hobonichi cousin catchup ep.01 ✸ new changes, keeping up with daily pages + hobonichi 2024 plans
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- A chill and cozy journal chat about how I’ve been settling into my hobonichi cousin, things I’ve changed and what I’m planning to get from the 2024 release ✨
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Love the minimalism of stickers!!!!! ❤
Thank you 🤗
I just wanted to put a different planner option out into the air for you: the Sterling Ink Common Planner. It’s everything I love about the structure of the hobonichi without all of the unnecessary bits and pieces (quotes, back pages, colors on the pages, etc). For 2024 she put out A TON of size and color options and did a preorder a month or so ago. They are not available for purchase as of right now but last year for 2023, she put out more planners for sale that were ready to ship after she had shipped everyone’s preorders. I missed the preorder this year so I’m impatiently waiting for her to hopefully make an announcement about putting more planners out for sale!! But yeah, hate to tell you about it when it’s not available right now lol but it’s such a lovely planner, I needed to let you know so that you can be on the lookout!
The ordering process put me off. No go for me.
I can’t do without the Hobonichi Tomoe River paper! I can use no other paper now. I even tried the Wonderland 333 planner which is supposed to use the same weight Tomoe River paper, and has a “cleaner” layout, but I found it too thick and heavy. I like the funkiness of Hobonichi and its odd bits and it not being “just so” …and working with it…!
Yesss, the common planner is such a great option! My plan right now, is to hold that in reserve as an option if I feel like I no longer want a page per day for my dailies so we shall see 👀
@@badpoetry33 have you heard that Hobonichi’s tomoe river paper will be changing in 2024?? I don’t recall what the differences are, maybe something with absorbency? But hopefully the paper remains exactly what you need it to be!
@@karenvigmostad4013 do you mean the preordering? I can understand the need to do so as they are a small company and it’s hard to gauge how much stock they will need. It would also be a tough financial hit if they ordered a ton of stock to do “ready to ship” orders and not enough people were interested in purchasing. Small companies often have to go about things differently in order to do what works the best for everyone. What I love about Sterling Ink is that they really listen to customer feedback about what’s working in their products and what’s not and they adjust as needed! I think that’s a really commendable thing to do. All that said, I can also understand why the preordering process would be frustrating. I would much prefer the “ready to ship” route too as I’m impatient and want my orders asap lol but you win some, you lose some! Just depends on whether the wait is worth it for you.
will probably come back and watch multiple times but it’s been so cool to see how you use the hobonichi cousin! i’m in the avec cousin and am enjoying it so much-i think it’s a super great format that allows for a lot of personalizing but also just enough structure where it doesn’t feel like a chore to maintain.
your page spreads are so clean and neat, and those pet tapes are adorable!! hope you’re having a good week ❤
Ahhh thank you! I fully agree, you put it so well, the cousin had just enough structure but you can really do whatever you want in the book
I'm kinda bingeing your videos right now because I finally bit the bullet and got the avec for 2024. your system is great and your minimalist use of stickers is really refreshing! your handwriting is also beautiful, I wish I could write that small.
Oh and avec! That’s so exciting!
I just got my hobonichi techo and I love it but I wish it had the weekly too . I ordered the cousin so I’ll see which I like more I love the size of the techo so I’ll see I think I’ll like the cousin more just because I can keep my planner and journal together
Your spreads look beautiful. I like the minimalist stickers. And I love cats.
Thank you 🥰
Really love how your ephemera is spaced out throughout the dailies. Not overwhelming but still adds a lot of personality. Also the tip of clipping extra paper from a hobonichi supplementary notebook is great and I ALWAYS forget about it!
Ty ty! Yusss the hobonichi supplement notebooks are so great for mistakes 👌🏻
I love how you've been using the cousin so far, it's got a great balance of functionality and memory keeping/journaling, I feel like! I'd be so curious to hear if you've seen the newest Hobonichi releases, now that the full reveal is out. Are you tempted by any of the A5/Cousin sized HON books? thanks so much as always for sharing! :)
lol yes I was very tempted by the a5 HON in the Tomitaro Makino pattern BUT a couple days later, I’m thinking I’ll stick with the regular Japanese cousin, but also I’m so tempted to buy a a5 cousin, a6 original and weeks just for fun lol but I’m really not trying to go that wild 🫣 I also love the idea of a weeks as a work planner/on the go planner but as someone who works from home I know that I don’t need it (although very tempted by the one piece cover lol)
Thank you so much Kaitlin!! Your spreads are so cute and neat! I wish I had this beautiful handwriting too! Love your Hobonichi cousin setup and can't wait to see your 2024r's choices!!
