I think finding planner peace in one book is doable, for example how Helen from the coffee monster co does it. She both functionally plans and memory keeps in the same book. But I struggle with this a lot. Planners for me are functional and not things I want to keep. I have no need reminisce about that day six years ago that I went to work or cleaned my bathroom. I also do not want to keep my journaling because most of it is just brain dumping. I have found a kind of planner peace with having the planner in an e-ink notebook and dailies in a physical notebook. The planner is where I pre-plan both events and my weekly todo's while the physical notebook is my EDC and kind of a catch all notebook. The e-ink notebook is also where I journal, common place and keep my writing notebook. So even though it's theoretically one item, counting all the notebooks I have in there it's more than one. On top of this I do have my google calendar up to date, so if I'm out and about I can still reference to what I'm doing a month from now. For memory keeping I have a catch all stalogy where I review books if I feel like it and write down the events I do want to remember. It's a no pressure memory keeping system, because it's undated. I say kind of planner peace because even though this is working I do keep longing to try out a paper tess B6 or a sterling ink. But... the price of those planners do bring a level of pressure to the item. With shipping the price of one planner will be over 50€ so the presure to stick with them and use them for a year is immense. And throwing them away after the year is over? How am I supposed to do that when they costed so much? The pdf planner I bought and have been using now and will use for next year was less than 4€. Deleting the file at the end of the year won't feel like anything and if in six month I find out I hate it, it's not a huge loss. Anyhow, thanks for this video. Your lineup looks really good and I'm looking forward to see you settle into them next year. The only thing I'm wondering is that won't you feel you are journaling duplicate when you do it both in the cousin and the sterling ink?
Helen uses 4 books, though. Hobonichi Cousin, Leuchtturm Pocket A6 Bullet Journal, Take A Note A5, and Stalogy Notebook. I do think its possible to find planner peace in one book, but it really heavily depends on your expectations. I have a Hobonichi Cousin and Happy Planner BIG for 2025, but I definitely have a wandering eye. lol
Thank you for watching! What is an e-ink planner exactly? I’m not sure I’ve heard that before. I do get what you mean how planners like sterling ink are quite expensive but it’s a containable hobby for me since I don’t spend a lot on more markers or stickers anymore. I’ve been only using what I have for the past 6 months. I did think about if journaling would feel doubled in the cousin and sterling ink but my intention is to only journal/moan/braindump about work stuff in SI and only do for personal stuff in the cousin. I found compartmentalizing the topics has helped me focus better and release stress better 😅
@@bedhead-studiothat’s true Helen does use quite a bit. But planning is truly her bread and butter so I get it and she has a business to maintain. The wandering eye affects us all doesn’t it 😂
@@Rosyrespark The e-ink device I use is a supernote and the planner I bought from etsy. It's an hyperlinked pdf that mimics the hobonichi cousin + has some notes and collection pages in the back. There are both vertical and horizontal versions and I opted for the horizontal because that's more my thing. Splitting journaling to personal/work makes sense specially if it helps with stress. And I can completely understand spending money on a hobby.
I had the opposite problem for 2023 and 2024: too many planners for myself, lol. 2025 just has 3! ☆Just Scribble A6 Horizontal - main plans and tasks, projects, habits, notes, etc. ☆Hobonichi weeks - journal ☆Kinbor weeks - health and fitness (And, technically, a 4th if you count the 5 year memory keeper).
Edit to share my plans. I went with 3 journals for 2024 and failed miserably and for 2025 im going with 5 😂 Bullet journal for all schedules and tasks +brainstorming in a TN, a gratitude journal (which is a recylced journal just to use up the emtpy pages), a korean language learning journal for daily studying, a daily journal, a 5yr diary which i had since 2021. Thanks for the idea of studying lyrics. Im ARMY 💜 (fan of BTS) and im learning Korean and starting a korean learning daily journal this december. Somehow im not sure why, i ddint put the 2&2 tgt and instead of googling korean word of the day or using words that i come across i can just use the lyrics. We are probably close in age and i agree that i have been enjoying music more and more. To be able to follow just several artistes and their authentic journey over time has been really really enjoyable for me.
@@leesiahng going from 3 to 5! I love it 🤗 yes Army fanbase is probably even bigger than the swiftie base 🤣 that’s a great idea to learn more Korean! I am trying to incorporate that for my kids into one of my planners to track too but still mulling over exactly how and where 😅
Lololol the ex-boyfriend who promises to change and never does as a notebook is so funny 😂❤
Haha wish us luck this year! We really want to try and make this relationship work 😅
I'm using parts of my Cousin as a commonplace book too.
I think finding planner peace in one book is doable, for example how Helen from the coffee monster co does it. She both functionally plans and memory keeps in the same book.
But I struggle with this a lot. Planners for me are functional and not things I want to keep. I have no need reminisce about that day six years ago that I went to work or cleaned my bathroom. I also do not want to keep my journaling because most of it is just brain dumping.
