Is that a HON? | 2025 planner thoughts and flip through of my books

Pretty chatty one today. Just been thinking a lot about my Hobonichi Avec and what notebooks I want to add next year.

Mentioned in this video
@bronteswannick - for her reading journal
@TheCommonCorner - multiple moments of gushing about her
Stickers from weekly are from Wanle Studio.

Enjoy!!

[ghostyplans]

I wish Hobonichi did a HON cover with a lined, blank, or grid notebook inside. I’d buy those EVERY single year.

[torionpaper]

Looooved seeing your cute little a6 HONS!! They are just the cutest little size it’s hard not to love them

[sarahbodmer]

Love the Hon! I use an A6 notebook for my daily journaling and absolutely love the size. Maybe one day I'll get a hon! But for now I enjoy the serotonin boost that I get from starting a new pocket notebook every two months-ish. I totally appreciate your effort to go on a no-buy as someone who really can't afford to join team Hobonichi just yet. But I did order myself a Kinbor (the cheaper, chinese alternative!) I got the vertical time series one, it's like a cousin but without the daily pages!

[SaltyTribeCo]

I use one of the travelers company sticky corner pockets to slot my pencil board in so that it doesn’t slide out so easily. ❤ that got on my nerves but I just stuck it to the end sheet paper since I have my a6 hon in a clear cover.

[JulieloopsJAM]

Omg I could watch your videos all day long! ❤

[cwalsh]

The HON is gorgeous! 💖 Japan is going to be AMAZING!! Love your system 💖

[clairemarie]

Hi Jo! I stumbled across this video and I instantly subscribed! I resonated with a lot of what you talked about. ESP the serotonin boost that buying stationery gives you and how when you started out you felt so much pressure. I felt excatly the same and went into a stationery spiral. And now I have enough stickers pet tapes and all of the things to last at least 5 years 😂.

[TheCommonCorner]

Smiling from ear to ear when watching this!! So glad to have become your friend 😌✨
And I love how you used that Moomin print :, )

Can’t wait to bring you some goodies from HK in the middle of your no-buy time~ which I’m hoping to do after HK as well! 🍋

[thequestinghobbit]

so envious of all the exhibitions you have access to in London! that Yoshida book was gorgeous :) haha, the struggle of living in the middle of nowhere USA...
love the video!!!

[cat_lady_diaries]

The distinguished cat postage stamp stickers are AMAZING! I love them!

[minapomelo]

This was such a lovely video to wind down to <3 thank you xxx

[angelawalker]

Thanks for sharing! I love your honesty and the fact that you’re trying different things in September and other books instead of shopping for 2025. I know what you mean about not having people to talk to about planners and notebooks. I think people think I’m weird. 😂😂

[AllTheArtsy]

got my order on Saturday and im just... so excited but now they have to live in the box til i start setting up in December 😅

[catspocketnote]

Soooo cute that a notebook design and its craftsmanship introduced you to printmaking ❤ that’s the kind of cozy learning that I love

[aynwynn]

With regard to the weeks, I loved it, but I really ended up using it as a date book for work and personal, carrying it around whenever I was out (away from desk, office or home), so I had my two very separate schedules with me - just times blocked off. I also used it for shopping lists, etc. for “out of the house”. I felt this, while a lovely little book, was wasting the powerful little notebook, and I did not want to use it for my personal (too small). I ended up using the weeks for a financial journal, which sits perfectly in my secretary desk. The horizontal allows categorized spending to be quickly tallied and entered on to the monthly, and the index perfect for tracking those pesky infrequent or not auto paid bills. Really works well, and keeps the info separate from my personal journal. Just in case the weekly doesn’t work out as a content journal/planner. I also found it is a great, small profile archive for finances, and has really helped me stay focused in my financial goals as it is so easy to tally spending (which went unaccounted for far too long).

[lits]

West Wing is wonderful. One of my faves.

[savannahdavis]

I love that you're in an A6, Jo! I'm looking forward to these next four months in it! Thanks for sharing!

[cherylldawnful]

They ARE cute! I bought one in 2024 and then another because I love the way it feels in my hand. Definitely got another one for 2025. This was a winner from hobonichi!

[slsummers]

I love your spreads especially the Week of Sept 2-8. Where are those stickers from? Thanks for sharing your life with us to see!

[Saturdays.Script]

That beautiful Hon was calling my name as well but decided to get an original a6 techo instead. Really, i just couldn't resist the dog ears fluttering in the wind cover on cover ❤