You are absolutely welcome! This has been a great setup for me, and I love having everything in one place. It makes it so easy to use rather than going between a bunch of different planners. I have made some changes along the way, so stay tuned for an updated video of my Classic Happy Planner setup very soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch, and I am so happy to hear this video was helpful to you!!
Kristen Murphy It was, i watched so many of people just completely adding the extension pack. But i really like it one month at a time for each extension, like you showed us. I just got it yesterday and got all this stuff and then I came home and just sat here lol. Do you prefer the extension packs over the half sheets, and if so could you tell me why? That's currently my struggle. I bought the wellness extension from hobby lobby. But didnt realize there were budget, fitness, and recipe extensions also. So now I'm completely stumped lol. I hope you load that video soon even if it's just a flip through so I can see how it looks. Thanks again!
I like to break up the extension packs one month at a time to lessen overwhelm. I am more successful in manageable bits of information! Lol! I can totally understand how you feel with all of your stuff. The name of the game is to simplify, which is why I frankenplanned several elements together into one planner. When you are putting together your planner, set aside only the pieces you want to use and put the rest either on an extra set of discs (if you have them), or you can store them in a folder or the original packaging. Start by etting up what you have, and you can always add/remove things when you get into your groove. As for half sheets, I really rely on the weekly meal planning half sheets for pre-planning meals for the week ahead of time that I then write into my weekly pages during the week. I'm already working on that video! Hoping to get it out by next week, so be sure to subscribe and click on the bell icon to get notified when it posts (if you haven't already)! Hang in there! You are headed in the right direction!
Kristen Murphy: You’re welcome. I’ve been really interested in this planner and I’ve been watching a ton of TH-camrs and there are just a handful of u who explain it well and customize it the way it would work for me. I can’t seem to find the planner though and hope I can for 2019.
Happy to hear this because I know finding planner peace is sometimes rather challenging! I'm glad you were able to find inspiration with this video! Thank you for watching!
Like ! This was motivational ! I bought me a big happy planner and the same different inserts as you ! Thanks for the inspiration ! Hope we can all achieve our 2018 goals ✊💜
I am loving the Trendsetter for my social media planning, but I also love others are using it as well! I do love the versatility and simplicity of the layout. It's an awesome planner for sure!
Perfect!! Thanks for sharing your setup. I can't manage a planner without having dashboards like that- they're a must! I have a ton in my mini right now that's set up in a similar way to yours. I'm going to be switching to a classic though and doing something similar there as well. Great video!
Yes! I think every planner of mine has dashboards of some kind. They are a great accessory! Good luck in making the switch to a cClassic! Thank you for watching!
Welcome to the planner community! I am so glad to hear that you were able to take away a few tips and tricks to get you started! I will be posting a Planner Basics mini series soon, so stay tuned for that for more planner tips and tricks! Thank you for watching and happy planning!
Love how you set-up your planner. I bought a Recollections Fitness planner and did not use it; unfortunately, I went thru and labeled ALL of the months! I am going to use stickers to use it for 2018! Wish me luck.
Thank you, and I am happy to hear that this video has helped you so much! Thanks for watching, and I hope your Frankenplanning turns out exactly as you want it to! Happy planning!
I throughly enjoyed this video and it’s making me think I need to add a meal planning section to my planner too! Can you do a flip through of the budget section? I need to get my finances in check as we just bought our first home and redid the roof within the first month. I’d love to see your tips or tricks.
Thank you, Danielle! I agree - you should totally add a meal planning section. I am working on getting extension pack flip throughs up on my channel shortly. Be on the watch for the budget extension to be one of those videos!
Great idea, love that lover that boho planner myself but just wish it came in the Big size. Awesome video looking forward to see more bye for now Eileen.
You are very welcome! I started out in a spiral, too, and quickly switched to The Happy Planner system. The disc-bound system just made everything so much easier! I am glad you took away some helpful tips for your own planning! Good luck with your 2018 planning!!
I keep my planner in quarters also. However I leave the monthly calendars for all twelve months in it. Just in case I have to book out an appointment way ahead. Great video TFS.
What a great idea! I think many other planner girls would benefit from that kind of setup, too. Thank you so much for sharing your tip, and thank you for watching!
@@nomadickristen no problem! It was just something I thought of. Hope it helps someone. I went and bought this planner after watching your video. Thanks for sharing such great content 💜
I really like your set up. So well and nicely organized too. I am still staring at my 2017 HP Classic and can't remember where I even put my 2017 mini HP! 😱🤣😭 Sigh.....Just glad I purchased them at 50-60% off. So IDK...
