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Just a channel about my planning journey
August half letter Discbound setup and Speckled Fawns pocket unboxing
I probably should have made two videos but if you just want to see the half letter setup it’s at around 16 min in. :)
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September Cocoa Daisy Little Bee Cottage Collection Unboxing
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Hi everyone come hang out as I unbox my Little Bee Cottage Collection with some standard TN Passport TN, and HP mini chit chat
July Mini Discbound Setup with new day on two page spreads
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Come hang out with me as I flip through my July setup in Mini Discbound. I show three options for day on two pages that I considered and chose one out of the three to use for July.
Mid Year Planner Check In *very chatty!*
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Mid year planner check in. Warning very chatty!! lol. I talk about what I’ve planned in for the past six months and what were some hurdles along the way and my thoughts going forward to the second half of the year. Also a brief June flip of my June setup in my HP mini. If anyone wants to know where something is from feel free to pop it in the comments and I’ll be happy to share a link.
Random Planner Thoughts
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Going through what I might be setting up (probably not lol) for June and current ramblings and planner chaos lol
April HP Mini Setup & Planner Chit Chat
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Come hang out with me as I explain where I’ve been and my April setup that I’ll be in for just a couple of weeks Symposi Press Stickers: www.etsy.com/shop/SymposiPress Floral Acetate: www.scrapbook.com/store/ac-34014060.html Amazon Affiliate Links: amzn.to/49El0mA Floral Daisy Bag amzn.to/3JmSHOW Circle Transparent Sticky Notes amzn.to/4aEstnk Fisher Space Pen amzn.to/3W1y0j3 September Leather ...
Standard Traveler’s Notebook VS Mini Discbound Planner System
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I wanted to film a video on the differences, pros and cons of a standard traveler’s notebook VS a mini discbound planner. These concepts could apply to different sizes in each system and possibly rings. These are just my personal opinions on what I’ve found for myself to be pros and cons. Let me know if you would like anything else linked and I'll be happy to accommodate! #chicsparrow www.chics...
Jane’s Agenda February Unboxing
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Come join me for a bit while I unbox my Jane’s Agenda Deluxe Mini Hp Sub box. I also unbox an HP mini Moterm and some other Jane’s Agenda goodies, chat about discs and trying on some things for my February planner setup. I seriously can’t wait to setup my Feb planner!! I just realized I never opened up my Cloth and Paper order lol oops... www.janesagenda.com clothandpaper.com Moterm Leather Cov...
January 2024 Mini Discbound Setup
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January 2024 Mini Disc bound setup. Grab a drink or two because it’s long and detailed :) Links to products: Moterm Mini Disc Cover: amzn.to/48jUMWI HP 32lb paper: amzn.to/3NQ03ND Hammermill 60lb cardstock: amzn.to/3H4eWbf Pilot Limited G2 Pen: amzn.to/4aRXdlg SXR-5 Uniball JetStream Refill: amzn.to/4aJM2uE Cocoa Daisy Silent Moon Kit: cocoadaisy.com/collections/silent-moon-january-2024 Cloth a...
2024 Planner Stack
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Showing and explaining my 2024 Planner Stack along with a bit of chit chat.
December 22, 2023
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Unboxing my HP Mini accessories and talking about no spend low spend for 2024 and talking about how I have too many pens lol If anyone wants to know where anything is from drop a comment and I will link it. :)
December 17, 2023
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Just a random planner chit chat video with a little flip of an A6 size (cppetite) sized discbound planner. #A6discbound #CPpetite Sister-in-law's channel and her setup of her A6 discbound planner (much better than mine lol) th-cam.com/video/zLKmsnw_MUs/w-d-xo.html Roho Designs editible dashboard layout. You can type in your own dates: www.etsy.com/listing/948787634/editable-happy-planner-mini-d...
December 3, 2023
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Finally showing my December discbound setup :) I was in personal rings for a short hot second but jumped into my discs and I think I'll stay here for at least a week or so lol
November Discbound setup in half letter discs
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November Discbound setup in half letter 2” discs. Unboxing of Delfonics pouch and some random chit chat and flip through.