Thank you!!
Love how you’re using it! I’m snitching about the cat stickers tho 😂 I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks like this. My dog would be so mad lol
lol I already know there is wrath coming from my dogs but so far we’ve skated by 🤣🤣
your handwriting ❤❤
Your handwriting is so neat. I could never write like that 😅
your journal looks so neat and tidy! I want to get into journaling but I think I would struggle to fill each page with that many words ❤
I feel that, a5 is definitely lots of room but tbh I don’t fill the page every day 🙃
@@KaitlinGrey ah okay that’s good to know ❤️
I am so glad you're enjoying the Cousin. I really like how you have the dailies set up for your journaling too. And thank you again for mentioning that you got yours on sale; I've been using the Techo for almost two weeks now and I *love* it! I also am not bothered at all by the Japanese elements; I've actually been taking crafting paper and ripping or cutting it into small pieces and covering the bottom of the pages to add a pop of color and also chunk the notebook up a little bit. Normally I like to have a lot of space to fill in with larger planners, but obviously that's changed because even for a book as small as the Techo, it's not TOO small for me. Have fun shopping the sale!
I’m so glad you’re enjoying your cousin as well! Are you thinking of picking anything up from the 2024 lineup? 👀
Absolutely love your spread!❤❤❤
Thank you!
It’s lovely to see how you’re using the cousin, you really make the space of the daily pages not feel daunting! Curious to see if you’re interested in any of the Hon designs now they’ve all been revealed?
I’m excited to pick up the Tower of the Sun weeks for my weekly planning and the A6 botanical Hon for memory keeping, which will be a new addition to my setup🌟
Can’t wait to see the August flip through!
Ahhh yes the HON! So when the Tomitaro Makino HONs were revealed I was definitely interested in the A5 cousin version, but I think I’ll still stick with the Japanese Cousin bc I like to tuck my commonplace book into the back of my journal and I think that would be harder to do with the hardcover of the HON (even thought it comes with a clear cover which is v cool!) ooooh love the one piece weeks, that cover design was my favourite too!
the first time i clicked on a youtube notification so fast 😂 always excited for your videos, Kaitlin! 😁✨ (ok, now back to watching the video hihi)
Hello hello 👋🏻 thank you! Hope you enjoyyyy
I love seeing you on a hobonichi cousin. I use hobonichi cousin since 2017, what made me move to hobonichi was that I got tired of making bullet journal spreads and hobonichi has everythng. Now I use only for journaling and its really nice to see how u are using yours. As for 2024 line up, every year I buy mina perhonen zipper cover, but I didnt buy it last year as it was very similar to the year before which would be very boring to use the same color another year in a roll...however, the zip cover this year is a very nice tone of yellow so I am thinking of buying it. As for the cousin I will buy the HON with the flower cover, I really liked to see the A6 last year and I wanna try it out for myself, if the HON doesnt fit in my zip cover is not a problem as I also use A5 notebook as planner/common place. If u ever decide do buy a zip cover for ur cousin I suggest buying the cousin avec, from my experience with writting and stickers the cover will no longer fit the cousin and close the zipper around march to be exact (but i like to add a lot of decorations) I always bought the avec, 2023 was the first year I used the cousin full year as I didnt use the zip cover so its ok if he gets really fat haha I love ur videos please keep them coming.
Wow since 2017?! That’s fantastic!! The Mina Perhonen covers look so interesting, I feel like the different textiles would make the really nice to hold! Thank you so much for the suggestion on the zip cover, I was eyeing the green veluto cover thinking it would be a good option if I wanted to take my cousin on the go and have it be more protected but then I remembered I have a medium Delfonics pouch so I think I’ll just stick with what I have a use that for the occasion travel with my cousin lol
Beautiful
Minish Cap is one of my favorite games of all time.
It’s so fun, the fact it was made in 2002 and is so good is wild to me!
