I’m amazed at people who have multiple planners. I have a hard enough time using my Bujo and my digital calendar. I have been using an A&O TN Bujo this year and am planning to go back to an A5 for 2023
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm so amazed by your journaling, doodles, planning, and yes your fountain pens as well! You inspire me to write neater and better!!! Keep up the good work, and please, do plan to have proper sleep and rest!
i’ve never related to someone more like i genuinely understand every struggle you mention and it really makes me feel understood in return. ur literally my new go to planning and study channel because the things that work for you also work for me!!
i really needed a reminder on the pressure of filling out my planner every day. i get so overwhelmed with school that i will ignore my hobonichi, and it feels like i'm neglecting something i love. its been a pretty rough 2nd half of the year. but i understand where you're coming from. you gave me some motivation to start back up again a little, so thanks for that. i've been watching you for forever, hope you're doing well!!!
If you're neglecting your planner, maybe you need to adjust your system a little :) your planner should be useful to you so that you need to reach for it and not do it as an afterthought. It's okay to adjust your system to your needs as they change!
I thought that I was going to use the Hobo Cousin in 2023 because I want to journal. When I ordered the 6 month for the end of 2022 to try I realized that my life is just not that exciting! I ordered the Day-free A6 and the Weekly supplement. I do better with no pressure, so the Day-free will allow me to skip days or write a lot on other days but still have the monthly and weekly overviews so I don’t miss important appointments or events. I think I might get a couple of extra A6 Hobonichi notebooks to add if I need more room. I am SO glad that you are so talented, Helen, and I am grateful that most of your stickers are simple black and white. I do not have an artistic bone in my body, so I’m loving your stickers! I’m not big on lots of colors in my planner because I think it hits my brain as visual clutter even though I look at other people’s planners and find them to be beautiful. Your planners just make my heart happy! 🥰❤️
I love all of your spreads and your “free” style bullet journal. I think it’s adorable that you start your Cousin entries with “good morning (or afternoon)”. Many years ago I started using a specific planner, and the manufacturer said that it’s important to use one planner for everything so it’s all in one spot. In recent years, I’ve leaned towards keeping work and personal separate (mostly so I have a space that is safe from thinking of work LOL). Or if I track both work and personal in my Weeks, I will sometimes have a separate to do list for work and personal. I don’t know if either approach is really working for me. *How do you keep track of tasks and details when they’re written in separate planners?* I know you mentioned that some planners have special purposes, but there is also some overlap. For 2023, I’m going to try the new Sterling Ink Common Planner. It’s like a B6 version of the Hobonichi Day-Free and Cousin combined. There’s a monthly and vertical weekly section like the cousin, and then there are blank pages for dailies, but there’s no day or date printed on them. I got the version with two books that are split into 6 months each. I might try another planner, too.
I never get tired of watching your videos. They are always so inspirational. I hope you have completely recovered from your injury and that your dad did, too.
I've used an Erin Condren A5 softbound the last 3 years. I found this year that I really needed more room especially if I wanted to doodle more, and use kits, more washi and stickers.. Thanks to your inspiration I'm going to move to a Hobonichi Cousin in 2023. It just arrived and I'm very excited to figure out all the ways that I can incorporate the systems that already work for me, and expand. I have tried using an additional planner and it really doesn't work for me as I like to carry only one planner with me and I don't like having to look in more than one place for notes, to-do lists etc. I work full time but also have a lot of things to do at home and I want to be able to find them all-in-one place. I do have some EC Petite Planner notebooks in a traveler's type folio - one is a master washi tape and pen test book, master collections list book, sticker books etc. Thanks so much for your continued inspiration and wonderful artwork!
Thanks for sharing your planner system Helen, I love seeing other people's systems and how they use them. This really makes a lot of sense to me the way you have the Cousin as your main planner and the others are ones without the pressure to write in daily but are very helpful when you need somewhere for specific lists for work etc it looks very useful! 👍💖 For me I'm doing the same next year as this year, Cousin as my main planner (think I've finally figured out how I like using the different sections! Yay!) and the Weeks for lists and tracking stuff and a good reference of the year in one tiny book that's easier to search through if I need to find info later. Looking forward to seeing your ideas for the Weeks too 😁
I got the hobo cousin for next year because i really wanted to plan but also journal. I was greatly inspired by your videos. Thank you for your content!
Thank You for sharing 📓🖊✏️ I also have a everything Notebook. I write everything in that Notebook and I bring it everywhere I go. I never leave home without it. That Notebook is my life.
I use the Take a Note planner from Taiwan. Its a mix of the Hobonichi weeks and Jibun Techo. It does not have Dailies pages (which I don’t use). It is great for time-blocking and uses Tomoe -river pages. It comes in 2 sizes A5 and A6.
Right now, my main planner is my Hemlock & Oak Weekly Planner. It is where I do my goal planning, life tracking, and memory keeping. I use it in conjunction with my TN sticker books. For work, I use a Moleskine as a bullet journal, and a small Black N Red spiral bound for note-taking--this notes eventually get transferred to my bullet journal and then shredded. On top of everything, I use a Field Notes pocket notebook as a catch-all.
Love these videos!!! I usually watch them first thing on Sundays, but we rescued 3 Belgian Malinois that were dumped in my next door neighbor's backyard and life has been absolute CHAOS!! LOL Life is finally getting into a good schedule so I can journal again. I miss it so!! For 2022 I've been using the Cousin. Absolutely LOVE it!!! That's for daily journaling like you. I also have a weeks for health and wellness, which has been kinda working out but I'll be changing it up for 2023. I'll be using the Cousin again of course, Sterling Ink's new planner for my finances. Switching to the Hobo Original for health and Wellness and either the Cousin or original day free for school, but that is totally tentative right now. I may just use my main cousin for school as well as everything else.
Hello, I am new to your channel. I am very impressed with your setup and your journals. I really like the drawings that you make, along with the paragraph system that you made. Thank you and look forward to following you. I obviously love planners and all that comes with them.