Halloween Personal Moterm Rings Setup
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Halloween Personal Moterm Rings Setup
Chic Sparrow Artist Unboxing & Some Planner Chit Chat
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Chic Sparrow Artist Unboxing & Some Planner Chit Chat
2024 Travelers Company Haul From Tokyo Pen Shop
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2024 Travelers Company Haul From Tokyo Pen Shop
Jane’s Agenda October Sub Box Unboxing
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Jane’s Agenda October Sub Box Unboxing
September Flip Through & Some Planner Chit Chat
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September Flip Through & Some Planner Chit Chat
Chic Sparrow Unboxing with Carie Harling Violet, Kody & Dakota Traveler's Notebooks
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Chic Sparrow Unboxing with Carie Harling Violet, Kody & Dakota Traveler's Notebooks
Jane’s Agenda Haul for Half Letter Discbound
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Jane’s Agenda Haul for Half Letter Discbound
I am new to your channel and new to cocoa daisy. I would love to see how you set up your notebook and how you decorate the cover.
I’ll buy that b6 if you decide to sell! I love this collection!
Congratulations on your soon to be 1 year. Love your set up.
Thank you so much!
How hot does it get where u r? Because I live in Central California and it’s been in the triple digits way too long. So I definitely prefer fall. 😊
We were in triple digits for a few days in July then upper 90’s for a loong time with horrible humidity. I think the humidity here is a killer. It’s like walking outside and breathing in hot steam lol
@@lesaplans2320 hahahahaha sounds wonderful lol
Has your violet CS started to patina yet? I hesitate to buy it because I’m unsure what color it will turn.
Will have to do a video! I’ll put it on camera soon but I don’t really know because I have it stored at the moment.
@@lesaplans2320 Ok. I’m looking forward to the video!Thx
This was a fun video. I really enjoyed the chatty long format you have here. If you end up doing a purging video of all the planner things you no longer want I would not complain. I find haul videos quite boring, but "what didn't work" videos quite interesting.
Awe thanks for saying my videos are fun. Lately I feel like I’ve been a grumpy TH-camr lol and yeah I should do a this didn’t work for me video
Your set ups are so cute!
Thank you!! 😊
A Narrow Kody😍 Lucky you!
At the end of the day, planner hop girlfriend use a different one every month if it helps you be peaceful n happy. No guilt, what’s functional for you is key. Smile often as possible we all need more of that. IF you decide to stay in the discs, I think I have a suggestion that might help, the left hand page can be used for decor, stickers, washy, etc… oorrr functional stickers. Meaning, if u have or use those stickers that map out what’s going on, example… on a Tuesday for me I’d put trash reminder sticker, a pharmacy sticker, son’s work schedule, n mop/broom (symbols or those lettered out word stickers) then you have the script/writing, but you aren’t necessarily the one struggling to write? Even if you change to like “dashboard inserts” hopefully the empty space would be on right side. Update, I bought a Moterm personal rings for my own stuffs, bought inserts from temu cheap cheap I think with dividers n inserts were like $5, but Moterm cover was what I bought from Amazon, so kinda expensive. I kept my mom’s stuff in a passport TN, it just works. I also bought a disc notebook cheapy $13 bucks thing, just to see what the hoopla is about the HP thing. Yea sooooo not lol.
I really like your planning style. I’ve looked thru your vids and was wondering if you’ve provided your daily schedule template? I have a mini and I’ve been struggling to find something like that.
I actually don't use a template just a blank sheet. I need to film a plan with me :) BUT there are times I do actually use a timed layout and I will show that in my how I plan video soon. I've used this insert recently and really enjoyed it. annieplansprintables.com/collections/mini-hp-inserts/products/mini-hp-size-undated-day-on-2-pages-printable-insert-%C2%A9
What printer do you use?
I use an HP Laserjet M402 printer and an HP Envy that is dirt old lol I highly recommend a laserjet printer if you can afford to cough up the money for the toner. www.amazon.com/HP-LaserJet-Printer-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07CLDNN8H/ref=asc_df_B07CLDNN8H/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693071499088&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3598277552626167982&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022817&hvtargid=pla-827655078471&psc=1&mcid=8b2aad66f9103ad6a8c42649b3eceab2&gad_source=1
Nice video. HP mini is what made me start in the planning community. Eventho I've branched out to other planners/journals, I still keep coming back to the mini HP. I do take out the pages tho since like you said the discs gets in the way of writing.. May I also ask where you got the minnie mouse folder? I am a huge mickey mouse fan. I didn't catch the name of the shop where you got it.
