I'm am Atheist Jew and I love this freaking planner. I'm planning on reading the Bible verses because I've read many other holy texts and they are interesting to me.
I love this planner. It’s my ride or die. I’m also a Christian stay at home mom with very young kids so I think it’s safe to say I’m her target demographic. Glad to see it getting some YT love!
Small note: even if you are Christian, that doesn't mean you don't have a diverse group of friends. Having other religious and cultural holidays for reference is helpful. Overall this planner just feels stifling to me. Read this specific scripture every day. Spend all your time cleaning. Idk. Its certainly interesting that there is no space for self care or dreaming or adventure. Just cleaning and Bible study.
Since I’m not a stay at home mom, I’d probably just sticker over everything that doesn’t apply and use the space for something else. Everything else is cool though.
I'm actually a very particular person and have several planners for different categories so I can in depth cover my goals for each category in each one. (I.e. food planning and fitness, financial, and spiritual, etc.) I was needing one specifically for cleaning and this one fits the bill. I think that was her main intention. I don't think it was necessary to exclude anything. Planners are so versatile on what's on the market so CHOOSE one that fits YOU. If this one doesn't work for you there are other options but I'm thrilled about this planner because it suits my needs as it may for other people.
@@DSylvan77If you didn't notice there are blank lines to fill things in your own lists. That's where someone can fill in for pet needs. Not everyone has pets. I don't and that stuff would be useless for me but most people have an area to clean such as a home or living space.
I've watched videos from ADHD channels and some of them love lists, even brush teeth or they forget. If you can ignore the religion thing if that bothers you, you could use the ones you need. I get exhausted listening to all the things it takes just to be human .
@@recoveringsoul755 YES! I have check lists to tell me to brush my teeth, wash my face, wipe my sink. morning and evening. Otherwise my mouth starts to taste weird and my face breaks out and I go... uh oh, when did I last.... But yeah keeping up with all of them can get exhausting. Having it already done could be lovely. I wonder if purchasing just the digital download is an option so I could use it only on the weeks I feel like it in my build as I go planner....
Going to be honest, as much as I want to get better about the housework and getting things done each day, with a chronic illness this would only depress me as I wouldn't be able to keep up. Might be a very good planner for someone else, just not me.
I used this planner while working remotely for about 6-8 months and loved it as I had more time at home to do all the daily activities and weekly home projects. The daily scripture listing didn't bother me as it's only ~ two words. I easily ignored it. I changed the left column of daily to-do list items (morning activities) to my own items by covering it with a pre-printed label I created. When I went back to the office full-time, I went back to using my phone calendar for personal planning and just did the home cleaning when I had time.
2022 will be my second year with this planner and I love it. I use it only as a home planner (because there are definitely things that don't work for me as far as keeping my schedule in it) and it is a great tool to help me keep up with everything that needs to get done in our home. The planner industry is full of planners for specific needs (goals, content, wedding, teachers, self-care, etc.) and I appreciate that there is also one specific to homemaking. Just like with anything in life, "eat the watermelon and spit out the seeds." If it doesn't work for you, there is always something out there that does.
Flashbacks to when I was deeply involved in a Christian church and women were supposed to do all the things to keep the house and the kids perfect. Then volunteer for a bunch of good works too. We were all so exhausted and never felt like we were living up to expectations - that is what all those checklists would mean to me. So glad I’m out of that, LOL. Just call it a Christian planner and be upfront about it.
I don't know what "Christian church" you were involved in....but you are heavily misinformed. That's not Christian. That's the 1920s lol And Cindy is also misinformed about this planner. She just somehow missed the Christian aspect. The creator is very clear and open about that.
This is my 2nd year with this planner and I'm basically a returnee because of the checklists in the front! :) Hoping to get more use out of the weekly sections this year. I also love it because I can keep it out and anyone else at home can help with what is on the agenda for that day. Totally hear and agree with your perspective too, great review.
I LOVE this planner! I sticker over the scripture. The community stresses that you don't have to do evetything everyday, you should still adjust it to fit your life. I gifted this planner to secretaries of my genius members and they love it as well.
I got this planner and I am so glad you reviewed it! I like that you acknowledge it’s a good planner and had a purpose it’s just not for you. I love your fairness and openness about any personal biases you have. The digital downloads are awesome and I am using those til the planner starts and I am very happy.
I too wish the Christianity thing was a little more upfront with that. I had a big "oof" moment when you mentioned about it not really being mentioned clearly up front. I've had too many run ins with "sneaky" fundies trying to convert me (even when I was a practicing Catholic), and it sent off my alarm bells of sneaky evangelizing.
Lmao it's not "hidden or sneaky". Cindy obviously just missed that somehow and is very misinformed. No one is trying to "convert" you with this planner lol 😆 The creator of this planner is very clear and open about all of it. Cindy is misinformed.
Thank you for the review. I find the scriptures and checklist right up my alley, so I appreciated your emphasis on those parts LOL. I ordered based off your in-depth video! :-)
Thinking outside the box this planner would be for a young person setting up house for the first time. This is the you don't know what you don't know do to keep and manage a house. Having worked with HS and college students the lists and when and how often to perform a task makes sense. Many of the students I encountered lacked home training due to mom or housekeeper did everything or no one to teach them in the house. Imagine teaching student employees they have to wipe the table down after themselves or wash their own dishes. It's not the custodians job, but theirs. . I would be very disappointed with getting this planner with all the Christian focus if it wasn't spelled out up front. People ship with their eyes. You see oh all the lists this is perfect for me and then boom.
I really appreciate this take. I'm a future homeowner (fingers crossed) and I'd like to have good checklists for things I have no clue on how/when to do. As a life long renter, changing filters or flushing....things (do we have to flush tanks or lines?)... has never been my responsibility, so this would be helpful in that regard. Not a fan of the sneaky scripture either, and for anyone who has church/religion-induced trauma, this could be annoying or worse.
@@jodymarkgraf7625 I lived in a small apartment for the past 6 years! A year ago I moved in to my husband's house that is 2.5 times larger than my apartment and I can't even with all there is to maintain it. I agree that this would be helpful for newbies, as long as it came with a giant dose of actual grace that these are just suggestions not requirements!!! If you wash your car once a month its still going to run just fine. We just had a guy come buy for an annual air conditioner inspection like a well check and such a thing had never occurred to me!
This really is VERY specific - and for that specificity, I think it works really well. I even think a more flexible and less religious version would be useful for a lot of people - say have a worksheet to figure out what tasks you want to do weekly and what days, with spaces up to three per day. Then just fill in the spaces as you do your weekly planning - which would allow you to shift things every week as things change. Same for bi weekly and monthly tasks. I can see why a Christmas specific list is important, but have a couple of generic holiday lists as well. Huh. Basically guides to creating your own checklists that fit your needs. Even give examples of possible tasks. I don't mean goal planning, TASK planning. Am I reinventing the wheel? I suspect I am, but now I want to start doing that in my bujo.
As a single woman, who lives in a tiny apartment, this planner would be way overwhelming for me. I can see it being good for its target audience though.
Married, 3 kids, homeschooling, "domestic engineer"...I love lists but this is excessive to me. I'm glad it works for some people but definitely not me lol Edit: This is the first Christian planner I've seen. As a Christian, it's nice to see but it's not necessary for me.
I can’t imagine someone assigning specific tasks to specific days of the week and expecting anyone else to follow that. No two people have the same life or the same schedule. That’s what bothers me the most about this planner.
