I use my weeks for low barrier journaling too. The small space is just enough for a couple of lines each day and then I add photos and ephemera to the right side. It’s very low stress!
im a hobonichi devotee for about 6 years now ( have used all the sizes) Love all of them - the crinkle paper- the Monday start- the moon phases- the lack of boss babe and goals bullshit- no flowers or whimsy- grid paper ....the list goes on
@@LeeJoy13I felt that way at first bc we were taught that sunday is first, and then you get used to it soooo fast. It actually makes so much sense on a calendar for the weekend to stay together. It ends up being more visually appealing. I don’t like looking at calendars that start on Sunday now 😂
I love love love my weeks! I use it as a health journal. I track everything health/fitness/wellness. I keep my medical cards in it. I also write notes after my doctor visits. It is GREAT!!!
I love this idea, this gives me a good reason for getting a Weeks. In addition to using it as a health tracker, I want to store notes I make during the day.
I use a lot of Hobonichis or Memory keeping and a weeks as a Calendar/planer for all my appointments. I love the layout and that it's flexible enough to chance when I need something different.
I got a HB weeks in March as I suddenly had to fly back to the UK as one of my elderly parents needed some care, and I needed something small to take with me. I wasn‘t sure if I would use it afterwards, but holy moly, I absolutely love it. Just got myself a Mega for 2024.
I used an aura Estelle planner with the horizontal hobo style layout; but A5 sized and it was great; still small enough for purse but a bit more space than the hobo weeks gives you
I have been most consistent using a hobonichi as a planner because it’s smaller per day, so I don’t fill my day with too many tasks and overwhelm myself. I can set a reasonable amount and actually get it done 😂 the paper doesn’t bother me too much but I do get your point. I have a separate bullet journal for the aesthetic, the hobonichi for me is much more functional
Thank you for this Cindy. I keep seeing people rave about the Weeks and I was getting fomo but seeing an actual page by page flip through and being able to see the size relative to a normal hand, I can examine it properly and realize it’s not for me.
I've been using the yellow 2023 one as my first health and fitness planner and I love it.... and now I watched the rest of this video, I'm seriously considering this for daily journaling now. Oh my.
My Weeks remains my functional, messy on the go planner. Four years now. As a retired person, it has just barely enough space to organize my typical week of activities (music ensembles, educational classes, book clubs, political stuff, domestic chores). I use the notes section for lists, projects, it is enough. For dailies, when needed, I typically use index cards. I keep an A5 Filofax for reference stuff, and use binders for big projects, tracking my books, music practice and classes.
I have the exact same one. I use it to write my weekly to-do list on the right side of the page and appointments on the left side. I'll also write down milestones I've completed for my writing. I'm not great at planning or goal setting so having something small to build the habit is better for me than starting out with a big planner that'll leave me with a ton of empty space (which will make me feel guilty).
I resisted the Hobonichi Weeks like grim death, but a friend bought it for me a few years ago and I've not looked back since... mainly because of the paper. It takes beautifully for fountain pens, but I love to do a bit of watercoloring in it too. I have expanded into the Cousin (A5) too, and there is something very satisfying about the completed pages as you flip through them. The Weeks has become my EDC and it's so easy to travel with too. Just a word of caution, if you are planning to add "bulk" (stickers or photos, etc.) it'll chunk up and not be as easy to keep closed. Hope it works out for you.
I’m going to do an experiment with wet toilet paper (I’ll just use water because reasons) dried in the sun (if we ever get sun in Michigan). I really don’t think it will dry into anything like crinkly paper. I think it will be a blob of barely connected fibers that will fall apart when picked up - but we shall see
So cool to see you potentially reconsidering Hobonichi! Been using it for years and my usual line up is 1- one of the A6s for life management, 2- a weeks for creative and spiritual tracking/journaling, 3- a weeks for work. Can’t believe I became a “planner stack” girl, but I genuinely use the heck out of all three!
I’ve got a weeks and awaiting my A5 sterling ink dated, I’ve loved using a SI B6 undated but felt I needed just a bit more space! I’ve missed not having a weeks (3 years)😮 xxx💕
I've always wanted to use the weeks because it's cute and I love the paper, but have never had a use for one until you mentioned using it for a book journal - it'd be perfect for what I like to record! But that would mean abandoning my other multi-year book journal...hmm...
I'm going to be using the take-a-note planner for journalling this year! Don't necessarily want a weekly or a daily so I think it will work well for me.
I used the Weeks last year. I do write small but even I thought the boxes were a little too small. I'm using the Cousin this year. I just hope I stick with it the whole year.
Haha, love your description of the TR paper as used toilet paper that's been dried in the sun! To me it's like church hymnal paper. I like my Hobo weeks well enough, been using it for the first time this year as a daily to-do list. I'd thought about journaling in it, but ended up getting an A6 notebook by Hobonichi to journal in instead, since I do like how the paper works with my fountain pen (I'm also heavy-handed and I'm trying to train myself to be more mindful of how I write and to write neater). I don't use stickers or washi much in my weeks, but it does fluff up a little, like a used bible, which has a nice feel, oddly enough!