The only thing working for me this year is the JT Days in B6 size (which was too small for me). New for me in 2023 is giving up the JT Days and Weeks. I will be finishing my degree next month, and thus I do not need a separate study planners anymore. Move into a cousin for a work, trying to find work planner/journal. I am going to use one of the weeks for a reading journal, because I am reading a lot more for pleasure, I want to try to remember things that affect me while reading. Certain quotes, prose, etc. Plus, I read a lot of mystery novels, and if I make a guess at who did it, then I note the date and page number, along with the antagonists name. I carry around one weeks daily for my expenses, grocery lists, etc. I suggest if you ever take that travelers notebook out of the house, that you put the information insert of your travelers notebook in a locked safe. Also move your passwords to an app and double protect them. I use one safe but there are many more out there. Apple is easily circumvented, unless you disable Face ID for passwords.
I'm using a Perfect Planner's traveler notebook for my daily errand stuff (appointments, money/credit cards, prayer book, and etc). Then I have a 6 ring carpe diem for my daily life. Lastly, I have a planner I got from walmart for keeping track of my blog content/work progress (which is filled out mostly when I work on my blog). For 2023, I'm planning to use mainly my new 6 ring carpe diem planner for my blog content/work progress instead of switching every year with a new planner... unless I get bored of using it. Which I hope it doesn't happen too soon. I will also keep the traveler notebook and my daily 6 ring planner for 2023. So... yeah that's all. Take care and stay safe.
Actually to be honest It is true that you have very little entry in your A6 bullet journal but every page is of different creatives . I felt like I am seeing hundreds of creatives in those 6 to 8 pages. And it really show how creative you are . Really love all you bullet journal spread in your Leustrem (sorry for wrong spelling)bullet journal . 😍😍🥰🥰🙂🙂 Really excited to see a filp through of this bullet journal,😁😁😁😁😀😀😀😃😃😃😃
I love this video😍🥰 thanks for sharing! It is very insightful, I like the dated vs undated explanation especially. I plan to use a Hobonichi weeks next year and a disc bound one I ordered back home called Belle de Jour Power Planner📒
Love it. So inspirational. I'm glad I am not the only one thinking I am crazy for potentially having three(??). Cousin for school, A6 for journaling, and B6 for every day carry.
I startet using the Hobonichi weeks Mega this year, and I bought a new one for 2023. I also bought an A6 weekly supplement for 2023, just to try the size, for fun. 😄👏🏻 Live your differensiert planners. 😍
Happy Sunday, Helen. I’m using the Hobo Cousin Avec. This is my first year using it and I love 😍 it. I’ve also purchased the Sterling Ink Common Planner -Year in one- in black; out of curiosity and support.
I've been switching between different weekly planners every year for at least the past seven years. This year, your videos and Facebook group inspired me to add a Hobonichi A6 to the mix. Next year, I'm giving the Hobonichi Cousin another go so that I can be back to one planner again (I had one back in 2019 but didn't really know what to do with the daily pages and essentially stopped using them after my daughter was born in the middle of that year)
Love bringing back the tn! I was so sad when foxyfix closed they were the best! And love the cute little bujo! I may have to jump on that train. Would love to see what you carry around everyday supplies wise or a what’s in my bag?
I'm glad I came back to watch this one 🙃 I never thought I would use more than one book, but yet, here I am branching out. I ordered an A6 Staology to use for my On-the-Go planner (your cute little LT inspired me 😁) I wear many hats in my life, too. I adore my Cousin it really has been somewhat life-altering this year. Buuuut, lugging it to work each day, since it is pretty much my brain on paper kind of bothers me. I think having a small no-rules book that I can write down what needs to be done each day will be nice. Thank you for always sharing your content, Helen!
My current plan is using a leuchttrum B6 with a dot grid slim from sunshine sticker co, which is like a hobo weeks with all plain pg and non fp friendly paper. After getting used to work I just stopped writing every steps down since I do that on my laptop. So the A5 is a little too big. I also want to use my fp more so Im trying the lleuchttrum. For less busy days I'll using the dotgridslim
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Hobonichi…every year! I just can’t leave it! I have tried other brands out of curiosity only to miss my hobonichis! I get all sizes because I also keep a daily journal, documenting our life through watercolor illustrations and photos!
This is my first year using a planner. I started with the Hobonichi Techo Original. Lately, I’m finding that I’m writing a lot and I recently ordered the Cousin Avec for 2023.
Thanks for sharing this Helen! Your approach is very inspirational/aspirational! I ❤️ my Hobonichi Cousin - tried the Avec this year but am going back to the single book for 2023. I LIVE in the weekly spreads while the dailies are a mish-mosh of whatever 😅
Helen- thanks so much for this specific video topic! Prior to the Hobonichi sale, I brainstormed what system I would need and what products I should get. Very helpful to see how you are using your planners.
I am currently using the Leuchtturm 1917 Bullet Journal Editon 2 A5 size this year, but I bought a Hobonichi Cousin A5 for 2023 and I’m excited to try it for the 1st time next year. I’m so excited to have all the pages already done so I can just decorate them how I want. I think I need some structure in my planners. I feel when they are too open I tend to get overwhelmed and then just don’t use it. 😒
I'm with you on this. In addition, I just don't have the time to draw all the lines and days in the Leuchtturn. I already got my 2023 Hobonichi Cousin and can't wait to use it for planning and for journaling.
I've been in an ECLP for many many years but I'm looking for something more hourly/daily and I have been eyeing the Hobonichi Cousin for a while so I think I might try that planner for 2023!
For 2023 I'm using a Hemlock and Oak weekly planner, my writing journal, and a junk journal. I want to try a cousin because I love vertical layouts and would definitely use the daily pages but I'm nervous about all the smudging people talk about lol
Oh also meant to say love how you named the forest biome collection "out of the woods" hehe I immediately got the song in my head! Speaking of... omg I can't waittttt for Midnights Oct 21!! That announcement was epic, so excited!! 🎶🤩
I’ve been using the dot grid A5 Leuchttrum for my bullet journal needs for years now. If I was still working or going to school I wouldn’t hesitate to have the a Hobonichi cousin.