Hi Cindy I like the sticker that says in this kitchen we lick the spoon. when mom bakes cakes,cupcakes and other baking type thing my sibling and now my almost 1 year old Niece licks the spoon all the time.
I'm into my 3rd week of this planner and YES, I've decided it probably will NOT be something I invest in next year. It IS a lot as far as the work to put in. I imagine it is very helpful with busy, SAHMs like you indicated. I work from home and it's just my husband and I and my 19 year old son for the most part, so my home is always relatively tidy. It is, however, helping me do more of a deep clean vs a "tidying up" clean. Thank you for the great review. You are spot on with it for sure
I love this planner and I can't wait to try it out in the new year. For those who want a non-Christian home planner I'd recommend checking out the Clean Mama Homekeeping Planner.
@@CindyGuentertBaldo I think you were clear that while you really didn't like some of this planner, particularly a possibly misleading marketing description, you still described things you liked as well. I think you do a great job with that. You are able to express your opinion while still allowing other people to form their own (without judgment). Kudos! I enjoy your take on things even though I am only kind of into the planner thing.
I am loving the idea of this planner. I need list on list to help keep me focused. I also love the home and yard list, we are new home owners and I think that would be great. And I don’t have a lot of kids. I found your video researching this planner. I don’t have or ever have had one of these planners. I just heard of these yesterday and knew within a few minutes of looking at it, that it’s Christian based. If you did not know it was Christian base when ordering it then you did not even really look at it, and you know nothing about the creator of the planner. It is not hidden as you are applying.
Cindy- wtf is your problem! After you finish dusting light fixtures, the holy among us know to sit down to Revelations 18. There is a lot I actually like in this planner but OY! The Cultivate people are very Christian based, but I so appreciate they offer PowerSheets sans dogma
I really like the aesthetics with the muted pastel colours. But the rest of the planner (especially the sneaky scriptures) just gives me the hibbie jibbues 😬
I recently found a Bible (NIV language), that is configured in a chronological order. It is set up to read the entire thing in 365 days. I could ignore the scriptures they list in this planner and just check the daily scripture box when I complete the daily reading in my new Bible. Like you, not all the check lists are helpful, but I can ignore those that don’t work for me. Hmmm…I need to think about this one. Thanks for the great review!
When I was a kid I had a morning schedule to keep me on track for getting ready. This reminds me of that. I like the weekly list up top. I would prefer the stuff on the days was just a check mark up top too so you could put it when you wanted. So much potential with the lists but... not any room for appointments or scheduling or notes. I would need two different agendas again.
that's what I'm saying! I can TOTALLY see who the ideal customer is for this planner when I look at it, but I wouldn't know that from the item listing.
@@adorabell4253 I guess. It just seems like bad marketing. Wouldn't you want someone who bought your product to actually like it? Maybe I'm overthinking it.
I'm not the target christian audience, but this would've been amazing during the years I stayed home with my daughter. Every day was so hard and a modified Flylady system saved me and the house. And that was just one kid. This planner would've been great, even with the scripture listings because, hell whatever. Maybe I was so bored I might've actually found a Bible and start reading. Would've been one check mark for "self development" either way. Now my daughter is in kindergarten, I'm back at work and it's completely unsuitable, but for those difficult years alone in the house all day with a baby/toddler... Yes, I'd have bought it.
I found Flypast helpful during my time staying home with kids. Never felt obligated to do everything and she doesn't require that. It was more about building habits, and adding new habits to the established ones. She had free lists for everything, car care, house care, health, etc. Pretty sure she was Christian too. But loved her calendar and some other tools. But Mondays are laundry day, everyone knows that.
I do like how upfront you are about your own personal feelings toward things Cindy this is a HUGE plus in my mind. I will say I am a believer (I dislike the term Christian but I am a believer) anyway to the point the scripture included and being sneaky in the small print is not ok with me and it would irritate the snot out of me to have this planner although I do like the lists and wish she'd just put out an editable one and sell it. She could make some $$$$.
I feel like marketing it as a Bible-centric planner would actually get them more repeat customers, in my opinion. There is definitely a market for a "home base" planner that reinforces this type of faith. I can think of three in the planner community off the top of my head that read the Bible every day. That's just on the creator side, and I don't follow any of them.
Yeah but you cut your market down. You can always add bible centric stuff to your planner. Heck they could sell matching stickers, But the percentage of people that even claim to be christian in the us is dropping 10% every decade, never the less the sort that study the bible every day kind of thing which is less than 20% of people that consider themselves christian. It's terrible from a marketing POV, but hey that's fine that's fine everyone can have the sort of planners they want I'm not the planner police, but it shows a lack of basic business awareness that puts me right off the company. I'm not spending $60 on a planner made on someones kitchen table. And you know they know that it's not a selling point they are even proud of because of where the even hide the info that it is in the book so far down. So either stand up embrace the fact you are making a Christian planner or not, but don't try and trick people into religion.
I agree the creator should be upfront with who it's geared towards. And even though I'm Christian, I'm on a different reading schedule. I'd want to know which bible they reference for the quotes. I use the KJV, I don't like trying to apply scripture from other versians. So, with that said, this is geared towards a very specific Christian as well And it is very busy. I think it would be perfect for the new person on their own, or couple. Those who are new to running a household, or are just new to trying to fit everything in and just don't know what they're doing. I also agree, all holidays would be best. I used to be pagan, so I still like to remember the special days I used to celebrate. It doesn't matter what religion one is, we can all honor everyone's special days :) Thanks so much, Cindy, for all you do for your fans and supporters 🥰
I love this very very thorough review. I found this planner a few months ago and was so tempted to buy it. I'm glad I didn't because all of the extra lists and pages you went through I know I wouldn't use. I did however, love the weekly layout, although was not very fond of the items on the daily list. Who needs to be told twice a day to wipe off counters? Lol. Not only is this geared to the Christian stay at home mom, but add to that "suburban." One of the yard maintenance tasks is to level out your yard. 😂 That wasn't the only task that had a very narrow demographic. Nevertheless I loved this planner concept enough to spend a few serious hours for a couple of days gathering all of my to do lists and weekly chores, phone reminders, calendar reminders, notes reminders, etc., consolidating everything and formatting a similar layout to customize my own planner. Bought a ream of good quality paper which will last me for 5 years worth of planners, printed it, and had it spiral bound at Office Depot for about five bucks. I've been using it for about 4 weeks now and it's absolutely the best Christmas present I've ever gotten for myself. So, yes this planner is awesome; no it's not for everyone.
Agree with your comments. It's way to specific for me. I don't have kids. I work full time. My home is a studio condo. I have a chronic illness and could never do that many chores daily and still work fulltime. I'm not Christian. It probably is great for the intended audience.
I’m kinda liking all the lists, because I do something similar in my planner, plum paper daily I bought it unbound, I put it in 6 rings I’ve modified... To have it in one planner, would eliminate that!! I will think about it.. Thanks for the review... I’m in the process of just starting to Declutter, my husband passed away in September, and just have too much stuff, I think having some structure would help. I would modify a few things on the list, but I do like to check off things.
There is this: shop.passionatepennypincher.com/collections/home-planning/products/home-planner-pdf-download BUT it doesn't mention if any of it is editable.
Solid no. I need a secular planner. Cultivate What Matters was faith-light enough to turn me off, and I didn’t realize until I had the product and got into the groups, etc. Faith related additions needs to be very clearly stated!
😱 the daily and weekly tasks. We sweep our garage… once a year? My purse has sunscreen in it still from this summer! I just can’t even imagine the amount of time needed to complete all this.