I've used my Sterling Ink all year and I live the TRP but I can't stand all the quotes and other BS in Hobonichi planners and the cream paper isn't my jam either.
I'm Hobonichi-curious, but haven't bought one so far (and probably won't for 2024) I did a tarot journaling project last year, it was great! Considering something similar again in 2024.
I have been using a Hobonichi since early 2015 (for the first 3 years I used the Techo A6, then from 2018 on the Weeks), but I had to pause for the last 2 years because I was too weak to write after COVID-19 hit me like a brick. I have recovered well enough by now to start planning in a paper planner again. I got the Hobonichi Weeks Mega for 2024 and am so excited because today the Weeks started and I can finally play with my pens and washi tapes again. I missed it more than I like to admit. The Tomoe River Paper is my absolute favorite. I like to use watercolor to color in my tiny sketches and it works so well. I have a mini iron (it's a craft iron from Clover) which I use to iron the pages after they crinkle because of the watercolor. The pages are so smooth afterward and it looks beautiful. I have a special use for the 100-list: every year I write 100 things that I would buy again in case I've lost everything. It is like a snapshot of what's going on in my life. Some things stay, some things change, but it's a small ritual for me to assess what is valuable for me right now.
@@BMad-we6qf they don't! I have a tab on the current month, one on the week, and one at the beginning of the notes. However! Since the one at the beginning of my notes page has stayed in the same place the entire year, I did put a strip of washi tape over the edge of that page, and put the index clip on top of it for a little reinforcement. But the others I put directly onto the page. I highly recommend them. I think I ended up ordering mine from Tokyo pen shop but I believe JetPens sells them now. You can set up an email alert for when they come back in stock! I also use little metal book darts but I can't remember what brand those are off hand.
I'm waiting for my Common Planner Weeks and I got the Hobonichi Weeks to think about while I wait. I'm thinking about giving my Hobonichi Weeks to my Granddaughter for school assignments and quick notes. She's in high school and she read a lot. I got her a small school planner last year and I think she's ready to move up.
I was shocked to see your thumbnail. Especially since the last time that you talked about the Hobonichi TRP, you called it “pee” colored paper. 😂 I still remember that. 😂 And you said it again in this video, too. On another note, I love using Hobonichi planners. I also use the Sterling Ink commonplanner as my main planner, which has white TRP and no quotes.
That Tomoe paper is the HOLY GRAIL to us fountain pen users. You could FEEL the skipped heartbeats and gasps around the world when they announced they were going to stop making it! :D
What kind of pen do you think you'll use with it? I wouldn't mind the feel of the paper but shadowing drives me nuts so I don't think I would like this one. However, I've been trying to start daily journaling and a small space would make it seem easier. I look forward to seeing how you like it.
I tried Hobonichi years ago (the cousin) and I stopped using it, having the months and the weeks and then all the days was a bit much and I couldn't keep up. The concept though is amazing (all paper talk aside). I had zero plans of buying another, but then my step daughter announced that she and her family were going to visit Japan this summer! Ha! So, I asked her to grab me a Weeks. It's the Japanese version, I don't understand anything so this video helped me with that, thank you. I plan on using it for a very specific purpose which is a memory keeping log of sorts. I don't always stay on top of my scrapbooking as I should so I needed a place to write down little stories from all the days and any additional notes. I don't plan on decorating it at all, staying very functional with it....I think. lol But, since I'm forgetful, this should help me with my story telling in all my scrapbook/memory keeping albums. I am also trying to make 2024 the year of journaling...I bought a Take A Note planner for that though because it's not weekly, and not daily, it's like this midsize amount of space for your daily writing in a week on 4 pages? layout. Anyhoo, felt less intimidating to me than a whole page for a day...I'm pretty boring and don't have that much to say. Or do I? Seems like a wrote a whole book here!! haha
Great video, thank you as always! This year I became a fountain pen user so I switched all of my planning to Hobonichi Weeks and Cousin, just for the paper. I’ve had to adapt, but I’m so glad I did. The paper makes ink look magical!
I use the Weeks for my work/notes/everyday carry. I buy a new Cousin every two years; not much of a journaler and I just redate the pages. Given the size, a new one of those is just too much for me. I have already put my 2024 Weeks and Cousin in covers, lol. I am mentally prepared for you to shit on Hobonichi, but still hope you like the Weeks a teeny bit. I must be a sadist, lol!
I am trying to set up my Hobonichi weeks now. Struggling with the size and exactly what to put where. Hopefully I will get there. And yes, I 😂ant to know about the Pot Tarot cards. How fun!!
