Helen, I was diagnosed with adhd primarily inattentive type at 42 years old. It was cathartic but difficult thinking about what could have been, if I was diagnosed earlier. I’ve also struggled with depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember. I’m so proud of you for sharing the parts of your journey with your friends, family, and fans. Removing the stigma surrounding mental health issues is a huge lifelong priority for me. We would never think less of a person because of a physical disease, so why do we (the proverbial we) do so surrounding mental health or mental illness? You are an amazing and beautiful human being, I know that sharing this part of yourself is not always easy; but know you are being heard and making a positive impact on others who are struggling. You are a light in the dark for many people! ❤️
As a fellow adult diagnosed ADHD 😅, I have realized that a planner is an accessibility aid for me. I need a big chunky planner with all my lists, a detailed schedule, goals, tasks, reminders, etc etc. LOVE your tracking idea for specific symptoms and notes about treatment. I'm inspired.
Wow, I’ve always found it so difficult to articulate why my journals and planners are so important to me as a neurodivergent person. But of course, it’s an accessibility aid!
Hi Helen. I appreciate your opening up on certain topics, but really applaud you setting boundaries. Good for you. On another note I LOVE that fitness vinyl-you have given me a lot of ideas for a fitness journal. Thank you.
I am sending you so much love. I am 32 and was diagnosed ADHD and OCD this year. It has been a ride. You are not alone dear friend and I commend you for being open and also pushing through your anxiety and shame around the feelings of your medication and habits here. I think you are helping others. BUT don't feel bad for NOT sharing things either. Don't feel bad if you decide to keep things to yourself
Thank you for sharing so much vulnerability with us, Helen. You gave me some great ideas for my med tracking as well as “bad habits”. I also love the idea of the private journal.
for the my 100 page, i chose to replace a typical gratitude journal (which never really worked for me) with a page that says "sometimes, good things happen." whenever something goes well or a special event brings me joy, i write it down and the date it happened. hoping i can make it to 100 this year !
That's great that you are being so open. As a fellow ADHDer, I understand the struggle. For your medication, you might want to invest in a pill box. Therefore you won't accidentally take two doses. If the section in the pill. box is empty, then you have already taken that dose. You are doing amazingly!
I had to pull out my Hobo Weeks as I watched this. I love this little planner but the past few years I have changed my mind so much with how to use it. But I always end up repurposing it in some way. Thank you for being so open about your mental health issues. Obviously you don't need to share everything. But there are so many of us out here who also struggle so it's nice to not be alone.
Helen, I appreciate your openness and respect your boundaries about what you don't want to share. I love that you are taking care of yourself that way. I love the look of your 2023 Weeks, though it ultimately didn't work for you. You have a great style, whatever planner you use. I use the Weeks as my main planner so I enjoyed seeing how you plan to use it for 2025.
Your monthly example of bad habit-- genius. I'm going to copy that in my Weeks. (I'll be using mine for budgeting and finances, and one of the things I want to track is my shopping bad habits.)
Wow, AND I love that My 100 idea. Also might adopt that for my budgeting Weeks (instead of my 100 runs, it could be my 100 wins/ savings/ best purchases).
Same! I'm using my 2025 Weeks for health and fitness, which includes physical and mental health tracking. I'm definitely going to be logging my impulse spending as part of that, since it's such a major coping mechanism for me. 🫠
Every sunday i get so excited to watch your videos. You're the only channel I have notifications on for. And this upload is extra special, because your planner setup videos are my favorite videos of the year!! Much love
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 24 (4 years ago) and autism this year at 28. It’s been really hard grappling with what could have happened if someone had noticed these things sooner. And there are a LOT of reasons that my parents wouldn’t have noticed (my dad’s ADHD so a lot of these things are normal for him, I was socialized to be a girl and girls “didn’t have ADHD” when I was a kid, I’m fairly low support needs, etc.). But planners and stationery and fountain pens are my lifeline. Not only is stationery fun and one of my special interests, but it helps me stay organized when ADHD runs rampant. Shops like yours have products that help me stay engaged with the hobby consistently. Thank you for talking about mental health and doing what you do ❤
I love that you’re being so open about this, but still respecting your need to be private about things. I love that you recognise that there are shameful and awful feelings about some things and I think even just saying that really gets the conversation started, how shame plays such a huge part of mental health issues. Also, your planner looks amazing and I hope it works really well for you ❤
I feel like I'm always struggling to keep up with my life and being organized is a goal every single year.The planners I'll be using in 2025 just arrived and I feel very inspired by your videos to set up everything. Thanks for sharing your experience and plans!
Helen thank you for being willing to share YOU with us. I’m so happy you have found a place to also keep your most personal inner thoughts safe. I love that idea as and although I don’t share on social media I don’t always want an option for others (co-workers, friends, family) to see all my thoughts.
I can't tell you how happy I am to see this! I also managed to end up with a Hobo Weeks that I was intending to use as a health/wellness planner! You always inspire me, so this is completely cool!
I need that envelope . . . and that “recharge” sticker!! After decades (literally) of planner trials and life changes, the Weeks is the best for my life and personality. The problem is me and being consistent in usage 🙄 - definitely one of my bad habits! Helen’s products are my reward - such a joy to see and use. Her gentle humor is a boost - especially when tracking “ugh/argh” events. I’ll be setting up my Weeks (I use 2) this week. Thanks for sharing your struggle - so many of us are right there with you.
Helen thank you for sharing your thoughts & set up of 2025 Health planner . Totally grateful I love the set up Beautifully done ☺️ the sticker release paper in the back of the planner brilliant ! I definitely need to structured and organize this way for this upcoming coming year lots of new changes. This for me will be a first to have different planners for all the things ! Can’t wait 🎉 also ordering all the necessary stickers and planner kits . Hope everyone here has a wonderful day!
A get so much joy and inspiration out of watching your videos. I am new to journaling and new to the Hobonichi weeks and cousin. I have purchased both in the hope that it will go some way to help me handle going through the menopause, which brings a whole set of challenges both mental and physical. Listening to you share your challenges and seeing the support from the community that everyone gives you and each other is very heart warming. Thank you for all you do and please keep up the great work❤❤. .
I agree that there is not enough space with the weeks planner. Getting back into journaling and using planners, I didn’t want to invest in a 2024 Cousin for the remainder of the year so I got out my Midori Travelers Notebook and bought some inserts, one of which is a weekly (very similar to Hobonichi ) weekly. I use the right side for a running list that gets carried over day by day and the weekly side to highlight the appts I have that day. It is very brass tacks for me. What i like about the TN is I can add additional inserts for things like journaling, projects planning pages, and doodling and so I have everything all in one. I will invest in a 2025 Cousin and see if that will be a good sub for the TN but so far, with all the inserts, I am loving the TN (including the weekly). Love your channel!
I think people have forgotten that their whole lives don't need to be documented on the internet and it is indeed ok and even proper/expected to have the need for privacy over your personal lives.
