How I’m Using the Hobonichi Hon in 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2023
- Hobonichi daily pages are used for journaling but what if you’re like me and you don’t journal daily? Here’s how I’m using the Hobonichi Hon, part II:
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📅 Schedule Section - Daily Page
In my planner I plan out my daily schedule but in the Hobonichi Hon I’d like to document how my day actually went. So often the intent and the actual timeline of the day are two different things.
📅 To the Right of the Schedule - Daily Page
Since my last post I’ve made a small change to how I’m using my weekly spread because of what I came up with for the dailies. In my weekly pages instead of a section for a daily reflection I’ll use this space for daily intentions. Reflections summarize the actual day while intentions are things you mean to do for the day. “Daily intentions manifest a sense of focus and empower you to create the kind of day you want to have” (WholesomeCulture, 2020). I’ll use this powerful practice in my weekly columns and reflect on how well I achieved those intentions on my daily pages.
📅 Bottom Section - Daily Page
I dont journal everyday but my mind still races with ideas, arguments, and observations. Like my internal debate on wether I like 4mm or 5mm grid in a notebook 😂 I usually do this in a notebook but I thought having this in my daily planner will help keep these thoughts more accessible so I can use them when I need them. I’m a self diagnosed over thinker and the Hon gives me a roomy page to be me.
📅 Blank Monthly Page
I’ll use this page as a monthly reflection but I want to try to be decorative and creative here. This page has no grid and a writing heavy purpose might not be ideal. This will be my opportunity to be creative in my Hobonichi. I’m a functional planner more than anything else so one page per month to be be creative seems very doable.
With such a large page to experiment with I used a vellum sheet to write out a plan for the daily pages - and I ran out of transparent stickies after part one 🥴 I’ll be sharing a chatty walk thru on my You Tube channel going into more detail on how I’m using the Hobonichi Hon in 2024. I’m really excited for this book because it’ll be filled with my hopes and dreams and not just the tasks and to do’s that I have in my TN planner.
Link to Moterm Cover (affiliate link): amzn.to/3IgodNV
"Im now having a heated debate with myself" love it! lol
This is my real life 😂
Ooh the transparent sticky notes are a great idea, specially for people who fear 'messing up' their pages by writing on them and then regretting it afterwards. Removable stickers would be great just in general
I love how you have messing up in quotes. We all know we shouldn’t look at it that way but it’s hard not too. Thanks so much for the kudos!
Genius idea to use clear sticky notes and vellum to mockup page layouts! And I grinned when you talked about needing space to write out thoughts that you were fixated on - I recently filled 8 (yes, eight) pages of my A5 Common Planner with a rambling argument with myself about next year's planner setup 🤣
(P.S. Love the Halloween nails!)
Its so nice to hear that I'm not alone on that! The planner options nowadays make for A LOT of self chatter 😂Thanks for the kudos!👻
Nice video. Very concise and inspiring. Just to share my plan for 2024, I plan to use Hobonichi Week for my daily page and use Day Free for writing my goals, intentions, or plan for 2024, and I still don't know how to set them up. Watching this video, I've learned and had some thoughts on how I will set up my planners. Thanks Sujey for sharing your planner set up. It really helps me start setting up mine too.
Oh I’m so glad that it helped with your own process! I’m new to Hobonichi but excited for the year ahead. Thanks so much for sharing!
First of all you have immaculate taste both books are gonna be using are exquisite. I love the colors I love the choices. You are a living life but very beautifully. I’m so excited to follow you and how you use these books because I’m thinking this might just be what I need to do as well thank you thank you thank you.❤
Thank you so much! I am so flattered. I definitely feel like my style wasn't represented in the kind of planners I wanted until these 2024 new releases. I'm so glad this was inspirational. Thank you for your support!
Not me vibing with this entire video like how did you read my entire mind???? 💗
Our planner brains can vibe! Thanks so much for the support!
Not gonna lie, I clicked on this cuz I want a Hobonichi Hon, but couldn't justify it cuz I plan in a different more portable planner...but I couldn't stop thinking about that hobonichi hon (liberty fabric). And you just opened my mind to the idea of a companion planner! All those things I kinda keep in notebooks, scrap paper, sticky notes or the back of my mind. Now they can have a home and I can have a Hobonich Hon!!!
