans upcoming in your planner! ❤

Appreciate your videos!

[kelleybailey]

OG bullet journaling in a moleskine pocket sized since November. I've only ever used a larger size and am loving how portable this one is.

[Jolynn]

LOVED this video. During our struggles, it's nice to have something consistent. My hobonichi has been my constant since 2018! Thanks for sharing❤

[ghostyplans]

I’ve used a passport TN and have finally finished the insert, so I’m allowing myself to move to a pocket TN for fun as long as the inserts last.

[hillbean]

❤ just spent my afternoon back planning and transferring info from my hobonichi and personal rings into my “new” wonderland 222 lol 🤷‍♀️

[daniellerios]

Loved this video Sam!! Happy to hear how much more comfortable you are with whatever planner decisions you make. That’s a win on its own!

[Dreblueskies]

It’s great to hear your updates no matter what you are using 😊.

I am in a planner funk myself. Been bouncing between my hobo cousin and rings but feel unsettled and like I need the freedom to write way more! I am craving my initial 2024 setup which was a calendar insert, blank notebook, and master list insert in a B6 TN. I may have just talked myself back into that 😂 silly planner brain.

[emmykathryn]

I always appreciate your honest commentary. It really helps me think through things as well. I started the year in 4 different planners...it was a lot and very stressful. In my search for planner peace, all I found was planner chaos! In May, I order a purpose planner (which I love- it has so many options and trackers for those that are looking for that), but it was really overwhelming. Then I found Laurel Denise, and I have been loving it! I wouldn't say that I have found planner peace (YET) because I just haven't been in it long enough, but I am definitely content with my choice :) Currently planning in it while watching your video!

[retrowtures]

I love how you talked yourself out of changing your planner 😂.

[LizzieTimewarp]

I have been struggling with my planners too. I started out with a few at the beginning of the year, changed to a different bunch, none of it worked and in April I gave up and designed my own, printed, did my own stitch binding and put it in a weeks protective cover, and it has been my sidekick for the past three months. It has worked great and it was the only thing I used, but now I'm too lazy to make another one for the next quarter so I'm back in my planner-ordering phase and trying to work with four or five other planners for next quarter, but it isn't going to work. The problem is that I like too many planners! They are all so nice and functional in different ways and I want to use them all because I can't decide which ones I like best and it results in chaos. Last year I managed to have one planner all year, a Hobonichi Cousin. This year, it's chaos!

[moniques.journal.corner]

The spiral is real. First - sending al the positive vibes to you as you are struggling through this current time. I moved back into a weeks a couple weeks ago and spent time back planning and it's beautiful... and it works... BUT... lol I'm a daily page person as well and for the last couple years I've combined a b6 stalogy with my weeks, but for whatever reason I still want an all in one including my dailies so now I'm bouncing around with my b6 slim and personal TN's trying to decide if I want to switch. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a weeks and a stalogy, but its my brain... being a bound book and a TN girlie is rough!

[ungluedmom]

It's summer. My planner has mostly been ignored since school ended.

[nancyatorres]

Wow that's great that your able to overcome your stress over the planner. Life can definitely be hard. My a6 has definitely helped me overcome stressful situations. Its the stay at home planner. Ive learned tht i also need a small planner tht comes along with me. Mostly to schedule my appointments. I am going to continue 2025 in my a6. Thanks for the vid.❤

[Emilywilson]

I think it’s important to remember that when having goals and trying to self improve, it’s just as important (if not more) to celebrate not going backwards and into old habits than it is to move forward.
I imagine goals as a game of snakes and ladders. Yes you may not be rolling big numbers or getting ladders at the moment, but at least you aren’t hitting snakes and going back to the beginning!!

[lorawinzlow]

I have been in a similar boat and just got my hobo mega to gove a try for a month. Life changes have brought on a lot of the dilhema. Not sure i can make the bound book work, but the size and portability draws me in. I do like to have lists organized and so this will be a challenge in the bound book. Also, for a daily list i was going to just put on a post it on the pencil board type of thing that will hold my week page. Hoping this will help my need for the messy but not permanent feelings i struggle with.

[LeoGirl]

I started the year in a Hobonichi Hon and Cousin and am currently in the N1 and B6 Sterling Ink Compact vertical planners. I had the same issue with the Hobonichi paper. I even tried a Weeks and an A6 and just couldn’t get over the fussiness of the paper. I’m likely going to go with Sterling Ink again for next year. I love that all of the pages are functional and don’t have a bunch of writing on them. Plus, the dailies are undated, so I don’t feel pressure to journal or list every day.

[marcyodell]

I’ve been all over the place this year. Started with a Cousin for work… fell off that because I hated how messy I was being in such a good planner. (Why do we do that lol)… then switched to a pocket weekly moleskine which worked but I didn’t like how small it was in my hands??? So ordered a heavily discounted regular 2023-2024 weekly moleskine for the thickness and extra space. It’s working out okay, it’s messy and serves its purpose, just isn’t cute 😂 for personal life… I tried using a Hobonichi Weeks but, like to use it as a pretty memory planner similar to you and it was just too much for me to keep up with so it’s sitting in my bag untouched for months now. Seems to be the usual pattern for me! I did order a beautiful Hemlock & Oak thinking it would be my daily journal since this year has been so heavy emotionally, but per usual life is just too busy and there hasn’t been time. Whenever I feel the urge to plan, I just come watch your videos and live vicariously through you 🥰😘

[missflwerstar]

The Uniball One is amazing on Hobonichi paper. Been using both .38 and .5 and enjoying them a lot. I don't planner hop because i don't have time to back fill and I have horrible memory so I need everything in one book. 🤷🏼‍♀️ That doesn't stop me from experimenting for next year and by now I have a few options I've tested out and liked.

[tilliet]

i’m on at least planner #15. there’s probably not more than one week in a row in any of them. this year has been chaos and i only have myself to blame. too many options. 🙄 well, i’m also keeping track of my daddy now and that hasn’t been easy. your weeks looks really great! ❤ keep going if it’s working. it sounds like it’s working. it looks like it’s working. 😊