Am I the only one who went back and paused when Helen mentioned sticker book in October (sorry!)? 😅 This year I have a Weeks mega for edc, and tried keeping up with the Hobonichi Cousin again. And I totally agree that it is easier without the pressure of writing every day. I will admit that I have pages that are blank, and just use them to help flush out my thoughts, and document things that are going on. Now to wait for 2023 planners, and try to keep myself from getting another one (maybe it will run out before I get around to getting it).
I wanted to be discipline and have everything in a single planner but i started having this pressure to making things nice and organised in that planner. And unknowingly i started to have multiple planners to to cope with that, a work notebook to keep work separated from my personal, a journal to write long long paragraphs when i needed to vent but i would go months without writing sometimes, a trash notebook to be really messy with and then my original planner to write a bit neater with, which i sometimes put in random thoughts and make to-do lists for personal events or weekly tasks. I was thinking if i should combine everything again with a new notebook and this video really helped me to think that its okay to have multiple planners as long as it works :)
Love the monthly stickers for my cousin!! Love my travelers for business too. Looking forward to working a hobo weeks into my life for 2023, and excited to start getting weeks stickers too.❤️❤️
I’m a dedicated HP planner so your planners and how you use them are fascinating to me. WOW! Very inspired by how you write so neatly and incorporate drawings/doodles. I’ve saved this video so that I can refer to it again. 💙💛🪴
Just stumbled on your channel and am here to stay. I love to write and to organize my thought but definitely I could learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing.
Hobo all the way….cousin, weeks, original. Cousin weekly section is KEY…..love it….track my to-dos and my spending, daily section-weather, gratitude, and goings on…..I try to doodle at times too. Original is my health journal-I track what I eat, the vitamins I take and other medical related stuff due to having a genetic blood disorder. You are inspiration bc you actualize everything you dream….you go, girl!! So accomplished at such a young age!!!
This was fun. 😁 I love seeing which planners ppl are using. This year I've been using the Cousin and the Weeks. The Cousin was great while I was in school, but during this summer break, I haven't used it much. I'm hoping I'll get the urge to use it again when my next semester starts. I was also using the Weeks to track health things and as something to carry with me while on the go to keep track of appointments. Once my health issues cleared up though, I stopped using it.. so I'm not sure if I'll get one for next year. For next year, I've ordered a Wonderland planner. I found I didn't use the dailies in the Cousin very much this year, so I'm hoping this will be a better fit. 💜
Hiiiiiiii; I use penny pages weekly and daily inserts in my A5 Notiq agenda covers. I’m using the hobo Avec as my wellness planner, hobo weeks for my purse and an archer and olive Bujo for goal planning.
Love this video, you are the reason I got a Hobonichi cousin, but I got the Avec. It may be a little too much of a planner for me be I thought it gives me room to grow. Thanks for the inspiration
LOVE this video! I've been using the KINBOR daily planner for the last 2 years but the only thing is that it doesn't have the weekly vertical layout. Kinbor has a separate weekly vertical planner that is very much like a Jibun Techo dupe. I carry the weekly one around with me because it's thinner and a memory keeper so that I can fill in my Kinbor daily for journalling. If you like Hobonichi, the KINBOR is a great dupe. Question - what is that washi tape in your LEUCHTTURM that looks like pages of a book? I LOVE that!
Thanks for sharing this, so the kinbor is basically like the Cousin except no weekly section? But it still has the daily section with a page /day? That sounds like a neat setup, especially if you want to carry the weekly around like you do or just don't need it at all. Cool, always neat to find out about other planner options 👍
The washi tape looks a lot like some I've purchased from Creating & Co. I can't say it's where this one came from, but Paige does a bunch of book washi like this.
@@starbucksmocha88 yes, that's right! they have the 2 page monthly spread for all 12 months, a 2 page future planning layout (6 months on each page with each month roughly 12 by 13 grid squares with a blank space for notes) and then it goes right into the daily pages. there's about 8 pages of blank grid pages at the end and it goes into a few sheets like a favourites or address book similar to the Hobonichi. I ordered mine from aliexpress and it runs about $23 CAD with free shipping. Pages are super thin but not Tomoe River Paper. there are options to get 1 book or 2 half year books. No quotes at the bottom of the daily pages so you get the whole page for writing. Hope that helps.
@@katherinechan2585 that's very helpful thanks for the detailed description of the pages! That sounds like a great combo of pages. I've already ordered a Hobonichi cousin for 2023 but if I don't end up utilizing all the pages the way I'm planning to then it'll be nice to have another option to check out for the following year. Thanks! 👍
Not gonna lie, I have a serious problem when it comes to planners: I can't decide what I really want, and therefore I can't keep up with planning and I end up with tons of planners that are half filled out and I feel bad about my life choices. For 2023 I'm going to go back to my tried and true system that I used 10 years ago and forego the pre-made planners. My lineup: - daily work schedule online in Outlook. It changes so much there's no point copying it to a paper planner. - an A6 pocket Leuchtturm for year-at-a-glance spreads and 2-page monthly spreads. Anything I need to do in the future goes in here until I'm ready, on a sticky note if needed. - an A6 Stalogy grid notebook to write down tasks as I go. No pre-made layouts. No weeklies. No future lists. Just start each day with the Date as a header, and add task items as they come up. That way if I have an unproductive day, no sweat, I just don't write anything. Or if I have a lot going on, I can keep writing. - a half-letter disc-bound notebook with plain lined pages for taking notes during meetings. I always summarize my notes later anyway,. Maybe this is a system I can stick with, even if it isn't as "pretty" as a Van Der Speck folio with dashboards and dividers and such.
I've taken a little bit of a break from planning since 2018 (I had a child and quit working so I didn't really need a planner) so I'm shocked to hear FoxyFix is no longer in business!
