Thanks for sharing. At two points this year I was not sure if I would buy another Cousin but then I started to read a chapter a day of the Bible and I am writing a summary of each chapter on the day pages and really enjoying it now. I use a bold coloured ink, usually J Herbin Éclat de Saphir to write over the text at the bottom of the page. I really like your idea of tracking your Bible reading at the front so thank you for this.
Writing a summary is such a great idea! I used to write a key verse from each chapter each day in the vertical weekly section. But I got out of the habit when I got into some more difficult books of the Bible. Yes - sometimes I write right over the quotes at the bottom of the page, too!
I also have a Weeks that has gone unused this year. I recently started doing scripture writing in it because I didn’t want it to be empty! Your covers are so cute. I plan to do A6 and Weeks size in Sterling Inks and the A6 Techo from Hobonichi, but not sure if I’ll order direct from Hobonichi or not.
I just watched the new lineup video from Sterling Ink. I think I'll try their A5 Daily - it looks like exactly what I want. Glad I'm not the only one not using my Weeks!
I bought my first Hobonichi this year. Got the Cousin and I’ve used it every day. I love it but I’m not the biggest fan of the paper. I don’t know if it was a batch issue with the TRP Sanzen cos I know a lot of people are enjoying it. I strictly use fountain pens in it and sometimes the ink doesn’t adhere to the page nicely (hand oils?) and I get some bleed through as well. I’m thinking of a Sterling Ink dated daily A5 planner. I know it uses the same paper but seen far fewer complaints. I want to try Just Scribble but I am not sure I like an avec-type situation. I’ll keep my eyes open… I’m sure we’ll be inundated with releases soon!
I’m considering the Sterling Ink Daily, too, as well as the Papertess Designs A5, which is different because it batches each month together with its weeklies and dailies. I’m kind of liking that idea for the way I journal. I am with you on not loving the paper. I really miss the old TRP. I don’t love the feel of Sanzen, and I experience the same issues that you do. I think it’s just not the old beloved TRP!
I love the colors/designs of the Weeks BUT never consistently use them. Why don’t I just use what works for me and what I actually enjoy - the A6 Hobonichi Techo.
You're not alone. No way! This was the first year I purchased a Weeks. Barely used it. I used my Day Free more for meeting notes because I didn't have enough writing real estate in my dated Cousin... That's one of the reasons I'm switching to Sterling Ink. I just don't care about the quotes and sick of having to use correction tape to clear it all out.😂 I do feel guilty but it's probably a lot more common than we think. So many of us live & work in the digital world (I spend 10-12 hours/day - sometimes more - in Excel & Project, Outlook & Teams, etc.) It's so it's easy to go into auto-pilot and just do things digitally. I still love my planners, journals & of course my pens but you need to do what works for you.😉
So glad I'm not the only one! I think I'm going to go with the Sterling Ink Daily next year. I watched a long video about their 2025 planners today! I've never taken the time to white-out the quotes in the Cousin. I just either ignore them, stick stickers/washi over them, or just write right through them!
Can’t tell you the number of times I bought a planner with the best of intentions, set it up with birthdays and everything, then never used it again. It often seemed that the more I paid for it, the less I used it. Probably still would not use mine as much if I hadn’t gotten a little busier at church along with being a lot more forgetful.
I'm using a Hobonichi Cousin Avec right now, but I'm switching to a Papertess Designs A5 for 2025. Also Tomoe River paper, but the layout is slightly different. The week page is followed by the 7 dailies, and I really like that layout. For 2024 she only had a B6 size, but she recently announced the 2025 releases.