I love that you are so ambitious and trying to make the Hobonichi Weeks work! I think that making the Hobonichi Week specifically for mental health and fitness is perfect! I'll be following you on this journey ❤
Dr Potato made me smile :) thanks for sharing this! I’m definitely doing a health and fitness (got the Paddington weeks for it!) and I really like the way you’re personally using it. I have a few mental health conditions and autism and I was thinking of having the weeks as the one I could share with professionals/ psychologist and I was going to have a separate one to have more notes/ vents/ goals/ food diary. I love your cute designs and this video was super helpful 😊
First - your planner looks wonderful. Second - you made me laugh. I, too, feel my feelings and my life is also life-ing. 🤣 That entry is exactly what I feel like when I purposely sit down to journal! Good luck with the Weeks. I heard once that it's what you do 80% of the time that forms who you are, so maybe your goal can be to make it to September. :)
I’m so glad you posted this! I’m on a weightloss journey and just got my first hobonichi cousin and planned on using the yearly spread for my workouts. You also gave me a few other ideas that popped in my head while watching this too that’s specific to my own mental health and medications. Thank you!
You have no idea HOW MUCH THIS WEEKLY SETup MEANS TO ME and HOW much HAPPINESS I feel....and a little teary...caz you know...but I have fought hard this year and am about 90% of days free of my bad habit...75 Hard which I am documenting on @thebalancedplanner channel is absolutely making a difference once again...this time I have added back sugar but doing a intermittent fasting window 18 hours eating window 2-8 pm...you wouldn't believe that closing down the 9 pm to midnight window and going to bed 10:30 pm (not saying I fall asleep then!) has incredibly eliminated my bad habit. With my mom's downhill slide this year...I kind felt like I downward slid to from Jan-June until I started the 31 day journal prompt challenge with the Avec on my channel. Your WRITING PROMPTS SAVED ME! It was the start of it all...thank you so much! I was wondering as a have the MEGA WEEKS and LOVE LOVE all your ideas...I used to run half marathons trail races one time in back to back weekends...and love your idea of the 100 runs...also, starting to get random here (ADHD) would you consider a BAD HABIT BUSTING award sticker for the MONTHLY calendar !?! Lots of LOVE...here in Blaine not far from you at my parents...and the weather ugh wow...a LOT of rain! It was pouring yesterday! Your stationery art extraordinaire saved me....jenean
Love love love the cover and the way you are going to be using the Weeks in 2025, Baby Bear. Sooooo looking forward to the little envelope to hold the weeks kits. It looks DA BOMB! Love you!!!
I just got most of my stickers and weeks in the mail this week. Although I didn't really use any planners this year, I'm getting ready for next year. Sounds like you have a good plan on what you are going to do with your weeks. Best of luck! I hope it will be what you need it to be. Thank you for the ideas, and sharing all that you are comfortable with. I'm planning on rewatching your video about your ADHD planner, and might try it out in the weeks I have this year. I didn't realize I was doing some thing similar last year, and kind of did the same with a digital tool. But now, I just want to have something more tangible. I hope you have an awesome day!
Thank you so much for sharing! I bought the Paysanne Blossom weeks too (something about the delicate hand-drawn flowers and strawberries felt retro/vintage and nourishing~ and the handfeel of the Tana Lawn material is so nice) . I had vague ideas of either meal planning for my kid or health & wellness planning for myself and your video inspired a lot of thought... Thank you❤
Your 2023 planner is so soothing to look at! I feel the same-haven’t been able to make the Weeks work but keep going back to it because it’s so cute and it’s portability. It’s more for memory keeping right now, but it’s redundant. I absolutely love the Weeks-sized plastic envelope. Can’t wait! Did you stick the fitness vinyl in the outside of the cover? I hope it will eventually be a sale item. I need more than one for motivation hehe.
I love this. This inspired me to get a weeks to track my health stuff this year. In March I’ll be two years post-chemo and one of my 2025 goals is to get myself back to the health journey I was on prior to my cancer diagnosis (I swam nearly 150 miles the year prior, for example!) I was struggling with how to do it in my everyday planner but since this has become kind of its own personal project, I think it needs and deserves its own space. Like you mentioned I think it’ll help me see my progress better.
Thank you for being so honest and considerate, you inspire and also let people that deal with mental health issues feel seen. I bought a weeks planner from Kinbor (since hobinichi is expensive for me rn) and I was planning on using it as my health planner. Thank you for sharing your set-up and giving me a little reassurance that i might be on the right track with my planner ideas.
When I was on ADHD meds, I found medication bottles with timers on them super helpful. The timer resets whenever it's opened, so it's very easy to see when you last took your meds. Helped me so much with keeping up with if I had already taken my dose for the day etc. I'm not currently on meds, but if I ever take them again, I would 100% use that as a tool again. I really appreciate you sharing your ADHD journey and how that affects your planning etc. My Hobonichi Cousin is the first planner that has really worked for me. I love having space to write throughout the day, helps me be more aware of how I'm spending my time and keeping on track with what I'm doing each day. And I can easily journal about what happened that day or any mental stuff I'm dealing with. I'm on track to have a fully complete planner by the end of the year! Very proud of having written every day. :)
Wow, thank you for sharing this setup! The different sections look really cool, informative, and helpful. Very inspiring. I'd like to work on my health (physical and mental) and now you've given me ideas on trying to track and improve these things better. (I'd love another reason to buy a second Weeks! JK.) I probably would have to start in a smaller notebook or in one of my current planners. Thank you for sharing the more personal side of your life. You don't have to and I'm glad you did not disclose everything. Good luck to you, me, and everyone on our journeys. ^^
I've been using my weeks for health stuff & spending (my bad adhd habit!) for a few years. Absolutely love your set up! I think I'll be doing the 100 runs page too, such a great idea! I've been struggling with motivation when it comes to running, so hopefully this will help keep me on track! Thank you for sharing! Also good job setting boundries- not everything is for the internet!
I love seeing your setup - it’s so tailored to your needs it’s clear that it will be functional for you (and adorable, of course!) I appreciate your vulnerability, and I also use a Weeks memo book as a dumping journal that *I* don’t even want to flip back through. 😅🤷🏻♀️ Thanks for sharing - and that sticker release hack is genius. 💛
I love seeing how you use your Weeks. My bullet journal is A5 dot grid and I have several other journals that are A5 dot grid. My next favourite is a Weeks type of journal but a blank one. I love this shape as it feels less formal than my A5's and it's always inspiring to see how other people set them up.
Thank you for sharing your honest self with us, i have purchased a TN to do this next year, your ideas in this have been inspiring, my notes/recharge section will be for symptoms, questions, follow ups i have to note for my doctor.. its difficult to capture these sometimes random questions and when your next appointment is, i may have forgotten it, then afterwards, go dang i shoulda asked.... the perfect spot to note them.. thank you for start point for when my notebook arrives 😊
I picked up this pattern in the Hon and The Weeks and it’s just beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing how you’re going to use your Weeks. It was so helpful and insightful. Have a great week ♥️😘
Thanks for sharing your ideas! I also plan on using a weeks as a health and fitness and running tracker! I deal with autoimmune issues so mine will serve me In a little different way but very similar to my set up! Love watching your thought process and ideas!