Thanks a ton for this review Cindy. I need a lot of lists and stuff for my day to day (adhd) and I was thinking about this one, but HOLY HELL. Hard pass. Does anyone know where I can find something like this.... but Jewish? Even secular would be ok! Every one always suggests to bullet journal, but... I forget to do it!
I found some highly customizable bullet journal style PDFs available on Etsy that I really like. You have to print them out yourself and decide how you want to bind them, but you can pretty much build whatever tools and lists you want without having to start from scratch every month. I can't do pure bujo for the same reason, much as I use a lot of bujo ideas. for years I got by with a monthly planner and a notebook for lists. but I needed that bare amount of structure already in place.
@@wintersantiago2274 Of course! But Sometimes, it's just too much! I panicked and just got another day designer for this year. I think I'll do etsy printables for next year! Thank you to everyone!!
This feels like it was designed by someone who's in such a christian dominated area that it never even occurred to her that she might need to mention it's heavily christian because to her obviously everyone is christian (and the same type of christian as her). I would be so mad if I bought it without knowing! On the other hand, it looks like an amazing resource for its target audience! I did find it odd that it assumed children but no pets - surely there are tons of stay at home christian moms with dogs/cats/fish/etc for the kids?
I'm not crazy about things that are so blatantly targeted towards a group. Although I do like the checklists. They can be helpful to add to my general planner.
Yes, it is very niche! I looked at this one because there are very few planners with Sunday start weeklies. But all the list’s and biblical references turned me off. I love that it’s horizontal Sunday start. But was happy I zoomed into some of the photos first, because like you I would have been irked within a couple of weeks. I ended up making my own.
Regardless of the Christian theme, this planner set up is overwhelming for me, too many check lists causes me anxiety, lol do love the colors also. Did I miss Sunday area for planning?
I looked in to this planner but was so shocked by the cost of them shipping to Australia: $120. They use the same courier as Erin condren and the cost for her is $26.
I just ordered it before seeing your review. I am a Christian so will enjoy that part. I do think some of the top weekly checklists are too much but I think Washi tape will cover that up beautifully. I like the lined days each week. If you got a recipe box can you share that with us also?
This is a hard pass for me; this was definitely designed for their own audience, and referrals. Now, had the religion been removed, and it was a secular planner - my objection would be the concrete setting in stone of the tasks; which feel like commandments themselves. Had they been laid out in a different manner, still listed; but in such a way that could be inserted into a weekly overview; or customised, I'd feel more comfortable. There was just something about this planner that made me feel itchy. And I like organisation & direction, but this was not for me, religious ideology not withstanding. (Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for holidays in planners, as long as all are listed in the regions of which you are selling; or at least in a list in the year overview like most diaries are here).
Wow! Overload with this planner, so many checklists, so many "to do's" that I can't do, I got tired with you just reading them. Lol 🤭 The colors are super pretty though. However, You are right I think this is for a very specific audience, but it's way too overwhelming for me. Thank you for reviewing all these planners, even though I have my planners for the year, I love watching all your videos and enjoy hearing your opinions.
As an ADHD adult, the lists would fry my brain and nothing would get done. Also not a Christian, but I do know some people who would love this planner.
I love this planner, but I am very disappointed they do not offer a more secular option. Not everyone is Christian, or even religious. I was totally going to buy this,... I did not realize it was full of scripture. I may consider covering with stickers, but do l want more work for something that is supposed to make my life easier? You saved me the purchase, thank you.
This is...interesting!🤣 As far as the Scriptures every day, I can imagine that's for people who want to do the "Bible in a year", and I imagine that breakdown is where the "natural" breaks are (some chapters are chunkier than others). 🤔That many checklists would be overwhelming if I actually thought I was going to attempt to stick to them... I'd more use it as a master list of chores I'd never thought of (ie I have never once washed the baseboards in this house🙄 Never thought about it either!🤣). Awesome review, as always❤
Yeah the heavy religious leaning of this put me off no end, even though I'd have found the checklists handy, this just feels very non inclusive. Which is fine I guess, Jesus was totally about excluding people and not sharing but I've never understood how people that claim to be Christian and love the bible have to set up reminders to read it like it's homework.
It's so hard for me, I am not religious but also only a dog mom. People are constantly tagging me on Instagram about this planner because I guess we have the same name.
I'm so bad at checklists, I have to have a to - done list where I just write down what I did that day, otherwise I do everything else but my check list, then feel like I did nothing all day.
As a woman who uses the PPP Home planner (2023 will be my 4th year, which drops on September 18th, 2022 for those who are interested) on a daily basis, I can attest to the fact that anyone would find it difficult to find a better home planner anywhere on the market. At first glance, the lists do seem a bit overwhelming, but, when you factor in that most tasks there take only a few minutes, and can be adjusted to whichever day you wish to do the particular task, it becomes very satisfying to check off the little boxes. My home has never been easier to maintain. This planner is more tips and guidelines than hard and fast rules. Adjust to suit your needs. That said, one mention of the scripture sprinkled throughout would have been sufficient. I find your intolerance and pure distain of a lifestyle other than your own to be both distressing and appalling. It makes me think "thou doth protest too much". If you don't want to read scripture, then simply bypass it, for no one will make you. As there are approximately 167 million Christians in the United States, this planner has an extremely large demographic. That being said, the PPP Home planner is beautiful, durable, through and incredibly functional. I'm a professional who works outside the home with no children at home, and I would recommend this planner to anyone, male or female, with children or childless, bond or free, who wishes to stay on top of the thousands of little details that it takes to keep a smooth running home and budget. P.S. NOT a paid endorsement, just a faithful user.
For a religious planner they should have been upfront it that it was for that religion only.The exclusion of other holidays make it off putting.There are some religions that have likely include other holidays that they don't traditionally celebrate by now.It seems forward thinking of a planner to have no holidays printed in to give the individual the option to write in and observe the historical person and global holiday they want.I never celebrated the Winter Solicits,but it seems intriguing.
Planners like this frustrate me because it has so many parts that are genius ideas but in their implementation the planner assumes SO MUCH about your life. Like it'd be so easy to replace the christmas checklist with a holiday checklist that can be used to prep for any big holiday religious or secular (ex: 1 month before take out your decorations), to make read revelations "read for 10 minutes" and to leave more of those habit lines blank.
I love the well thought out checklists but not preplanned weeklys. Maybe one separate page for suggested preplanned week, not on the weekly pages. I make my own checklists for all those things but I can easily see where having it preprinted would be very helpful. I absolutely hate having the filled in holidays on the months. A list of the standard celebrations days is fine just to be aware of when something is going on as a heads up. I'm 'spiritual' in my own way but don't adhere to any of the organized religions. I hate forced religion of any kind and unfortunately in our nation, that usually means Christian. To the exclusion of all the other many religions. I think 'faith' planners should include a little from *all* the major religions as well as sections for do your own thing.
Holy shit. This makes me feel really anxious to just read this. I guess i could see it as a home ceo thing but it feels impossible to actually do without quite a bit of privilege.
I went to the PPP website, and I found it was made clear that a scripture reading tracker is part of the planner. You do need to look at the pictures, but don't most people do that? There's even a picture that shows an open Bible in the background. I think it's perfectly fine for each person to choose what works for them; just didn't agree with the opinion that the company isn't transparent.
This planner is obviously for a stay at home person with an obvious religious background. Nowhere in their weekly lists are things for work or going out.