The clapping hands is for theater performance, ballet, plays or musicals. Or if you are not into it, maybe a person who has done something exceptional and you wanted to remember the event. Take a look at 222 on the 365 days in the back of the book. To me it is more like bible paper, not used toilet paper…Though the Costco toilet paper you are almost there, but used never gets crinkly. The flap on the cover on cover, I do not think anyone ever uses it. I don’t even use the pen loop. I use the back pages for my Native American spirit animal medicine cards. I got the B6 Sterling Ink. I use the one mentioned above as an EDC for when I am out and about. The cousin I use for my thesis work and planning only. These are the two I use this year. Any planner that I bought that goes unused, the calendar will be the same a few years down the line. I do not put much washi or stickers down in my books, since i hate breaking the spine. Take care Cindy, if the Hobonichi weeks is not for you, then that is okay. I do not try to push a planner on someone. I know that it is my autistic obsessive interest, and I just share the joy a bit with some close friends for a few min.
For what it's worth, Moleskine and Leuchtturm have weekly planners with the same layout as the Weeks, but I think at least with Leuchtturm, the weekend days share space. I used the A5 Leuchtturm planner for four months and I really enjoyed it, but my bujo absorbed what I was using it for. lol
(INSERT TRP LECTURE HERE.) Nah. Nobody's got time for that. Lol. Great idea to minimize your journaling practice into manageable chunks! Love the tarot cards😂 so cute!
LMAO! Hobonichi totally got me this year too!! I ordered a teal and a bright pink one. I just cannot get past the red on the pages. Still not sure what I will use them for.
There’s quite a few US retailers too. And some of us have codes to some to save on the hobos (and other products). I think it’s a great size for health/wellness, line a day journaling etc. it’s very portable. Though I much prefer the size from other makers over hobo. I like the paper color better but more so the use of functional space. hobo wastes so much with quotes. And now there’s SO Many other versions even in different layouts. I don’t have/didn’t buy the LPD but have some others I’m sharing/comparing. I think you’d like this for your bag (or one of the three 😂)
I’m using a weeks for this year and love it - have ordered another for 2024. I totally love the crinkle of the paper once it’s written on too. Also PLEASE do a video on Pot Tarot 😂😂
I'm planning on using my Weeks to have a little gratitude/positive thing every day. And if I don't have one, or am low on mental health energy; I'll stick a washi or sticker on the day. The monthly I use to write down my daily card pull!
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with building a (micro)journalling habit! I‘m currently using the PaperTess Designs Weekly Notebook as a microjournal; will definitely continue to do so once the PTD planners for 2024 release (sometime soon-ish). The PTD Weeks is similar to the Weeks but has more structure. Making it fit my journalling and tracking needs was a major part of what caught my interest about its layout (and there’s also the fact that PTD is a German shop, so cheap shipping and no import taxes for me who is also in Germany). Both the PTD Weekly Notebook and the Weeks are contenders for my EDC as well, but I haven‘t made a final decision on that yet.
I debate every year, but I always ending buying one eventually (since 2018). I just broke down and ordered from Japan yesterday. I do really love that it is small enough to throw in my bag. I don't always use the weekly section, but the months were super helpful when I was working full time at a hospital (weird, irregular shifts), going to college full time, and having to travel to another state for my daughter's college theatre performances. I also really like all the room in the back for notes. One thing I have done the past two years is to do a start of the year tarot reading and put my cards inside the clear cover. I have the Good Karma Tarot deck, and its pastel colorway usually looks great with whatever plain color I get.
I've been using an A6 Day-Free as a very stripped-down Bullet Journal for 3 years now. It's basically 15 monthly calendars, like in the Weeks, and 171 gridded, numbered but undated pages to use as one wishes. I'm seriously considering trying out the new(er) English-Language HON model for next year because I want to see whether time blocking will work for me. The A6 HON is like the Original Techo but with a hard cover. There's also an A5 that is more like the Cousin with monthly, weekly, and daily pages. I carry mine around with me so the hard cover will be sturdier for keeping in my bag without needing an additional protective cover. But I may also order a Day-Free as a fallback if the HON turns out to be a little too ordered for me. I did try a Weeks a few years ago, but ditched it because it always looked so messy. The weekly pages just didn't have enough room, and I never found a good use for the gridded pages.
I love everything about the Weeks (Mega) and have been using it for years. Not out of brand loyalty or fandom, it just works for me. 🤷🏼♀️ Next year I'll try Catherine's (Sterling ink) for my planner/bujo but I got this same one for my daily journaling! The color just gives me life. 😊 It's worked great this year, if I want to freehand, I use the right page, if life is more hectic, I only use the left and doodle, watercolor or vent or sg on the right. I'll be interested to see which planner you end up picking!
I just switched from the Hobonichi Weeks to the Sterling Ink Weeks, so I am looking forward to your comparison between different Weeks sized options as a non-diehard Hobonichi person.
The hobonichi weeks mega is the perfect work planner for me!! I use the right side as a brain dump and then assign tasks on each day. I use the notes pages for meeting notes.
This is the year I went back and got a hobonichi weeks too! I was downsizing my planner things and wanted to have a catchall for my health, home and finance for the year. I am trying so hard not to buy any more planners for 2024. I already have my simple setup.
I ordered au undated hobo weeks knockoff last august and it has worked very well for me as I only have 1-2 appointments and a relatively small todo each week. I bought a fantastic custom folio from a Ukrainian Etsy seller and love my set up.