I‘m using a Weeks as a pens&inks journal and will do that again next year. I‘m a list nerd and love the TRP in the Weeks plus the size makes it easy to carry around. Same for my finance and delivery tracker, also a Hobo Weeks. I‘m doing my Transcription Project in an A5 HON this year, but I‘ll switch to an A5 Notebook in 2025. I think. Maybe I‘ll rethink that again before the year is out. ;)))) I wanted to use a Weeks for planning, but I didn’t stick with it because I need to decorate… heavily… and there‘s not much space for that in a Hobonichi Weeks… so I switched to a Sterling Ink N1 in the standard TN size. :) I‘m thinking of switching my morning pages to a Hobonichi Cousin next year. I used a Large Moleskine for that for the past couple of years, but even if the paper has gotten a lot better, I‘m kinda bored with it. But I know I‘ll miss it, so maybe I‘ll stick with it. Why is this so complicated ? 😂
I bought Just Scibbles 2025 for my everyday to do list planner. I will be using the Cousin for next year for daily journalling. And an A6 Avec for my EDC. I bought a weeks mega for this year but hardly used it. I need more space to write. I used my Cousin 2024 for daily journalling. I love the daily pages. ❤
Tomoe River Paper isn't for everyone! It's perfect for fountain pen ink. When I'm not using a fountain pen, I use a ballpoint. I don't have the patience to wait for gel ink to dry!
Have used my hobonichi cousin every day, so will definitely buy it for 2025. I use it mostly for journaling, but also some planning on the weekly pages. Have had weeks in recent years, but use them little. So I don't think I will buy it for next year. I end up using my weeks this year for my fountainpen inks🤭
I think I will be sad to not have a Weeks in my arsenal next year, but I think I'm with you! I don't know. If I place an order directly from Hobonichi, I may get a "just in case" Weeks, since they're so inexpensive directly from them. I have decisions to make!
Thanks for sharing. At two points this year I was not sure if I would buy another Cousin but then I started to read a chapter a day of the Bible and I am writing a summary of each chapter on the day pages and really enjoying it now. I use a bold coloured ink, usually J Herbin Éclat de Saphir to write over the text at the bottom of the page. I really like your idea of tracking your Bible reading at the front so thank you for this.
Writing a summary is such a great idea! I used to write a key verse from each chapter each day in the vertical weekly section. But I got out of the habit when I got into some more difficult books of the Bible. Yes - sometimes I write right over the quotes at the bottom of the page, too!
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I also have a Weeks that has gone unused this year. I recently started doing scripture writing in it because I didn’t want it to be empty! Your covers are so cute.
I plan to do A6 and Weeks size in Sterling Inks and the A6 Techo from Hobonichi, but not sure if I’ll order direct from Hobonichi or not.
I just watched the new lineup video from Sterling Ink. I think I'll try their A5 Daily - it looks like exactly what I want. Glad I'm not the only one not using my Weeks!
I bought my first Hobonichi this year. Got the Cousin and I’ve used it every day. I love it but I’m not the biggest fan of the paper. I don’t know if it was a batch issue with the TRP Sanzen cos I know a lot of people are enjoying it. I strictly use fountain pens in it and sometimes the ink doesn’t adhere to the page nicely (hand oils?) and I get some bleed through as well. I’m thinking of a Sterling Ink dated daily A5 planner. I know it uses the same paper but seen far fewer complaints. I want to try Just Scribble but I am not sure I like an avec-type situation. I’ll keep my eyes open… I’m sure we’ll be inundated with releases soon!
I’m considering the Sterling Ink Daily, too, as well as the Papertess Designs A5, which is different because it batches each month together with its weeklies and dailies. I’m kind of liking that idea for the way I journal.
I am with you on not loving the paper. I really miss the old TRP. I don’t love the feel of Sanzen, and I experience the same issues that you do. I think it’s just not the old beloved TRP!
I love the colors/designs of the Weeks BUT never consistently use them. Why don’t I just use what works for me and what I actually enjoy - the A6 Hobonichi Techo.
I am certainly going to be more conscientious about what I buy this year!