If it didn't have the scripture, I would love it! I am one of those lucky people who's parents had maids and stuff to clean the house so now having to myself, I rely on check lists like these to take care of my home. That being said I am a Christian but I don't want it in my planner.
I’d love to find a home organizing and cleaning planner that wasn’t geared towards a Christian SAHM. I can’t do cleaning every single day except for the small daily tasks because I work full time and my husband and I split our chores. I’d rather fill in my own cleaning schedule and maybe have a planner that includes a master list of tasks and suggestions for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cleaning tasks with the daily being things you should do every day like wipe off your kitchen countertops etc vs slitting tasks across days
Obviously off putting as a non-Christian, but beyond that it’s so weirdly specific. Some of the checklists seem like they would be useful but it’s so specific that it would be impossible to use. Ok, you could change the day of the week you change the sheets, but I can’t make my trash day move, so it’s completely illogical to take out all the trash on Friday. It feels like the person made something super specific to their life and then just decided to sell that as is without making any changes to generalize.
"It feels like the person made something super specific to their life and then just decided to sell that as is without making any changes to generalize." Ding ding ding we have a winner here! This planner doesn't have the excuse of being brand new - they have 2, maybe 3 years of production/selling and feedback. I can't imagine not a single customer pointed out that garbage collection in their area lies on a different date, so it's a very deliberate decision on the company's part. Scripture issues aside the presumptive scheduling of tasks for multiple years running tells me this isn't a company open to change.
Aside from the scripture things, this looks like a REALLY great planner for someone with ADHD. I was watching this thinking it's a great guide for things I always neglect and dont know how to organize. I wish it was available with a secular option.
Thanks for the great review. This planner, although it has nice checklists and color scheme, would not be for me. First, I do not identify as Christian, but even if I did, having to follow someone else's timeline on how I would read a sacred book would really annoy me. It is certainly geared towards a certain demographic, and again there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is made apparent right from the start. Perhaps having two versions of this planner, one Christian and one secular might be an answer. However, the other part I could not deal with (and you pointed this out as well) is that each task is assigned on a specific day, which does not allow for my own schedule. Our trash day is Wednesday, not Friday, etc. I think that is why I finally went totally digital with my iPad and a digital planner because it is so much easier to customize to what I need.
I really am turned off by the Christian aspect of this planner. I am really happy I found clean mama's homekeeping planner, I think it is a better system for me. Less overwhelming to implement. Cindy--I'm not sure if you've review the Clean Mama's Homekeeping Planner-- but that would be a good one to review.
So glad to watch this review. I was actually considering getting this and had been following her IG. Had NO idea it continued scripture and was basically targeted to that demographic... Ick
I am absolutely gobsmacked that the company doesn't make it super duper clear about the heavy Christian content. I mean, when it's an integral component of the daily tasks, it's a Christian planner.
I have mixed feelings about this planner. I love the lists, lists and more lists, but the religious aspect is off putting. I would also want it to be a little more customizable for what each days tasks are, Sunday is not my meal plan day either haha. However, even though I'm not a homeowner, I have a deal with my landlord that I can get some rent breaks for helping him keep up with the big tasks around the house, so those lists would be super beneficial (i rent a room from a friend who owns the house, but he is not a 'handy' person, and I love that shit lol)
This would totally make my eyes cross. I do what housework I can when I can after looking through what I’ve done. And I’m not their target audience. I prefer my planner to be more secular or all-encompassing of faiths, not targeting one particular with a bare nod to another. If you have to dig to find that it is also includes Christian scripture readings, they are doing themselves a disservice.
As someone with mental illness and executive disfunction, this planner is hella overwhelming. Just watching this video gave me genuine panic and guilt that I'm not adulting 'correctly', Definitely NOT the planner for me I'm also a Pagan-Christian and I find the scriptures too much
I'm still a practicing Christian but I twitch/cringe at most things related to "christian culture" these days and the over consumerism of "christian" products... That said, I think on the weeks when I have the energy, I would love those check boxes, and all the other weeks they could become a source of shame or frustration that I didn't do all the things.... But also I like the reminder that "hey, you didn't do nothing today, you got all these different basic life/home things going so your train didn't fall off the rails. gold star." I also don't have any kids yet and I'm already tired. Part of me wants to go after this planner as a give away prize during vlogmas, the other part of me is saying run for the hills. I need to drink some more tea.
Amazing, honest review. While I can appreciate that there has been a lot of thought and effort put into the development of this planner, it would not be for me. That many nitpicky lists would make me crazy. But, a family member of mine had MS and her shirt-term memory was a mess. This would have been perfect for her. So, even though there is maybe a smaller audience that were targeted, for that specific audience, this would be amazingly helpful. But I would personally pass on this one. Thanks, Cindy😊
I just ordered this even thought I am not a stay at home mom and in an undecided religoous zone. All the lists will help me imensly - I had memory problems and I do forget when I last took a shower. THank you for your honest review!
Thanks for the review, it is definitely not the planner for me, either. Super disappointing that the religious aspect isn't better advertised; I would have been pretty irritated had I bought it before your review.
I'm am Atheist Jew and I love this freaking planner. I'm planning on reading the Bible verses because I've read many other holy texts and they are interesting to me.
I love this planner. It’s my ride or die. I’m also a Christian stay at home mom with very young kids so I think it’s safe to say I’m her target demographic. Glad to see it getting some YT love!
This planner was made for ME!! 🙋 I have ADHD & needed THIS so much in my life!! 🥰
Small note: even if you are Christian, that doesn't mean you don't have a diverse group of friends. Having other religious and cultural holidays for reference is helpful. Overall this planner just feels stifling to me. Read this specific scripture every day. Spend all your time cleaning. Idk. Its certainly interesting that there is no space for self care or dreaming or adventure. Just cleaning and Bible study.
Agreed! And no space for pets or a life outside your house (except church maybe).
Since I’m not a stay at home mom, I’d probably just sticker over everything that doesn’t apply and use the space for something else. Everything else is cool though.
I'm actually a very particular person and have several planners for different categories so I can in depth cover my goals for each category in each one. (I.e. food planning and fitness, financial, and spiritual, etc.) I was needing one specifically for cleaning and this one fits the bill. I think that was her main intention. I don't think it was necessary to exclude anything. Planners are so versatile on what's on the market so CHOOSE one that fits YOU. If this one doesn't work for you there are other options but I'm thrilled about this planner because it suits my needs as it may for other people.
@@DSylvan77If you didn't notice there are blank lines to fill things in your own lists. That's where someone can fill in for pet needs. Not everyone has pets. I don't and that stuff would be useless for me but most people have an area to clean such as a home or living space.
I love the check list. For someone who is very unorganized and gets stressed out with to do lists, the work is done for me.
I've watched videos from ADHD channels and some of them love lists, even brush teeth or they forget. If you can ignore the religion thing if that bothers you, you could use the ones you need. I get exhausted listening to all the things it takes just to be human .
@@recoveringsoul755 YES! I have check lists to tell me to brush my teeth, wash my face, wipe my sink. morning and evening. Otherwise my mouth starts to taste weird and my face breaks out and I go... uh oh, when did I last.... But yeah keeping up with all of them can get exhausting. Having it already done could be lovely. I wonder if purchasing just the digital download is an option so I could use it only on the weeks I feel like it in my build as I go planner....
"I would be so annoyed, by like the second week" hahaha, same.
I can relate!
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Going to be honest, as much as I want to get better about the housework and getting things done each day, with a chronic illness this would only depress me as I wouldn't be able to keep up. Might be a very good planner for someone else, just not me.