I am in the Mega again this year. I was really tempted by the regular-size with the cats on the cover, but when I checked (the day they went on sale) I was already on page 66 of the notes pages, so that really wasn't a viable option. The Weeks is my functional planner. On the weekly spread, I use the first section for of the daily for schedule, the second for time blocks and other notes, the third for habits, and the first part of the grid for my top task of the day. The rest of the grid space is an Alistair-style to-do list, broken out by context (home, online, desk, etc). I use my notes pages for a bullet journal, which is why I need so many of them. As someone with sensory issues in other areas, I'm kind of surprised that I don't have any when it comes to paper. I can use Tomoe River, 160 almost cardstock, or cheap-ass school filler paper without any problems. I'm looking forward to hearing about your journaling practice!
I have a suggestion for those of you who haven't used one and you aren't sure, I'd suggest getting the 2023 one. You can find them online cheaper. I bought a spring 2023 (japanese) to try it out before I got a 2024 one.
2024 will be my 3rd year using a Weeks. I’ve been attempting to use a planner system for over 11 years, it’s the only one I’ve really keep up with. I hated the paper at first, BUT learning what to use and what to avoid (if I want to make a quick note) has made all the difference.
I like the idea for a health journal, especially for logging blood pressure daily and other things that I need to record as well as short journaling about how I’m feeling. Then recording outcomes of doctor visits. It’s small and portable and you could easily bring it with you to a visit.
I started with the Techo then the Weeks, tried the Avec back to the Weeks, tried a TN , going to use the HON this year. You can use a weeks vertically as is or horizontally.
oh I'm so excited you're going to look at this too. I just bought one for work because I only use a rolling weekly task list at work, and this is one of the few unfussy planners other than a bullet journal that is set up for that (I plan to put my events and meetings in the day side, weekly task list on the graph paper side). I've never had a hobonichi before but I knew about the huge hype around them, so I'm excited to see how it goes. For the super tiny yearly log, I think I'm going to use the top space above each month as a key for projects (which at my company are assigned numbers), maybe with dot pens.... then plop that color dot on days I worked on whatever project to help me with billing clients. Something like that maybe
I'm not gonna do it…. I’m not gonna do it … I was just thinkin bout it…👀
Girl I did it 😂
I use my weeks for low barrier journaling too. The small space is just enough for a couple of lines each day and then I add photos and ephemera to the right side. It’s very low stress!
im a hobonichi devotee for about 6 years now ( have used all the sizes) Love all of them - the crinkle paper- the Monday start- the moon phases- the lack of boss babe and goals bullshit- no flowers or whimsy- grid paper ....the list goes on
The Monday start is what’s stopping me fr trying this out. I’m so used to Sunday start idk if I can switch. I really wanna try it tho 😅
@@LeeJoy13Monday start is so much better puts the weekend all together
@@LeeJoy13You and me both!!! I work Saturdays so that’s not the “week-end” to me🥲
@@ElinWinbladI agree. It’s nice to have the weekend together starting with Friday.
@@LeeJoy13I felt that way at first bc we were taught that sunday is first, and then you get used to it soooo fast. It actually makes so much sense on a calendar for the weekend to stay together. It ends up being more visually appealing. I don’t like looking at calendars that start on Sunday now 😂
I love love love my weeks! I use it as a health journal. I track everything health/fitness/wellness. I keep my medical cards in it. I also write notes after my doctor visits. It is GREAT!!!
Ditto! I am loving it for this.
What are some things you track? I would love to start a health journal but don’t know what to really track..
exactly my plan!!!
@@charnguyen22Like she mentioned, health/fitness/wellness - you can track your goals and progress.
I love this idea, this gives me a good reason for getting a Weeks. In addition to using it as a health tracker, I want to store notes I make during the day.
If you end up using the weeks I would recommend putting a tiny but of clear nail varnish on the ends of the bookmarks to stop them fraying.
I’ve used the Weeks for years and never thought about this!! Thanks for the tip~!
or fire, that is also an option 🔥 to seal the ends, I mean
Fray check works great also.
@@kat_koeThat’s what I’ve done before too.
I just cut mine out. I got the metal page flags from Jet Pens.
Hobonichi since 2017 and cannot be without it now! I buy all of the sizes…journal, planner, portable planner, memory keeping!
I use a lot of Hobonichis or Memory keeping and a weeks as a Calendar/planer for all my appointments. I love the layout and that it's flexible enough to chance when I need something different.
Would LOVE to see the Pot Tarot walk through and your intentions with it. Would also love to know about your journaling process around it.
I got a HB weeks in March as I suddenly had to fly back to the UK as one of my elderly parents needed some care, and I needed something small to take with me. I wasn‘t sure if I would use it afterwards, but holy moly, I absolutely love it. Just got myself a Mega for 2024.
I used an aura Estelle planner with the horizontal hobo style layout; but A5 sized and it was great; still small enough for purse but a bit more space than the hobo weeks gives you
I have been most consistent using a hobonichi as a planner because it’s smaller per day, so I don’t fill my day with too many tasks and overwhelm myself. I can set a reasonable amount and actually get it done 😂 the paper doesn’t bother me too much but I do get your point. I have a separate bullet journal for the aesthetic, the hobonichi for me is much more functional
Thank you for this Cindy. I keep seeing people rave about the Weeks and I was getting fomo but seeing an actual page by page flip through and being able to see the size relative to a normal hand, I can examine it properly and realize it’s not for me.
