I have found that with happy planners, people feel the need to decorate them. And that’s fun. However, it’s wasting time from just being productive…. I have so many stickers and stuff I took a year hard freeze using happy planners. It got too overwhelming. Hoping to get back into it next year! Love your videos, they are very motivating!
I agree that you have treat the decorating more as a creative outlet than a productivity tool, but do feel like I engage more with a decorated planner. It makes all the work of organizing and goal getting much more fun! 🤗📒💕
Hi Stephanie, just a thought about your catch up planner. What if you use your horizontal, and created half sheets as an hourly for your time. Basically, you would have four sheets in between each horizontal that had your time front and back so you could plan your hourly based on what you need to get done. Kind of like the Dutch door system someone up above mentioned. Then you could decorate your horizontal and have it all pretty, but keep your time blocked have sheets very simple and productive. If you wanted to keep the system you created with the hourly, then you could make your half sheets horizontal kind of like a Hobonichi weeks. One week on the front side and a next week on the back side. On another note, I love the beginning pages of your health planner and I like this monthlies at the beginning of your catchall. I think they are great ideas. Also think you should go ahead and put them (once corrections have been made) in your lineup for purchase. Even though you may not use them, they may be a great system for somebody else. I wish you all the best. Good luck and I look forward to more videos. Thank you for all your work and effort. I appreciate you.
Thanks for your suggestions, Jennifer! And I will put the items in my shop eventually. I just like to make sure the pages are efficient and as useful as possible before "putting them out there" since it is quite a bit of work to list items in my shop. Hopefully, these will be available by February at the latest.
Hi Stephanie, i LOVE your new health inserts especially the steps and workout pages!! Hop you add them to your shop. I've used your inserts for 2 years now nd love them
I have been eagerly waiting to see what you are going to use! Thank you for sharing with us. I love your videos! I will be heading over to your shop very soon!
For the daily planner, the social media planner, what about a simple special bullet that you can draw on the date that shows you plan to film or edit or whatever for RUclips, and then a different one for Instagram. I’m picturing a page of stars ⭐️ and hearts ❤️ for example. Or whatever is really easy and simple for you.
That is a good idea. I need to write in what I plan to post or upload though, so not sure it will work unless I can coordinate the icons somehow with the info in the dot section below. 🤔
@@squairdplans what about the lists of each kind of post having that icon in front of it where the name is like bc it’s red “❤️ RUclips videos” and then another list with maybe two columns if there’s space for that with “⭐️ instagram posts” or whatever works for you. Maybe the calendar would have a ❤️1 and then the list would be ❤️1: Jan health and for ⭐️5: maybe the same thing. So maybe a list of things you would like to do for the month with the icons at the end. Then you can pop them up on the calendar in listed order which might not match up with chronological order, unless you have a scratch piece of paper that you use or a spreadsheet to play with before putting it on your planned calendar.
@@bookhuggahthat could be cute if I can fit everything below. I usually post everyday to Instagram so I would need a list of 30-31 items at least below the calendar just for insta, then another list for RUclips. I like you idea but that might work better in a smaller monthly grid with lots of space below. I am thinking of moving things around a bit so maybe I’ll mock that option up and see how I like it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Great video! For the catch all planner I highly recommend doing a daily planner type layout where it's a day on one page. I use it for my catch-all and it has worked wonder since I have so much room to really plan out my day. You can also incorporate a weekly overview page to help out with planning if needed.
Thanks for the suggestion! I considered going to a daily page, but I really like to see my week at glance. It was the only thing that held me back from going to a daily. That and having my life divided into separate planner sections as I feel like I would want to see everything (faith, health, hourly, etc.) on the daily page if I went that route. We'll see how next year goes and maybe I'll reevaluate once I get into it.
I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm so glad the suggestion might work for you. Thanks for sharing your talent and style with us. Have a lovely day, Stephanie!
I just noticed that I was having to tailor my planning to the planners I chose instead of doing what works best for me, which lead me to starting my shop and pursuing printables. It is so much easier to customize your planner and get exactly the items you need for the season of planning you are in.