Ooh you mean the TN pouch minnie Mouse? I bought it from Etsy shop Keely Reichman of Odd Girl Journals. She has some really good pouches made from recycled shopping bags. www.etsy.com/shop/keelyreichman?section_id=23278870
@@lesaplans2320 Thanks for ur response. 🙏
Not that I’m advocating for one or another, but I’ve been going down one hell of a rabbit hole for months now researching, watching, studying, etc different planners. I’ve been thrown into this world not by choice but by necessity. I was digital girl for years but due to family illness I found being on phone while accessing notes, calendars, etc on same phone just didn’t work. Being a human who HATES to spend money (and again family illness is expensive) I decided to try EVERYTHING by doing it diy first to find my fit first before I take out a second mortgage to fund this so here’s what I’ve found, n I apologize for longer comment upfront. I found that a tn is the best way to do what I need. The separation of books means I do not have to have a huge book while I’m getting my semi mobile mom out n to the dr yet I have a booklet with all info I need to update him on his questions. I found that I didn’t want my trackers with her trackers so it’s not confusing. I found that making my own inserts means I can absolutely go into Walmart n buy a $1 notebook n cut it down and or print out inserts on sticker paper that doesn’t bulk up my inserts yet it gives me my fix to do “set ups”. It also means that some I can leave loose leaf just under elastic bad n not bound to throw away flipping type notes without destroying whole booklets. Or different option having secretary pockets means I have note pads in front or back. I found that my booklets (because I made them) they lay perfectly flat, I also flip them over on themselves no problem, no destruction. N I get like 4-6 booklets out of one composition book depending on how thick I want it so I pay a dollar for 4-6 booklets. Plus the cut off can go stapled to card stock for note pads. I found that if I want like a themed month I use a small booklet created for just that month then I remove n archive in a three ring binder n because I use passport tn size I have a 3ring binder with “sport card sleeves” to archive in that binder n I don’t think I could ever fill it. For my leather fix instead of taking out bank loans to fund, I went to a second hand shop n bought a leather wallet n use it as my cover. There’s a huge variety of bigger wallets to do large tn with just tweaking a $3 wallet from a second hand shop rather than spending hundreds on leathers from some leather shops. N same affects. I find that when we do travel for dr appts in bigger cities I can take the whole set up if I want to do my other inserts I can pull it out of a bag I have set up with the things my mother needs to carry along n it’s not taking up space or popping out of rings / discs even through it’s just thrown in a bag with her meds, or wipes, etc. the paper quality…. Well that I have no answer for. Not all paper is created equal, however… I have any type of paper I choose by buying the type I want n cutting it down to what I need. I can buy a $1 compensation notebook or I can go to Office Depot n buy copy paper of my choosing, mine is 1000% customizable. I tip in vellum, acetate, dashboards are SOOOO simple, I just cut big enough peace n loop it under elastics around booklets n decorate as I see fit. I can print stuff only IF I choose but it’s not necessary to function if I don’t. I do not attach my “booklet covers” to them so I can reuse until I get sick of them orrrrr use theme ones per occasions. I loved the video and again my apologies for long comment but I hope this helps you a lil or someone of your subs maybe. I know I was lost when I was forced to figure a lot out when my mom fell bedridden suddenly after covid n thru trial n error I figured it out. Thank you for sharing your points of view they do help ABSOLUTELY. God bless (new subscriber blessed to have found your channel)
Nothing like a life event to make you re-evalute your planner system. you have a lot of good ideas and if you ever film a video of your wallet TN I'd be totally here for it!
@@lesaplans2320 aww thank you so kind of you, wish you well & God bless
Hi, thanks for showing the beautiful inserts and divider etc for your Half Letter Discbound Planner. I am also over 50 and have a hard time with small print, so when I saw your checkbox sheet, my first thought was...well, I'd just use 3 lines per 1 checkbox, so more room to write, lol. How did you end up using them?