I've been using the yellow 2023 one as my first health and fitness planner and I love it.... and now I watched the rest of this video, I'm seriously considering this for daily journaling now. Oh my.
Clicked so quick because, CGB with a small planner?! Almost a decade of friendship and I’ve never seen you in something smaller than A5 🥴😳
😂 Sometimes it feels nice to try something new.
Hands clapping? Theatre?
Ma’am, I JUST made peace with bullet journaling because these babies are too expensive. I will be seeking damages.
My Weeks remains my functional, messy on the go planner. Four years now. As a retired person, it has just barely enough space to organize my typical week of activities (music ensembles, educational classes, book clubs, political stuff, domestic chores). I use the notes section for lists, projects, it is enough. For dailies, when needed, I typically use index cards. I keep an A5 Filofax for reference stuff, and use binders for big projects, tracking my books, music practice and classes.
I have the exact same one. I use it to write my weekly to-do list on the right side of the page and appointments on the left side. I'll also write down milestones I've completed for my writing. I'm not great at planning or goal setting so having something small to build the habit is better for me than starting out with a big planner that'll leave me with a ton of empty space (which will make me feel guilty).
I resisted the Hobonichi Weeks like grim death, but a friend bought it for me a few years ago and I've not looked back since... mainly because of the paper. It takes beautifully for fountain pens, but I love to do a bit of watercoloring in it too. I have expanded into the Cousin (A5) too, and there is something very satisfying about the completed pages as you flip through them. The Weeks has become my EDC and it's so easy to travel with too. Just a word of caution, if you are planning to add "bulk" (stickers or photos, etc.) it'll chunk up and not be as easy to keep closed. Hope it works out for you.
TRP is amazing! Love that we have so many awesome TRP planners available now!
I’m going to do an experiment with wet toilet paper (I’ll just use water because reasons) dried in the sun (if we ever get sun in Michigan). I really don’t think it will dry into anything like crinkly paper. I think it will be a blob of barely connected fibers that will fall apart when picked up - but we shall see
I'm obsessed with TR paper and the Weeks but the TP comparison came out of nowhere so fast I almost did a spit take with my LaCroix 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had the same thought. The most bizarre and left field comment in this review.
There’s an English weeks now?!
yes
I appreciate you showing the interview with yourself page, most TH-camrs wont show that part to spoil themselves until 2024 🙈
So cool to see you potentially reconsidering Hobonichi!
Been using it for years and my usual line up is 1- one of the A6s for life management, 2- a weeks for creative and spiritual tracking/journaling, 3- a weeks for work.
Can’t believe I became a “planner stack” girl, but I genuinely use the heck out of all three!
I’ve got a weeks and awaiting my A5 sterling ink dated, I’ve loved using a SI B6 undated but felt I needed just a bit more space! I’ve missed not having a weeks (3 years)😮 xxx💕
Okay yes I NEED to see that tarot deck! please! (Also I adore hobonichi, but I use the Cousin A5 because I need all the space)
I LOVE the color. 🙂 I can't wait to order mine in the new year (I prefer the Spring ones).
I've always wanted to use the weeks because it's cute and I love the paper, but have never had a use for one until you mentioned using it for a book journal - it'd be perfect for what I like to record! But that would mean abandoning my other multi-year book journal...hmm...
I’ve been thinking about doing a Tarot journal next year!! It’s like you can read my mind!
Lol, that was an interesting description of the paper, never heard that one or would compare it to that! 😂
I didn't buy a weeks last year and I really missed it! Mine is on the way from a US Etsy seller.
Same with me. Common Planner now has a Weeks and It appears to be set up about the same way. So I'm waiting for that.
I'm going to be using the take-a-note planner for journalling this year! Don't necessarily want a weekly or a daily so I think it will work well for me.
please check out the Take A Note Planner! so curious about your thoughts on that one - the paper is a little less crinkly than the hobonichi imo
I used the Weeks last year. I do write small but even I thought the boxes were a little too small. I'm using the Cousin this year. I just hope I stick with it the whole year.
Haha, love your description of the TR paper as used toilet paper that's been dried in the sun! To me it's like church hymnal paper.
I like my Hobo weeks well enough, been using it for the first time this year as a daily to-do list. I'd thought about journaling in it, but ended up getting an A6 notebook by Hobonichi to journal in instead, since I do like how the paper works with my fountain pen (I'm also heavy-handed and I'm trying to train myself to be more mindful of how I write and to write neater). I don't use stickers or washi much in my weeks, but it does fluff up a little, like a used bible, which has a nice feel, oddly enough!
I've used my Sterling Ink all year and I live the TRP but I can't stand all the quotes and other BS in Hobonichi planners and the cream paper isn't my jam either.
I've seen people add a closure (like velcro) to the bookmark flap to keep the planner closed.
