I'm so excited you're giving it another try! I didn't expect to fall in love with the common planner the way I did, but it's truly an incredible planner, especially for journaling. And yes, stickers will chunk it up, but it doesn't bother me like I thought it would! That B5 is gorgeous!
I'm really excited as well! I watched some videos and everyone kept saying B5 is so big, but apparently I like a big planner because it didn't feel all that big to me. I'm excited to do more journaling this year, and I may even move my reading into the planner as well - we shall see!
I got the compact version of this today. I can't wait. I love the paper and the cleanliness of the layout. I am a fountain pen lover so this is right for me.
I'm a B5 girl through and through. I'm not the hugest fan of tomoe river paper in general but I adore this layout it reminds me of the Inamio and since they have discontinued their 8 1/2 x11 version I may be getting this instead.
I am very much used to Erin Condren paper - it has been my mainstay for so long, but I think I can make this type of paper work. I do want to do a pen test with my highlighters and the pens I normally use just to see what that looks like. It really is a beautiful planner, and I am so excited about this layout for the new year! Let me know if you decide to get it 😊
I’m so excited to get mine! I also ended up doing a Sterling Ink sticker subscription - their stickers are so beautiful and I thought it would be fun to try out. I am definitely going to need tabs to help me find the right month/day so I’ll be looking for some pretty ones to use. I think I’m most excited about the blank pages - I’m thinking of all the ways I can use it to plan my days and journal.
I agree! The blank pages are absolutely amazing. I think that with the B5 size I will have enough space to get my lists done for the day as well as do some journaling and perhaps even a bit more memory keeping type stuff, we will see. It is going to be a big change from my EC planners, but I am excited!
Thank you for having the Erin Condren there to compare. I was missing the 7x9 Daily Duo. I am tired of carrying two A5 books so I hope this will help. Rachelle in Seattle
What are your thoughts on the paper? I love the setup of this planner but I like thicker paper. I find ghosting distracting. Coming from other planners with much thicker paper, did you find the transition to this paper challenging?
@@debmcgranaghan9600 I do plan to test out some of my pens - I have terrible handwriting, but I do plan to share how the pens and highlighters I use work with the paper. I think it depends on how thick you like your pens. I typically use a finer tip pen, so it may not be as noticeable to me.
I am planning to do a pen test soon! It does remind me of Bible paper as well, but I believe this paper has some special coating so that there isn't bleed through - shadowing, yes, but not bleed through. Last year when I got the B6 sterling ink, I didn't really have any trouble with the pens/highlighters I use in my day to day planning except when i left a marker pen too long on the page by accident. So, I think the paper is pretty good quality, it is just very thin 🤷🏼♀
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I'm so excited you're giving it another try! I didn't expect to fall in love with the common planner the way I did, but it's truly an incredible planner, especially for journaling. And yes, stickers will chunk it up, but it doesn't bother me like I thought it would! That B5 is gorgeous!
I'm really excited as well! I watched some videos and everyone kept saying B5 is so big, but apparently I like a big planner because it didn't feel all that big to me. I'm excited to do more journaling this year, and I may even move my reading into the planner as well - we shall see!
I got the compact version of this today. I can't wait. I love the paper and the cleanliness of the layout. I am a fountain pen lover so this is right for me.
just found out about these yesterday, mighty interesting indeed!
I'm a B5 girl through and through. I'm not the hugest fan of tomoe river paper in general but I adore this layout it reminds me of the Inamio and since they have discontinued their 8 1/2 x11 version I may be getting this instead.
I am very much used to Erin Condren paper - it has been my mainstay for so long, but I think I can make this type of paper work. I do want to do a pen test with my highlighters and the pens I normally use just to see what that looks like. It really is a beautiful planner, and I am so excited about this layout for the new year! Let me know if you decide to get it 😊
I’m so excited to get mine! I also ended up doing a Sterling Ink sticker subscription - their stickers are so beautiful and I thought it would be fun to try out. I am definitely going to need tabs to help me find the right month/day so I’ll be looking for some pretty ones to use. I think I’m most excited about the blank pages - I’m thinking of all the ways I can use it to plan my days and journal.
I agree! The blank pages are absolutely amazing. I think that with the B5 size I will have enough space to get my lists done for the day as well as do some journaling and perhaps even a bit more memory keeping type stuff, we will see. It is going to be a big change from my EC planners, but I am excited!
Thank you for having the Erin Condren there to compare. I was missing the 7x9 Daily Duo. I am tired of carrying two A5 books so I hope this will help. Rachelle in Seattle
What are your thoughts on the paper? I love the setup of this planner but I like thicker paper. I find ghosting distracting. Coming from other planners with much thicker paper, did you find the transition to this paper challenging?
Just got to your comments on the paper. Would you consider doing a pen test video?
@@debmcgranaghan9600 I do plan to test out some of my pens - I have terrible handwriting, but I do plan to share how the pens and highlighters I use work with the paper. I think it depends on how thick you like your pens. I typically use a finer tip pen, so it may not be as noticeable to me.
I got SI B5 vertical too! Excited to set it up🎉
Oh fun! Yes, I am super excited to set it up, I have no idea what I am going to do, but I am still excited about it 🤣
Thanks for showing this, I'm very tempted by Sterling Ink. Would love to see a pen test on these pages though as it reminds me of bible paper.
I am planning to do a pen test soon! It does remind me of Bible paper as well, but I believe this paper has some special coating so that there isn't bleed through - shadowing, yes, but not bleed through. Last year when I got the B6 sterling ink, I didn't really have any trouble with the pens/highlighters I use in my day to day planning except when i left a marker pen too long on the page by accident. So, I think the paper is pretty good quality, it is just very thin 🤷🏼♀
@@Townsendhouse1 amazing thanks. I actually love that it's thin, it has a magical element to it. I'm a bit weird like that hahah. Xx
@@thecannytally I love that you can fit so much in it with the thin pages - that is what is appealing to me for 2025, really simplifying my system 😊
Paper Tess Design have the layout monthly, weekly and daily together
I've never heard of that company! Thanks for mentioning it 😊
@@Townsendhouse1 and they also have the B5