Helen, you are always inspirational! I've been keeping up with my planner, but not my daily sketching and journaling (although I do mini journaling in my planner). I have a Weeks that I've abandoned and i'm going to see if I can use it for healh like you (I was using it for language learning, but I haven't had time for that either, LOL). Thank you always for being open and sharing both the fabulously done pages as well as your not-completely-filled pages. It makes me feel less guilty about not filling every page of my notebooks. :)
Hi Helen! I 💜 your weeks setup. I also have struggled with the weeks but want to make it work. I chose the A5 HON this year, but now I'm reconsidering 😂 Thanks again for talking about your ADHD. It helps me 😊 It makes me realize i do the same things or think the same way & maybe I'm not so weird. Happy Sunday!
Thank you so much for showing your set up! I really appreciate your openness and willingness to share your mental health journey and ADHD the way that you do. I struggle as well and you have given me some amazing ideas!
Helen! This was so on time. Thanks for sharing. I will be using a hobo weeks for my health and wellness journal as well and you gave me so many ideas! I love using the supplement for private journaling. I will definitely be using that. Thank you.
this time of the year and setting up planners is also my favourite!! and seeing your weeks that you are using alongside your cousin is dangerously tempting me to get a weeks too 👀 they are just too cute!!!
This video was so helpful! Thank you so much! I’ve been struggling with the weeks as well and use mine for health/fitness too! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Fellow ADHDer and didn’t get diagnosed until my mid-thirties and my second baby. My whole world fell apart but after some grieving, I found resources, help and self acceptance. It gets better, Promise. Thanks for being so honest
Thank you so much for sharing all this! My spiritual health planner for 2024 is the Weeks Mega, and it's worked really well but I've not used as much space as I thought, so trying a regular Weeks for next year (alongside a Cousin as my main planner). Still working it all out but I can't wait to get it all set up once I have! Love the vinyls and I hope the nutrition one comes back into stock soon. Be well! 🧡
Thank you Helen! Im using my weeks as a combo book/media and health journal. Symptoms on the yearly, reading log on the monthly, spending, quick line about my day on the left side of the weekly, and then food, habits and media consumption on the right side weekly. Back in the notes ive got a page per month to put book covers and then a page per month for something but not sure what yet lol.
I love it so much Helen! I also have a health related planner! I am so excited to post all my planners. I am doing a 12 days of planmas in December and will show each planner/journal/notebook set up on those days!
I am also thinking to use my weeks as a health & fitness planner/meal planner so this video was super helpful ! I can't wait for those die cuts you are releasing they are perfect
Super duper helpful tips!! After 6 years of Hobonichi Cousin and Weeks I learned a lot from you. Thanks! And hey, we all get to have a secret space to dump our thoughts! 😁
Wonderful video, dear Helen. I had heard of this planner before, but was not familiar with it. Thank you for this in-depth look. I would have never thought it would be one I would use, because I don’t write as tiny as you, BUT I love the idea of using it as a tracker. There’s a couple things I’ve been toying with tracking, and I like the idea of having a separate book like this rather than in my ‘daily’ planner. Also, I love the stickers you previewed. LOVE THEM!! You are so talented and creative, and so amazingly smart!! Take care, lovely lady! Thanks for all the hard work you put into your beautiful creations for us. 😁👍🏻❤️🌹
Another ADHD girlie checking in! I was diagnosed in the 80s as hyperactive and naughty, but last year I got my official diagnosis with adult ADHD and was finally able to have medication. What a difference! I feel my brain slowing down and finally having a chance to *breathe* lol. It also helped with the naughty ADHD masking itself making me think I have other things wrong with me! On a side note (nail tech of nearly 30 years hat on!) - your nails aren't weak from having them done - that's a health thing. ADHD meds can make them grow weaker 😊 having them done will keep them safe and strong. Make sure you make time in your self care to get them done every 2 to 3 weeks. Oh also ask your nail tech to use a rubber base or builder on them to help them be nice and strong.
Helen this set up is so wonderful! I used a Hon Techo this year but wasn’t using the daily pages and felt bad about that so I also am going back to a hobo weekly for 2025. I want to journal and maybe draw and watercolor in it as well because I love their paper for those activities. And I love using fountain pens in it as well. I may try the pencil dividing sections as well. You’re such an inspiration and have such wonderful products! ❤❤❤❤
I loved this setup! Definitely excited for the releases in November. I hope the weeks works for you, it sounds like it will be very functional. I ended up getting the one piece weeks for 2025! Very excited to use it. ❤️
Thank you, Helen for sharing. I am also using the same planner as a health planner next year. I took away some great ideas. Looking forward to the cousin set up.
Thank you! I'm using the Weeks as an analog companion to my digital-forward work planning. I was planning to use the annual index to track days I'm in office vs. remote and number of hours worked. I had no idea what to do with the top portion. LOVE the idea of a total & avg by month, so I'll be doing that next year!
Love your video! Thank you for so many good ideas. I got a notebook to track multiple aspects of my health and immediately wish I had gotten a planner because I get overwhelmed with what and were and then comes the indecision paralysis. (Not officially diagnosed yet) With rapid changes in my anxiety and new health challenges I need something but was hesitant about getting a full on planner but didn’t think of a weeks. I love Hobonichi so I might be looking into one or something similar.
I just finished watching this for the 2nd time and you inspired me with a great idea: I want to use my 2025 weeks to track my fibromyalgia symptoms, and see if I can find out a pattern or a trigger for what makes them worse. Thanks a lot Helen!!
I really like the way you did the tracker for your meds. I think I would like to do something similar. Sometimes, I want more information than just a check mark - like I took it late or started a new med. Nice thinking, Helen!
Thanks for sharing Helen, now I want to get another Weeks solely for health/wellbeing - love this idea. One thing I came across recently was using one vertical square space on the right hand side of page of each week for a mood tracker with a simple hand drawn facial expression, for the entire day you could denote morning, noon evening. I’m going to incorporate that somewhere next year, although I’m not sure I’ve explained that terribly well.
Absolutely love this setup. Not gonna lie, but I’m waiting to do a lot of my setups for after your Black Friday sale LOL Having boundaries is totally healthy and important. Share only what you feel comfortable with.
Thanks Helen. I enjoyed watching your set up and your thoughts and ideas. I have been using my Weeks Mega as my health planner this year and plan to do the same next year. I took a couple notes pages and listed all my diagnosis, listed all my prescription meds on another couple, and my over the counter meds on a couple. I take this with me to all my appointments and if they need a list of my meds I just let them make a copy rather than me having to make a list in the office on the spot each time. You could also do that in the little booklet if you prefer. But I keep my weeks in a Moterm😮 cover which everyone thinks is a wallet.
Happy Cozy Planning Sunday! ❤ I get excited to set up my next year's planner, too. But I do it in December because I'm a holiday hater and need a distraction.
I got a 2025 Weeks for health and fitness, too, and I love the way you've set yours up! I'm doing basically the exact same thing for the yearly index but haven't figured out how to use the monthly spreads yet, and this video has inspired me to do a bit more brainstorming. 💕
I actually neglected my weeks this year. I put some of the monthlies but kept forgetting to update it. I was gonna skip it this year but I bought another one anyway. Now I have some ideas to ponder for next year. Thanks Helen!