First of all, the liberty fabrics are CRAZY beautiful. I haven't even seen one in person but they look gorgeous online so I can only imagine in hand. I'm not a fan of having a planner before I have a use for it so I totally get that reservation. All of those small things could add up to big things! Enjoy the Hon!!!!! I'm hoping to share a video this weekend updating folks on my Hon!
The idea to use the vellum to test things out is genius! Thank you so much.
So glad it was helpful!
Really relate what you said about just doing the appointments and tasks and everyday stuff and that’s not enough or satisfying in the end… love your idea of a companion planner almost like a journal! Very cool!
I’m so glad those points resonated. I made the realization when I was transitioning planner systems. Thanks so much for the kudos!
@@sujeyplans7720love your content! Tfs! Just an idea, I would love to see a video or post of the people you follow and watch on TH-cam as well ❤️
@@tortagialla thanks for the suggestion!!! I think that’s a great idea
I've been loving your last couple of videos. You are so soothing, neat and fun to "be" around ! This gave me so many ideas to plan, set intentions and track in my own system. Oh and btw the cream moterm/hon combo is so dreamy !! I stuck around until the end ! Blessings.
Oh thank you so much! I never thought of my videos as soothing but I do have a deeper voice ☺️ so glad it was inspiring! That cream cover was the last one on Amazon and I’m so glad it’s working out. Thanks for the support! 🥰
I've been watching a lot of videos about how folks are planning to use their Hobonichis, and your video is SO good. I've paused it several times to make notes in my own Cousin in preparation for planning next year. I particularly love how you're keeping your goals and intentions front of mind all the way through and making bite size ways to achieve them. This was my first year with Hobonichi and next year I'll have two, similar to your functional TN and introspective HON. Mine will be one for work and one for more personal things like a daily journal and personal habit tracking. Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh I’m so glad to hear that it was helpful!!!! I love your term ‘introspective hon’ because that really is what I was trying to achieve! Thanks for your support 🙌🏽
My planner bestie (who does not have a TH-cam channel, but should), shared the link to your channel with me. I just love your approach and how serious you are about planning to lead your best life. I’m all about business and productivity, that said, your channel is now a favourite! Thank you for sharing!
Marianne I’m reading this on my way to work feeling totally overwhelmed by the day ahead and your comment has brought be some much needed joy in this commute. Those values you mention are exactly what my channel aims to do! Thanks you so much for your support and send me thanks to your bestie!
@@sujeyplans7720 Hi Sujey! I'm Marianne's planner bestie and I echo what Marianne said. I love that your content is focused on planning and especially setting intentions and reflecting upon them.....basically it's how to live an intentional life! There are a plethora of channels out there that show you how to decorate your planner but very few provide insights into the actual work of planning. Your channel is a breath of fresh air! Also, I use the Cousin and I've struggled with how to use the weekly pages since I use a digital calendar but you gave me a great idea to try out. Next week, I'm implementing your idea about setting intentions for the day and then coming back and reflecting on them! Would love to see an entire video devoted to it sometime. Maybe an example of how you determine your intentions and then how you reflected? Anyway, new subscriber and looking forward to future content.
I echo what you said Karen!
@@karencolum hello Karen! Thank you so much for those kind words! Now that you mention it, you’re right there is something missing in the community - the actual work of planning - so eloquently said! I really appreciate that idea for what you’d like to see more of. It can be hard figuring out what to share on this platform. I posted a video recently where I started practicing this intentional reflection activity but in an wonderland222 planner. That has been the “trial run” for the hobonichi. Regardless I think your idea is awesome! And I’m looking forward to sharing!
Love your straight-up honesty and beautiful attitude 😊
Omg thank you so much! I appreciate the kudos!
I'm going into my third year of using the Cousin next year and this video has given me so many ideas on how to focus and make this system even better. Thank you!
I’m so glad to hear that! I’m new to the Hobonichi community and I’m glad to hear there’s things we can learn from each other.
Ridiculously smart using transparent stickies and vellum!!!!
Haha thank you! It’s been great for my preplanning process!
Where do you get your transparent sticky notes from please?
@@lolskirk3724 these are Post it brand. You can find them at Walmart and Target.
I love how explanatory and descriptive you are of every section. Your system is looking amazing!! I def took a few tips that I will be incorporating into my new system. Thank you for this video!! xx
So glad to hear! Thanks so much for the support!
Thank you for sharing your setup!
