This was great to watch! I totally get that some layouts just don't feel right. Many feel like there's just homework to do and are really overwhelming. I finally realized that no planner would be exactly perfect. I ended up getting a coil binding machine and ripping the planner I got in half. I rebound the yearly weekly planner into just 6 months (to cover the semester) and setting the other pages aside. Because I have my own coils, I can add shift things around as desired. I also cut down and hoe punched extra paper to go in. I'm totally with you on being able to flip the planner back to make it smaller.
When I addd a daily planner I felt like a true planner nerd :) Passion Planner daily is my love. I love the way a soft cover feels in my hands, it lays flat and is so versatile! I hope you are enjoying your career and congrats on meeting your goals!
You cannot possibly know how perfect this video was for me on this exact day in my life! Things are too busy to function out of a weekly. I have so many daily options at home and now I know what I’m going to use thanks to you!
Congratulations on passing your test! I completely agree with you on Simplified. I love their cover designs and tabs, just can’t deal with the hard cover and coil.
Yay! I’m planning on the same daily but not starting until 2023. Colorblends, too. I originally wanted A5 but leaning to 7x9. I agree that I would prefer the to do list to be longer or at least have dot grid versus a blank area.
Have you tried the Keeping It Together (KIT) daily planner? Beautiful choice of 3 covers - I always love the flowered one - has everything you could possibly need plus goals and habit trackers, easily folds over -AND a fantastic price point!
Congratulations on your nursing achievements. I am studying to be a clinical social worker and this is why my planners are very important to me. I just do not like a huge planner I like something smaller that I can take with me everywhere I go. Thank you for this review
Thanks so much for this honest review-- I'm considering moving into an A5 (daily or weekly)-- there are *so many* to choose from that all look amazing, this video was so helpful:) I can totally relate being lured by the really awesome (and often superior) design of many different planners, but the EC paper, coil, interchangeable covers and simple layouts always bring me back!
I have used most of the planners you mentioned here, and didn’t stick with them for the exact same reasons as you. I also chose the EC a5 Daily Duo for my daily for the coming year, again for the same reasons you did. If Simplified was bound like the EC I would be all over it!! 💕
I would too! I like supporting more than one brand, but EC has something that others don’t offer right now! I wish I could get the simplified on an EC coil!!
Fold-ability - that’s important to me too. I’ve tried a lot of planners and keep coming back to EC - the paper is amazing! Have you tried Golden Coil? It wouldn’t work for me but I hear it’s super customizable and more plain so you can decorate.
Hey Hannah :) just getting to watch this now, great information. Curious what is the brand of the beautiful yellow ring agenda that you have the inserts in? Hope you are loving the new job and are settling in! Blessings.
Congrats on your exams and new role!! For wahetever reason, I typically switch daily planners every 3 months so, but in the last quarter, I was probably in a different planner each week! I think I tried every planner you have in this video and I've felt similar about each one. Since I was flipping between planners so offen the past few months, I decided to cut some pages out of original planners and put them all on discs to try out (similar to you, my planner has to flip back on itself). I'm curious if I will like the simplified pages on discs more compared to the original binding. Even if I do like it better it will break my heart not to use one of their gorgeous covers with it... but I also can't stand how bulky the hard cover and wire-o are.
Congrats on the new job. I am a makse girl all the way, I just like the feel of them. Having said that I love EC notebooks and have way too many of them.
I totally understand the love of Makselife! I love the company too! And I think their weekly is one of the best ever! I am so glad you love the dailies!!
Congrats again on nclex and the job. Just the thought of working L&D makes me break out in a cold sweat. 😅 I would be terrible. 😂 First part of nursing school was an EC vertical then I switched to Simplified Daily. I love that daily. Love happy stripe and I think she has the best tab colors by far.
Congrats on passing the exam and the nee job!! 🙌🏼 A lil sad you didn’t pick simplified ha nah its just a joke. When i first starting using it in January the wire O/cover is the reason i almost stopped using it 😓 but its been 6 full months now and its my favorite planner. Ive gotten used to maneuvering the cover. If only they did coil lol
Just wish they'd do a softcover or make a daily version of the at-a-glance product .The wire-o doesn't bother me, but the hardcover is not portable at all.