I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 54… I didn’t know it could be ADHD. Your videos are helping me keep better track of what I need to get done, so I don’t stress as much. ❤ very relaxing videos 🌻
Ive been deep diving into digital planner creation which in turn has brought me to alot of planner vids. watching alot of them and yours have made me want to give it a try. so, got a 2024 weeks and your stickers for the rest of the year. and also got 2025 ordered. I regret my choices LMAO jk jk. im looking forward to this and then maybe in the future switching to digital 100%.
I love this! I’m starting with a cousin this up coming year, I’m currently experimenting with an A6 and I was wondering how to track my running as I’m back to it after a two year hiatus for health reasons, this has given me tonnes of ideas, also I’ll use my freebie note book on a similar way to you thanks for putting yourself out there out helps at least me 😊 also I’m waiting for my orders with giddiness and excitement! I already bought the 2024 hobo colours tabs which I’m happy with but… 🥲 NEW ONES!!!!! Argh😅 might need two planners now 😂🎉
I purchased a B6 Horizontal common planner to use for health and wellness in 2025. I definitely found this useful and got some ideas for things to track in my planner! I don't run (my knees say no thanks) but I do have a peloton and a road bike! Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea to have one planner just for health. No doubt it will be easier to track health related things, such as when you started a new med, its effects, etc. That nutrition label on the back is perfect!
I had to open up my Weeks to see those two dots you mentioned they have, and I was like, "Huh. Didn't see those.." so that does give me a certain idea of how to use the Weeks next year, since I do use it for my blood sugar numbers and what I have to do that day. Thanks for the ideas and your Weeks is very beautiful!
One suggestion - I’ve been reframing ‘bad habits’ into ‘new habits’ or ‘improvements’. I also use a tick instead of a cross (but a cross looks good aesthetically so im undecided!). It’s a small thing, but the dopamine hit for ‘I got to tick off a positive thing’ has increased a bit!
It's time for Shay's random thoughts 1. I've been resisting buying a Weeks or A6 cousin. I have two planners I'm using for 2025, plus random notebooks I can use for anything the two planners miss. But they are all so pretty. *sigh* I will get through this....just breathe 2. Everyone has habits they are ashamed of or embarrassed by. I just wanted you to know that you aren't alone. Mine are obsessive compulsive. 3. I love your envelopes and I'm always sad I didn't buy more. Black Friday seems far away but it is next month!!! 4. Thank you for taking the time to create videos and interacting with your customers. I appreciate you. 5. I still need a Helen sticker. 😅 Much love to your and your family. ❤ ❤❤
if it makes you feel better at all i’m one of the very few girls that was diagnosed with adhd as a kid, and i still have basically no clue how to deal with it, besides taking medication, i’m apart of the vyvanse gang! you’re not alone! NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE UNITE!
For a minute i thought the X was when you did the bad habit. 😅 good job on that! I like how you are using the monthly for doctors appt and memos/notes summarizing the month and reflections on it. My husband just got a new prescription that he needs to take each day and some for when he just has flair ups. I got him timer lids that fit on normal prescription bottles, itll tell you how long its been since you last opened it. Thats been helping him to see if he took any when he was supposed to.
This was very helpful in giving me ideas! I also grabbed a Weeks for health & fitness but i’m a beginner when it comes to exercise so im hoping it keeps me accountable. I referenced your 2023 weeks several times when brainstorming ideas, and now this gives me more perspective! Looking forward to seeing how it goes Do you ever decide to start using the Weeks in December since the weekly spreads are there?
Helen, I was diagnosed with adhd primarily inattentive type at 42 years old. It was cathartic but difficult thinking about what could have been, if I was diagnosed earlier. I’ve also struggled with depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember. I’m so proud of you for sharing the parts of your journey with your friends, family, and fans. Removing the stigma surrounding mental health issues is a huge lifelong priority for me. We would never think less of a person because of a physical disease, so why do we (the proverbial we) do so surrounding mental health or mental illness? You are an amazing and beautiful human being, I know that sharing this part of yourself is not always easy; but know you are being heard and making a positive impact on others who are struggling. You are a light in the dark for many people! ❤️
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Thank you so much for this kind & encouraging comment!!! I’m cheering for you Andrea 🫂💕
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What a lovely comment 🥰
As a fellow adult diagnosed ADHD 😅, I have realized that a planner is an accessibility aid for me. I need a big chunky planner with all my lists, a detailed schedule, goals, tasks, reminders, etc etc. LOVE your tracking idea for specific symptoms and notes about treatment. I'm inspired.
I'm glad you found some inspiration here!!!
Yep. It looks excessive to some but my chaotic system really helps me 😅😅
Wow, I’ve always found it so difficult to articulate why my journals and planners are so important to me as a neurodivergent person. But of course, it’s an accessibility aid!
Hi Helen. I appreciate your opening up on certain topics, but really applaud you setting boundaries. Good for you. On another note I LOVE that fitness vinyl-you have given me a lot of ideas for a fitness journal. Thank you.
Hiii!! Thank you so much Renee 😁💕
And yay I’m glad you found some inspiration here!
I am sending you so much love. I am 32 and was diagnosed ADHD and OCD this year. It has been a ride. You are not alone dear friend and I commend you for being open and also pushing through your anxiety and shame around the feelings of your medication and habits here. I think you are helping others. BUT don't feel bad for NOT sharing things either. Don't feel bad if you decide to keep things to yourself
Thank you so much for your kind comment Dianna! I'm cheering you on
Thank you for sharing so much vulnerability with us, Helen. You gave me some great ideas for my med tracking as well as “bad habits”. I also love the idea of the private journal.
Thank you Sharon 🫂💕 I’m happy to hear you found some inspiration here!
for the my 100 page, i chose to replace a typical gratitude journal (which never really worked for me) with a page that says "sometimes, good things happen." whenever something goes well or a special event brings me joy, i write it down and the date it happened. hoping i can make it to 100 this year !
Aww I love this so much!! Focusing on the positive is a great thing!
OMG the sticker paper in the back is GENIUS!!! TYSM for that, she says as she runs to her desk to immediately do this in all her books 😅
Hehehe go go go! Glad you like the idea~
That's great that you are being so open. As a fellow ADHDer, I understand the struggle. For your medication, you might want to invest in a pill box. Therefore you won't accidentally take two doses. If the section in the pill. box is empty, then you have already taken that dose. You are doing amazingly!
Thank you so much Cathy!! I actually had one but I lot it, with meds inside LOL. I am hopeless sometimes hahaha. Thank you again!!
I had to pull out my Hobo Weeks as I watched this. I love this little planner but the past few years I have changed my mind so much with how to use it. But I always end up repurposing it in some way.
Thank you for being so open about your mental health issues. Obviously you don't need to share everything. But there are so many of us out here who also struggle so it's nice to not be alone.
Haha yeah 😭 I hope it works for you this year!!
And thank you Celia 🫂
Helen, I appreciate your openness and respect your boundaries about what you don't want to share. I love that you are taking care of yourself that way. I love the look of your 2023 Weeks, though it ultimately didn't work for you. You have a great style, whatever planner you use. I use the Weeks as my main planner so I enjoyed seeing how you plan to use it for 2025.