New to the whole happy planners I like how you incorporated other stuff to plaNner I just feel the trendsetter will go to waste since that one is clearly marked 2018. So when people franken plan do they trade their un used items or put out and in search of or do they just not put what is left from planner to use?
Hi Kimberly! Welcome to the planner community! Typically speaking, I franken-plan with the intention of using the whole planner, but there have been instances where I don't use all of the pages. Usually, I will keep extra, unused pages on hand for future use. You can always re-date dated pages you already have. You might also want to consider using undated extension packs or an undated planner to help reduce the potential of unused planner pages going to waste. I hope this was helpful! Good luck and happy planning!
I really like your video but just one recommendation is to cut the music off while you are talking. It is a bit distracting. I love your Happy Planner set up and it inspired me to do set mine up very similiar! Looking forward to more content! Happy New Year!
Thank you, Nanci! Those gold dividers are so beautiful, aren't they? I ordered mine from the MAMBI online shop when they were first released, but I think you can also pick them up at Hobby Lobby (if there's one in your area). Hope this was helpful! Thanks again for watching!
Nice video; you're making me want to get a happy planner but I already have too many planners for 2018 lol. Popping in the pages and dashboards, etc. was oddly satisfying to watch. I have one of their sticker books and love using that... I just need to calm down with all my planner and sticker purchases, lately, going into the new year... Side note: The intro kinda felt like you're yelling at me (esp. with earbuds in). The rest of the video speaking volume was pretty good, just that little bit at the beginning.
I hear ya with needing to calm down on planner and sticker purchases. They are part of the reason I am doing budget planning in 2018! Thanks for the audio feedback, too. I will definitely look into that moving forward with future videos. :)
Yay! I am so glad to hear that!! Also, thank you for such kind words about this video! I have more in queue, so be sure to watch for them to post soon! Thanks again for watching!!
I picked this planner up at my local Michaels. Honestly, it was very hard to find as they sold out about as fast as they were stocked. Good luck in your planner hunt!
When I hear “our finances have gotten away from us...” in this video, I can’t help but wonder if part of the reason that happened might be all these extensive planner materials you are purchasing? I must say I have been trying to get back into using a planner after about a decade without one, and things certainly have changed. It used to be planners existed to help you keep track of appointments, goals, and accomplishments. FranklinCovey was the biggest name then in planners / organizing journals... Planners used to exist because of the plans and the future a person was building for themselves, but now it seems planners exist for their own sake - just to keep you excited about new planning products? Back then the planners weren’t the important thing - the plans were. The plans took priority and time, energy, and execution. I feel torn - it’s easy to get excited about beautifying a planner, or purchasing one that is aesthetically pleasing... but I have ADHD and that’s why I need one. Also, I have a family. So, I’m not just including my own plans on my calendar but my husband’s work schedule, daughters’ activities, sons’ appointments, etc... Both time and money are extremely limited resources in our household and I just can’t see spending loads of either resource on the pleasure of stickers or whatever. It might make me feel like a 3rd grader with her first Lisa Frank binder... As much as I love the look and idea of a scrapbook planner, it just seems gaudy and excessive to me, like it puts the focus on the planner, and might easily become a beautiful distraction from the actual plans. I get distracted easily and so must always be on guard against this and stay vigilant about it or my family suffers the consequences. What an extravagant pleasure it must be to have a beautiful notebook and time to invest in continuing to beautify it. I don’t mean for that to sound sarcastic or snarky. I mean it sincerely. Clearly you treasure your time, literally. Am I going to spend hours each week planning my planner? Um... I think for me I’d rather just be able to jot things down, but these are so tempting and cute...
Thanks Rissa! I like to think of my planners as always being a work in progress. I think that is the beauty of having them - they are always changing as we change. And, YES, I do believe you were number 100! Thank you for helping my channel roll over to the triple digits! I appreciate you stopping by!! Good luck and happy planning!
Oh bummer! I had a hard time finding this planner in the Classic size. They flew off the shelves like hot cakes. It seemed like they went out of stock as soon as they were in stock. I hope you were able to find another one that you like!
Kar Flo in business, we do refer to quarters, there are four quarters in a year Jan-March (quarter 1), April-June (quarter 2) and so on. Many businesses (mine included) set their goals by quarter. I believe that is what she is referring to, as she said it’s a business frame of mind.
It is a nice set, but not business minded. I use my planner heavily. I need the entire year in view at times as you have obligations past four months. Unless you write them in a note section and then have to rewrite when you add sheets. I have staff I have to see when there vacation is etc.... it is cute and I will take some ideas for my home planner.