I'm Hobonichi-curious, but haven't bought one so far (and probably won't for 2024)
I did a tarot journaling project last year, it was great! Considering something similar again in 2024.
Yaaaaaaassss from a hobonichi lover
I would love to see more about Tarot!
I have been using a Hobonichi since early 2015 (for the first 3 years I used the Techo A6, then from 2018 on the Weeks), but I had to pause for the last 2 years because I was too weak to write after COVID-19 hit me like a brick. I have recovered well enough by now to start planning in a paper planner again. I got the Hobonichi Weeks Mega for 2024 and am so excited because today the Weeks started and I can finally play with my pens and washi tapes again. I missed it more than I like to admit.
The Tomoe River Paper is my absolute favorite. I like to use watercolor to color in my tiny sketches and it works so well. I have a mini iron (it's a craft iron from Clover) which I use to iron the pages after they crinkle because of the watercolor. The pages are so smooth afterward and it looks beautiful.
I have a special use for the 100-list: every year I write 100 things that I would buy again in case I've lost everything. It is like a snapshot of what's going on in my life. Some things stay, some things change, but it's a small ritual for me to assess what is valuable for me right now.
Hope you like it, I love mine as an every day carry! I tore my ribbon bookmarks out because I don't use them.
I use magnet flag bookmarkers
@@BMad-we6qf I use Midori index clips!
@@tiffb530 I looked at those numerous times, but they have always been out of stock. I also wonder if they will tear the paper….
@@BMad-we6qf they don't! I have a tab on the current month, one on the week, and one at the beginning of the notes. However! Since the one at the beginning of my notes page has stayed in the same place the entire year, I did put a strip of washi tape over the edge of that page, and put the index clip on top of it for a little reinforcement. But the others I put directly onto the page. I highly recommend them. I think I ended up ordering mine from Tokyo pen shop but I believe JetPens sells them now. You can set up an email alert for when they come back in stock! I also use little metal book darts but I can't remember what brand those are off hand.
Maby this weekly could be something for me to try.
Beware, the 365 page is missing day 366 for Leap Year. It’s included in the weekly pages and monthly, they just didn’t add it in for the back…
Wait - you read tarot?! How did I not know this? Definitely do a walk through of it, not that I need yet another deck lol.
I have a Weeks because it's slim and easy to carry - for budgeting purposes and tracking my spending (or no spends)
8 years going for me and my Weeks!
I love my Weeks! 🥰
Oooooh. Looking forward to hearing about the journalling practice!
I really love the Hobonichi weeks. Perfect budget planner and perfect memory keeper for peeps with boring lives like mine!
I'm waiting for my Common Planner Weeks and I got the Hobonichi Weeks to think about while I wait. I'm thinking about giving my Hobonichi Weeks to my Granddaughter for school assignments and quick notes. She's in high school and she read a lot. I got her a small school planner last year and I think she's ready to move up.
I love hobonichi
I was shocked to see your thumbnail. Especially since the last time that you talked about the Hobonichi TRP, you called it “pee” colored paper. 😂 I still remember that. 😂 And you said it again in this video, too.
On another note, I love using Hobonichi planners. I also use the Sterling Ink commonplanner as my main planner, which has white TRP and no quotes.
I love your description of the paper 😂
Hobos are awesome. Stop resisting! 🤭
That Tomoe paper is the HOLY GRAIL to us fountain pen users. You could FEEL the skipped heartbeats and gasps around the world when they announced they were going to stop making it! :D
What kind of pen do you think you'll use with it? I wouldn't mind the feel of the paper but shadowing drives me nuts so I don't think I would like this one. However, I've been trying to start daily journaling and a small space would make it seem easier. I look forward to seeing how you like it.
if you get a dark pencil board, the shadowing just about disappears! I cannot use hobonichi/tomoe river paper without it
I'm curious about type of pen also…
I tried Hobonichi years ago (the cousin) and I stopped using it, having the months and the weeks and then all the days was a bit much and I couldn't keep up. The concept though is amazing (all paper talk aside). I had zero plans of buying another, but then my step daughter announced that she and her family were going to visit Japan this summer! Ha! So, I asked her to grab me a Weeks. It's the Japanese version, I don't understand anything so this video helped me with that, thank you. I plan on using it for a very specific purpose which is a memory keeping log of sorts. I don't always stay on top of my scrapbooking as I should so I needed a place to write down little stories from all the days and any additional notes. I don't plan on decorating it at all, staying very functional with it....I think. lol But, since I'm forgetful, this should help me with my story telling in all my scrapbook/memory keeping albums. I am also trying to make 2024 the year of journaling...I bought a Take A Note planner for that though because it's not weekly, and not daily, it's like this midsize amount of space for your daily writing in a week on 4 pages? layout. Anyhoo, felt less intimidating to me than a whole page for a day...I'm pretty boring and don't have that much to say. Or do I? Seems like a wrote a whole book here!! haha
Great video, thank you as always! This year I became a fountain pen user so I switched all of my planning to Hobonichi Weeks and Cousin, just for the paper. I’ve had to adapt, but I’m so glad I did. The paper makes ink look magical!