I have the same problem my heath is bad and I take care of my husband. I used to keep a clean house..use to..makes me cry
Agreed :) I have ADHD and I consider it a productive day if I even remember to make one list in a day...
I thought the same thing! I would read all those tasks and that would be the extent of me and the tasks. Very depressing.
I used this planner while working remotely for about 6-8 months and loved it as I had more time at home to do all the daily activities and weekly home projects. The daily scripture listing didn't bother me as it's only ~ two words. I easily ignored it. I changed the left column of daily to-do list items (morning activities) to my own items by covering it with a pre-printed label I created. When I went back to the office full-time, I went back to using my phone calendar for personal planning and just did the home cleaning when I had time.
2022 will be my second year with this planner and I love it. I use it only as a home planner (because there are definitely things that don't work for me as far as keeping my schedule in it) and it is a great tool to help me keep up with everything that needs to get done in our home. The planner industry is full of planners for specific needs (goals, content, wedding, teachers, self-care, etc.) and I appreciate that there is also one specific to homemaking. Just like with anything in life, "eat the watermelon and spit out the seeds." If it doesn't work for you, there is always something out there that does.
Flashbacks to when I was deeply involved in a Christian church and women were supposed to do all the things to keep the house and the kids perfect. Then volunteer for a bunch of good works too. We were all so exhausted and never felt like we were living up to expectations - that is what all those checklists would mean to me. So glad I’m out of that, LOL. Just call it a Christian planner and be upfront about it.
Seriously!
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#truefacts
I don't know what "Christian church" you were involved in....but you are heavily misinformed. That's not Christian. That's the 1920s lol
And Cindy is also misinformed about this planner. She just somehow missed the Christian aspect. The creator is very clear and open about that.
This is my 2nd year with this planner and I'm basically a returnee because of the checklists in the front! :) Hoping to get more use out of the weekly sections this year. I also love it because I can keep it out and anyone else at home can help with what is on the agenda for that day. Totally hear and agree with your perspective too, great review.
I LOVE this planner! I sticker over the scripture. The community stresses that you don't have to do evetything everyday, you should still adjust it to fit your life. I gifted this planner to secretaries of my genius members and they love it as well.
I got this planner and I am so glad you reviewed it! I like that you acknowledge it’s a good planner and had a purpose it’s just not for you. I love your fairness and openness about any personal biases you have. The digital downloads are awesome and I am using those til the planner starts and I am very happy.
I too wish the Christianity thing was a little more upfront with that. I had a big "oof" moment when you mentioned about it not really being mentioned clearly up front. I've had too many run ins with "sneaky" fundies trying to convert me (even when I was a practicing Catholic), and it sent off my alarm bells of sneaky evangelizing.
Lmao it's not "hidden or sneaky". Cindy obviously just missed that somehow and is very misinformed. No one is trying to "convert" you with this planner lol 😆 The creator of this planner is very clear and open about all of it. Cindy is misinformed.
Thank you for the review. I find the scriptures and checklist right up my alley, so I appreciated your emphasis on those parts LOL. I ordered based off your in-depth video! :-)
I think I would have a love/hate relationship with this planner. I love the checklists, but I need to be able to customize more.
Thinking outside the box this planner would be for a young person setting up house for the first time. This is the you don't know what you don't know do to keep and manage a house. Having worked with HS and college students the lists and when and how often to perform a task makes sense. Many of the students I encountered lacked home training due to mom or housekeeper did everything or no one to teach them in the house. Imagine teaching student employees they have to wipe the table down after themselves or wash their own dishes. It's not the custodians job, but theirs.
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I would be very disappointed with getting this planner with all the Christian focus if it wasn't spelled out up front. People ship with their eyes. You see oh all the lists this is perfect for me and then boom.
that's actually a really interesting take (especially with my recurring feelings of missing the class on adulting)!
I really appreciate this take. I'm a future homeowner (fingers crossed) and I'd like to have good checklists for things I have no clue on how/when to do. As a life long renter, changing filters or flushing....things (do we have to flush tanks or lines?)... has never been my responsibility, so this would be helpful in that regard.
Not a fan of the sneaky scripture either, and for anyone who has church/religion-induced trauma, this could be annoying or worse.
@@jodymarkgraf7625 I lived in a small apartment for the past 6 years! A year ago I moved in to my husband's house that is 2.5 times larger than my apartment and I can't even with all there is to maintain it. I agree that this would be helpful for newbies, as long as it came with a giant dose of actual grace that these are just suggestions not requirements!!! If you wash your car once a month its still going to run just fine. We just had a guy come buy for an annual air conditioner inspection like a well check and such a thing had never occurred to me!
@@CindyGuentertBaldo agreed I'm 49 and I could use those guidelines lol. This planner is still a bit extra for me though.
This really is VERY specific - and for that specificity, I think it works really well. I even think a more flexible and less religious version would be useful for a lot of people - say have a worksheet to figure out what tasks you want to do weekly and what days, with spaces up to three per day. Then just fill in the spaces as you do your weekly planning - which would allow you to shift things every week as things change. Same for bi weekly and monthly tasks. I can see why a Christmas specific list is important, but have a couple of generic holiday lists as well.
Huh. Basically guides to creating your own checklists that fit your needs. Even give examples of possible tasks. I don't mean goal planning, TASK planning. Am I reinventing the wheel? I suspect I am, but now I want to start doing that in my bujo.
As a single woman, who lives in a tiny apartment, this planner would be way overwhelming for me. I can see it being good for its target audience though.
Yvette, as a married woman who loves on a house this is overwhelming to me. I agree it is probably very helpful to a group of people, not for me.
so it is for a married, 2 kids, worker woman! this is crazy! i had to be allways cleaning... didn't like it at all! :(
Married, 3 kids, homeschooling, "domestic engineer"...I love lists but this is excessive to me. I'm glad it works for some people but definitely not me lol
Edit: This is the first Christian planner I've seen. As a Christian, it's nice to see but it's not necessary for me.
I can’t imagine someone assigning specific tasks to specific days of the week and expecting anyone else to follow that. No two people have the same life or the same schedule. That’s what bothers me the most about this planner.
This planner would give me a panic attack. I agree the religious theme should be noted early in the description.
there is just SO much. I can imagine it's like my post it covered kanban board... i find it super helpful and other people want to run screaming. haha
Hi Cindy I like the sticker that says in this kitchen we lick the spoon. when mom bakes cakes,cupcakes and other baking type thing my sibling and now my almost 1 year old Niece licks the spoon all the time.
I'm into my 3rd week of this planner and YES, I've decided it probably will NOT be something I invest in next year. It IS a lot as far as the work to put in. I imagine it is very helpful with busy, SAHMs like you indicated. I work from home and it's just my husband and I and my 19 year old son for the most part, so my home is always relatively tidy. It is, however, helping me do more of a deep clean vs a "tidying up" clean. Thank you for the great review. You are spot on with it for sure
I love this planner and I can't wait to try it out in the new year. For those who want a non-Christian home planner I'd recommend checking out the Clean Mama Homekeeping Planner.
I love that you are so objective in your reviews. Thanks!
haha sometimes I don't feel very objective
@@CindyGuentertBaldo I think you were clear that while you really didn't like some of this planner, particularly a possibly misleading marketing description, you still described things you liked as well. I think you do a great job with that. You are able to express your opinion while still allowing other people to form their own (without judgment). Kudos! I enjoy your take on things even though I am only kind of into the planner thing.
I am loving the idea of this planner. I need list on list to help keep me focused. I also love the home and yard list, we are new home owners and I think that would be great. And I don’t have a lot of kids.