Yeah you could totally do that just make the font larger and make less checkboxes. I'm thinking of switching it back to half letter for May setup and my print on my pages is pretty large for half letter and that seems to work way better for these tired old eyeballs lol
Such a great video. My biggest issue with the TN is that it won’t lay flat. I know I can use clips and it works but I just can’t. LOL
SAME! I go back and forth lol but yeah I love how rings and discs lay flat as a pancake.
Love this video! I'm a TN girl all the way. I have been in other planners but always keep coming back to the TN. I love that you can have the different inserts and when full you can just archive them.(or dispose of them). I like starting a new insert very couple of months.
Thank you Lesa, I am going to do discs. I may not love them the most, but they are most functional for me. ( :
They are so darn functional and I may never get out of them completely
Hey Lesa! I totally envisioned you being like a strawberry blonde/ginger..lol Idk why so don't ask. Your voice is calming. So I carry a halfletter and am so tempted to changing to Mini disc...ugh I wish I could just be happy in my current setup..lol TFS
Fun and informative video! One idea: you could just add French/neutral/pink decor to your TN, instead of random? Also, I train my travelers notebook to lay flat. I don’t baby it…I fold it back to convince it to relax, and it now lays (mostly) flat.😉 Third idea: I use random A4 paper, fold it, trim or fold down to standard size, and slip it under the elastic in the middle of an insert. Those pages are brain dumps, scratch paper, notes, etc. They can be easily removed or added to. I realize that idea is not for everyone. 😊 TFS!!
I could just keep the same decor that is true but I looooove to decorate each month a different way but totally seeing your point and OH EM GEE why didn’t I think to add loose paper in the elastics lol!!! Wow I feel kinda stupid now but that’s a great idea!! Love it and will have to give that a try! Just might rock my world lol thanks for sharing!
I hope that idea works for you!!! 🥰 Bonus: I have an A5 Slim binder that I created from an A5 ring mechanism and an A5 TN cover. If my loose papers (under the elastics in the middle of my standard TN insert) have info on them I want to save, I punch them and stick them into the A5 rings. The widest paper size I go in that ring notebook is A5 slim, which is the same width as a Moleskine Expanded or Cahier or an A5 Slim Jibun Techo. This is so the pages don’t stick out of the cover. I don’t like how huge and wide true A5 pages and ring binders are. That’s probably clear as mud 🙄😂
Love your channel and enthusiasm. I will be willing to see your set up for February
Hey Lesa! I’ve had some slips in my low buy too, or at least I would have liked to resist at least one of the things I bought. I did resist several others, some are even just sitting in the cart! As far as TNs and 1/2 letter, I love them both! I use one for work and one for personal. They are my favorites! ❤your mini!
I might need to do that go to two like you :) haha I just can't decide to save my life lol
@@lesaplans2320 hey at least it’s just between these two! I use additional planners and journals too!
I love your cover! You cracked me up with your no spend/low spend explanation, lol. Glad you are doing better. I just dropped $150 at Happy Planner, UGH! Big Fail. Anyway, I'm going to make some of the flower clips for me, you, and Ginger. Great video little sis. Yay!
I love seeing your plan flip I just wish you would open up the planner when you’re talking because it’s just wasting time. Open up the plan and you can tell us about it with the planner open.
Yeah I’m pretty new to TH-cam and don’t have it all quite down yet. It’s harder than it looks!
My hobby lobby still has those season stickers you said you cant find anymore. Maybe it depends on stores. Why not try online to see if they have them online?
I keep thinking of your comment and ran into a few more Hobby Lobbys with still no luck lol. I do like some of their new stickers though so might have to grab those
Set up video plz 😊
Ok will do one sometime this week. :) If not by the weekend. It has to be done this weekend though or my life will fall apart lol
A couple years ago Levenger had a beautiful pink color on their discs, I wonder why they don’t produce them anymore.
Thinner than the January box and the clear cover in the store is what she said I think.
Hi Lesa! I loved the unboxing! I might check into this subscription since I've canceled all of mine. Yay! ❤
Love your setup! Mini HP is the perfect goldilocks size for me. I appreciate you sharing as there aren’t many catchall mini hp videos. Keep them coming!! 😍
I’ve been using this forever in my moterm a6 covers and just cut down mini hp inserts. This isn’t new
I loved seeing your flip through. I'm looking forward to learning from you as I start my HP journey. Yes! Please share your to do list.