THANK YOU. I was struggling trying to figure out how to do all of these together and you are the first to thoroughly do it. Thank you again
You are absolutely welcome! This has been a great setup for me, and I love having everything in one place. It makes it so easy to use rather than going between a bunch of different planners. I have made some changes along the way, so stay tuned for an updated video of my Classic Happy Planner setup very soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch, and I am so happy to hear this video was helpful to you!!
Kristen Murphy It was, i watched so many of people just completely adding the extension pack. But i really like it one month at a time for each extension, like you showed us. I just got it yesterday and got all this stuff and then I came home and just sat here lol. Do you prefer the extension packs over the half sheets, and if so could you tell me why? That's currently my struggle. I bought the wellness extension from hobby lobby. But didnt realize there were budget, fitness, and recipe extensions also. So now I'm completely stumped lol. I hope you load that video soon even if it's just a flip through so I can see how it looks. Thanks again!
I like to break up the extension packs one month at a time to lessen overwhelm. I am more successful in manageable bits of information! Lol! I can totally understand how you feel with all of your stuff. The name of the game is to simplify, which is why I frankenplanned several elements together into one planner. When you are putting together your planner, set aside only the pieces you want to use and put the rest either on an extra set of discs (if you have them), or you can store them in a folder or the original packaging. Start by etting up what you have, and you can always add/remove things when you get into your groove. As for half sheets, I really rely on the weekly meal planning half sheets for pre-planning meals for the week ahead of time that I then write into my weekly pages during the week. I'm already working on that video! Hoping to get it out by next week, so be sure to subscribe and click on the bell icon to get notified when it posts (if you haven't already)! Hang in there! You are headed in the right direction!
This was exactly what I needed, thank you so much for sharing!
I am so happy to hear this! Always happy to help! Thanks for stopping by to watch! 💕
This is so awesome and creative how you totally rearranged your planner.
Thank you so much! 💕
I love how you have all you need in one planner. You made it so easy, this will work for me as well! Tks
It has been really great having it all together, I must admit! I’ve made a few tweaks along the way, but this setup has been extremely functional!
I really like how detailed you are and how well you explained each step without being overly talkative. Nice! 👍🏾
Thank you so much for this feedback! I really do appreciate it, and I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching!!!
Kristen Murphy: You’re welcome. I’ve been really interested in this planner and I’ve been watching a ton of TH-camrs and there are just a handful of u who explain it well and customize it the way it would work for me. I can’t seem to find the planner though and hope I can for 2019.
Great video. Love how you combined multiple sections in one planner. Very functional and practical. Thanks for being an inspiration.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! Thank you for the ideas - your helping a fellow planner babe find planner peace ✌️ yeah!!!
Happy to hear this because I know finding planner peace is sometimes rather challenging! I'm glad you were able to find inspiration with this video! Thank you for watching!
Absolutely functional! I love it :)
Thank you! I am glad you like the setup. It has worked really well having everything all in one place! Thanks for watching!
Like ! This was motivational ! I bought me a big happy planner and the same different inserts as you ! Thanks for the inspiration ! Hope we can all achieve our 2018 goals ✊💜
Thank you so much for watching! I am so happy to hear that this video was motivational! Happy 2018, and happy planning in your Big Happy Planner!!
I love the trendsetter! It was my favorite setup to date!
I am loving the Trendsetter for my social media planning, but I also love others are using it as well! I do love the versatility and simplicity of the layout. It's an awesome planner for sure!
I love it! You convinced me to switch back to the classic.
Love love this idea for the dividers makes it looks too pretty
LOVE LOVE LA LA LA LOVE HOW YOUVE DONE THIS!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!!!! Xoxo
Awww! Thank you so much!! 💕
Awesome planner set up. Thank you for showing/sharing with us.
Amazing video! Really enjoyed it 💕
Perfect!! Thanks for sharing your setup. I can't manage a planner without having dashboards like that- they're a must! I have a ton in my mini right now that's set up in a similar way to yours. I'm going to be switching to a classic though and doing something similar there as well. Great video!
Yes! I think every planner of mine has dashboards of some kind. They are a great accessory! Good luck in making the switch to a cClassic! Thank you for watching!
Very helpful. Totally new to planning. Your video really helped me see where to start.
Welcome to the planner community! I am so glad to hear that you were able to take away a few tips and tricks to get you started! I will be posting a Planner Basics mini series soon, so stay tuned for that for more planner tips and tricks! Thank you for watching and happy planning!
Love how you set-up your planner. I bought a Recollections Fitness planner and did not use it; unfortunately, I went thru and labeled ALL of the months! I am going to use stickers to use it for 2018! Wish me luck.
Loving the cover of your planner. Great setup!