Thank you for sharing but omgosh helennnn those shibe doodles!!! I LOVE them!! Any chance you’ll do a shibe themed big doodle sheet? They’d be perfect for me to mark moments with Azu and Archie!! Please please please consider it ❤️
Hi Helen! As much as i love your videos I'm sad to say I don't use a planner. I've tried using ones from Walmart but I found that there was nothing worth planning. I do the same things everyday: work home and church. I do journal though that has been something I've done since I was a child.
I used to think the same too, sometimes but I’ve actually found uses for planners. So I use a planner for daily Scripture writing challenge or you could try using one for Bible study notes or something. I also still mark down daily to-do lists even if it’s the same thing day in and day out. It’s almost like a habit tracking system for me. I also keep a desk calendar to mark down special events or appointments such as birthdays, anniversaries, holidays/vacations, etc.
@@charlenejo2490 I'll try to work on it. When I was in college I used a planner to track my assignments and due dates but now I feel so...insignificant
Right now I'm using an A5 Hobonichi Cousin Avec, A6 Hobonichi Techo Avec, A6 Stalogy, A6 Hobonichi weekly supplement, Hobonichi Weeks, and a B6 Jibun Techo Biz. For 2023, I am definitely using the A5 Hobonichi Cousin Avec and the Weeks (at least until 3/31). I hope to order a Jibun Techo Biz and Days. I have an undated HP mini dashboard layout that I might use after the Weeks runs out.
Love your videos! I agree that a successful planner needs only to serve you well as you need it 💛 So important we don’t put unnecessary pressure on ourselves in what we deem enjoyable 💛
For 2023, I am using a Maggie Holmes dashboard planner for personal, your Volume 1 Emoti planner for daily quotes or affirmations, and a Bloom Daily Planners dot journaling planner for daily Scripture writing.
I’m currently using a Hobonichi cousin for my everything planner. A Hobonichi A6 Techo for business and a LT17 A5 as a catch all notebook. Next year I’m switching my A6 to another cousin for my business and adding a Hobonichi weeks for a healthy lifestyle planner. Likely just for the year as I’m working towards a healthier lifestyle. Keeping the LT17 as a general notebook. Although I did purchase some hobo notebooks, so, not sure haha.
Just found your channel and this stuff is so cute. If I move back to Canada I'll certainly have to order some of your stickers! (Currently in Denmark, where import fees are absurd.) Thanks for sharing your planners~ :D
I only use the cousin but feel like the daily pages are wasted. I always say if they came out with an A5 that just had the monthly and weekly, it would be my perfect planner. I’ve opted for an Aura Estelle B6 undated for 2023. I think I’ll like it.
I’m using the EC petite daily planner and love this planner. I’m wondering if any of the kits you sell would fit in this small planner? As a weekly kit? Love your stickers so much
Felt like you should know my husband calls this the Mario Luigi Cousin. 🙃 I told him I used to call it the hibatchi cousin. But I’m in with the hip lingo now.
I just recently found this channel :D and im getting so obsessed with planning ^^ Is there a planner that have the layout like the cousin techno, but without the single days? just monthly and weeks? =)
@@IhsanZulkipli Ooh that one looked nice :D Im very new in the planner world :P I like the blank pages as daily so i can use them whenever i feel like it or need to. Thank you so much for telling me about this one
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo Thank you for the answer =) Cant wait till i get the chance to order stickers from you, i love your style so much :D its kinda overwhelming tho because i want to much and dont know where to start 🤣 I looked up sterling ink planner that got recommended here and that one looked great ^^
That "This meeting could have been an email" sticker is hilarious
My plans for 2023 is to use the Kinbor planner, which is the hobonichi dupe with the same quality but without the high hobo price!!! 🍾🍾🍾
Ooooo I need to look into that planner! Thank you for sharing!
That sounds interesting. Is the paper just as nice? Would be wonderful if it also works with fountain pens. I also like the thinness of the TMR.
@@zaraloves8420 it's absolutely the same as in hobo
@@katsmith8263 Thank you!
@@zaraloves8420 you're welcome
I’m amazed at people who have multiple planners. I have a hard enough time using my Bujo and my digital calendar.
I have been using an A&O TN Bujo this year and am planning to go back to an A5 for 2023
I sometimes use 1 planner only for a looong stretch of time hehe. Definitely going through phases!
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm so amazed by your journaling, doodles, planning, and yes your fountain pens as well! You inspire me to write neater and better!!! Keep up the good work, and please, do plan to have proper sleep and rest!
Ahh welcome and thank you SO much!!!
i’ve never related to someone more like i genuinely understand every struggle you mention and it really makes me feel understood in return. ur literally my new go to planning and study channel because the things that work for you also work for me!!
THANK YOU!
i really needed a reminder on the pressure of filling out my planner every day. i get so overwhelmed with school that i will ignore my hobonichi, and it feels like i'm neglecting something i love. its been a pretty rough 2nd half of the year. but i understand where you're coming from. you gave me some motivation to start back up again a little, so thanks for that. i've been watching you for forever, hope you're doing well!!!
If you're neglecting your planner, maybe you need to adjust your system a little :) your planner should be useful to you so that you need to reach for it and not do it as an afterthought. It's okay to adjust your system to your needs as they change!
Both this vid nd u have motivated me to start a planner! I feel like I’m gonna freshly start this Jan. Anyway I hope u r having a great day.
I thought that I was going to use the Hobo Cousin in 2023 because I want to journal. When I ordered the 6 month for the end of 2022 to try I realized that my life is just not that exciting! I ordered the Day-free A6 and the Weekly supplement. I do better with no pressure, so the Day-free will allow me to skip days or write a lot on other days but still have the monthly and weekly overviews so I don’t miss important appointments or events. I think I might get a couple of extra A6 Hobonichi notebooks to add if I need more room. I am SO glad that you are so talented, Helen, and I am grateful that most of your stickers are simple black and white. I do not have an artistic bone in my body, so I’m loving your stickers! I’m not big on lots of colors in my planner because I think it hits my brain as visual clutter even though I look at other people’s planners and find them to be beautiful. Your planners just make my heart happy! 🥰❤️
Wow! You journals are stunning. Love your doodles and handwriting. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
I love all of your spreads and your “free” style bullet journal. I think it’s adorable that you start your Cousin entries with “good morning (or afternoon)”. Many years ago I started using a specific planner, and the manufacturer said that it’s important to use one planner for everything so it’s all in one spot. In recent years, I’ve leaned towards keeping work and personal separate (mostly so I have a space that is safe from thinking of work LOL). Or if I track both work and personal in my Weeks, I will sometimes have a separate to do list for work and personal. I don’t know if either approach is really working for me. *How do you keep track of tasks and details when they’re written in separate planners?* I know you mentioned that some planners have special purposes, but there is also some overlap.