What is that yellow binder in this video? I want it as it seems perfect for my needs. You said what was in it but never what the actual binder is:)) thank you for the video
When you just use some days, do you keep those planners? And then in the daily, do you rip out the ones you didn't use? I'm never sure what do to with extra planners!
Hi Hannah, I was just wondering if you've tried a Plum Paper Daily? It comes in the standard 3 sizes, and their dailies are an Hourly Daily, and regular Daily - also in 6 month or 12 month. I've tried some pages from an EC weekly a couple times, but just couldn't make full use of it. I've been in a couple Happy Planners, and even Recollections ones - mainly because I've never been able to afford the Makselife or too many others. Plum Paper, so far I've found my peace with because of all the customization options with it. (i can even send you a discount too) But I was just only wondering if you've ever tried a Plum Paper - or if you'd be willing to try one. :)
That is so awesome that you found something that works for you! I have a similar issue with Plum Paper that I do with some of these others - too much going on in a day. I really just want times and a to do list. But - I know it is super popular and people love it!
I decided to try out my new Simplified that started on Monday, and I am having a lot of problems with my pen skipping and not writing consistently on the paper. What pen did you use while you were in Simplified?
Congratulations for passing your test! Erin Condren Duo doesn’t working out for me. I have stop using! I’m looking for daily planner. I’m not sure for first planner.
I'm just getting into planning and I have to mention that this entire video was really confusing because there seems to be an assumption that everyone will know exactly the planner brand names you're talking about. Several times I went down to the links and couldn't find whatever planner you were talking about because they had different names. For instance, the one you chose I was so excited to link to, but Color Blends daily duo (what you called it) was nowhere to be found. Is that the Erin Condrin Daily Duo? Because the inside page says LifePlanner, but there's no link for that either. Frustrating!
Yes it's the erin condren daily duo is the planner layout and color blends is the design. Sometimes when I hear things in planner videos that I have never heard of, I'll Google it and also put that phrase in TH-cam and something usually pops up. It took me forever to figure out who HCP (HanCanPlan) was and where to get her stickers hahaha that one was tough!
@@HanCanPlan lol you weren't hard to find. Another TH-camr mentioned your stickers, but mentioned your name not your biz name but didn't link you and in the comments someone said "I love HCP..." and it took me forever to figure out who HCP was lol
This was great to watch! I totally get that some layouts just don't feel right. Many feel like there's just homework to do and are really overwhelming. I finally realized that no planner would be exactly perfect. I ended up getting a coil binding machine and ripping the planner I got in half. I rebound the yearly weekly planner into just 6 months (to cover the semester) and setting the other pages aside. Because I have my own coils, I can add shift things around as desired. I also cut down and hoe punched extra paper to go in. I'm totally with you on being able to flip the planner back to make it smaller.
When I addd a daily planner I felt like a true planner nerd :) Passion Planner daily is my love. I love the way a soft cover feels in my hands, it lays flat and is so versatile! I hope you are enjoying your career and congrats on meeting your goals!
Love that! I love planning in Passion Planner too!
You cannot possibly know how perfect this video was for me on this exact day in my life! Things are too busy to function out of a weekly. I have so many daily options at home and now I know what I’m going to use thanks to you!
I’m so glad it was helpful!
Congratulations on passing your test! I completely agree with you on Simplified. I love their cover designs and tabs, just can’t deal with the hard cover and coil.
Yeah - it’s a bummer, cause it’s so gorgeous!
Yay! I’m planning on the same daily but not starting until 2023. Colorblends, too. I originally wanted A5 but leaning to 7x9. I agree that I would prefer the to do list to be longer or at least have dot grid versus a blank area.
I agree - I would love to have some lines or something!
Have you tried the Keeping It Together (KIT) daily planner? Beautiful choice of 3 covers - I always love the flowered one - has everything you could possibly need plus goals and habit trackers, easily folds over -AND a fantastic price point!