Hi Stephanie, I'm Bethany ;) Don't get to say that too often LOL I've been enjoying watching your videos. I'm deciding to do a frankenplanner for the first time this year thanks to all your inspiration :) I love the idea of having all the sections that I need without carrying around multiple planners (which is what I did in 2023). Thnx for sharing your thoughts, I'm def going to utilize a lot of your ideas, especially for your catch all hourly blocking and budget tracking. I had a thought too. I dunno if it'd work but I saw on your health planner that you may not utilize those early hours on your fasting tracker. You could consider putting your meal choices on that page instead of on your daily health page. Makes sense to have fasting and food together? Just an idea :) Keep up the great organizing and tracking. You're an inspiration, I don't track NEARLY as much as you do but I'm gonna try this year. Love your videos, sticker decorating and your lovely faith word art (swoon). Be blessed :)
Thanks for the suggestion, Bethany! And I think we are in sync as far as grouping like things together, like food and fasting. If I thought I could fit everything I ate each day on a single line, I might go that route, but I know that would not work for my current tracking needs. I think I am going to minimize that tracker though to just 12hours for my personal layout, so I will be thinking of some way to utilize the freed up space. Maybe the mood/sleep/stress tracker there if it fits? Just some ideas I am still working out. Hope you love your frankenplaner setup. I couldn't do separate planners and for a full year!?! Hats off to you for keeping that up!
What are your thoughts on 24 hour versus a 12 or 16 hour time span for that tracker? I know some people do interment fasting which might require a large chart, but I kinda like the idea of paring it down to 12 hours for us OMAD people.
I think for me, the horizontal layout helps me because I’m a note taker, I’ll always veer towards the horizontal layout because it does so much of what all the layouts do. I just need the inserts, I’ve got plenty of covers.
Enjoyed this. Lots of good information. I already made a sticker notes page on my clear divider but never thought to put a sticker pocket on the back. Great idea. I just purchased a second pack of sticker pockets cause I couldn’t find the first one I purchased. I put it up and don’t remember where. 😁 ❤ Love watching your videos… very informative. Keep up the great work.
I am currently working on shortening my eating window to about 4 hours, though there are times when, like you, I'll eat a bit outside of those hours. But I've made a pact with myself to absolutely not eat between 10pm and 6am and I've been faithful with it. If you think you could follow something similar, you could elimate those 8 hours from your eating window planner and have additional space. You've already included a little extra space to make notes so if you should find you stray once or twice a month you could just note it there (what you ate, what time, and why you're up and eating so late.) I am also trying to reduce redundancy. Thank you so much for your faithful uploading. I really appreciate your insight into various aspects, especially the Faith Planner. ;)
Thanks for the feedback! I am really considering shrinking down the fasting timespan to maybe a 12 hour window for myself, but having a 24 hour, 16 hour and 12 hour option in my shop, perhaps?! It is hard to meet everyone's needs but I think the 24 hour span is going to be a bit much for my own personal needs.
I am in pretty much the same place. Not entirely decided on my planners for next year. However, thank you. You helped me work a few things out in my brain on what I will need next year. 😁
That is what I am thinking. Thoughts on having a 12, 16 or 24 hour day span? I'm undecided on how much room is really needed for a good and functional chart.
I have looked into them, but I just love being able to customize the flow of my planner as opposed to being locked in with preprinted inserts. Efficiency is key for me. Speaking of efficiency...15 planners?! Ooo, that seems challenging. Are you able to keep them all going at the same time or do you combine elements from one and another to create a smaller, but more customized stack?
Hi Stephanie, I’m just wondering if you do use the recovery layout? If so, I would love to see layout ideas and how i can utilise the sections provided. Thanks!
Hi! I looked through your link three times and I can't find the correct one I saw on your video. I am looking for the social media monthly planner? Or maybe you haven't released it yet? Thank you so much.
The social media spread is a customization of the month overview layout in my shop. I didn’t have enough interest in it as a ready-made file to include in my shop, but would be happy to do a custom file for you. Just reach out to me on Etsy and I can send you a quote.
Yep! Here are the overview pages: squairdplans.etsy.com/listing/1372934128 And here is the combo quadrant layout for A5: squairdplans.etsy.com/listing/1511028999
It’s so hard to hard to decide…isn’t it? Have you thought doing Dutch Doors in your horizontal daily planner. That way you could decorate the outside of the Dutch Doors and make the inside functional with your hourly pages…or the other way around…use your hourly and use Dutch Doors for the horizontal. That way you can have decorations still. You have such great ideas though. Good luck with the final planner.