I found your video researching this planner. I don’t have or ever have had one of these planners. I just heard of these yesterday and knew within a few minutes of looking at it, that it’s Christian based.
If you did not know it was Christian base when ordering it then you did not even really look at it, and you know nothing about the creator of the planner. It is not hidden as you are applying.
Cindy- wtf is your problem! After you finish dusting light fixtures, the holy among us know to sit down to Revelations 18. There is a lot I actually like in this planner but OY! The Cultivate people are very Christian based, but I so appreciate they offer PowerSheets sans dogma
I really like the aesthetics with the muted pastel colours. But the rest of the planner (especially the sneaky scriptures) just gives me the hibbie jibbues 😬
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It's bad form to make a planner with this much religious stuff in it and not make that very clear imo. It's disrespectful.
Holy checklist Batman!!! I love my chores checklist page from the Happy Planner as a side note.
I recently found a Bible (NIV language), that is configured in a chronological order. It is set up to read the entire thing in 365 days. I could ignore the scriptures they list in this planner and just check the daily scripture box when I complete the daily reading in my new Bible. Like you, not all the check lists are helpful, but I can ignore those that don’t work for me. Hmmm…I need to think about this one. Thanks for the great review!
Nope, I don’t need the planner, but I’m seriously considering one of the editable checklists!
When I was a kid I had a morning schedule to keep me on track for getting ready. This reminds me of that. I like the weekly list up top. I would prefer the stuff on the days was just a check mark up top too so you could put it when you wanted. So much potential with the lists but... not any room for appointments or scheduling or notes. I would need two different agendas again.
That reminds me, had to make morning lists for my kids to get ready, and I think a note on the front door. Like Got Keys, Lunch, Coat, Umbrella?
Why would you make a planner for Christians and then not point it out more?
that's what I'm saying! I can TOTALLY see who the ideal customer is for this planner when I look at it, but I wouldn't know that from the item listing.
Because a lot of Americans assume that everyone is Christian.
@@adorabell4253 I guess. It just seems like bad marketing. Wouldn't you want someone who bought your product to actually like it? Maybe I'm overthinking it.
@@eggontoast608 I think this may be the case where the creator can’t even imagine that someone who isn’t Christian will be buying their product.
It is pointed out. Look at the photos and read the description
I'm not the target christian audience, but this would've been amazing during the years I stayed home with my daughter. Every day was so hard and a modified Flylady system saved me and the house. And that was just one kid. This planner would've been great, even with the scripture listings because, hell whatever. Maybe I was so bored I might've actually found a Bible and start reading. Would've been one check mark for "self development" either way.
Now my daughter is in kindergarten, I'm back at work and it's completely unsuitable, but for those difficult years alone in the house all day with a baby/toddler... Yes, I'd have bought it.
I found Flypast helpful during my time staying home with kids. Never felt obligated to do everything and she doesn't require that. It was more about building habits, and adding new habits to the established ones. She had free lists for everything, car care, house care, health, etc. Pretty sure she was Christian too. But loved her calendar and some other tools. But Mondays are laundry day, everyone knows that.
I do like how upfront you are about your own personal feelings toward things Cindy this is a HUGE plus in my mind. I will say I am a believer (I dislike the term Christian but I am a believer) anyway to the point the scripture included and being sneaky in the small print is not ok with me and it would irritate the snot out of me to have this planner although I do like the lists and wish she'd just put out an editable one and sell it. She could make some $$$$.
I feel like marketing it as a Bible-centric planner would actually get them more repeat customers, in my opinion. There is definitely a market for a "home base" planner that reinforces this type of faith. I can think of three in the planner community off the top of my head that read the Bible every day. That's just on the creator side, and I don't follow any of them.
Yeah but you cut your market down. You can always add bible centric stuff to your planner. Heck they could sell matching stickers, But the percentage of people that even claim to be christian in the us is dropping 10% every decade, never the less the sort that study the bible every day kind of thing which is less than 20% of people that consider themselves christian. It's terrible from a marketing POV, but hey that's fine that's fine everyone can have the sort of planners they want I'm not the planner police, but it shows a lack of basic business awareness that puts me right off the company. I'm not spending $60 on a planner made on someones kitchen table. And you know they know that it's not a selling point they are even proud of because of where the even hide the info that it is in the book so far down. So either stand up embrace the fact you are making a Christian planner or not, but don't try and trick people into religion.
I agree the creator should be upfront with who it's geared towards. And even though I'm Christian, I'm on a different reading schedule. I'd want to know which bible they reference for the quotes. I use the KJV, I don't like trying to apply scripture from other versians. So, with that said, this is geared towards a very specific Christian as well
And it is very busy. I think it would be perfect for the new person on their own, or couple. Those who are new to running a household, or are just new to trying to fit everything in and just don't know what they're doing.
I also agree, all holidays would be best. I used to be pagan, so I still like to remember the special days I used to celebrate. It doesn't matter what religion one is, we can all honor everyone's special days :)
Thanks so much, Cindy, for all you do for your fans and supporters 🥰
Yep...this would make my eyes cross! (Telling me it's time to clean my purse???)
“Scripture” is a big NOPE for me.
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I love this very very thorough review. I found this planner a few months ago and was so tempted to buy it. I'm glad I didn't because all of the extra lists and pages you went through I know I wouldn't use. I did however, love the weekly layout, although was not very fond of the items on the daily list. Who needs to be told twice a day to wipe off counters? Lol. Not only is this geared to the Christian stay at home mom, but add to that "suburban." One of the yard maintenance tasks is to level out your yard. 😂 That wasn't the only task that had a very narrow demographic. Nevertheless I loved this planner concept enough to spend a few serious hours for a couple of days gathering all of my to do lists and weekly chores, phone reminders, calendar reminders, notes reminders, etc., consolidating everything and formatting a similar layout to customize my own planner. Bought a ream of good quality paper which will last me for 5 years worth of planners, printed it, and had it spiral bound at Office Depot for about five bucks. I've been using it for about 4 weeks now and it's absolutely the best Christmas present I've ever gotten for myself. So, yes this planner is awesome; no it's not for everyone.
I love me some checklists but got exhausted just looking at the weekly spread. I'd also hate having to flip to the monthly for all my appointments.
I have already purchased this planner and can't wait to start using it. I am retired and a stay at home lady.
Agree with your comments. It's way to specific for me. I don't have kids. I work full time. My home is a studio condo. I have a chronic illness and could never do that many chores daily and still work fulltime. I'm not Christian. It probably is great for the intended audience.
Of COURSE no indigenous people’s day.
Well. One thing I can say, it would keep me warm when I light it on fire. 😂
I’m kinda liking all the lists, because I do something similar in my planner, plum paper daily I bought it unbound, I put it in 6 rings I’ve modified...
To have it in one planner, would eliminate that!!
I will think about it..
Thanks for the review...
I’m in the process of just starting to Declutter, my husband passed away in September, and just have too much stuff, I think having some structure would help.
I would modify a few things on the list, but I do like to check off things.
I'm so sorry for your loss :(
Love the color scheme! The rest of it? ... 😬
it's a lot man
Like you I quite like some of the lists but would like to edit them. Do you know if you can get the downloads without buying the planner? x
There is this: shop.passionatepennypincher.com/collections/home-planning/products/home-planner-pdf-download
BUT it doesn't mention if any of it is editable.
@@CindyGuentertBaldo yeah I just checked it out... not sure I would use anything else except the lists!
