STERLING INK: common planner setup

I finally set up my Common Planner by @SterlingInk I cannot wait to get started planning in this beauty! I usually wait until the 1st to start in my new planner, but I am getting started on December 26th this time. I can't wait to share my spreads with you guys!

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[BlushnBlue]

Your setup looks great thank you for sharing. I'm about to watch Catherine's video on goal planning again to get started. This area is quite intimidating especially when the goals I have this year are serious. Merry Christmas.

[morganwentworth]

I actually ended up covering up the first row of the goals spread because it wasn’t quite pretty enough 😅 I also drew in December on the first few spreads in the back which broke the ice, as it were. I keep my CP in a tn so I put the strings in the space between the cover and spine and it’s working pretty well!

[MicheleMaBelle]

Good job on your setup. I’ll be adding a Current Me / Future Me section like you did. Thanks!
The Hobo cousin is still my daily planner of choice, but I will be using my Commonplace Planner for Personal/Me stuff. Thinking of using the blank pages for notes I take on the books I read throughout the year.
HappyNew Year!🎉 🥳

[nessie]

Lovely set up Dia. I am intimidated also. I am still deciding how to use it 😩🤭

[JustScribble]

CatspressoCo and SaltyKatie have (or are creating) covers for the full year too. Maybe they’d fit better? The B6 Stalogy catspressoco covers for the half year beautifully.

I know her first design of the cover was tighter and she had it made larger to allow for room to grow but they stretch so I think she should have left it as is. Adding a piece of vellum or decorative paper between the planner and TN will help with the looseness and you can still have it pretty and minimal. Maybe that would help.

[dorotheawright]

Wow, the first time I see 👀 a fellow planner using the Miracle Morning Life Savers in their planner exactly as per Hal Elrod's Miracle Morning 🌄

[belindaprescott]

Great set up, slowly working on/figuring out what/how I am setting all mine up 💕🎀

[gynni]

Great vidro. Could you please post the video link of current me/future me which you mentioned in the video?

[ArrowsOfAthena]

I think you can use a blowdryer to make the plastic cover basically "coat" the planner.

[margaritathurman]

Just found your channel ! When I saw gumption i immediately thought The Holiday - it’s one of my favorites ! I have the half year common planner - starts in July - I am also scared to put ink to paper but this video is very helpful ! I am also considering a Wonderland for 2024! Do you have any thoughts on Wonderland vs Common Planner now that you are six months in ?

[Ev_]

On your blog you see most of the notes on the current me / future me pages. Only a couple of them are blurred. Just in case anyone wants to see 😂

[maryannemoll]

All sleeve covers for bound notebooks behave like that, regardless if it's plastic or fabric. Even the Hobinichi covers behave like that.

[sarahdavis]

2 Questions.
Does it really lay flat?
Do you have an affiliate link for Sterling Ink?

[dodgermommy]

Thank you for sharing!! What brand of clear covers worked better?

[thart]

I just got my Common Planner after using the Cousin for almost 10 years. Love your setup, and will be taking some of your ideas. This may be a dumb question, but when you print out on the Tamoe Paper, do you use any special printer, or you just load your paper into a standard printer? Also, i love your month stickers? I know you mentioned you made them, but do you sell your stickers or recommend anyone else's shop? Thank you!

[seefremont]

This is great. Do you mind sharing where you got the pictures from? I'm horrible at drawing.

[krystal]

I agree on the Sterling Ink cover- it seems too big or thinner or something.

[ishmyl]

Based on several Common Planner videos I've seen, the one concern I have is that the planner doesn't seem to fully lie flat, especially not when it's about one quarter of the way open, from the beginning. Whereas the Hobonichi Cousin (A5) easily lays flat from the get-go. My use of any planner is for highly utilitarian, not decorative purposes. So, my need for an A5 planner to lay flat, without my having to hold it down, is critical. If the Common Planner doesn't, it's a deal-breaker for me.

What is your experience in this regard with the Common Planner versus the Hobonichi Cousin? Because you've used the Cousin, and are now using the Common Planner, I'd really appreciate your honest feedback. Thank you.

[kikiwylde]

Looks lovely
What about l for lift (weights) so you can still use w for walk?