Ahh thank you so much Sandra!!! This is so kind 🥰 I will keep you all updated!
Your monthly example of bad habit-- genius. I'm going to copy that in my Weeks. (I'll be using mine for budgeting and finances, and one of the things I want to track is my shopping bad habits.)
Wow, AND I love that My 100 idea. Also might adopt that for my budgeting Weeks (instead of my 100 runs, it could be my 100 wins/ savings/ best purchases).
Same! I'm using my 2025 Weeks for health and fitness, which includes physical and mental health tracking. I'm definitely going to be logging my impulse spending as part of that, since it's such a major coping mechanism for me. 🫠
Ohhhh yes yes maybe I’ll incorporate some spending stuff in mine too hmmm. Great idea!
Every sunday i get so excited to watch your videos. You're the only channel I have notifications on for. And this upload is extra special, because your planner setup videos are my favorite videos of the year!! Much love
Omg this means so much! Thank you lovely
Amazing idea for stickers on the go! I truly enjoy your videos. Thank you for your contribution to the planner community ❤
Thank you so much Tiwanda!! This made me smile
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 24 (4 years ago) and autism this year at 28. It’s been really hard grappling with what could have happened if someone had noticed these things sooner. And there are a LOT of reasons that my parents wouldn’t have noticed (my dad’s ADHD so a lot of these things are normal for him, I was socialized to be a girl and girls “didn’t have ADHD” when I was a kid, I’m fairly low support needs, etc.). But planners and stationery and fountain pens are my lifeline. Not only is stationery fun and one of my special interests, but it helps me stay organized when ADHD runs rampant. Shops like yours have products that help me stay engaged with the hobby consistently. Thank you for talking about mental health and doing what you do ❤
I love that you’re being so open about this, but still respecting your need to be private about things. I love that you recognise that there are shameful and awful feelings about some things and I think even just saying that really gets the conversation started, how shame plays such a huge part of mental health issues. Also, your planner looks amazing and I hope it works really well for you ❤
Thank you so much Amy!! I appreciate you 🫂🫂
I needed this video today. Not only did it provide a great idea of a workout planner. 🎉 It provided a discussion with personal boundaries. 🧡
🥰🥰🥰 Wishing you a great week!
Happy TCMC day, i mean Sunday. Always look forward to seeing your vids. Excited for the A5 most of all. Thank you ❤
I feel like I'm always struggling to keep up with my life and being organized is a goal every single year.The planners I'll be using in 2025 just arrived and I feel very inspired by your videos to set up everything. Thanks for sharing your experience and plans!
Helen thank you for being willing to share YOU with us. I’m so happy you have found a place to also keep your most personal inner thoughts safe. I love that idea as and although I don’t share on social media I don’t always want an option for others (co-workers, friends, family) to see all my thoughts.
Ahh thank you so mcuh Cinnamon!!! 🥹🥹
I can't tell you how happy I am to see this! I also managed to end up with a Hobo Weeks that I was intending to use as a health/wellness planner! You always inspire me, so this is completely cool!
Aww thank you so so much!!
I need that envelope . . . and that “recharge” sticker!! After decades (literally) of planner trials and life changes, the Weeks is the best for my life and personality. The problem is me and being consistent in usage 🙄 - definitely one of my bad habits! Helen’s products are my reward - such a joy to see and use. Her gentle humor is a boost - especially when tracking “ugh/argh” events. I’ll be setting up my Weeks (I use 2) this week.
Thanks for sharing your struggle - so many of us are right there with you.
This comment made me smile 🥹💕 Thank you so much!!!!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo Oh, I'm so glad! Happy to share the joy 🥰
Helen thank you for sharing your thoughts & set up of 2025 Health planner . Totally grateful I love the set up Beautifully done ☺️ the sticker release paper in the back of the planner brilliant ! I definitely need to structured and organize this way for this upcoming coming year lots of new changes. This for me will be a first to have different planners for all the things ! Can’t wait 🎉 also ordering all the necessary stickers and planner kits . Hope everyone here has a wonderful day!
Thank you so much!!! I'm glad you got some good ideas from it ^__^
A get so much joy and inspiration out of watching your videos. I am new to journaling and new to the Hobonichi weeks and cousin. I have purchased both in the hope that it will go some way to help me handle going through the menopause, which brings a whole set of challenges both mental and physical. Listening to you share your challenges and seeing the support from the community that everyone gives you and each other is very heart warming. Thank you for all you do and please keep up the great work❤❤. .
Ahhh thank you so much Vanessa 🥹🥹🥹 Sending you love! I hope you find a system that works for you!!
I agree that there is not enough space with the weeks planner. Getting back into journaling and using planners, I didn’t want to invest in a 2024 Cousin for the remainder of the year so I got out my Midori Travelers Notebook and bought some inserts, one of which is a weekly (very similar to Hobonichi ) weekly. I use the right side for a running list that gets carried over day by day and the weekly side to highlight the appts I have that day. It is very brass tacks for me. What i like about the TN is I can add additional inserts for things like journaling, projects planning pages, and doodling and so I have everything all in one. I will invest in a 2025 Cousin and see if that will be a good sub for the TN but so far, with all the inserts, I am loving the TN (including the weekly). Love your channel!
I think people have forgotten that their whole lives don't need to be documented on the internet and it is indeed ok and even proper/expected to have the need for privacy over your personal lives.
I love that you are so ambitious and trying to make the Hobonichi Weeks work! I think that making the Hobonichi Week specifically for mental health and fitness is perfect! I'll be following you on this journey ❤
Thank you!!!! I will keep everyone updated 😁💕
Dr Potato made me smile :) thanks for sharing this! I’m definitely doing a health and fitness (got the Paddington weeks for it!) and I really like the way you’re personally using it. I have a few mental health conditions and autism and I was thinking of having the weeks as the one I could share with professionals/ psychologist and I was going to have a separate one to have more notes/ vents/ goals/ food diary. I love your cute designs and this video was super helpful 😊
Thank you so much Amanda!!! I love the Paddington bear cover 🥹
First - your planner looks wonderful. Second - you made me laugh. I, too, feel my feelings and my life is also life-ing. 🤣 That entry is exactly what I feel like when I purposely sit down to journal! Good luck with the Weeks. I heard once that it's what you do 80% of the time that forms who you are, so maybe your goal can be to make it to September. :)
Hahaha I'm glad you got a laugh ^_^ Thank youuuu so much and I love that notion!!
I’m so glad you posted this! I’m on a weightloss journey and just got my first hobonichi cousin and planned on using the yearly spread for my workouts. You also gave me a few other ideas that popped in my head while watching this too that’s specific to my own mental health and medications. Thank you!