I have! I love those ladies! Great prices for sure!
Agree love the idea of the rings but I like folding it back.
Same. That's something I love in my planners!
Congratulations on your nursing achievements. I am studying to be a clinical social worker and this is why my planners are very important to me. I just do not like a huge planner I like something smaller that I can take with me everywhere I go. Thank you for this review
Thank you!! Good luck to you!
Thank you so much I think I’m gonna go with the A5
Good choice!
Congratulations!! So happy for you.
thank you so much!
Congratulations on your new job!
Thank you! I’m so excited!
Thanks so much for this honest review-- I'm considering moving into an A5 (daily or weekly)-- there are *so many* to choose from that all look amazing, this video was so helpful:) I can totally relate being lured by the really awesome (and often superior) design of many different planners, but the EC paper, coil, interchangeable covers and simple layouts always bring me back!
Thanks so much for watching!
Yay for 7x9 daily duo kits! I’m SO excited as I love your stickers so much
Eek! I am excited to offer them!
YAY!!! Congratulations on both passing the NCLEX and getting a job as an L&D nurse!! I remember you talking about that being your dream last year!
I am so excited! Thank you!!
I do Simplified planner Dapper Desk due to binding and cover.
That lavender one was very tempting to me this year!
I have used most of the planners you mentioned here, and didn’t stick with them for the exact same reasons as you. I also chose the EC a5 Daily Duo for my daily for the coming year, again for the same reasons you did. If Simplified was bound like the EC I would be all over it!! 💕
I would too! I like supporting more than one brand, but EC has something that others don’t offer right now! I wish I could get the simplified on an EC coil!!
Fold-ability - that’s important to me too. I’ve tried a lot of planners and keep coming back to EC - the paper is amazing!
Have you tried Golden Coil? It wouldn’t work for me but I hear it’s super customizable and more plain so you can decorate.
I have! I started off the year with one, but it uses the same coil as simplified. It was beautiful - just not my favorite.
Planner goals.....new job.....Congratulations!!
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
Can u do a video…how I use my daily duo?? Like when u do it. And how u plan a day. Thanks!!
Hi Michelene! I think that is a great idea. I do a lot of plan with me reels on my instagram account, but I'll do a longer form over here.
Congrats on your new job!!!
Thank you!
Congratulations on passing your NCLEX! Good video, thank you!
Congratulations on your nursing achievements!!
thank you!
Hey Hannah :) just getting to watch this now, great information. Curious what is the brand of the beautiful yellow ring agenda that you have the inserts in? Hope you are loving the new job and are settling in! Blessings.
It is a Filofax. Thank you so much!
Ahhhhh congrats!!!! L&D nurses are soooo awesome and needed. 😍😍😍
I am so excited about it!!
And thank you! 😘
Congrats on your exams and new role!! For wahetever reason, I typically switch daily planners every 3 months so, but in the last quarter, I was probably in a different planner each week! I think I tried every planner you have in this video and I've felt similar about each one. Since I was flipping between planners so offen the past few months, I decided to cut some pages out of original planners and put them all on discs to try out (similar to you, my planner has to flip back on itself). I'm curious if I will like the simplified pages on discs more compared to the original binding. Even if I do like it better it will break my heart not to use one of their gorgeous covers with it... but I also can't stand how bulky the hard cover and wire-o are.
That's a good thought! I have tried discs in the past, and I have a love/hate relationship with them, but maybe I should try it out!! thank you!
Congrats on the new job. I am a makse girl all the way, I just like the feel of them. Having said that I love EC notebooks and have way too many of them.
I totally understand the love of Makselife! I love the company too! And I think their weekly is one of the best ever! I am so glad you love the dailies!!
congrats on passing your exams and getting your dream job!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations! 😀
Thank you so much!!
Congrats again on nclex and the job. Just the thought of working L&D makes me break out in a cold sweat. 😅 I would be terrible. 😂
First part of nursing school was an EC vertical then I switched to Simplified Daily. I love that daily. Love happy stripe and I think she has the best tab colors by far.