For 2023, I’m going to try the new Sterling Ink Common Planner. It’s like a B6 version of the Hobonichi Day-Free and Cousin combined. There’s a monthly and vertical weekly section like the cousin, and then there are blank pages for dailies, but there’s no day or date printed on them. I got the version with two books that are split into 6 months each. I might try another planner, too.
I never get tired of watching your videos. They are always so inspirational. I hope you have completely recovered from your injury and that your dad did, too.
Thank you so much lovely Sherry!!!!
When I clicked on this video and heard you softly speaking I instantly subscribed. I love low-key videos like this 😌
I've used an Erin Condren A5 softbound the last 3 years. I found this year that I really needed more room especially if I wanted to doodle more, and use kits, more washi and stickers.. Thanks to your inspiration I'm going to move to a Hobonichi Cousin in 2023. It just arrived and I'm very excited to figure out all the ways that I can incorporate the systems that already work for me, and expand. I have tried using an additional planner and it really doesn't work for me as I like to carry only one planner with me and I don't like having to look in more than one place for notes, to-do lists etc. I work full time but also have a lot of things to do at home and I want to be able to find them all-in-one place. I do have some EC Petite Planner notebooks in a traveler's type folio - one is a master washi tape and pen test book, master collections list book, sticker books etc. Thanks so much for your continued inspiration and wonderful artwork!
Thanks for sharing your planner system Helen, I love seeing other people's systems and how they use them. This really makes a lot of sense to me the way you have the Cousin as your main planner and the others are ones without the pressure to write in daily but are very helpful when you need somewhere for specific lists for work etc it looks very useful! 👍💖
For me I'm doing the same next year as this year, Cousin as my main planner (think I've finally figured out how I like using the different sections! Yay!) and the Weeks for lists and tracking stuff and a good reference of the year in one tiny book that's easier to search through if I need to find info later. Looking forward to seeing your ideas for the Weeks too 😁
I got the hobo cousin for next year because i really wanted to plan but also journal. I was greatly inspired by your videos. Thank you for your content!
Aww thank you Gab!!!! I hope you love it!
I just love how the pages sound in the hobonichi cousin
even the pages you describe as being unorganized or chaotic are super cute
Thnx. You inspire me with your leuchtturm. I got a dotted one now and that is just to out myself when I need to,however i want to 😍
Thank You for sharing 📓🖊✏️ I also have a everything Notebook. I write everything in that Notebook and I bring it everywhere I go. I never leave home without it. That Notebook is my life.
omg you're so organized and love your handwriting
Thank you for sharing your planner system. They are all awesome.
Decided to use hobonichi cousin for 2023 so I’ve been watching your videos a lot!!
Thank you Shiori! I will be making some set-up videos soon! Maybe in October ^_^
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo excited for it!!
Ah i thought about getting the weeks.. but i just looove the space in the cousin 🙈 lovely video to watch Helen, as always!! 💓
Hahgaha same here! Thank you Tam!
I use the Take a Note planner from Taiwan. Its a mix of the Hobonichi weeks and Jibun Techo. It does not have Dailies pages (which I don’t use). It is great for time-blocking and uses Tomoe -river pages. It comes in 2 sizes A5 and A6.
These look so good! Almost like they're printed on. Cant imagine myself doing anything like that!!! wow
Right now, my main planner is my Hemlock & Oak Weekly Planner. It is where I do my goal planning, life tracking, and memory keeping. I use it in conjunction with my TN sticker books. For work, I use a Moleskine as a bullet journal, and a small Black N Red spiral bound for note-taking--this notes eventually get transferred to my bullet journal and then shredded. On top of everything, I use a Field Notes pocket notebook as a catch-all.
Your monthly kits are the reason why I use my months in my hobonichi cousin!
Hahaha thank you Katie! Honestly same XD
Love these videos!!! I usually watch them first thing on Sundays, but we rescued 3 Belgian Malinois that were dumped in my next door neighbor's backyard and life has been absolute CHAOS!! LOL Life is finally getting into a good schedule so I can journal again. I miss it so!! For 2022 I've been using the Cousin. Absolutely LOVE it!!! That's for daily journaling like you. I also have a weeks for health and wellness, which has been kinda working out but I'll be changing it up for 2023. I'll be using the Cousin again of course, Sterling Ink's new planner for my finances. Switching to the Hobo Original for health and Wellness and either the Cousin or original day free for school, but that is totally tentative right now. I may just use my main cousin for school as well as everything else.
Hello, I am new to your channel. I am very impressed with your setup and your journals. I really like the drawings that you make, along with the paragraph system that you made. Thank you and look forward to following you. I obviously love planners and all that comes with them.
Nice to meet you John, thank you so much! Hope you have a lovely week ^_^
Wow. Simply amazing 👌😂🤣 You are very talented.
Off to your Etsy shop, will order next week. 😎
Thanks for sharing. Take care ✨
Wow this is freaking cool, i really really love it. I think these can make my life more meaning and interseting.
Love your videos!!! Thank you!! 🥰 Just got the cousin and can't wait to decorate it with all the CMC stickers!! 💕
Yessssss I hope you love it Shari!
never clicked on a video so fast 😭 i am whipped for all your content i swear 🥹❤️
Omg hahaha thank you LiLah!