I'm cheering you on!!! I'm so happy to hear you got some bits of inspo ^_^
You have no idea HOW MUCH THIS WEEKLY SETup MEANS TO ME and HOW much HAPPINESS I feel....and a little teary...caz you know...but I have fought hard this year and am about 90% of days free of my bad habit...75 Hard which I am documenting on @thebalancedplanner channel is absolutely making a difference once again...this time I have added back sugar but doing a intermittent fasting window 18 hours eating window 2-8 pm...you wouldn't believe that closing down the 9 pm to midnight window and going to bed 10:30 pm (not saying I fall asleep then!) has incredibly eliminated my bad habit. With my mom's downhill slide this year...I kind felt like I downward slid to from Jan-June until I started the 31 day journal prompt challenge with the Avec on my channel. Your WRITING PROMPTS SAVED ME! It was the start of it all...thank you so much! I was wondering as a have the MEGA WEEKS and LOVE LOVE all your ideas...I used to run half marathons trail races one time in back to back weekends...and love your idea of the 100 runs...also, starting to get random here (ADHD) would you consider a BAD HABIT BUSTING award sticker for the MONTHLY calendar !?! Lots of LOVE...here in Blaine not far from you at my parents...and the weather ugh wow...a LOT of rain! It was pouring yesterday! Your stationery art extraordinaire saved me....jenean
I am cheering you on Janean 🥹 You are such a strong person!! I hope 2025 is a great year for you in all aspects
Love love love the cover and the way you are going to be using the Weeks in 2025, Baby Bear. Sooooo looking forward to the little envelope to hold the weeks kits. It looks DA BOMB! Love you!!!
Ahhh thank you so so much 🥹🥹🥹 I am obsessed with the envelope!!
Listening to you instantly calms me. Thank you!
aw thank you Hayley!!
I just got most of my stickers and weeks in the mail this week. Although I didn't really use any planners this year, I'm getting ready for next year. Sounds like you have a good plan on what you are going to do with your weeks. Best of luck! I hope it will be what you need it to be. Thank you for the ideas, and sharing all that you are comfortable with. I'm planning on rewatching your video about your ADHD planner, and might try it out in the weeks I have this year. I didn't realize I was doing some thing similar last year, and kind of did the same with a digital tool. But now, I just want to have something more tangible. I hope you have an awesome day!
Ahh I hope you find your planning groove again!!! Thank you so much and I hope you have a great week as well!!
Thank you so much for sharing! I bought the Paysanne Blossom weeks too (something about the delicate hand-drawn flowers and strawberries felt retro/vintage and nourishing~ and the handfeel of the Tana Lawn material is so nice) . I had vague ideas of either meal planning for my kid or health & wellness planning for myself and your video inspired a lot of thought... Thank you❤
Aww yay I'm glad you got some ideas here! It's suchhh a pretty cover 😄
How did you know I needed this video in my life? lol!
I had a tingling feeling ✨
The same thing happened to me with hobo weeks. Every year I buy one and never finish it.
Excellent video and as always very inspiring ❤
Thank you Nessy!!! I’m glad I’m not alone 😭
Your 2023 planner is so soothing to look at! I feel the same-haven’t been able to make the Weeks work but keep going back to it because it’s so cute and it’s portability. It’s more for memory keeping right now, but it’s redundant. I absolutely love the Weeks-sized plastic envelope. Can’t wait! Did you stick the fitness vinyl in the outside of the cover? I hope it will eventually be a sale item. I need more than one for motivation hehe.
I love this. This inspired me to get a weeks to track my health stuff this year. In March I’ll be two years post-chemo and one of my 2025 goals is to get myself back to the health journey I was on prior to my cancer diagnosis (I swam nearly 150 miles the year prior, for example!) I was struggling with how to do it in my everyday planner but since this has become kind of its own personal project, I think it needs and deserves its own space. Like you mentioned I think it’ll help me see my progress better.
Thank you for being so honest and considerate, you inspire and also let people that deal with mental health issues feel seen. I bought a weeks planner from Kinbor (since hobinichi is expensive for me rn) and I was planning on using it as my health planner. Thank you for sharing your set-up and giving me a little reassurance that i might be on the right track with my planner ideas.
🫂🫂🫂 Thank you for listening!! I'm glad you found some ideas here
When I was on ADHD meds, I found medication bottles with timers on them super helpful. The timer resets whenever it's opened, so it's very easy to see when you last took your meds. Helped me so much with keeping up with if I had already taken my dose for the day etc. I'm not currently on meds, but if I ever take them again, I would 100% use that as a tool again. I really appreciate you sharing your ADHD journey and how that affects your planning etc.
My Hobonichi Cousin is the first planner that has really worked for me. I love having space to write throughout the day, helps me be more aware of how I'm spending my time and keeping on track with what I'm doing each day. And I can easily journal about what happened that day or any mental stuff I'm dealing with. I'm on track to have a fully complete planner by the end of the year! Very proud of having written every day. :)
Wow, thank you for sharing this setup! The different sections look really cool, informative, and helpful. Very inspiring. I'd like to work on my health (physical and mental) and now you've given me ideas on trying to track and improve these things better. (I'd love another reason to buy a second Weeks! JK.) I probably would have to start in a smaller notebook or in one of my current planners. Thank you for sharing the more personal side of your life. You don't have to and I'm glad you did not disclose everything. Good luck to you, me, and everyone on our journeys. ^^
Thank you so much!!! I'm glad you like these ideas ^__^
I appreciate your love & support!
I've been using my weeks for health stuff & spending (my bad adhd habit!) for a few years. Absolutely love your set up! I think I'll be doing the 100 runs page too, such a great idea! I've been struggling with motivation when it comes to running, so hopefully this will help keep me on track! Thank you for sharing! Also good job setting boundries- not everything is for the internet!
Thank you so much!! Good luck to you
I love seeing your setup - it’s so tailored to your needs it’s clear that it will be functional for you (and adorable, of course!) I appreciate your vulnerability, and I also use a Weeks memo book as a dumping journal that *I* don’t even want to flip back through. 😅🤷🏻♀️ Thanks for sharing - and that sticker release hack is genius. 💛
Hiii hehe thanks again Ellie!!! Thank you for listening 🫂
I love seeing how you use your Weeks. My bullet journal is A5 dot grid and I have several other journals that are A5 dot grid. My next favourite is a Weeks type of journal but a blank one. I love this shape as it feels less formal than my A5's and it's always inspiring to see how other people set them up.
I love the idea with the trees for outdoor run! So creative. Thank you, Helen.
You are so welcome!!! Good luck~
Thank you for sharing your honest self with us, i have purchased a TN to do this next year, your ideas in this have been inspiring, my notes/recharge section will be for symptoms, questions, follow ups i have to note for my doctor.. its difficult to capture these sometimes random questions and when your next appointment is, i may have forgotten it, then afterwards, go dang i shoulda asked.... the perfect spot to note them.. thank you for start point for when my notebook arrives 😊
My pleasure Pamela!! I'm glad you were able to take something away from this!! Good luck~
I picked up this pattern in the Hon and The Weeks and it’s just beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing how you’re going to use your Weeks. It was so helpful and insightful. Have a great week ♥️😘
It really is!! I hope you have a great week Charissa!!!
Thanks for sharing your ideas! I also plan on using a weeks as a health and fitness and running tracker! I deal with autoimmune issues so mine will serve me In a little different way but very similar to my set up! Love watching your thought process and ideas!