Dutch doors is a great suggestion. I explored it a while ago, but it wasn't a good fit at the time. I could see it as a possibility in my hourly, though. Might be a way to add some additional decor to those spreads. 👍
I have found that with happy planners, people feel the need to decorate them. And that’s fun. However, it’s wasting time from just being productive…. I have so many stickers and stuff I took a year hard freeze using happy planners. It got too overwhelming. Hoping to get back into it next year! Love your videos, they are very motivating!
I agree that you have treat the decorating more as a creative outlet than a productivity tool, but do feel like I engage more with a decorated planner. It makes all the work of organizing and goal getting much more fun! 🤗📒💕
Hi Stephanie, just a thought about your catch up planner. What if you use your horizontal, and created half sheets as an hourly for your time. Basically, you would have four sheets in between each horizontal that had your time front and back so you could plan your hourly based on what you need to get done. Kind of like the Dutch door system someone up above mentioned. Then you could decorate your horizontal and have it all pretty, but keep your time blocked have sheets very simple and productive. If you wanted to keep the system you created with the hourly, then you could make your half sheets horizontal kind of like a Hobonichi weeks. One week on the front side and a next week on the back side. On another note, I love the beginning pages of your health planner and I like this monthlies at the beginning of your catchall. I think they are great ideas. Also think you should go ahead and put them (once corrections have been made) in your lineup for purchase. Even though you may not use them, they may be a great system for somebody else. I wish you all the best. Good luck and I look forward to more videos. Thank you for all your work and effort. I appreciate you.
Thanks for your suggestions, Jennifer! And I will put the items in my shop eventually. I just like to make sure the pages are efficient and as useful as possible before "putting them out there" since it is quite a bit of work to list items in my shop. Hopefully, these will be available by February at the latest.
I am so impressed with the designs you have created and designed for your specific needs.
Thanks Katrina! We'll see how they work out. ;)
I love the fasting tracker, I just purchased it, thank you!
Glad to hear it!☺️👍
Check out half sheets to put in between your hourly... That way you can see an on going to-do that you can add to your hourly when you need to.
Yeah that’s what I am thinking…
Hi Stephanie, i LOVE your new health inserts especially the steps and workout pages!! Hop you add them to your shop. I've used your inserts for 2 years now nd love them
So happy to hear it! I will eventually put everything up in my shop...just in need to work out any kinks first. ;)
I have been eagerly waiting to see what you are going to use! Thank you for sharing with us. I love your videos! I will be heading over to your shop very soon!
Awesome! Thank you!
For the daily planner, the social media planner, what about a simple special bullet that you can draw on the date that shows you plan to film or edit or whatever for RUclips, and then a different one for Instagram. I’m picturing a page of stars ⭐️ and hearts ❤️ for example. Or whatever is really easy and simple for you.
That is a good idea. I need to write in what I plan to post or upload though, so not sure it will work unless I can coordinate the icons somehow with the info in the dot section below. 🤔
@@squairdplans what about the lists of each kind of post having that icon in front of it where the name is like bc it’s red “❤️ RUclips videos” and then another list with maybe two columns if there’s space for that with “⭐️ instagram posts” or whatever works for you. Maybe the calendar would have a ❤️1 and then the list would be ❤️1: Jan health and for ⭐️5: maybe the same thing.
So maybe a list of things you would like to do for the month with the icons at the end. Then you can pop them up on the calendar in listed order which might not match up with chronological order, unless you have a scratch piece of paper that you use or a spreadsheet to play with before putting it on your planned calendar.
@@bookhuggahthat could be cute if I can fit everything below. I usually post everyday to Instagram so I would need a list of 30-31 items at least below the calendar just for insta, then another list for RUclips. I like you idea but that might work better in a smaller monthly grid with lots of space below. I am thinking of moving things around a bit so maybe I’ll mock that option up and see how I like it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Really hope you release the wellness health pages in your shop, especially the trackers and charts
Working out the kinks and then will get them up into my shop! 😁👍
Great video! For the catch all planner I highly recommend doing a daily planner type layout where it's a day on one page. I use it for my catch-all and it has worked wonder since I have so much room to really plan out my day. You can also incorporate a weekly overview page to help out with planning if needed.