It inspire me to also track some of the spending and other things 😊
So glad it was helpful! I’m hoping I can stick to all these intentions I set out 😅
Love this!! Wonderland 222 has created exactly what u explained needing!! They have an extra section on the left of the weekly’s as well as blank daily pages and I stacked weekends!! Just throwing that out there since they are a little cheaper than Hobo in case you wanted to compare them! (If someone already stated this, then ignore because I didn’t read all the comments to know it was mentioned already)
I did see that! But this Hobonichi botanical cover was too good to pass up.
19:33 W222 actually has the same layout as Hobo Cousin in A5 for 2024 in the A5 size and it’s AWESOME 👏🏻
I did that see option. And I love A5 but the size was too big for goal planning alone and thats why I thought B6 was a better fit. Especially with only needing the planner for the last three months of the year.
@@sujeyplans7720 Oh yes I meant as an option for 2024 - since you loved the W222 you could have gotten the W222 for 2024 in the same layout as the Hon...just mentioning that the Hon wasn't your only option in that layout for 2024...just since you like both brands. But I definitely understand the love for B6 (I love it too)
This is the one I'm hoping I'll be able to get?!! I want the berry colored pink one soooo bad!
@@Amrowe23 I shared mine on my channel. And the blue. Love both. I’m actually going to be doing a giveaway of one of them soon 😉 I bought one as a potential work option but I’m using a different planner so the extra needs a home 🏡
Oh yes! That makes total sense. Bu this Hobonichi botanical was too dreamy to pass up! @@JustScribble
Great video! I stumbled into your channel; and, so happy I did because you got my brain going now for 2024. I just bought the Hobo A5 and wanted to use it a little differently this year and you gave me so many great ideas. Thank you! 🥰
I am so glad to hear it was helpul! Thank you for your support!
❤love your ideas on the clear sticky notes and the vellum paper to invision how the page will look like😊
Thanks so much for the kudos!🤗🤗
Super interesting to see your system! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks so much! Glad to hear!
I love thid video. Thanks for sharing you ideas
I’m so glad it was helpful! Thank you for your support!
New subbie here. Nice to meet you.
I’m using the Hon this year too.
Looking forward to more videos.
Thanks so much for your support! Can 2024 get here already! 😂Before the year is up I'm hoping to share a Wonderland 222 goal planning video, as well as some planner cover and deco changes for December. I'm always open to ideas on what to share. Don't hesitate to reach out!
I relate to basically everything you said in this video. It’s like watching myself. I shop a lot and need to reign it in…because GIRL MATH 😅
Also can’t track more than a few things. The more I add, the less helpful it is. Better for me to focus small and the impact/improvement is usually better. I appreciated this super helpful video! AGAIN! Your channel is quickly my fav now because it’s relatable and SO informative/helpful with legit tips I can use. Thank you!
Thanks so so much for those kudos! I’m so glad it was helpful! Excited to keep sharing my journey.
I also like to change trackers from month to month! As priorities change, it's good to let ourselves change so we don't feel like we 'failed'
Absolutely! Plus I already struggle with tracking period, no need to add extra pressure 😅
I think we’re planner twins!! 💁🏻♀️ 💁🏻♀️ I mean I’m pretty sure I’m much older and probably could be your mom BUUUUT, your thinking process, your aesthetic, your vision for how you want your planners to function-it’s like I’m hearing the voices in my head! 🤭😵💫🤣😅🫶🏼 📚 🖋️ 💖 I even have a Prada TN favorited in eBay!! But it’s sooo expensive still. 🤦🏻♀️
Love it! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I’m in very good company! Hoping something better priced comes along soon!
🤭 literally using my B6 SI Common Planner like this though. Have a great night.
I like how you sound like America Ferrera. She’s one of my favorite actresses ❤🎉☺️
Haha yay! She's such an icon!
Great video and love your nails.
That’s all i kept looking at lol
Thank you! I’m ready for spooky season 👻
Great Video! I totally understand that fear of getting overwhelmed or life getting in the way. It will be great to see how this goes for you.
I'm still deciding on my planner and had noticed the Wonderland222 2024 All-in One unstacked added those three features you didnt like about their other planner in the video you were missing daily pages, the extra column on the left and then unstacked weekends and they added it to the all in one but a bit higher price than the Hobo A5 Cousin. I checked the link for amazon for the Moterm was disappointed to see they didnt have the cream zipper cover just colors I am not interested in at the moment( maybe seasonal?). I'm leaning toward the Hobo Hon price point is better even if I like the layout of the Wonderland all-in-one more.
