What is important for newbies to know is that by using these stickers we are almost guaranteed an attractive layout if we stay within a certain color range. These stickers are designed to look good together. Also, most of us need functionality in our planners. Reminding us that we need white space for planning our lives is key to having a successful planner. When our planners are closed, people will remember if we showed up on time. They won’t care what our planner looks like. Function matters. Thank you for the heads up on the labels. I just ordered the basic one by clicking on your link below.
Hi Mary Ellen. I'm a newbie and have enjoyed your Planner 101 videos. I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam. You have some great ideas and tips and I love your laid back style.
Awesome spread 🙂 the sticky notes are a great idea. I do that on my monthly calendar just to make sure I don't forget anybody's birthday or anniversary. Thanks again for another great video
Good information. I'm inspired to style next weeks pages. I used to be nervous to put a sticker down, but I have a friend who had a big bag of planner stickers. She gave them to me and told me to get on it. That was back in February of 2020. Bless that woman. Making my planner pretty has kept me using it day to day. Keep spreading the love
Mary Ellen! Your videos are so helpful whether you think so or not! I’ve been using a planner pretty much my whole life and I still watch your videos for inspiration and getting back to basics when my brain can feel overwhelmed with so much stuff on social media. Keep it up! Thanks so much for sharing this....and the spread’s kinda cute! 😉💜
I was just given a Happy Planner as a gift. And I had no idea where to begin. This video has really helped me. Your ideas helped me get feel for how my new addiction will start
Loved your video. It really helped me so much. Knowing that it is mine personally and does not need to be perfect, but to just have fun. You explain things so well, and do not rush through it. I especially like this. Thank you for sharing.
I’m in love of your canal TH-cam!! I have maybe 2 weeks waching your videos and they were so helpful for me. Sorry for my bad English but my first lenguage is Spanish!! 🥰
Yes, you make it look so simple. Just did my first planner spread. My thoughts were so sporadic. I ended up with two different color schemes. Work in progress😁
Hi Mary Ellen! I'm pretty new to planning . I really have learned so much from you and your planner 101 videos. It's slot of fun too. I've been using and decorating the Find Your Balance Journal and really enjoyed doing it. Now I'm ready to get a planner. Still looking for the one I want. T Y for your videos they are very helpful ❤
I just bought my first happy planner (in Hobby Lobby 40% off sale) last week starting in July. I started with Bullet Journaling, then I was introduced to Erin Condren (used her for 3 years which I loved), then used Plum Paper for 2020 because EC is just too expensive. Now I can't wait to start my new planner! Thanks for the tips!
I always find find it difficult to add the first sticker to the page because I don't want to mess it up. I like the idea of putting in the appointments first because you know those have to go in! Thanks so much!!!
I am a happy planner Virgin. Bought my first one today. Don't know why I waited so long to get on board the happy planner wagon. Anyway, this was super helpful. Some layouts are so involved I just don't know where to start. This was great, thanks!
This is my 2nd year using a HP, but my 1st using a vertical. I felt like I always had too much space and not enough at the same time, so I decided to change. Your tips are always very useful, especially the outlines. I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us. Tfs 😊
Thanks for video! I’m completely new to happy planner and planning in general. I appreciate this beginner content because honestly I’m 99.9% left brained and this feels like a foreign language to me. To put it in perspective, I work a corporate job and use lined horizontal weekly planners. Stickers in a planner seemed odd to me. I was told to look into happy planner bc I need something customizable . anyhow I’m looking forward to learning to express some creativity.
Thank you for your pointers! I have been wanting to plan for years now and have been intimidated with all these fancy planners and haven’t found a video that could help me until today. Thanks to my cousin PaulettePA on youtube and you of course!!! 💖😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Im new to happy planning and came across your page in the search as the first one and it was a delight the watch the amazing thing is you planned a birthday on my birthday and my name is Kimberly and go's by kim. Thanks for making this video it really helped me alot😍
Just bought mine. I've watched a lit of tutorials. Then decided to just get started. Absolute first thing is.. what are those little tabs you use before you decorate? Are they just reminders for what you will write in later?
Hello, there. I have just found your video totally by chance, and I love it! I would like to ask you the dimensions of your planner. The ones I found on amazon.com seemed a little too big for me. But yours seems big enough to write and small enough to carry. Thank you.