I have found a kind of planner peace with having the planner in an e-ink notebook and dailies in a physical notebook. The planner is where I pre-plan both events and my weekly todo's while the physical notebook is my EDC and kind of a catch all notebook. The e-ink notebook is also where I journal, common place and keep my writing notebook. So even though it's theoretically one item, counting all the notebooks I have in there it's more than one.
On top of this I do have my google calendar up to date, so if I'm out and about I can still reference to what I'm doing a month from now.
For memory keeping I have a catch all stalogy where I review books if I feel like it and write down the events I do want to remember. It's a no pressure memory keeping system, because it's undated.
I say kind of planner peace because even though this is working I do keep longing to try out a paper tess B6 or a sterling ink. But... the price of those planners do bring a level of pressure to the item. With shipping the price of one planner will be over 50€ so the presure to stick with them and use them for a year is immense. And throwing them away after the year is over? How am I supposed to do that when they costed so much?
The pdf planner I bought and have been using now and will use for next year was less than 4€. Deleting the file at the end of the year won't feel like anything and if in six month I find out I hate it, it's not a huge loss.
Anyhow, thanks for this video. Your lineup looks really good and I'm looking forward to see you settle into them next year. The only thing I'm wondering is that won't you feel you are journaling duplicate when you do it both in the cousin and the sterling ink?
Helen uses 4 books, though. Hobonichi Cousin, Leuchtturm Pocket A6 Bullet Journal, Take A Note A5, and Stalogy Notebook. I do think its possible to find planner peace in one book, but it really heavily depends on your expectations. I have a Hobonichi Cousin and Happy Planner BIG for 2025, but I definitely have a wandering eye. lol
Thank you for watching! What is an e-ink planner exactly? I’m not sure I’ve heard that before. I do get what you mean how planners like sterling ink are quite expensive but it’s a containable hobby for me since I don’t spend a lot on more markers or stickers anymore. I’ve been only using what I have for the past 6 months. I did think about if journaling would feel doubled in the cousin and sterling ink but my intention is to only journal/moan/braindump about work stuff in SI and only do for personal stuff in the cousin. I found compartmentalizing the topics has helped me focus better and release stress better 😅
@@bedhead-studiothat’s true Helen does use quite a bit. But planning is truly her bread and butter so I get it and she has a business to maintain. The wandering eye affects us all doesn’t it 😂
@@Rosyrespark The e-ink device I use is a supernote and the planner I bought from etsy. It's an hyperlinked pdf that mimics the hobonichi cousin + has some notes and collection pages in the back. There are both vertical and horizontal versions and I opted for the horizontal because that's more my thing.
Splitting journaling to personal/work makes sense specially if it helps with stress.
And I can completely understand spending money on a hobby.
@@angrycatplans Oo ok I haven’t looked into digital planners that much so that is super new to me!
I had the opposite problem for 2023 and 2024: too many planners for myself, lol. 2025 just has 3!
☆Just Scribble A6 Horizontal - main plans and tasks, projects, habits, notes, etc.
☆Hobonichi weeks - journal
☆Kinbor weeks - health and fitness
(And, technically, a 4th if you count the 5 year memory keeper).
haha nice! maybe 3 is the magic number for both of us!
@Rosyrespark I really hope so! 🤞
Edit to share my plans. I went with 3 journals for 2024 and failed miserably and for 2025 im going with 5 😂
Bullet journal for all schedules and tasks +brainstorming in a TN, a gratitude journal (which is a recylced journal just to use up the emtpy pages), a korean language learning journal for daily studying, a daily journal, a 5yr diary which i had since 2021.
Thanks for the idea of studying lyrics. Im ARMY 💜 (fan of BTS) and im learning Korean and starting a korean learning daily journal this december. Somehow im not sure why, i ddint put the 2&2 tgt and instead of googling korean word of the day or using words that i come across i can just use the lyrics. We are probably close in age and i agree that i have been enjoying music more and more. To be able to follow just several artistes and their authentic journey over time has been really really enjoyable for me.
@@leesiahng going from 3 to 5! I love it 🤗 yes Army fanbase is probably even bigger than the swiftie base 🤣 that’s a great idea to learn more Korean! I am trying to incorporate that for my kids into one of my planners to track too but still mulling over exactly how and where 😅
Great lineup 😍 I’m going to be using EC Daily Duo for work and Sterling ink compact A5 for weekly planning with personal and work.
Thank you for watching! Those are great choices what color did you get for sterling ink? ❤
I love Atomic Habits!
@@laurenkaznowski6459 me too probably one of my most referred to books!
I bought an a5 diary is notes, tasks and thoughts. The pocket diary for my work and chores.
@@alyden567 lve never used a pocket size but they are so cute 🥰
Have you ever looked up Kinbor A5 planners? Same idea as the cousin without the weeklies 😊
I didn’t know they came in a5! I’ve only see the weeks size so didn’t look a lot further into it. Kinbor is much cheaper too! Is Kinbor what you use?
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