Great video. you have to check out galen leather covers. Handmade thick raw looking narly leather covers. If you get one of the colors that says crazy horse, it's a less processed leather that scratches and heals and changes and seems alive. I have an a5 an a6 and a travelers notebook by them.
I just ordered another a6 from them. It's 30 freaking dollars. It's a steal. They smell terrific.
Ps travelers by galen is better than the real deal, wider for no overhang and with 4 bands.
I like that the decoration is an accent to the text rather than the protagonist. Also, those pencil drawings like the dragon... did you make them?
Thank you! Oh gosh no, it’s an image I printed out and stuck in my journal 👌🏻
Love how you’re enjoying the cousin! I’m still loving mine and will likely be getting another one for 2024 as well. I was so excited to see the Tomitaro Makino designs on the last day. I’m getting the A5 pencil board, but am still deciding if I’ll be getting the HON. I was completely set on it until I saw the back of it. I don’t know why it bothers me that the picture cuts off on the back, but it does 😅 I’m also tempted to try the A6 as I’m doing the opposite of you and likely separating my work and personal books next year. I don’t love the idea of maintaining separate book, but I think it’ll make my life easier. I’m glad we still have time to decide! 😅
lol you’re not alone, I wasn’t living for the cut off either! Yesss so glad we have time to decide and actually decide what we need vs what just tempting at first glance 😛
@@KaitlinGrey thank you for validating my idiosyncrasy on that cream / white cut-off😅🥰
What about a HON with a HON cover? It comes with a pencil board with pen loop.
Thanks so much for sharing! 💕 - I would like to pick up the Tomitaro Makino HON in the Cousin size and a clear cover for it. Planning on using it in a fairly similar manner to you (just more washi stickers haha).
Oh niceee, I love that they came out with clear covers for the HON!
really useful video as I'm planning on starting to use a hobonichi cousin next year also my boyfriend came running over when he heard someone else mention Minish Cap
Hahahaha I love it! I’m glad the video was helpful!
I don’t know if you’ll see this comment, but I hope you do. Just as you were talking about the cat stickers, my darling feline started trying to bat at your moving hands. It was very funny and signals to me you might be one to something about the connection between the hobonichi and cats. 😂😂😂
that is so hilarious! ahahahah, lol I shall not tell me dogs that I may be one with the cats 🫣
The Kubota Weeks is soo pretty so I’ll probably get that even though at first I thought I’m gonna opt out of Weeks for next year. I’ll be getting the Makino A6 Hon as well plus gonna try the weekly supplement if it will work for me.
I’m kinda hoping you get tempted to buy a Weeks and an A6 too lol.
lol my wallet says no but we’ll see haha
Love the minimalism and beautiful simplicity of this! It looks like you've got some lists written on daily pages - are they things you aren't writing on the weekly pages, or is it a double up of list items in some cases?
Yes! So in the dailies there are daily to do lists, as well as random lists that connect to the day (ie if I went to a restaurant, having a list of the things I ate there)
I just bought my first cousin. It’s an A5 but it seems so much smaller than the one you have.
Wild, I wonder why???
I love this video! I'm planning on getting my hands on hobonichi cousin this year so such detailed videos of the planner are extremely helpful and enjoyable for me ❤ could you please tell me where did you buy these metal (?) side tabs? They look great!
Hey! ofc, the metal tabs are called Midori Index Tabs in the colour gold. You can find them at Jet pens :)
Great video breakdown! I’m new to your channel.
Which camera are you using for the little photos? And are you printing them on regular “paper” or photograph paper? If you said so in the video, my apologies, I didn’t catch it. I love how you are using them for the daily spreads.
As someone who has used the Hobonichi Weeks and am now curious about the Hobonichi Cousin, I’m really enjoying your video breakdown to get to know how others use it.
Hey! All good I don’t think I’ve mentioned how I print my photos so happy to share what i do. When I add photos into my cousin, they’re printed on regular printer paper (I think mine is called copy paper) with my HP laser printer. My printers not at all made for printing photos, but what I like about this method is the photos are really thin (I paste a lot of photos in my journal so I find this helps with the bulk) and also if I need to reprint a photo bc the lightning/colour came out weird, it’s way more cost effective :) I do however keep an additional photo album outside of my journal for overflow photos that i want to keep, but don’t make it into my journal!