You know, your video is one of the few on TH-cam regarding unpacking the glider that was actually useful, answered my questions! Thank you!
I am absolutely dying at the description of the paper 😂
I use the Weeks for my work/notes/everyday carry. I buy a new Cousin every two years; not much of a journaler and I just redate the pages. Given the size, a new one of those is just too much for me. I have already put my 2024 Weeks and Cousin in covers, lol. I am mentally prepared for you to shit on Hobonichi, but still hope you like the Weeks a teeny bit. I must be a sadist, lol!
And I'm excited to hear about your journaling!
I am trying to set up my Hobonichi weeks now. Struggling with the size and exactly what to put where. Hopefully I will get there. And yes, I 😂ant to know about the Pot Tarot cards. How fun!!
The clapping hands is for theater performance, ballet, plays or musicals. Or if you are not into it, maybe a person who has done something exceptional and you wanted to remember the event. Take a look at 222 on the 365 days in the back of the book.
To me it is more like bible paper, not used toilet paper…Though the Costco toilet paper you are almost there, but used never gets crinkly.
The flap on the cover on cover, I do not think anyone ever uses it. I don’t even use the pen loop. I use the back pages for my Native American spirit animal medicine cards. I got the B6 Sterling Ink. I use the one mentioned above as an EDC for when I am out and about. The cousin I use for my thesis work and planning only. These are the two I use this year. Any planner that I bought that goes unused, the calendar will be the same a few years down the line. I do not put much washi or stickers down in my books, since i hate breaking the spine. Take care Cindy, if the Hobonichi weeks is not for you, then that is okay. I do not try to push a planner on someone. I know that it is my autistic obsessive interest, and I just share the joy a bit with some close friends for a few min.
Intriguing use idea for the Hobonichi Weeks.
Have you done a review on the Dragontree Dreambook? That always catches my eye.
Pot Tarot video, please! That's so funny.
I haven't tried Hobonichi but I am tempted by how many pages they can fit in those things.
I like the idea taking a minimal important task, todo's, or journal on the go! And look at my main one at my desk. Thank you for this vid :)
Last year I used the plastic pen loop on the cover and it tore halfway through within a couple of months. Other than that caveat, 10/10 recommend.
Do you think that if in the future, you can do a pen test? Seems that the Energel Clean, which is one of my favorites, smudges a tad bit. Great video!
I used moleskin pocket daily in 2023 but since my life has gotten so small I’m back in kitty weeks got 2024.
We def need a video on those tarot cards!
I’ve been trying the weeks for a couple of months now bc I wanted something for my purse. I look forward to seeing how you like it.
For what it's worth, Moleskine and Leuchtturm have weekly planners with the same layout as the Weeks, but I think at least with Leuchtturm, the weekend days share space.
I used the A5 Leuchtturm planner for four months and I really enjoyed it, but my bujo absorbed what I was using it for. lol
Is it the same paper as well? I love the layout but can’t handle the paper.
@@chebert2279 It's Leuchtturm and Moleskine paper. 🤷♀️
The cover on cover bookmark btw can be used as a Velcro closure. Stick some Velcro on the end the bookmark and the back of the book
This is my budget planner for the Kaikebo method.
I hope you choose the weeks, I just got one for 2024. I would love to see how you set it up.
(INSERT TRP LECTURE HERE.) Nah. Nobody's got time for that. Lol. Great idea to minimize your journaling practice into manageable chunks! Love the tarot cards😂 so cute!
I got a 2023 today for cyber Monday I'm gonna redate it.
LMAO! Hobonichi totally got me this year too!! I ordered a teal and a bright pink one. I just cannot get past the red on the pages. Still not sure what I will use them for.
There’s quite a few US retailers too. And some of us have codes to some to save on the hobos (and other products). I think it’s a great size for health/wellness, line a day journaling etc. it’s very portable. Though I much prefer the size from other makers over hobo. I like the paper color better but more so the use of functional space. hobo wastes so much with quotes. And now there’s SO Many other versions even in different layouts.
I don’t have/didn’t buy the LPD but have some others I’m sharing/comparing.
I think you’d like this for your bag (or one of the three 😂)
I grabbed the Sterling ink weeks too! Not 100% sure which one I’ll go with but there are so many uses for a planner this small!
I’m using a weeks for this year and love it - have ordered another for 2024. I totally love the crinkle of the paper once it’s written on too.
Also PLEASE do a video on Pot Tarot 😂😂
I'm planning on using my Weeks to have a little gratitude/positive thing every day. And if I don't have one, or am low on mental health energy; I'll stick a washi or sticker on the day. The monthly I use to write down my daily card pull!
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with building a (micro)journalling habit! I‘m currently using the PaperTess Designs Weekly Notebook as a microjournal; will definitely continue to do so once the PTD planners for 2024 release (sometime soon-ish). The PTD Weeks is similar to the Weeks but has more structure. Making it fit my journalling and tracking needs was a major part of what caught my interest about its layout (and there’s also the fact that PTD is a German shop, so cheap shipping and no import taxes for me who is also in Germany). Both the PTD Weekly Notebook and the Weeks are contenders for my EDC as well, but I haven‘t made a final decision on that yet.