I love ♥️
Great flip through. Can you add links to the inserts you used? Thank you Lesa!❤
Just added everything!
Would you be willing to share your excel file for chores? I love it!!!
I just purchased the cp petite since I love disc bound planners but needed something smaller. Question for your cp petite where did you get your inserts? Cloth and paper doesn’t have every insert that I need. Thanks for your help
I just bought A6 inserts from annieplansprintables.com and cut them just slightly down. I need to re-do them though to make them more 4x6 size. I prefer everything to be the same size and 4x6 but if you purchase the a6 size its easy to cut them to 4x6.
I love your new HP Mini! I’m giving A6 discs a whirl this year. I love the smaller size. 🎉
Thanks I’m loving it too!!!
Girl!! You were taking the words right out of my mouth talking about pumping the brakes on planner spending and being excited to use your stash! Cause yeah like you I have soooo much stuff having fallen down that planner rabbit hole the last couple of years! I can just look through my stuff and find stuff I forgot I even had! Yes come on super low buy 2024! I’m with you, and we’re not alone, there are a few others I’ve heard speaking of the same. We need planner spenders anonymous!(not so anonymous)!!!! But “we’re on a budget y’all! The party’s over”!😂👍🏾❤️
This low/no buy is gonna be rough stuff lol I'm looking forward to what I can use out of my stash though.
@@lesaplans2320 For me it’s going to be resisting the stickers! 🤦🏾♀️
Thank you for the video. Love the collection! In your opinion, do you think speckled dawn tend to have a similar sizing to the chic sparrow TN? Ex. I find the narrow on chic sparrow much wider than the travelers factory TN.. Thank you
Thank you so much for your reply! Looking forward to your next video!
Can definitely relate to having to much stuff to keep track of… gotta shop my own stash!
Lesa u can just cut the a6 inserts at 4 by 6. I have a cp petite also and that’s what I did. Cut one side and either top or bottom cut line then just cut at 4 by 6”. I also use the half letter. I don’t think I can quit it tho, half letter is the size I always go back to.
I used 1.25 in discs i am a weekly planner i found i keep 3 months at a time in my planner been in half letter now for over a year originally in personal planner but it was really chunky so i minimised it into the half letter
"Promo SM" 😌
That’s a Moterm sold by the Joyr store on Amazon.
It looks like a moterm but it definitely has different hardware (zipper pull is one) on it and a different pen loop and the flyleaf is definitely different but at first glance it looks exactly the same.
I've used discbound half letter for years, sometimes for planning but mostly as my notebook system of choice. Three things make a big difference for discs. 1) ditch those stupid leather covered covers and get some glass plastic covers from Cloth & Paper. Those leather covers look nice but they add bulk and the part that needs to be sturdy is flimsy AF. The stitching won't last. 2) Always use metal discs. Plastic disks have mold marks that can catch on the paper. 3) don't go over 1.25 inch for something you're going to be flipping through a lot. More thickness = more travel when you flip pages and that leads to the punched parts folding and tearing. If you plan right, you can have a nice planner on 1.25 discs. The dimensions are another matter, I went back to planning in a B6/personal wide size because I like that page size more than half letter for planning.
you seriously just won comment of the year award for me. You hit the nail on the head exactly! I don't like leather covers and returned the moterm cover. Not that it's not a nice cover but yeah too bulky and heavy! I'm giong to try the glass covers from C&P and I even ditched the leather cover from Levenger and just put frosted ones on from eleven disks that are so much thinner and lighter and add more structure. Thanks so much for your comment that just defined everything I was thinking. :)
8 months later and this comment is still the best :)
New subbie here. I'm in a half letter as well. I recently was considering mini hp size or the B6...but idk...planner girl problems. TFS
I'm thinking of mini HP as well as I'm finding half letter so large. yep planner girl problems lol
I would love to see your collection.
Hi Lesa. I just came across your channel this morning. I love ring and string planners so I can't wait to catch up on your videos. Beautiful setup!!
Loved seeing your collection! The mustard kodiak is my absolute fave and I’m eyeing the FIeld notes ones Terri recently put up on the site😍Hoping for a sale soon to hopefully get one. I’m planning in rings but I’ve kept all my tns to journal about different things.
I’m enjoying your planner chaos journey! 🎉