I agree! Her colors are amazing! And I totally get that L&D isn’t for everyone! I absolutely love it!
Congrats on passing the exam and the nee job!! 🙌🏼
A lil sad you didn’t pick simplified ha nah its just a joke. When i first starting using it in January the wire O/cover is the reason i almost stopped using it 😓 but its been 6 full months now and its my favorite planner. Ive gotten used to maneuvering the cover. If only they did coil lol
It really is such a beautiful planner! And.....I seriously much pop back into it because I love it so much!
Just wish they'd do a softcover or make a daily version of the at-a-glance product .The wire-o doesn't bother me, but the hardcover is not portable at all.
What is that yellow binder in this video? I want it as it seems perfect for my needs. You said what was in it but never what the actual binder is:)) thank you for the video
It's a Filofax.
Congratulations!! So exciting! Can’t wait to hear your delivery stories 🥰 - EC 7x9 for the win this year, I can’t get over the paper lol
The paper is so good! And thank you so much!
When you just use some days, do you keep those planners? And then in the daily, do you rip out the ones you didn't use? I'm never sure what do to with extra planners!
I keep them on hand for comparisons and reviews. If I didn't do this for a job, I would probably donate them or give them to my kiddos.
i am so enjoy your video !
I'm so glad!
Do you have a new discount code for simplified planner? ❤
I have a $15 off your first purchase! www.talkable.com/x/2F8LtR
Hi Hannah, I was just wondering if you've tried a Plum Paper Daily? It comes in the standard 3 sizes, and their dailies are an Hourly Daily, and regular Daily - also in 6 month or 12 month.
I've tried some pages from an EC weekly a couple times, but just couldn't make full use of it. I've been in a couple Happy Planners, and even Recollections ones - mainly because I've never been able to afford the Makselife or too many others. Plum Paper, so far I've found my peace with because of all the customization options with it. (i can even send you a discount too)
But I was just only wondering if you've ever tried a Plum Paper - or if you'd be willing to try one. :)
That is so awesome that you found something that works for you! I have a similar issue with Plum Paper that I do with some of these others - too much going on in a day. I really just want times and a to do list. But - I know it is super popular and people love it!
Mazal Tov on the new rôle! xxxxx
thanks!
I decided to try out my new Simplified that started on Monday, and I am having a lot of problems with my pen skipping and not writing consistently on the paper. What pen did you use while you were in Simplified?
I use all different kinds of pens. I really love the Sarasa Dry.
I never use those wire bindings they always fall apart
Coil only and simple. Too much on the page feels like chaos to me
I agree about having too much on a page!
Congratulations for passing your test! Erin Condren Duo doesn’t working out for me. I have stop using! I’m looking for daily planner. I’m not sure for first planner.
Well, I hope this video was helpful in finding the one the might work for you!
I'm just getting into planning and I have to mention that this entire video was really confusing because there seems to be an assumption that everyone will know exactly the planner brand names you're talking about. Several times I went down to the links and couldn't find whatever planner you were talking about because they had different names. For instance, the one you chose I was so excited to link to, but Color Blends daily duo (what you called it) was nowhere to be found. Is that the Erin Condrin Daily Duo? Because the inside page says LifePlanner, but there's no link for that either. Frustrating!
That is a really good point! Forgive me as I’m new to this whole TH-cam thing. I’ll make sure to do that in the future!
Yes it's the erin condren daily duo is the planner layout and color blends is the design. Sometimes when I hear things in planner videos that I have never heard of, I'll Google it and also put that phrase in TH-cam and something usually pops up. It took me forever to figure out who HCP (HanCanPlan) was and where to get her stickers hahaha that one was tough!
@@Road2Peachtree haha! Dang - that is not what I want to be hard to find! Glad you found me. xoxo.
@@HanCanPlan lol you weren't hard to find. Another TH-camr mentioned your stickers, but mentioned your name not your biz name but didn't link you and in the comments someone said "I love HCP..." and it took me forever to figure out who HCP was lol
I don’t like how the condron never capitalizes the first letter of the months ha! Just bugs me
Ha! I love that!