I am getting the Chinese cousin and a twinkle-shells cover.
Nice!! Excellent choices :D
Where are your page markers from? They look so nice
They’re by Midori (Midori index clips in gold)! I got mine from a toronto shop (paper plus cloth) but you can also find them at jet pens :)
I might still have my travelers notebook style pen loop laying around if you want that. Just let me know.
If you want to try another ink color Diamine Green umber is a really nice color. I have some cartridges that I use in my refillable fineliner and can highly reccomend. I plan on buying some empty cartridges and a ink syringe to use my other inks in it.
What printer do you use? Your gaming screen caps look very nice.
I use a really old laser printer that I bought for uni years ago! I dont think they sell it anymore but it’s by HP
What is the dark tan bag👜 on the left side?
OMG, it took me three months to stop using it as an index. It is pointless for me. I returned to using self-care habits instead. :) You live, you learn.
Exactly! You got to take the time to figure things out for yourself
please link the smiley stickers at 13:24 !! I’ve been dying to get my hands on some before my hobonichi arrives 👀
Here you go :)
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@@KaitlinGreyoh my god thank you!!! 🥹💕
I’m thinking of picking up an A5 notebook to try it out, before committing to a cousin, plus their A6 hourly layout booklet. I’ll most likely use a Weeks again for my health planner, although I really don’t love the darker cream paper. Do you know if the Hobo Cousin has a lighter cream paper than the weeks? I might pick up pencil boards in the botany line.
That’s a great idea to test out the grid and paper before you commit to the full planner! So from what I’ve seen, the weeks is the only book that uses cream paper, the cousin (which I use) and the techo all have white paper ☺️
@@KaitlinGrey Thanks so much for clarifying! I make so many mistakes that I appreciate being able to use whiteout and have it 'blend in' relatively. Every time you post a video, I watch, and the music puts me in relax mode.
Your spread is so neat and beautiful. What pen do you use with your Hobonichi Cousin? Mine seem to bleed through. :D
Thank you 💕 I use a sarasa vintage gel pen (0.5mm) in brown grey
@@KaitlinGrey beautiful color 😊
I love it! I find black to be really harsh on my eyes so the brown is nice and soft ✌🏻
hi, I just wondering where can I get this PVC cover for cusion book?
is the design for Hon ?
Hi. I'm new to your channel and the Hobonichi planner. Do you sale the stickers you are using? If so, where I find them?
Hey! None of these stickers are mine (I purchased them from other shops), I’ve got them linked in the description :)
Do you have tips on how to write small ? I wrote so big it takes a lot of space 😅
Hmmmm I’m not sure this is helpful but I found that my writing got smaller when I started using the smaller grid in the hobonichi. Also I print in title case so I think that makes it easier to write smaller bc all your letters are the same height!
Where did you get the face stickers from?
Amazon!
What game were you playing? Minish ka? That’s what it sounded like.. at 22:28. Sounds like a good game. Can you get it for the Switch? Sorry for my ignorance, but I seldom play games - I only bought the Switch for Animal Crossing but I got bored of that game a couple of years ago and need to find a replacement.
I gotchu! It’s called Legend of Zelda Minish Cap, it’s an old game boy advance game that you can get on the Nintendo switch through though their online membership ☺️
@@KaitlinGrey Ah thank you so much! 😊
idk if I missed it but where did you get the rainbow emoji heads?
I got them from Amazon!
@@KaitlinGrey thank you so much! love your content!
What bookmarks are these?
They’re the Midori index tabs in copper
Sorry if I missed it in the video, but can I ask what pen you're using? That ink looks beautiful.
Of course! I forgot to mention it in this video but it’s the zebra sarasa brown grey ink and I keep the refill in a Uniball one body!
What kind of pen is in your video
I’m using a sarasa vintage 0.5mm gel pen in brown grey
whats your pen please ?
Zebra sarasa 0.5mm gel pen in brown grey :)
Hi! I have a question: what kind of cover are you using with Cousin in the video?
Hey! I’m using the Midori clear cover for their codex notebook (called the codex clear cover) :D
@@KaitlinGreyThank you so much!
Mine is shameful compared to your’s. 😣
That's a planner; not a journal.