I am really excited when you show your hobo weeks style~
The only thing working for me this year is the JT Days in B6 size (which was too small for me). New for me in 2023 is giving up the JT Days and Weeks. I will be finishing my degree next month, and thus I do not need a separate study planners anymore. Move into a cousin for a work, trying to find work planner/journal. I am going to use one of the weeks for a reading journal, because I am reading a lot more for pleasure, I want to try to remember things that affect me while reading. Certain quotes, prose, etc. Plus, I read a lot of mystery novels, and if I make a guess at who did it, then I note the date and page number, along with the antagonists name. I carry around one weeks daily for my expenses, grocery lists, etc.
I suggest if you ever take that travelers notebook out of the house, that you put the information insert of your travelers notebook in a locked safe. Also move your passwords to an app and double protect them. I use one safe but there are many more out there. Apple is easily circumvented, unless you disable Face ID for passwords.
I love that all the begainning of the page there’s good morning :)
What à work ! Congratulations for your system end your creativity ✨️
I'm using a Perfect Planner's traveler notebook for my daily errand stuff (appointments, money/credit cards, prayer book, and etc). Then I have a 6 ring carpe diem for my daily life. Lastly, I have a planner I got from walmart for keeping track of my blog content/work progress (which is filled out mostly when I work on my blog). For 2023, I'm planning to use mainly my new 6 ring carpe diem planner for my blog content/work progress instead of switching every year with a new planner... unless I get bored of using it. Which I hope it doesn't happen too soon. I will also keep the traveler notebook and my daily 6 ring planner for 2023. So... yeah that's all. Take care and stay safe.
Love you soothing voice and admire your discipline despite all you have to juggle ❤Thanx for inspiring 😊
Actually to be honest It is true that you have very little entry in your A6 bullet journal but every page is of different creatives . I felt like I am seeing hundreds of creatives in those 6 to 8 pages. And it really show how creative you are . Really love all you bullet journal spread in your Leustrem (sorry for wrong spelling)bullet journal . 😍😍🥰🥰🙂🙂 Really excited to see a filp through of this bullet journal,😁😁😁😁😀😀😀😃😃😃😃
I love this video😍🥰 thanks for sharing! It is very insightful, I like the dated vs undated explanation especially. I plan to use a Hobonichi weeks next year and a disc bound one I ordered back home called Belle de Jour Power Planner📒
Oooo I need to look into that planner!!
wow i love your system! and the fact that it's no pressure to fill out every single day!
Such beautiful planners, thanks for sharing 😊
i hope to be as organized as you one day 🥺 the bujo is so cute!
Awww thank you so much!!!
Love it. So inspirational. I'm glad I am not the only one thinking I am crazy for potentially having three(??). Cousin for school, A6 for journaling, and B6 for every day carry.
Also October sticker books?!? Helen just DROPPED THE MIC again. lol
I’m doing Kokuyo Jibun Techo A5 Biz edition for 2023!! So excited to have it festooned with little emotis 😂
I startet using the Hobonichi weeks Mega this year, and I bought a new one for 2023. I also bought an A6 weekly supplement for 2023, just to try the size, for fun. 😄👏🏻 Live your differensiert planners. 😍
Happy Sunday, Helen. I’m using the Hobo Cousin Avec. This is my first year using it and I love 😍 it. I’ve also purchased the Sterling Ink Common Planner -Year in one- in black; out of curiosity and support.
I've been switching between different weekly planners every year for at least the past seven years. This year, your videos and Facebook group inspired me to add a Hobonichi A6 to the mix. Next year, I'm giving the Hobonichi Cousin another go so that I can be back to one planner again (I had one back in 2019 but didn't really know what to do with the daily pages and essentially stopped using them after my daughter was born in the middle of that year)
Love bringing back the tn! I was so sad when foxyfix closed they were the best! And love the cute little bujo! I may have to jump on that train. Would love to see what you carry around everyday supplies wise or a what’s in my bag?
Why did FF close?
Yesss I neglected my TNs for several years :( So happy to use them again!
Ooo that is a great video suggestion, thank you!
I'm glad I came back to watch this one 🙃 I never thought I would use more than one book, but yet, here I am branching out. I ordered an A6 Staology to use for my On-the-Go planner (your cute little LT inspired me 😁) I wear many hats in my life, too. I adore my Cousin it really has been somewhat life-altering this year. Buuuut, lugging it to work each day, since it is pretty much my brain on paper kind of bothers me. I think having a small no-rules book that I can write down what needs to be done each day will be nice. Thank you for always sharing your content, Helen!
I use two bullet journals; one for work and one for my private life. I'm also planning on getting a reading journal soon because I read quite a lot.
Oooo yes I'm thinking of starting a reading journal too!
Looking forward to your hobonichi weeks planning next year ✨✨✨
you explained this so well! also, your style is amazing!
omg your handwriting it so beautiful!!!!!❤❤❤
My current plan is using a leuchttrum B6 with a dot grid slim from sunshine sticker co, which is like a hobo weeks with all plain pg and non fp friendly paper. After getting used to work I just stopped writing every steps down since I do that on my laptop. So the A5 is a little too big. I also want to use my fp more so Im trying the lleuchttrum. For less busy days I'll using the dotgridslim
🍃🌷🍃Have a safe week Helen. For next year I will try the Hobonichi Weeks🥰, never had it before but I just love it. Stay safe🙏🏻🍃🌷🍃
Ahhh we'll be using the same planner then! Hope you love it!
it is amazing to me that you can maintain multiple journals at once 😩
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Hobonichi…every year! I just can’t leave it! I have tried other brands out of curiosity only to miss my hobonichis! I get all sizes because I also keep a daily journal, documenting our life through watercolor illustrations and photos!
This is my first year using a planner. I started with the Hobonichi Techo Original. Lately, I’m finding that I’m writing a lot and I recently ordered the Cousin Avec for 2023.
Ahh so excited for you to try the Cousin!
Thanks for sharing this Helen! Your approach is very inspirational/aspirational! I ❤️ my Hobonichi Cousin - tried the Avec this year but am going back to the single book for 2023. I LIVE in the weekly spreads while the dailies are a mish-mosh of whatever 😅
Helen- thanks so much for this specific video topic! Prior to the Hobonichi sale, I brainstormed what system I would need and what products I should get. Very helpful to see how you are using your planners.