You're not alone. No way! This was the first year I purchased a Weeks. Barely used it. I used my Day Free more for meeting notes because I didn't have enough writing real estate in my dated Cousin... That's one of the reasons I'm switching to Sterling Ink. I just don't care about the quotes and sick of having to use correction tape to clear it all out.😂 I do feel guilty but it's probably a lot more common than we think. So many of us live & work in the digital world (I spend 10-12 hours/day - sometimes more - in Excel & Project, Outlook & Teams, etc.) It's so it's easy to go into auto-pilot and just do things digitally. I still love my planners, journals & of course my pens but you need to do what works for you.😉
So glad I'm not the only one! I think I'm going to go with the Sterling Ink Daily next year. I watched a long video about their 2025 planners today! I've never taken the time to white-out the quotes in the Cousin. I just either ignore them, stick stickers/washi over them, or just write right through them!
Can’t tell you the number of times I bought a planner with the best of intentions, set it up with birthdays and everything, then never used it again. It often seemed that the more I paid for it, the less I used it. Probably still would not use mine as much if I hadn’t gotten a little busier at church along with being a lot more forgetful.
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I'm using a Hobonichi Cousin Avec right now, but I'm switching to a Papertess Designs A5 for 2025. Also Tomoe River paper, but the layout is slightly different. The week page is followed by the 7 dailies, and I really like that layout. For 2024 she only had a B6 size, but she recently announced the 2025 releases.
I need to look at that one! I watched a long video about the Sterling Ink lineup today, but I didn't know about Papertess. Thank you!
I‘m using a Weeks as a pens&inks journal and will do that again next year. I‘m a list nerd and love the TRP in the Weeks plus the size makes it easy to carry around. Same for my finance and delivery tracker, also a Hobo Weeks. I‘m doing my Transcription Project in an A5 HON this year, but I‘ll switch to an A5 Notebook in 2025. I think. Maybe I‘ll rethink that again before the year is out. ;)))) I wanted to use a Weeks for planning, but I didn’t stick with it because I need to decorate… heavily… and there‘s not much space for that in a Hobonichi Weeks… so I switched to a Sterling Ink N1 in the standard TN size. :) I‘m thinking of switching my morning pages to a Hobonichi Cousin next year. I used a Large Moleskine for that for the past couple of years, but even if the paper has gotten a lot better, I‘m kinda bored with it. But I know I‘ll miss it, so maybe I‘ll stick with it. Why is this so complicated ? 😂
There are so many options! And wow - I'm impressed that you keep up so many different notebooks!
I bought Just Scibbles 2025 for my everyday to do list planner. I will be using the Cousin for next year for daily journalling. And an A6 Avec for my EDC. I bought a weeks mega for this year but hardly used it. I need more space to write. I used my Cousin 2024 for daily journalling. I love the daily pages. ❤
I'm going to have to look up Just Scribbles. Thank you! I'm still deciding what to go with for 2025!
Im on the fence about using the weeks again as well. We shall see 😂. Side note where’s the cover from, on your weeks??
It's from Galen Leather Co.! I have a couple of videos about their leather goods. They are one of my favorite companies to buy from!
Hated the paper. Tried every gel pen and most smeared. Love the size and layout. Will be using a Weeks dupe for 2025.
Tomoe River Paper isn't for everyone! It's perfect for fountain pen ink. When I'm not using a fountain pen, I use a ballpoint. I don't have the patience to wait for gel ink to dry!
Good to see you 🤗 I’m in love with my new niece as well 💫
Thanks Michelle! Clearly I need to work on responding to comments faster lol. Aunt life is awesome!
Have used my hobonichi cousin every day, so will definitely buy it for 2025. I use it mostly for journaling, but also some planning on the weekly pages. Have had weeks in recent years, but use them little. So I don't think I will buy it for next year. I end up using my weeks this year for my fountainpen inks🤭
I think I will be sad to not have a Weeks in my arsenal next year, but I think I'm with you! I don't know. If I place an order directly from Hobonichi, I may get a "just in case" Weeks, since they're so inexpensive directly from them. I have decisions to make!
My hobonichi is so chunky as I put in so many pictures and stickers. Holding up fine.
That's so good to know! Thank you!