Thk you for the tips! I'm so overwhelmed dont know what I'm doing ! I would like to know the best place to order on line assessories? My frustration is what to order in the way of sticker books ?? And I have a large planner and a mini do you have to get stickers for the planner size? Thk you..😊
Ok so this is going to sound ridiculous, but I don't know any Kim's either and right when you were trying to figure out what to write on the birthday box, I said outloud "Kim's birthday" and that's what you wrote. It was really weird! Anyway, thanks for helping us "newbies" with these beginner videos 😊
Thanks for sharing. 😍 My first spread still has nothing on it yet. 😅 I did not want to mess it up and I did not know what I should put on it. 😞 Your video is very helpful. 🤩 I gonna try to do tomorrow. 😉😀 lol 😁
Hi Maryanne! I just found your channel and have been watching through them and learning lots. However, the low level music you had playing through the whole video was... 😬😬😬 I felt like I’d been placed on hold by the doctor’s office and was stuck listening to their two minutes of hold music on endless repeat. It was hard bc I felt like I was learning So Much from you, but at the same time, being tortured by the hold music on repeat. Is this something you’ve thought about dropping from your videos? *sad eyes* Thanks for the otherwise excellent learning video. ❤️
I have anxiety from this video! Why you put squares for specific dates & times between two calendar days is baffling! If working 12-5 Monday, putting part of the sticker for it in Tuesday is senseless. If it works for you, great, but telling new users to jumble dates is strange. It seems to defeat the purpose of a planner.
What is important for newbies to know is that by using these stickers we are almost guaranteed an attractive layout if we stay within a certain color range. These stickers are designed to look good together. Also, most of us need functionality in our planners. Reminding us that we need white space for planning our lives is key to having a successful planner. When our planners are closed, people will remember if we showed up on time. They won’t care what our planner looks like. Function matters. Thank you for the heads up on the labels. I just ordered the basic one by clicking on your link below.
Hi Mary Ellen. I'm a newbie and have enjoyed your Planner 101 videos. I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam. You have some great ideas and tips and I love your laid back style.
Awesome spread 🙂 the sticky notes are a great idea. I do that on my monthly calendar just to make sure I don't forget anybody's birthday or anniversary. Thanks again for another great video
Good information. I'm inspired to style next weeks pages. I used to be nervous to put a sticker down, but I have a friend who had a big bag of planner stickers. She gave them to me and told me to get on it. That was back in February of 2020. Bless that woman. Making my planner pretty has kept me using it day to day. Keep spreading the love
Mary Ellen! Your videos are so helpful whether you think so or not! I’ve been using a planner pretty much my whole life and I still watch your videos for inspiration and getting back to basics when my brain can feel overwhelmed with so much stuff on social media. Keep it up! Thanks so much for sharing this....and the spread’s kinda cute! 😉💜
Kira Turner Thanks Kira!! You’re sweet. If I created this spread for myself I would have started over! 😂
I was just given a Happy Planner as a gift. And I had no idea where to begin. This video has really helped me. Your ideas helped me get feel for how my new addiction will start
Loved your video. It really helped me so much. Knowing that it is mine personally and does not need to be perfect, but to just have fun. You explain things so well, and do not rush through it. I especially like this. Thank you for sharing.
I'm in a planner slump.. So I watch these types of planner videos and learn some new tips and kinda clears my mind , like a re-set button!
I’m in love of your canal TH-cam!! I have maybe 2 weeks waching your videos and they were so helpful for me. Sorry for my bad English but my first lenguage is Spanish!! 🥰
Thanks for the video. I am sharing it to my sisters. I gifted them planners, and this video will help them get started.
Thank you Mary Ellen, all your videos are great and I’ve learned a lot from you❤️
You did good . It’s just the idea of how to do the page. It did help me so thank you.
Yes, you make it look so simple. Just did my first planner spread. My thoughts were so sporadic. I ended up with two different color schemes. Work in progress😁
Hi Mary Ellen! I'm pretty new to planning . I really have learned so much from you and your planner 101 videos. It's slot of fun too. I've been using and decorating the Find Your Balance Journal and really enjoyed doing it. Now I'm ready to get a planner. Still looking for the one I want. T Y for your videos they are very helpful ❤
This is a cute video. Very helpful little tips. 😊
I just bought my first happy planner (in Hobby Lobby 40% off sale) last week starting in July. I started with Bullet Journaling, then I was introduced to Erin Condren (used her for 3 years which I loved), then used Plum Paper for 2020 because EC is just too expensive. Now I can't wait to start my new planner! Thanks for the tips!
I always find find it difficult to add the first sticker to the page because I don't want to mess it up. I like the idea of putting in the appointments first because you know those have to go in! Thanks so much!!!
I too have sticker placement anxiety!
Bought my first happy planner when i was on holiday in Maui, Hawaii. This was super helpful!!Thank you from New Zealand xx
I am a happy planner Virgin. Bought my first one today. Don't know why I waited so long to get on board the happy planner wagon. Anyway, this was super helpful. Some layouts are so involved I just don't know where to start. This was great, thanks!