I am currently using the Leuchtturm 1917 Bullet Journal Editon 2 A5 size this year, but I bought a Hobonichi Cousin A5 for 2023 and I’m excited to try it for the 1st time next year. I’m so excited to have all the pages already done so I can just decorate them how I want. I think I need some structure in my planners. I feel when they are too open I tend to get overwhelmed and then just don’t use it. 😒
I'm with you on this. In addition, I just don't have the time to draw all the lines and days in the Leuchtturn. I already got my 2023 Hobonichi Cousin and can't wait to use it for planning and for journaling.
@@sherrycohen1824 I just got mine today and I wish I could start using it now! December 28th can’t get here fast enough! 🤣
I've been in an ECLP for many many years but I'm looking for something more hourly/daily and I have been eyeing the Hobonichi Cousin for a while so I think I might try that planner for 2023!
For 2023 I'm using a Hemlock and Oak weekly planner, my writing journal, and a junk journal. I want to try a cousin because I love vertical layouts and would definitely use the daily pages but I'm nervous about all the smudging people talk about lol
Eeek an amazing lineup!!!!
Oh also meant to say love how you named the forest biome collection "out of the woods" hehe I immediately got the song in my head! Speaking of... omg I can't waittttt for Midnights Oct 21!! That announcement was epic, so excited!! 🎶🤩
Soooooooo excited for Midnights! Hehe I'm excited to share the kit soon too!!!
I’ve been using the dot grid A5 Leuchttrum for my bullet journal needs for years now. If I was still working or going to school I wouldn’t hesitate to have the a Hobonichi cousin.
Am I the only one who went back and paused when Helen mentioned sticker book in October (sorry!)? 😅 This year I have a Weeks mega for edc, and tried keeping up with the Hobonichi Cousin again. And I totally agree that it is easier without the pressure of writing every day. I will admit that I have pages that are blank, and just use them to help flush out my thoughts, and document things that are going on. Now to wait for 2023 planners, and try to keep myself from getting another one (maybe it will run out before I get around to getting it).
I wanted to be discipline and have everything in a single planner but i started having this pressure to making things nice and organised in that planner. And unknowingly i started to have multiple planners to to cope with that, a work notebook to keep work separated from my personal, a journal to write long long paragraphs when i needed to vent but i would go months without writing sometimes, a trash notebook to be really messy with and then my original planner to write a bit neater with, which i sometimes put in random thoughts and make to-do lists for personal events or weekly tasks.
I was thinking if i should combine everything again with a new notebook and this video really helped me to think that its okay to have multiple planners as long as it works :)
Love the monthly stickers for my cousin!! Love my travelers for business too. Looking forward to working a hobo weeks into my life for 2023, and excited to start getting weeks stickers too.❤️❤️
I’m a dedicated HP planner so your planners and how you use them are fascinating to me. WOW! Very inspired by how you write so neatly and incorporate drawings/doodles. I’ve saved this video so that I can refer to it again. 💙💛🪴
Just stumbled on your channel and am here to stay. I love to write and to organize my thought but definitely I could learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing.
Im so excited to see how you use the hobonichi weeks! Im getting a hobonichi weeks mega , a6 day free and weekly supplement.
Ahh all great choices!
Hobo all the way….cousin, weeks, original. Cousin weekly section is KEY…..love it….track my to-dos and my spending, daily section-weather, gratitude, and goings on…..I try to doodle at times too. Original is my health journal-I track what I eat, the vitamins I take and other medical related stuff due to having a genetic blood disorder. You are inspiration bc you actualize everything you dream….you go, girl!! So accomplished at such a young age!!!
This was fun. 😁 I love seeing which planners ppl are using.
This year I've been using the Cousin and the Weeks. The Cousin was great while I was in school, but during this summer break, I haven't used it much. I'm hoping I'll get the urge to use it again when my next semester starts. I was also using the Weeks to track health things and as something to carry with me while on the go to keep track of appointments. Once my health issues cleared up though, I stopped using it.. so I'm not sure if I'll get one for next year.
For next year, I've ordered a Wonderland planner. I found I didn't use the dailies in the Cousin very much this year, so I'm hoping this will be a better fit. 💜
Hiiiiiiii; I use penny pages weekly and daily inserts in my A5 Notiq agenda covers. I’m using the hobo Avec as my wellness planner, hobo weeks for my purse and an archer and olive Bujo for goal planning.
Love this video, you are the reason I got a Hobonichi cousin, but I got the Avec. It may be a little too much of a planner for me be I thought it gives me room to grow. Thanks for the inspiration
LOVE this video! I've been using the KINBOR daily planner for the last 2 years but the only thing is that it doesn't have the weekly vertical layout. Kinbor has a separate weekly vertical planner that is very much like a Jibun Techo dupe. I carry the weekly one around with me because it's thinner and a memory keeper so that I can fill in my Kinbor daily for journalling. If you like Hobonichi, the KINBOR is a great dupe. Question - what is that washi tape in your LEUCHTTURM that looks like pages of a book? I LOVE that!
Thanks for sharing this, so the kinbor is basically like the Cousin except no weekly section? But it still has the daily section with a page /day? That sounds like a neat setup, especially if you want to carry the weekly around like you do or just don't need it at all. Cool, always neat to find out about other planner options 👍
The washi tape looks a lot like some I've purchased from Creating & Co. I can't say it's where this one came from, but Paige does a bunch of book washi like this.
@@starbucksmocha88 yes, that's right! they have the 2 page monthly spread for all 12 months, a 2 page future planning layout (6 months on each page with each month roughly 12 by 13 grid squares with a blank space for notes) and then it goes right into the daily pages. there's about 8 pages of blank grid pages at the end and it goes into a few sheets like a favourites or address book similar to the Hobonichi. I ordered mine from aliexpress and it runs about $23 CAD with free shipping. Pages are super thin but not Tomoe River Paper. there are options to get 1 book or 2 half year books. No quotes at the bottom of the daily pages so you get the whole page for writing. Hope that helps.