Thanks for the suggestion! I considered going to a daily page, but I really like to see my week at glance. It was the only thing that held me back from going to a daily. That and having my life divided into separate planner sections as I feel like I would want to see everything (faith, health, hourly, etc.) on the daily page if I went that route. We'll see how next year goes and maybe I'll reevaluate once I get into it.
I've been so excited to see this! I use franklin covey compact size rings, but I use so many of the ideas I come across from your videos! Thank you!!
That's great to hear! Happy planning!
Whatever you decide, it will be amazing, as usual. Many blessings.
Good to know you are not holding out for horizontal. 😉 I'd hate to disappoint a much beloved subscriber. ☺️
I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm so glad the suggestion might work for you. Thanks for sharing your talent and style with us. Have a lovely day, Stephanie!
Thanks again for your suggestion!
Thanks so much for showing us what you're doing here -- so many great ideas!!!! Much appreciated! God bless!
Happy to share! Thanks for the feedback!
I love how you reuse, I’ve definitely been going over just buying the layouts and printing the, off instead of buying all new planners
I just noticed that I was having to tailor my planning to the planners I chose instead of doing what works best for me, which lead me to starting my shop and pursuing printables. It is so much easier to customize your planner and get exactly the items you need for the season of planning you are in.
Hi Stephanie, I'm Bethany ;) Don't get to say that too often LOL I've been enjoying watching your videos. I'm deciding to do a frankenplanner for the first time this year thanks to all your inspiration :) I love the idea of having all the sections that I need without carrying around multiple planners (which is what I did in 2023). Thnx for sharing your thoughts, I'm def going to utilize a lot of your ideas, especially for your catch all hourly blocking and budget tracking. I had a thought too. I dunno if it'd work but I saw on your health planner that you may not utilize those early hours on your fasting tracker. You could consider putting your meal choices on that page instead of on your daily health page. Makes sense to have fasting and food together? Just an idea :) Keep up the great organizing and tracking. You're an inspiration, I don't track NEARLY as much as you do but I'm gonna try this year. Love your videos, sticker decorating and your lovely faith word art (swoon). Be blessed :)
Thanks for the suggestion, Bethany! And I think we are in sync as far as grouping like things together, like food and fasting. If I thought I could fit everything I ate each day on a single line, I might go that route, but I know that would not work for my current tracking needs. I think I am going to minimize that tracker though to just 12hours for my personal layout, so I will be thinking of some way to utilize the freed up space. Maybe the mood/sleep/stress tracker there if it fits? Just some ideas I am still working out.
Hope you love your frankenplaner setup. I couldn't do separate planners and for a full year!?! Hats off to you for keeping that up!
I LOVE the new health pages!
Thanks! Hope they work out as is! 🤞
Very organized. This is helpful. Thanks so much for sharing.
So glad to hear it! Happy planning!
As someone who eats OMAD, I absolutely love the fasting page and would definitely love to see it in your shop!
What are your thoughts on 24 hour versus a 12 or 16 hour time span for that tracker? I know some people do interment fasting which might require a large chart, but I kinda like the idea of paring it down to 12 hours for us OMAD people.
@@squairdplans I prefer 12hrs because if there is enough space I can even write in my meal on either side of the tracker.
Love all of your ideas! I need to go to your shop as I am also working on my set up! It's fun this time of year to do things differently!!
It is fun! I hope you find some items to help out with your setup!
I think for me, the horizontal layout helps me because I’m a note taker, I’ll always veer towards the horizontal layout because it does so much of what all the layouts do. I just need the inserts, I’ve got plenty of covers.
I love horizontal too! Vertical never worked for me, but I do love hourly time blocking.
I really like the health planner
Thanks, Debra! Hopefully, it works out as designed. :)
Enjoyed this. Lots of good information. I already made a sticker notes page on my clear divider but never thought to put a sticker pocket on the back. Great idea. I just purchased a second pack of sticker pockets cause I couldn’t find the first one I purchased. I put it up and don’t remember where. 😁
❤ Love watching your videos… very informative. Keep up the great work.