Very helpful for this newbie
This is my 2nd year using a HP, but my 1st using a vertical. I felt like I always had too much space and not enough at the same time, so I decided to change. Your tips are always very useful, especially the outlines. I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us. Tfs 😊
Loving your layering ideas & tip to cut out ‘boxes’ that are left in the sticker books! I may try that since I don’t have many box stickers
Hi ! Thank you for your video, it's useful ! I'm a french newbie happy planner and i find it difficult to begin... So, just thanks.
I’m planning my first spread tomorrow. This was very helpful!
Thank you for this. I tried to plan a few weeks back and it felt like a hot mess 😟. I'm ready to start for the new year
What is the black pen you used to fill in for work ect?
So helpful and right on time
Thanks for video! I’m completely new to happy planner and planning in general. I appreciate this beginner content because honestly I’m 99.9% left brained and this feels like a foreign language to me. To put it in perspective, I work a corporate job and use lined horizontal weekly planners. Stickers in a planner seemed odd to me. I was told to look into happy planner bc I need something customizable . anyhow I’m looking forward to learning to express some creativity.
Very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for your pointers! I have been wanting to plan for years now and have been intimidated with all these fancy planners and haven’t found a video that could help me until today. Thanks to my cousin PaulettePA on youtube and you of course!!! 💖😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
This video was very helpful. Thank you!
Loved this!!
Im new to happy planning and came across your page in the search as the first one and it was a delight the watch the amazing thing is you planned a birthday on my birthday and my name is Kimberly and go's by kim. Thanks for making this video it really helped me alot😍
Thank you! This was so helpful😁.
This was very helpful. Thanks
love you vids so much😍😍😍😍😍😍
Just bought mine. I've watched a lit of tutorials. Then decided to just get started. Absolute first thing is.. what are those little tabs you use before you decorate? Are they just reminders for what you will write in later?
Just finished my first spread. It was HARD, but I like it. I wish I'd seen this first though.
Hello, there. I have just found your video totally by chance, and I love it! I would like to ask you the dimensions of your planner. The ones I found on amazon.com seemed a little too big for me. But yours seems big enough to write and small enough to carry. Thank you.
Thk you for the tips! I'm so overwhelmed dont know what I'm doing ! I would like to know the best place to order on line assessories? My frustration is what to order in the way of sticker books ?? And I have a large planner and a mini do you have to get stickers for the planner size? Thk you..😊
Ok so this is going to sound ridiculous, but I don't know any Kim's either and right when you were trying to figure out what to write on the birthday box, I said outloud "Kim's birthday" and that's what you wrote. It was really weird! Anyway, thanks for helping us "newbies" with these beginner videos 😊
Jande Col Haha! You’re psychic!
Thanks for sharing. 😍 My first spread still has nothing on it yet. 😅 I did not want to mess it up and I did not know what I should put on it. 😞 Your video is very helpful. 🤩 I gonna try to do tomorrow. 😉😀 lol 😁
Hello. Planner newbie here!
I’m not a newbie, however, I look forward to watching your videos. Question... do you find solace in planning and recording videos?
Sabi I do. It keeps me busy and focused and the creative process always helps
Planning with Bumble same. It keeps me going 🙏🏽
But mine look crappy! Always! You all make it look easy.
What type of pen or marker would you use to avoid smearing when writing on a sticker?
If it’s a paper sticker, any pen will do. For a clear sticker I would only use a sharpie.
Hello I would like to know which black pen or marker you are using to write down in the boxes in this video ? Thank You ....
Mdiplan 83 She has it in the description it’s the Tombow dual ABT brush pen
@@FunGooby oh thank you so so much and being so kind to let me know God Bless 🙋♀️
Hello Mary Ellen, I have recently joined the happy planner FAM and need urgent help. I was wondering if you can post more beginner videos. Thank you!
Marysol Diaz I will definitely try! Welcome to Planning.
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Hi Maryanne! I just found your channel and have been watching through them and learning lots. However, the low level music you had playing through the whole video was... 😬😬😬 I felt like I’d been placed on hold by the doctor’s office and was stuck listening to their two minutes of hold music on endless repeat.
It was hard bc I felt like I was learning So Much from you, but at the same time, being tortured by the hold music on repeat. Is this something you’ve thought about dropping from your videos? *sad eyes*
Thanks for the otherwise excellent learning video. ❤️
I have a planner just for decorating and one for just pen and functional planning. My brain doesn't allow for both in one planner.
Christina Ruiz Whatever makes you happy and productive!
I have anxiety from this video! Why you put squares for specific dates & times between two calendar days is baffling! If working 12-5 Monday, putting part of the sticker for it in Tuesday is senseless. If it works for you, great, but telling new users to jumble dates is strange. It seems to defeat the purpose of a planner.