@@katherinechan2585 that's very helpful thanks for the detailed description of the pages! That sounds like a great combo of pages. I've already ordered a Hobonichi cousin for 2023 but if I don't end up utilizing all the pages the way I'm planning to then it'll be nice to have another option to check out for the following year. Thanks! 👍
Not gonna lie, I have a serious problem when it comes to planners: I can't decide what I really want, and therefore I can't keep up with planning and I end up with tons of planners that are half filled out and I feel bad about my life choices. For 2023 I'm going to go back to my tried and true system that I used 10 years ago and forego the pre-made planners. My lineup:
- daily work schedule online in Outlook. It changes so much there's no point copying it to a paper planner.
- an A6 pocket Leuchtturm for year-at-a-glance spreads and 2-page monthly spreads. Anything I need to do in the future goes in here until I'm ready, on a sticky note if needed.
- an A6 Stalogy grid notebook to write down tasks as I go. No pre-made layouts. No weeklies. No future lists. Just start each day with the Date as a header, and add task items as they come up. That way if I have an unproductive day, no sweat, I just don't write anything. Or if I have a lot going on, I can keep writing.
- a half-letter disc-bound notebook with plain lined pages for taking notes during meetings. I always summarize my notes later anyway,.
Maybe this is a system I can stick with, even if it isn't as "pretty" as a Van Der Speck folio with dashboards and dividers and such.
I've taken a little bit of a break from planning since 2018 (I had a child and quit working so I didn't really need a planner) so I'm shocked to hear FoxyFix is no longer in business!
Thank you for sharing but omgosh helennnn those shibe doodles!!! I LOVE them!! Any chance you’ll do a shibe themed big doodle sheet? They’d be perfect for me to mark moments with Azu and Archie!! Please please please consider it ❤️
Aren't they so cuuuute? Hehe I can definitely make stickers!
I always find inspiration on your channel. Thank you!
Aww thank you Yukari! This means so much to me!
Hi Helen! As much as i love your videos I'm sad to say I don't use a planner. I've tried using ones from Walmart but I found that there was nothing worth planning. I do the same things everyday: work home and church. I do journal though that has been something I've done since I was a child.
I used to think the same too, sometimes but I’ve actually found uses for planners. So I use a planner for daily Scripture writing challenge or you could try using one for Bible study notes or something. I also still mark down daily to-do lists even if it’s the same thing day in and day out. It’s almost like a habit tracking system for me. I also keep a desk calendar to mark down special events or appointments such as birthdays, anniversaries, holidays/vacations, etc.
@@charlenejo2490 I'll try to work on it. When I was in college I used a planner to track my assignments and due dates but now I feel so...insignificant
I’m so excited 😊 I can see your new weeks stickers collection!
Happy Sunday Helen 💞💞💞💞
Happy Sunday Kimiko!!!
I always use Traveler's notebook. I love this video!
Thank you!!! I love TNs ^_^
Right now I'm using an A5 Hobonichi Cousin Avec, A6 Hobonichi Techo Avec, A6 Stalogy, A6 Hobonichi weekly supplement, Hobonichi Weeks, and a B6 Jibun Techo Biz. For 2023, I am definitely using the A5 Hobonichi Cousin Avec and the Weeks (at least until 3/31). I hope to order a Jibun Techo Biz and Days. I have an undated HP mini dashboard layout that I might use after the Weeks runs out.
Love your videos! I agree that a successful planner needs only to serve you well as you need it 💛 So important we don’t put unnecessary pressure on ourselves in what we deem enjoyable 💛
For 2023, I am using a Maggie Holmes dashboard planner for personal, your Volume 1 Emoti planner for daily quotes or affirmations, and a Bloom Daily Planners dot journaling planner for daily Scripture writing.
Love your videos
I’m currently using a Hobonichi cousin for my everything planner. A Hobonichi A6 Techo for business and a LT17 A5 as a catch all notebook. Next year I’m switching my A6 to another cousin for my business and adding a Hobonichi weeks for a healthy lifestyle planner. Likely just for the year as I’m working towards a healthier lifestyle. Keeping the LT17 as a general notebook. Although I did purchase some hobo notebooks, so, not sure haha.
Just found your channel and this stuff is so cute. If I move back to Canada I'll certainly have to order some of your stickers! (Currently in Denmark, where import fees are absurd.) Thanks for sharing your planners~ :D
I only use the cousin but feel like the daily pages are wasted. I always say if they came out with an A5 that just had the monthly and weekly, it would be my perfect planner. I’ve opted for an Aura Estelle B6 undated for 2023. I think I’ll like it.
I’m using the EC petite daily planner and love this planner. I’m wondering if any of the kits you sell would fit in this small planner? As a weekly kit? Love your stickers so much
You have the most amazing handwriting ❤
Ahhh seeing this makes me miss my cousin. I love my weeks this year though!
love your handwritings
Listening and listening and listening again 😄
Felt like you should know my husband calls this the Mario Luigi Cousin. 🙃 I told him I used to call it the hibatchi cousin. But I’m in with the hip lingo now.
LOOL I will adopt that name now XD
I just recently found this channel :D and im getting so obsessed with planning ^^ Is there a planner that have the layout like the cousin techno, but without the single days? just monthly and weeks? =)
Ahhh thank you so much!!! Hmmm I honestly can't think of any :( Most have all 3!
have you checked out the sterling ink planner? it has the monthly and weeks, then just loads of blank pages after that. uses tomoe river paper too.
@@IhsanZulkipli Ooh that one looked nice :D Im very new in the planner world :P I like the blank pages as daily so i can use them whenever i feel like it or need to. Thank you so much for telling me about this one
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo Thank you for the answer =)
Cant wait till i get the chance to order stickers from you, i love your style so much :D its kinda overwhelming tho because i want to much and dont know where to start 🤣
I looked up sterling ink planner that got recommended here and that one looked great ^^
What about the jibun techo I think it has months and weeks with a vertical layout x
Great video as usual. 😍
Hopefully your planner v3 will have monthly too 🤭