Loved this!!!! Working on my Frankenplanner & this just helped tremendously. Thank you ❤️
Thank you, and I am happy to hear that this video has helped you so much! Thanks for watching, and I hope your Frankenplanning turns out exactly as you want it to! Happy planning!
I throughly enjoyed this video and it’s making me think I need to add a meal planning section to my planner too! Can you do a flip through of the budget section? I need to get my finances in check as we just bought our first home and redid the roof within the first month. I’d love to see your tips or tricks.
Thank you, Danielle! I agree - you should totally add a meal planning section. I am working on getting extension pack flip throughs up on my channel shortly. Be on the watch for the budget extension to be one of those videos!
Awesome!! Thank you for the inspiration! Blessings for you and your family for the New Year! God bless you!
Thank you for watching, Monia! I wish you the best in your planning journey!
Thanks for sharing! You gave me some great ideas on how to set up my HP classic planner.
Thanks for watching! Glad you took away some ideas for your own planner! Good luck and happy planning!!
Great 👍 video!!! Love the way you have set up your planner. Thank you for sharing 🙂
I am definitely getting dashboards, now! I was just struggling with how to fit all the aspects into one planner, thank you!
Elizabeth Spencer same here! I want an all in one
Love how you can costumize it
Great idea, love that lover that boho planner myself but just wish it came in the Big size. Awesome video looking forward to see more bye for now Eileen.
I agree!! If it came in the Big size, I’d probably snatch that one up too!! Thank you for watching!!
I have the same planner, I absolutely love it. I did the same thing and only kept Jan - Apr.
Thanks for sharing your set up, I used a spiral this year and will give a HP classic for 2018 and your tips were very helpful!
You are very welcome! I started out in a spiral, too, and quickly switched to The Happy Planner system. The disc-bound system just made everything so much easier! I am glad you took away some helpful tips for your own planning! Good luck with your 2018 planning!!
I keep my planner in quarters also. However I leave the monthly calendars for all twelve months in it. Just in case I have to book out an appointment way ahead. Great video TFS.
What a great idea! I think many other planner girls would benefit from that kind of setup, too. Thank you so much for sharing your tip, and thank you for watching!
@@nomadickristen no problem! It was just something I thought of. Hope it helps someone. I went and bought this planner after watching your video. Thanks for sharing such great content 💜
awesome thanks for sharing... no i can make my planner more productive for me
I am in love with your train of thought. New subbie and follower on Instagram.
Aww, yay!!! Thank you!!
awesome set up, can't wait to watch more of your videos!!
Thank you Hannah!! I am so happy to hear that you are enjoying my videos so far! I can't wait to get more videos posted soon!
Thank you for sharing this. A lot of good ideas.
Thank you for watching! Happy planning!!
I really like your set up. So well and nicely organized too.
I am still staring at my 2017 HP Classic and can't remember where I even put my 2017 mini HP! 😱🤣😭 Sigh.....Just glad I purchased them at 50-60% off. So IDK...
Thank you so much! I hope you were able to get your planners all set up successfully! Happy planning!
Thanks for sharing. Lovely set up, got some great ideas from you.
Thank you so much for watching! I am so happy to hear that you were able to take away some ideas for your own planner. Happy planning for 2018!
Great video. Really helpful
New to the whole happy planners I like how you incorporated other stuff to plaNner I just feel the trendsetter will go to waste since that one is clearly marked 2018. So when people franken plan do they trade their un used items or put out and in search of or do they just not put what is left from planner to use?
Hi Kimberly! Welcome to the planner community! Typically speaking, I franken-plan with the intention of using the whole planner, but there have been instances where I don't use all of the pages. Usually, I will keep extra, unused pages on hand for future use. You can always re-date dated pages you already have. You might also want to consider using undated extension packs or an undated planner to help reduce the potential of unused planner pages going to waste. I hope this was helpful! Good luck and happy planning!
Love it!!! Where can I get those dividers???🤗
I purchased all dividers and dashboards at my local Michaels store.
I really like your video but just one recommendation is to cut the music off while you are talking. It is a bit distracting. I love your Happy Planner set up and it inspired me to do set mine up very similiar! Looking forward to more content! Happy New Year!
Thank you for the feedback! I am glad you found some inspiration from this video. Thank you for watching and happy planning!!
I loved this video !!!! How did you make the labels for the tabs?
Thank you! I made the tab labels using a label maker.
Great setup
Great video!
Loved every bit of this! Where’d you score those gold dividers?
Thank you, Nanci! Those gold dividers are so beautiful, aren't they? I ordered mine from the MAMBI online shop when they were first released, but I think you can also pick them up at Hobby Lobby (if there's one in your area). Hope this was helpful! Thanks again for watching!