I debate every year, but I always ending buying one eventually (since 2018). I just broke down and ordered from Japan yesterday. I do really love that it is small enough to throw in my bag. I don't always use the weekly section, but the months were super helpful when I was working full time at a hospital (weird, irregular shifts), going to college full time, and having to travel to another state for my daughter's college theatre performances. I also really like all the room in the back for notes. One thing I have done the past two years is to do a start of the year tarot reading and put my cards inside the clear cover. I have the Good Karma Tarot deck, and its pastel colorway usually looks great with whatever plain color I get.
I've been using an A6 Day-Free as a very stripped-down Bullet Journal for 3 years now. It's basically 15 monthly calendars, like in the Weeks, and 171 gridded, numbered but undated pages to use as one wishes. I'm seriously considering trying out the new(er) English-Language HON model for next year because I want to see whether time blocking will work for me. The A6 HON is like the Original Techo but with a hard cover. There's also an A5 that is more like the Cousin with monthly, weekly, and daily pages. I carry mine around with me so the hard cover will be sturdier for keeping in my bag without needing an additional protective cover. But I may also order a Day-Free as a fallback if the HON turns out to be a little too ordered for me. I did try a Weeks a few years ago, but ditched it because it always looked so messy. The weekly pages just didn't have enough room, and I never found a good use for the gridded pages.
I love everything about the Weeks (Mega) and have been using it for years. Not out of brand loyalty or fandom, it just works for me. 🤷🏼♀️ Next year I'll try Catherine's (Sterling ink) for my planner/bujo but I got this same one for my daily journaling! The color just gives me life. 😊 It's worked great this year, if I want to freehand, I use the right page, if life is more hectic, I only use the left and doodle, watercolor or vent or sg on the right. I'll be interested to see which planner you end up picking!
I just switched from the Hobonichi Weeks to the Sterling Ink Weeks, so I am looking forward to your comparison between different Weeks sized options as a non-diehard Hobonichi person.
Useful apart from the profanity
Weeks Mega. But this year, I will probably go for Bushimen PAL Plan and Log or Kokuyo Jibun Techo not sure what I'm going to do. maybe neither
Okay, I need the Pot Tarot cards.
The hobonichi weeks mega is the perfect work planner for me!! I use the right side as a brain dump and then assign tasks on each day. I use the notes pages for meeting notes.
This is the year I went back and got a hobonichi weeks too! I was downsizing my planner things and wanted to have a catchall for my health, home and finance for the year.
I am trying so hard not to buy any more planners for 2024. I already have my simple setup.
I ordered au undated hobo weeks knockoff last august and it has worked very well for me as I only have 1-2 appointments and a relatively small todo each week. I bought a fantastic custom folio from a Ukrainian Etsy seller and love my set up.
I am in the Mega again this year. I was really tempted by the regular-size with the cats on the cover, but when I checked (the day they went on sale) I was already on page 66 of the notes pages, so that really wasn't a viable option.
The Weeks is my functional planner. On the weekly spread, I use the first section for of the daily for schedule, the second for time blocks and other notes, the third for habits, and the first part of the grid for my top task of the day. The rest of the grid space is an Alistair-style to-do list, broken out by context (home, online, desk, etc).
I use my notes pages for a bullet journal, which is why I need so many of them.
As someone with sensory issues in other areas, I'm kind of surprised that I don't have any when it comes to paper. I can use Tomoe River, 160 almost cardstock, or cheap-ass school filler paper without any problems.
I'm looking forward to hearing about your journaling practice!
I have a suggestion for those of you who haven't used one and you aren't sure, I'd suggest getting the 2023 one. You can find them online cheaper.
I bought a spring 2023 (japanese) to try it out before I got a 2024 one.
2024 will be my 3rd year using a Weeks. I’ve been attempting to use a planner system for over 11 years, it’s the only one I’ve really keep up with. I hated the paper at first, BUT learning what to use and what to avoid (if I want to make a quick note) has made all the difference.
I like the idea for a health journal, especially for logging blood pressure daily and other things that I need to record as well as short journaling about how I’m feeling. Then recording outcomes of doctor visits. It’s small and portable and you could easily bring it with you to a visit.
I started with the Techo then the Weeks, tried the Avec back to the Weeks, tried a TN , going to use the HON this year. You can use a weeks vertically as is or horizontally.
oh I'm so excited you're going to look at this too. I just bought one for work because I only use a rolling weekly task list at work, and this is one of the few unfussy planners other than a bullet journal that is set up for that (I plan to put my events and meetings in the day side, weekly task list on the graph paper side). I've never had a hobonichi before but I knew about the huge hype around them, so I'm excited to see how it goes. For the super tiny yearly log, I think I'm going to use the top space above each month as a key for projects (which at my company are assigned numbers), maybe with dot pens.... then plop that color dot on days I worked on whatever project to help me with billing clients. Something like that maybe