Glad I took screen shots of your videos 😜
Solid no. I need a secular planner. Cultivate What Matters was faith-light enough to turn me off, and I didn’t realize until I had the product and got into the groups, etc. Faith related additions needs to be very clearly stated!
😱 the daily and weekly tasks. We sweep our garage… once a year? My purse has sunscreen in it still from this summer! I just can’t even imagine the amount of time needed to complete all this.
Thanks a ton for this review Cindy. I need a lot of lists and stuff for my day to day (adhd) and I was thinking about this one, but HOLY HELL. Hard pass. Does anyone know where I can find something like this.... but Jewish? Even secular would be ok! Every one always suggests to bullet journal, but... I forget to do it!
I found some highly customizable bullet journal style PDFs available on Etsy that I really like. You have to print them out yourself and decide how you want to bind them, but you can pretty much build whatever tools and lists you want without having to start from scratch every month. I can't do pure bujo for the same reason, much as I use a lot of bujo ideas. for years I got by with a monthly planner and a notebook for lists. but I needed that bare amount of structure already in place.
@@adoptedbythe1king I hadn't even thought of ETSY!! What a great idea! Thank you!
Ever consider stickering over some parts?
@@wintersantiago2274 Of course! But Sometimes, it's just too much! I panicked and just got another day designer for this year. I think I'll do etsy printables for next year! Thank you to everyone!!
@@carynmeyer118 I’m thinking about Etsy too. Looks like Etsy has a ton of great options on the cheap. Thanks for the recommendation!!! 🤗
This feels like it was designed by someone who's in such a christian dominated area that it never even occurred to her that she might need to mention it's heavily christian because to her obviously everyone is christian (and the same type of christian as her). I would be so mad if I bought it without knowing! On the other hand, it looks like an amazing resource for its target audience!
I did find it odd that it assumed children but no pets - surely there are tons of stay at home christian moms with dogs/cats/fish/etc for the kids?
No pets and no gardening either.
@@thebardslament5337 One of the tasks in the summer was to pick vegetables.
I'm not crazy about things that are so blatantly targeted towards a group. Although I do like the checklists. They can be helpful to add to my general planner.
Yes, it is very niche! I looked at this one because there are very few planners with Sunday start weeklies. But all the list’s and biblical references turned me off. I love that it’s horizontal Sunday start. But was happy I zoomed into some of the photos first, because like you I would have been irked within a couple of weeks. I ended up making my own.
Regardless of the Christian theme, this planner set up is overwhelming for me, too many check lists causes me anxiety, lol do love the colors also. Did I miss Sunday area for planning?
I looked in to this planner but was so shocked by the cost of them shipping to Australia: $120. They use the same courier as Erin condren and the cost for her is $26.
It is just a lot. I would feel like such a slacker with all those checklists!
I just ordered it before seeing your review. I am a Christian so will enjoy that part. I do think some of the top weekly checklists are too much but I think Washi tape will cover that up beautifully. I like the lined days each week. If you got a recipe box can you share that with us also?
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Not the planner for me, but I do like the checklists at the front. Having the weekly pages start on a Sunday is a hard stop for me.
This is a hard pass for me; this was definitely designed for their own audience, and referrals. Now, had the religion been removed, and it was a secular planner - my objection would be the concrete setting in stone of the tasks; which feel like commandments themselves. Had they been laid out in a different manner, still listed; but in such a way that could be inserted into a weekly overview; or customised, I'd feel more comfortable. There was just something about this planner that made me feel itchy. And I like organisation & direction, but this was not for me, religious ideology not withstanding. (Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for holidays in planners, as long as all are listed in the regions of which you are selling; or at least in a list in the year overview like most diaries are here).
I had EXACTLY the same response - itchy! Thanks for helping me identify it
Love that "HOWEVER!" at 21:33.
Wow! Overload with this planner, so many checklists, so many "to do's" that I can't do, I got tired with you just reading them. Lol 🤭
The colors are super pretty though. However, You are right I think this is for a very specific audience, but it's way too overwhelming for me. Thank you for reviewing all these planners, even though I have my planners for the year, I love watching all your videos and enjoy hearing your opinions.
As an ADHD adult, the lists would fry my brain and nothing would get done. Also not a Christian, but I do know some people who would love this planner.
i'd almost like a book of tear out lists for like a cleaning weekend, instead of seeing it all the damn time
I also have ADHD. I actually love lists. But, simple or I hyper-focus on the list itself. lol
I have ADHD too and man, I would be so distracted with all the lists that I don’t think I could get anything done haha
Tear out lists would be perfect! Does anyone know of any?
@@CindyGuentertBaldo LOL, same!... ;-D
The religious stuff would make it a pass for me immediately, but I don’t like chore schedules either.
I love this planner, but I am very disappointed they do not offer a more secular option. Not everyone is Christian, or even religious. I was totally going to buy this,... I did not realize it was full of scripture. I may consider covering with stickers, but do l want more work for something that is supposed to make my life easier? You saved me the purchase, thank you.
This is...interesting!🤣
As far as the Scriptures every day, I can imagine that's for people who want to do the "Bible in a year", and I imagine that breakdown is where the "natural" breaks are (some chapters are chunkier than others).
🤔That many checklists would be overwhelming if I actually thought I was going to attempt to stick to them... I'd more use it as a master list of chores I'd never thought of (ie I have never once washed the baseboards in this house🙄 Never thought about it either!🤣).
Awesome review, as always❤
Love list, a make a ton of them but this feels way to closed in and dictated. I wash my dishes but I’m not drying them 🤣
Yeah the heavy religious leaning of this put me off no end, even though I'd have found the checklists handy, this just feels very non inclusive. Which is fine I guess, Jesus was totally about excluding people and not sharing but I've never understood how people that claim to be Christian and love the bible have to set up reminders to read it like it's homework.
The detail of these lists makes me think a 1950s housewife would have loved this.
It's so hard for me, I am not religious but also only a dog mom. People are constantly tagging me on Instagram about this planner because I guess we have the same name.
I'm so bad at checklists, I have to have a to - done list where I just write down what I did that day, otherwise I do everything else but my check list, then feel like I did nothing all day.
As a woman who uses the PPP Home planner (2023 will be my 4th year, which drops on September 18th, 2022 for those who are interested) on a daily basis, I can attest to the fact that anyone would find it difficult to find a better home planner anywhere on the market. At first glance, the lists do seem a bit overwhelming, but, when you factor in that most tasks there take only a few minutes, and can be adjusted to whichever day you wish to do the particular task, it becomes very satisfying to check off the little boxes. My home has never been easier to maintain. This planner is more tips and guidelines than hard and fast rules. Adjust to suit your needs.
That said, one mention of the scripture sprinkled throughout would have been sufficient. I find your intolerance and pure distain of a lifestyle other than your own to be both distressing and appalling. It makes me think "thou doth protest too much". If you don't want to read scripture, then simply bypass it, for no one will make you. As there are approximately 167 million Christians in the United States, this planner has an extremely large demographic.
That being said, the PPP Home planner is beautiful, durable, through and incredibly functional. I'm a professional who works outside the home with no children at home, and I would recommend this planner to anyone, male or female, with children or childless, bond or free, who wishes to stay on top of the thousands of little details that it takes to keep a smooth running home and budget.
P.S. NOT a paid endorsement, just a faithful user.
For a religious planner they should have been upfront it that it was for that religion only.The exclusion of other holidays make it off putting.There are some religions that have likely include other holidays that they don't traditionally celebrate by now.It seems forward thinking of a planner to have no holidays printed in to give the individual the option to write in and observe the historical person and global holiday they want.I never celebrated the Winter Solicits,but it seems intriguing.