Helen, you are always inspirational! I've been keeping up with my planner, but not my daily sketching and journaling (although I do mini journaling in my planner). I have a Weeks that I've abandoned and i'm going to see if I can use it for healh like you (I was using it for language learning, but I haven't had time for that either, LOL). Thank you always for being open and sharing both the fabulously done pages as well as your not-completely-filled pages. It makes me feel less guilty about not filling every page of my notebooks. :)
Ahh thank you so much Yukari!! We all go through ups and downs
OMG! I love your journalling videos! I am going to make my college notes like this . This is so inspiring 😊
Yay I’m glad you found some inspiration!!
Hi Helen! I 💜 your weeks setup. I also have struggled with the weeks but want to make it work. I chose the A5 HON this year, but now I'm reconsidering 😂
Thanks again for talking about your ADHD. It helps me 😊 It makes me realize i do the same things or think the same way & maybe I'm not so weird.
Happy Sunday!
Thank you so much Heather!!! Hahaha oh nooo I hope you still love the HON!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo I do! I'm just adding on 😆
Thank you so much for showing your set up! I really appreciate your openness and willingness to share your mental health journey and ADHD the way that you do. I struggle as well and you have given me some amazing ideas!
Thank you Kathy!!! Ahhh I’m glad! Good luck 🤞🏼💕
Helen! This was so on time. Thanks for sharing. I will be using a hobo weeks for my health and wellness journal as well and you gave me so many ideas! I love using the supplement for private journaling. I will definitely be using that. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Christa!! I'm so glad you found some ideas here
this time of the year and setting up planners is also my favourite!! and seeing your weeks that you are using alongside your cousin is dangerously tempting me to get a weeks too 👀 they are just too cute!!!
Ahh thank you so much!! Right?? I love the cover and size so much!!
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo i caved and i bought one 🫣
This video was so helpful! Thank you so much! I’ve been struggling with the weeks as well and use mine for health/fitness too! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Yay I’m glad!!! Good luck with your setup 💕
Fellow ADHDer and didn’t get diagnosed until my mid-thirties and my second baby. My whole world fell apart but after some grieving, I found resources, help and self acceptance. It gets better, Promise. Thanks for being so honest
Thank you so much for your support Jana ❤ Cheering for you!!
Thank you so much for sharing all this! My spiritual health planner for 2024 is the Weeks Mega, and it's worked really well but I've not used as much space as I thought, so trying a regular Weeks for next year (alongside a Cousin as my main planner). Still working it all out but I can't wait to get it all set up once I have! Love the vinyls and I hope the nutrition one comes back into stock soon. Be well! 🧡
Thank you Helen! Im using my weeks as a combo book/media and health journal. Symptoms on the yearly, reading log on the monthly, spending, quick line about my day on the left side of the weekly, and then food, habits and media consumption on the right side weekly. Back in the notes ive got a page per month to put book covers and then a page per month for something but not sure what yet lol.
I love it so much Helen! I also have a health related planner! I am so excited to post all my planners. I am doing a 12 days of planmas in December and will show each planner/journal/notebook set up on those days!
Ahh thank you so much!! And that's a fun idea~~
Um that sticker release hack is EVERYTHING. thank you for that!!!
Hehe my pleasureee!!
I am also thinking to use my weeks as a health & fitness planner/meal planner so this video was super helpful ! I can't wait for those die cuts you are releasing they are perfect
Yayyy I’m glad!! Thank you Elizabeth 💕💕
I love Dr Potato 😍 I struggle with ADHD, depression, and anxiety and you’re not alone ❤ I understand it’s difficult to talk about it
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Super duper helpful tips!! After 6 years of Hobonichi Cousin and Weeks I learned a lot from you. Thanks! And hey, we all get to have a secret space to dump our thoughts! 😁
Aw yay this means so much! Thank you Jane 🫂🫂
Wonderful video, dear Helen. I had heard of this planner before, but was not familiar with it. Thank you for this in-depth look. I would have never thought it would be one I would use, because I don’t write as tiny as you, BUT I love the idea of using it as a tracker. There’s a couple things I’ve been toying with tracking, and I like the idea of having a separate book like this rather than in my ‘daily’ planner. Also, I love the stickers you previewed. LOVE THEM!! You are so talented and creative, and so amazingly smart!! Take care, lovely lady! Thanks for all the hard work you put into your beautiful creations for us. 😁👍🏻❤️🌹
My pleaasure Michelle! I'm happy this was somewhat helpful ^_^ Wishing you a great week!
i was so looking forward to this! cant wait to see the cousin set up!!
Hehehe enjoyyy!!! I’m excited to finish my setup 🤭🩷
Another ADHD girlie checking in! I was diagnosed in the 80s as hyperactive and naughty, but last year I got my official diagnosis with adult ADHD and was finally able to have medication. What a difference! I feel my brain slowing down and finally having a chance to *breathe* lol. It also helped with the naughty ADHD masking itself making me think I have other things wrong with me!
On a side note (nail tech of nearly 30 years hat on!) - your nails aren't weak from having them done - that's a health thing. ADHD meds can make them grow weaker 😊 having them done will keep them safe and strong. Make sure you make time in your self care to get them done every 2 to 3 weeks. Oh also ask your nail tech to use a rubber base or builder on them to help them be nice and strong.
Aww that must be so nice to finally have an answer! Proud of you
Helen this set up is so wonderful! I used a Hon Techo this year but wasn’t using the daily pages and felt bad about that so I also am going back to a hobo weekly for 2025. I want to journal and maybe draw and watercolor in it as well because I love their paper for those activities. And I love using fountain pens in it as well. I may try the pencil dividing sections as well. You’re such an inspiration and have such wonderful products! ❤❤❤❤
I loved this setup! Definitely excited for the releases in November. I hope the weeks works for you, it sounds like it will be very functional. I ended up getting the one piece weeks for 2025! Very excited to use it. ❤️
Thank you so mcuh Angel!!! I'm excited to see how you use it too!!
Thank you, Helen for sharing. I am also using the same planner as a health planner next year. I took away some great ideas. Looking forward to the cousin set up.
I'm happy that you found some inspiration here!!
Thank you! I'm using the Weeks as an analog companion to my digital-forward work planning. I was planning to use the annual index to track days I'm in office vs. remote and number of hours worked. I had no idea what to do with the top portion. LOVE the idea of a total & avg by month, so I'll be doing that next year!
Ooo I love that tracker idea! And yay I’m glad this helped a bit 😁💕
Love your video! Thank you for so many good ideas. I got a notebook to track multiple aspects of my health and immediately wish I had gotten a planner because I get overwhelmed with what and were and then comes the indecision paralysis. (Not officially diagnosed yet) With rapid changes in my anxiety and new health challenges I need something but was hesitant about getting a full on planner but didn’t think of a weeks. I love Hobonichi so I might be looking into one or something similar.
Thank you so much Anggie!! I really hope you can find a system that works for you!
I just finished watching this for the 2nd time and you inspired me with a great idea: I want to use my 2025 weeks to track my fibromyalgia symptoms, and see if I can find out a pattern or a trigger for what makes them worse. Thanks a lot Helen!!