When I picked up the cream it was the last one left. Periodically check back in. Those products are really close in comparison!
Really nice video, again. ❤
I’m definitely interested in how u use the w222. I originally ordered a W222 for work. Then hobonichi season came and I caved and bought 2 weeks (personal & work) as well as this HON. I don’t think I need 2 planners for work and I’m quite confused as to which planner I should stick with (weeks mega or w222 b6) so I’d really appreciate seeing more videos on how to use the w222 so I can make a more informed decision. There as so little videos on the w222 it’s almost frustrating 😅
I agree. It's def not as popular as some others, which is a shame because it has so much value. My initial thought is that the Hobonichi would be better for work than the w222. I just think the w222 trackers would be wasted for work unless you have something at work you're tracking daily. I used the 222 for personal getting setting. I'm hoping to share that very soon!
@@sujeyplans7720 you are right in this aspect. The trackers as well as the quarterly planning are what’s really holding me back. Anyway…we shall see. There’s still a bit of time until 2024. Looking forward to your inputs 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your ideas! :D I love how you are doing your best not to over-stretch yourself. This is something I struggle with, I'll decide to track 10 things, and get burnt out fast. Could you let me know where you got those awesome transparent sticky notes? :D
That much can be so overwhelming! Less is more! Those are Post It brand transparent stickies that you can find at Walmart or Target.
Thank you! Ha, I was overcomplicating it, looking at stationery stores :D Happy Planning!@@sujeyplans7720
Thank you for sharing! Have you made a mid-year follow up?
Not yet! But I will be filming that later this month! Stay tuned.
Thanks for this inspiring video! As others have said, it’s a genius idea to use the vellum to test out layout ideas.
I’ve bought an A5 HON for 2024 too. I’m so tempted to get an A5 Moterm zip cover for it now! Do you think it’ll still take the book if it chunks up a bit?
You could skip the plastic cover and give yourself some space back. But if you like a lot of deco in your planning pages and tend to put a lot of stuff in your planner pockets it might not work.
@@sujeyplans7720 Thanks for this - it’s very useful. I could probably manage without the plastic cover, and I’m expecting to use my HON in a largely practical way (as opposed to some very decorative journaling I do in another format) but that being said, part of the attraction for me of this cover is have storage space etc in the pockets, as I would still like to use some stickers at least. I’m glad I asked you as I nearly made an impulsive decision to order a cover very quickly. I’ll think a bit more. Thanks!
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I would love to hear about your goal (intentions) process in the b6. I want to have a goal planner or journal for next year but am a little nervous it will be more labor intensive than I'd like. I go through spurts of intense motivation to write and journal so many things and just as quickly, I am thinking about getting rid of all my planners and notebooks because I am sick of writing.
Thanks so much for following up with that request! I’ve tried goal planners that did not work because they were so overwhelming and I think there’s so hope with what I’m trying now. Stay tuned for that share!
Use your planner as a catchall for literally everything! You can use as kind of a commonplace ... Any GOAL methods that work well for you, quotes you love, journaling a little or a lot, etc...
Yes! embracing this attitude will help us all make more use of our planners!@@Amrowe23
Do you know if the Motem cover a6 will fit the a6 Sterling Ink common planner?
I have an A6 Sterling ink 520 page notebook in the Moterm cover and it’s a great fit! The thinner book might feel too loose.
Hello. Where did you get the clear cover please?
Hobonichi makes a clear cover just for the Hon and you can find it on JetPens.com
A me planner or a mental health planner. Bravo
Thats a great way to put it!
What clear cover are you using for your HON?
This is a Hobonichi brand cover specifically for the Hon I got on Jet Pens. It’s a perfect fit. I can totally see myself taking it out of the Mortem and leaving it in the plastic cover without issue.
@@sujeyplans7720could you please post the link for the plastic cover ?
@@leas4404 www.jetpens.com/Hobonichi-Accessory-Clear-Cover-for-A5-HON/pd/39292
@@sujeyplans7720 thank you so so so much 🫶
Turns out it was a transparent sticky note, I barely even notice it 😅
It's really seamless!
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Can’t watch this. I keep getting distracted by the nails 😂.
Haha they are very flashy lol 😂
HON = “hone” 🙂
Oh thanks for the guidance!
HON = British English „on“ with an „h“ in the front. You’re pronouncing it almost right, just a tad shorter. 🙌 I speak Japanese btw 😅