I’m exhausted looking at the planner let alone completing all the projects and checklist
Planners like this frustrate me because it has so many parts that are genius ideas but in their implementation the planner assumes SO MUCH about your life. Like it'd be so easy to replace the christmas checklist with a holiday checklist that can be used to prep for any big holiday religious or secular (ex: 1 month before take out your decorations), to make read revelations "read for 10 minutes" and to leave more of those habit lines blank.
This looks like a good planner for “fundies”. That is not me.
I love the well thought out checklists but not preplanned weeklys. Maybe one separate page for suggested preplanned week, not on the weekly pages. I make my own checklists for all those things but I can easily see where having it preprinted would be very helpful. I absolutely hate having the filled in holidays on the months. A list of the standard celebrations days is fine just to be aware of when something is going on as a heads up. I'm 'spiritual' in my own way but don't adhere to any of the organized religions. I hate forced religion of any kind and unfortunately in our nation, that usually means Christian. To the exclusion of all the other many religions. I think 'faith' planners should include a little from *all* the major religions as well as sections for do your own thing.
Holy shit. This makes me feel really anxious to just read this. I guess i could see it as a home ceo thing but it feels impossible to actually do without quite a bit of privilege.
I went to the PPP website, and I found it was made clear that a scripture reading tracker is part of the planner. You do need to look at the pictures, but don't most people do that? There's even a picture that shows an open Bible in the background. I think it's perfectly fine for each person to choose what works for them; just didn't agree with the opinion that the company isn't transparent.
This planner is obviously for a stay at home person with an obvious religious background. Nowhere in their weekly lists are things for work or going out.
If it didn't have the scripture, I would love it! I am one of those lucky people who's parents had maids and stuff to clean the house so now having to myself, I rely on check lists like these to take care of my home. That being said I am a Christian but I don't want it in my planner.
I’d love to find a home organizing and cleaning planner that wasn’t geared towards a Christian SAHM. I can’t do cleaning every single day except for the small daily tasks because I work full time and my husband and I split our chores. I’d rather fill in my own cleaning schedule and maybe have a planner that includes a master list of tasks and suggestions for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cleaning tasks with the daily being things you should do every day like wipe off your kitchen countertops etc vs slitting tasks across days
Obviously off putting as a non-Christian, but beyond that it’s so weirdly specific. Some of the checklists seem like they would be useful but it’s so specific that it would be impossible to use. Ok, you could change the day of the week you change the sheets, but I can’t make my trash day move, so it’s completely illogical to take out all the trash on Friday. It feels like the person made something super specific to their life and then just decided to sell that as is without making any changes to generalize.
"It feels like the person made something super specific to their life and then just decided to sell that as is without making any changes to generalize." Ding ding ding we have a winner here! This planner doesn't have the excuse of being brand new - they have 2, maybe 3 years of production/selling and feedback. I can't imagine not a single customer pointed out that garbage collection in their area lies on a different date, so it's a very deliberate decision on the company's part. Scripture issues aside the presumptive scheduling of tasks for multiple years running tells me this isn't a company open to change.
can you show us the digital downloads? I wondering if you can edit them
i'll have to hunt them down in my email but I'll put it on my list for tomorrow to check out.
I know that when you buy the planner you get an editable weekly checklist but i didn't see that listed in the downloads only listing on the website.
Aside from the scripture things, this looks like a REALLY great planner for someone with ADHD. I was watching this thinking it's a great guide for things I always neglect and dont know how to organize. I wish it was available with a secular option.
Thanks for the great review. This planner, although it has nice checklists and color scheme, would not be for me. First, I do not identify as Christian, but even if I did, having to follow someone else's timeline on how I would read a sacred book would really annoy me. It is certainly geared towards a certain demographic, and again there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is made apparent right from the start. Perhaps having two versions of this planner, one Christian and one secular might be an answer. However, the other part I could not deal with (and you pointed this out as well) is that each task is assigned on a specific day, which does not allow for my own schedule. Our trash day is Wednesday, not Friday, etc. I think that is why I finally went totally digital with my iPad and a digital planner because it is so much easier to customize to what I need.
This is so random. It may work for the woman who wrote it. But it’s ridiculously prescriptive.
I tell my planner what I’m doing not vice versa plus I’m not Christian so this is an easy no from me
I really am turned off by the Christian aspect of this planner. I am really happy I found clean mama's homekeeping planner, I think it is a better system for me. Less overwhelming to implement.
Cindy--I'm not sure if you've review the Clean Mama's Homekeeping Planner-- but that would be a good one to review.
So glad to watch this review. I was actually considering getting this and had been following her IG. Had NO idea it continued scripture and was basically targeted to that demographic... Ick
I am absolutely gobsmacked that the company doesn't make it super duper clear about the heavy Christian content. I mean, when it's an integral component of the daily tasks, it's a Christian planner.
I have mixed feelings about this planner. I love the lists, lists and more lists, but the religious aspect is off putting. I would also want it to be a little more customizable for what each days tasks are, Sunday is not my meal plan day either haha. However, even though I'm not a homeowner, I have a deal with my landlord that I can get some rent breaks for helping him keep up with the big tasks around the house, so those lists would be super beneficial (i rent a room from a friend who owns the house, but he is not a 'handy' person, and I love that shit lol)
This would totally make my eyes cross. I do what housework I can when I can after looking through what I’ve done. And I’m not their target audience. I prefer my planner to be more secular or all-encompassing of faiths, not targeting one particular with a bare nod to another. If you have to dig to find that it is also includes Christian scripture readings, they are doing themselves a disservice.
As someone with mental illness and executive disfunction, this planner is hella overwhelming. Just watching this video gave me genuine panic and guilt that I'm not adulting 'correctly', Definitely NOT the planner for me
I'm also a Pagan-Christian and I find the scriptures too much
I'm still a practicing Christian but I twitch/cringe at most things related to "christian culture" these days and the over consumerism of "christian" products... That said, I think on the weeks when I have the energy, I would love those check boxes, and all the other weeks they could become a source of shame or frustration that I didn't do all the things.... But also I like the reminder that "hey, you didn't do nothing today, you got all these different basic life/home things going so your train didn't fall off the rails. gold star." I also don't have any kids yet and I'm already tired. Part of me wants to go after this planner as a give away prize during vlogmas, the other part of me is saying run for the hills. I need to drink some more tea.
I’m exhausted by those lists - e X h a u s t e d
Amazing, honest review. While I can appreciate that there has been a lot of thought and effort put into the development of this planner, it would not be for me. That many nitpicky lists would make me crazy. But, a family member of mine had MS and her shirt-term memory was a mess. This would have been perfect for her. So, even though there is maybe a smaller audience that were targeted, for that specific audience, this would be amazingly helpful. But I would personally pass on this one. Thanks, Cindy😊
Omg Cindy, soooo many missed innuendo opportunities
It’s too much 😩 And not checking things off would annoy me to no end!!!! It’s definitely geared to a particular audience!
I just ordered this even thought I am not a stay at home mom and in an undecided religoous zone. All the lists will help me imensly - I had memory problems and I do forget when I last took a shower. THank you for your honest review!
Thanks for the review, it is definitely not the planner for me, either. Super disappointing that the religious aspect isn't better advertised; I would have been pretty irritated had I bought it before your review.
Doesn’t anybody make the same kind of lists without all of the scripture?