I ordered this planner a few days ago. Can’t wait to get it!
That is super exciting! It is such a beautiful planner, and you are going to LOVE IT!!!
Nice video; you're making me want to get a happy planner but I already have too many planners for 2018 lol. Popping in the pages and dashboards, etc. was oddly satisfying to watch. I have one of their sticker books and love using that... I just need to calm down with all my planner and sticker purchases, lately, going into the new year...
Side note: The intro kinda felt like you're yelling at me (esp. with earbuds in). The rest of the video speaking volume was pretty good, just that little bit at the beginning.
I hear ya with needing to calm down on planner and sticker purchases. They are part of the reason I am doing budget planning in 2018! Thanks for the audio feedback, too. I will definitely look into that moving forward with future videos. :)
Nice.. love your videos!
I went to the Instagram app to follow you; turns out I already do! Love this video - quality and content. Subbing! :)
Yay! I am so glad to hear that!! Also, thank you for such kind words about this video! I have more in queue, so be sure to watch for them to post soon! Thanks again for watching!!
I am looking for this planner (stars) could you tell me where you got it please?
I picked this planner up at my local Michaels. Honestly, it was very hard to find as they sold out about as fast as they were stocked. Good luck in your planner hunt!
When I hear “our finances have gotten away from us...” in this video, I can’t help but wonder if part of the reason that happened might be all these extensive planner materials you are purchasing?
I must say I have been trying to get back into using a planner after about a decade without one, and things certainly have changed. It used to be planners existed to help you keep track of appointments, goals, and accomplishments. FranklinCovey was the biggest name then in planners / organizing journals... Planners used to exist because of the plans and the future a person was building for themselves, but now it seems planners exist for their own sake - just to keep you excited about new planning products? Back then the planners weren’t the important thing - the plans were. The plans took priority and time, energy, and execution.
I feel torn - it’s easy to get excited about beautifying a planner, or purchasing one that is aesthetically pleasing... but I have ADHD and that’s why I need one. Also, I have a family. So, I’m not just including my own plans on my calendar but my husband’s work schedule, daughters’ activities, sons’ appointments, etc... Both time and money are extremely limited resources in our household and I just can’t see spending loads of either resource on the pleasure of stickers or whatever. It might make me feel like a 3rd grader with her first Lisa Frank binder... As much as I love the look and idea of a scrapbook planner, it just seems gaudy and excessive to me, like it puts the focus on the planner, and might easily become a beautiful distraction from the actual plans. I get distracted easily and so must always be on guard against this and stay vigilant about it or my family suffers the consequences.
What an extravagant pleasure it must be to have a beautiful notebook and time to invest in continuing to beautify it. I don’t mean for that to sound sarcastic or snarky. I mean it sincerely. Clearly you treasure your time, literally.
Am I going to spend hours each week planning my planner? Um... I think for me I’d rather just be able to jot things down, but these are so tempting and cute...
Great planner set up. In still working in mine. I think im your 100 subscriber 😍
Thanks Rissa! I like to think of my planners as always being a work in progress. I think that is the beauty of having them - they are always changing as we change. And, YES, I do believe you were number 100! Thank you for helping my channel roll over to the triple digits! I appreciate you stopping by!! Good luck and happy planning!
Wow❤❤❤❤😍
I tried to get this from Micheals online & they were sold out.
Oh bummer! I had a hard time finding this planner in the Classic size. They flew off the shelves like hot cakes. It seemed like they went out of stock as soon as they were in stock. I hope you were able to find another one that you like!
Wow, a well planned life.....to much for me personally....
This is truly inspiration I found your IG on athomewitquita
Welcome to my channel and IG! I am so glad you found some inspiration from my video!
"Quarter" means 1/4. Since you are keeping Jan thru Apr, technically you are working by thirds ... 4 months out of 12 is 1/3 of the year, not 1/4.
you really had to be that person to point out a minor detail. how petty.
Valerie V Would you want your children to think that "a quarter" means Jan thru Apr? Be educated instead of stupid!
Kar Flo in business, we do refer to quarters, there are four quarters in a year Jan-March (quarter 1), April-June (quarter 2) and so on. Many businesses (mine included) set their goals by quarter. I believe that is what she is referring to, as she said it’s a business frame of mind.
It is a nice set, but not business minded. I use my planner heavily. I need the entire year in view at times as you have obligations past four months. Unless you write them in a note section and then have to rewrite when you add sheets. I have staff I have to see when there vacation is etc.... it is cute and I will take some ideas for my home planner.