Thank you for sharing all
These ideas Helen I will be using my weeks as well for my wellness 🙋🏻♀️
I really like the way you did the tracker for your meds. I think I would like to do something similar. Sometimes, I want more information than just a check mark - like I took it late or started a new med. Nice thinking, Helen!
Thank you Emily!! I'm glad it was helpful ^__^
Thanks for sharing Helen, now I want to get another Weeks solely for health/wellbeing - love this idea. One thing I came across recently was using one vertical square space on the right hand side of page of each week for a mood tracker with a simple hand drawn facial expression, for the entire day you could denote morning, noon evening. I’m going to incorporate that somewhere next year, although I’m not sure I’ve explained that terribly well.
I love this idea!!! Thank you for sharing as well!
Absolutely love this setup. Not gonna lie, but I’m waiting to do a lot of my setups for after your Black Friday sale LOL Having boundaries is totally healthy and important. Share only what you feel comfortable with.
Thanks Helen. I enjoyed watching your set up and your thoughts and ideas. I have been using my Weeks Mega as my health planner this year and plan to do the same next year. I took a couple notes pages and listed all my diagnosis, listed all my prescription meds on another couple, and my over the counter meds on a couple. I take this with me to all my appointments and if they need a list of my meds I just let them make a copy rather than me having to make a list in the office on the spot each time. You could also do that in the little booklet if you prefer. But I keep my weeks in a Moterm😮 cover which everyone thinks is a wallet.
Thank you so much Kati!! I love your suggestions!!!
Happy Cozy Planning Sunday! ❤ I get excited to set up my next year's planner, too. But I do it in December because I'm a holiday hater and need a distraction.
Happy happy Sunday!!!
Love this , especially the tip about using A washi card and tucking it intothat front pocket!❤
Thank you Denise!! Super handy~
I got a 2025 Weeks for health and fitness, too, and I love the way you've set yours up! I'm doing basically the exact same thing for the yearly index but haven't figured out how to use the monthly spreads yet, and this video has inspired me to do a bit more brainstorming. 💕
Aww yay I’m glad!! I hope you find your perfect system!!!
I love your chosen Weeks planner for 2025! 😍😍😍
Hehe thank youuu! It's such a fun cover~
I actually neglected my weeks this year. I put some of the monthlies but kept forgetting to update it. I was gonna skip it this year but I bought another one anyway. Now I have some ideas to ponder for next year. Thanks Helen!
I love this so much!! You’ve inspired me to add some of these ideas to my own weeks 💞
Aw yayy!! Thank you Sam 😁
I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 54… I didn’t know it could be ADHD. Your videos are helping me keep better track of what I need to get done, so I don’t stress as much. ❤ very relaxing videos 🌻
🫂🫂 Cheering you on Janet!!
omg i love this!! It is so rare to see good fitness planners
I’m so excited you did this. I am using my sterling ink b6slim for health
Ive been deep diving into digital planner creation which in turn has brought me to alot of planner vids. watching alot of them and yours have made me want to give it a try. so, got a 2024 weeks and your stickers for the rest of the year. and also got 2025 ordered. I regret my choices LMAO jk jk. im looking forward to this and then maybe in the future switching to digital 100%.
I love this! I’m starting with a cousin this up coming year, I’m currently experimenting with an A6 and I was wondering how to track my running as I’m back to it after a two year hiatus for health reasons, this has given me tonnes of ideas, also I’ll use my freebie note book on a similar way to you thanks for putting yourself out there out helps at least me 😊 also I’m waiting for my orders with giddiness and excitement! I already bought the 2024 hobo colours tabs which I’m happy with but… 🥲 NEW ONES!!!!! Argh😅 might need two planners now 😂🎉
I purchased a B6 Horizontal common planner to use for health and wellness in 2025. I definitely found this useful and got some ideas for things to track in my planner! I don't run (my knees say no thanks) but I do have a peloton and a road bike! Thanks for sharing!
Oooo I hope it works out for you!!!
What a great idea to have one planner just for health. No doubt it will be easier to track health related things, such as when you started a new med, its effects, etc. That nutrition label on the back is perfect!
Thank you Sherry!! Yep yep I'm excited to see how this goes~
I had to open up my Weeks to see those two dots you mentioned they have, and I was like, "Huh. Didn't see those.." so that does give me a certain idea of how to use the Weeks next year, since I do use it for my blood sugar numbers and what I have to do that day. Thanks for the ideas and your Weeks is very beautiful!
Hehe now you know!! I hope the hobonichi weeks work for you!!
One suggestion - I’ve been reframing ‘bad habits’ into ‘new habits’ or ‘improvements’. I also use a tick instead of a cross (but a cross looks good aesthetically so im undecided!). It’s a small thing, but the dopamine hit for ‘I got to tick off a positive thing’ has increased a bit!
I love this suggestion!!! You are right that mindset & perspective is very influential!
It's time for Shay's random thoughts
1. I've been resisting buying a
Weeks or A6 cousin. I have two
planners I'm using for 2025,
plus random notebooks I can
use for anything the two
planners miss. But they are all
so pretty. *sigh* I will get
through this....just breathe
2. Everyone has habits they are
ashamed of or embarrassed by.
I just wanted you to know that
you aren't alone. Mine are
obsessive compulsive.
3. I love your envelopes and I'm
always sad I didn't buy more.
Black Friday seems far away
but it is next month!!!
4. Thank you for taking the time to
create videos and interacting
with your customers. I
appreciate you.
5. I still need a Helen sticker. 😅
Much love to your and your family. ❤ ❤❤
You make me smile 🫂 Thank you for listening to my rambles and for your comments!!!
Hehehe I will have plenty of envelopes ready fory ou!!
Helen.. that sticker pouch 👀👀👀👀 I'm so excited! I have all the sizes you've done and use them constantly
Hehehe I love ittt! Thank you Shelby!!!
Also, the upcoming stickers are very very cute!
This is amazing, your handwriting is so satisfying ☺☺
Thank you so much 😀
if it makes you feel better at all i’m one of the very few girls that was diagnosed with adhd as a kid, and i still have basically no clue how to deal with it, besides taking medication, i’m apart of the vyvanse gang! you’re not alone! NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE UNITE!
For a minute i thought the X was when you did the bad habit. 😅 good job on that! I like how you are using the monthly for doctors appt and memos/notes summarizing the month and reflections on it. My husband just got a new prescription that he needs to take each day and some for when he just has flair ups. I got him timer lids that fit on normal prescription bottles, itll tell you how long its been since you last opened it. Thats been helping him to see if he took any when he was supposed to.
Haha thank you so much!! And wow that sounds like something I need--thanks for sharing!
This was very helpful in giving me ideas! I also grabbed a Weeks for health & fitness but i’m a beginner when it comes to exercise so im hoping it keeps me accountable. I referenced your 2023 weeks several times when brainstorming ideas, and now this gives me more perspective! Looking forward to seeing how it goes
Do you ever decide to start using the Weeks in December since the weekly spreads are there?
Yayy I'm so glad you found some inspiration here!!
Yes yes I plan to start in December!!!
You were already on my list to shop at for Black Friday, you didn’t have to tempt me with a great freebie
hehe sorryyyyy ;)