So happy to share! Love hearing your feedback, too, on how you are implementing ideas into your planner!
I am currently working on shortening my eating window to about 4 hours, though there are times when, like you, I'll eat a bit outside of those hours. But I've made a pact with myself to absolutely not eat between 10pm and 6am and I've been faithful with it. If you think you could follow something similar, you could elimate those 8 hours from your eating window planner and have additional space. You've already included a little extra space to make notes so if you should find you stray once or twice a month you could just note it there (what you ate, what time, and why you're up and eating so late.) I am also trying to reduce redundancy. Thank you so much for your faithful uploading. I really appreciate your insight into various aspects, especially the Faith Planner. ;)
Thanks for the feedback! I am really considering shrinking down the fasting timespan to maybe a 12 hour window for myself, but having a 24 hour, 16 hour and 12 hour option in my shop, perhaps?! It is hard to meet everyone's needs but I think the 24 hour span is going to be a bit much for my own personal needs.
@@squairdplans - I agree, it's a bit much. Yes, you could offer the 24 hour plan, perhaps for shift workers. :) Loving your pages...ALL of them!
I am in pretty much the same place. Not entirely decided on my planners for next year. However, thank you. You helped me work a few things out in my brain on what I will need next year. 😁
I'm so glad! Happy planning!
I would love to see those dividers in your shop definitely ❤
Thanks for the feedback! I'll see what I can do...
I like the fasting tracker! It's good to see the overview.
That is what I am thinking. Thoughts on having a 12, 16 or 24 hour day span? I'm undecided on how much room is really needed for a good and functional chart.
For me, 12-16 hours would be good, because I never have to work nights, so I can always assume at night I'm sleeping/fasting@@squairdplans
i see you hit 28 thousand subscribers.. congrats girl!
Thanks for the shout out! Slow and stead wins the race, yeah?! ;)
Im using 15 planners thus year. You need to try hemlock and oak and go getter girl
I have looked into them, but I just love being able to customize the flow of my planner as opposed to being locked in with preprinted inserts. Efficiency is key for me. Speaking of efficiency...15 planners?! Ooo, that seems challenging. Are you able to keep them all going at the same time or do you combine elements from one and another to create a smaller, but more customized stack?
Where did you get the stickers that you used in your faith planner? They are stunning!
They are all linked in the description of the plan with me video below: ruclips.net/video/lgI3KvIYYxA/видео.htmlsi=YG8sZH_Z2UoS57-J
Hi Stephanie, I’m just wondering if you do use the recovery layout? If so, I would love to see layout ideas and how i can utilise the sections provided. Thanks!
It's got a bit too much going on for me, but maybe you will find some ideas from this video: ruclips.net/video/YlCS69EnfJM/видео.html
Thank you Stephanie!
Great job
Thanks!
Hi! I looked through your link three times and I can't find the correct one I saw on your video. I am looking for the social media monthly planner? Or maybe you haven't released it yet? Thank you so much.
The social media spread is a customization of the month overview layout in my shop. I didn’t have enough interest in it as a ready-made file to include in my shop, but would be happy to do a custom file for you. Just reach out to me on Etsy and I can send you a quote.
That cover page of all the leaves for budget section requires way too much ink to print.
Thanks for the feedback. If you want to save ink, you can always skip printing that page and/or add your own more minimal design.
Do you have Faith pages in A5? I could not find them in your Etsy shop.
Yep! Here are the overview pages: squairdplans.etsy.com/listing/1372934128
And here is the combo quadrant layout for A5: squairdplans.etsy.com/listing/1511028999
It’s so hard to hard to decide…isn’t it? Have you thought doing Dutch Doors in your horizontal daily planner. That way you could decorate the outside of the Dutch Doors and make the inside functional with your hourly pages…or the other way around…use your hourly and use Dutch Doors for the horizontal. That way you can have decorations still. You have such great ideas though. Good luck with the final planner.
Dutch doors is a great suggestion. I explored it a while ago, but it wasn't a good fit at the time. I could see it as a possibility in my hourly, though. Might be a way to add some additional decor to those spreads. 👍