great video! I personally love my Happy Planner and me & my big ideas makes all sorts of fun accessories for the planner including stickers, a storage case, washi tape, etc!
Another option is the Passion Planner. It's pretty affordable and is available as a free PDF download. You can bind it in any way you want if you download it and it is a pretty blank canvas for those who don't want a planner that is already color-coded. Every week has a motivational quote and a challenge to reach your goals/passions. I added budget pages, monthly blog planning pages and a bunch of other stuff to mine.
I love my Happy Planner and I used a regular hole punch and notched out the side a bit to put a book mark in it and it works great without the extra expense of the punch. :)
The happy planner is awesome and you can take the pages off you can use stickers for the Erin condren in the happy planner of course they don't fit perfectly but they work
I ditched my EC for 2016 and moved into a ring bound system like a Filofax with inserts from Sew Much Crafting. I wasn't a fan of how big EC was getting and how it effected their attention to detail on many of my orders. I have 100% found planner peace with the SMC and Filofax system! Just thought I'd throw that option to people in the comments. :)
I have a small cheap weekly planner from target that I keep in my bag whenever I go to class for whenever an assignment or test is mentioned in class. Alone with that, I have ordered a Day Designer for 2016 because my life revolves around to do lists, and I have to keep track of my classes, so the schedule works great for me. For the month of December, I've been using the DD free printables to test the system and see what works for me, and I find that being able to see when I have free time makes it easier for me to work on my daily to dos and get things done. I love the daily gratitude section because it reminds me to stay thankful and not take things for granted. I hate how expensive the Day Designer was, but honestly, the structure it will put in my life is worth the cost.
I use an EC vertical as a family planner. I have a filofax a5 planner as my persnal and health planner and a personal size planner for work and on the go planning. Im very happy with my system and Im keeping it the same for 2016. Happy planning!
MAMBI has excellent customer service! They are very easily reached on their website and social media platforms. If you contact them, they would replace that cover. :)
Other planners I love: The Passion Planner, and a Filofax planner with custom inserts! I love my EC, but I've been using a Kate Spade as a wallet and on-the-go planner, and I love it.
Hi Kayla! This is the first of your videos I've seen and Love how you've shown the different styles and types. I went a different route this year and going completely DIY to try it out and break away from my old systems and habits (I was a Franklin & DayTimer girl). I'll be checking out more on your channel! Thanks for what you share.
As a student, I really loved my Day Timer. Very customizable! You can choose different layouts (I've used mostly 2 page per week), as well as different add ons and reference sheets. I've used pocket folders, a zip pouch, business card holders, maps and reference sheets, etc. PLUS, you can choose different binder styles. Mine is a padded hardcover denim with lots of pockets for notes, notepads, and a picture, two pen loops, and a Full Zip! It has lasted for AGES. Can't remember exactly when I got it, but it's coming up on a decade probably. As a bonus, planning stickers for the EC/MAMBI fit pretty well! Now that I have transitioned from student to someone with more in the way of errands and home stuff that has to be done as well, I find the personal sized pages a bit small for me, especially once I started decorating. That might be remedied by switching to 1 or 2 page per day layouts, but I'm not sure what I will try next.
I have a Plumb Paper planner, horizontal, and I love it. I just can't do vertical. They also have meal planners and student and teacher planners. Great quality and the cover can be customized. I also have the staples arc system and love it too. I love being able to make my own layouts and really customize for what I need.
I have the Erin Condren Vertical and I feel at peace already! I can't believe I got that lucky to find a planner I love with the first one I buy. (I most certainly do not include the cheap planner I bought at the beginning of the year because I never ever stick to a cheap one- I don't know what I was thinking!) I absolutely love it and never thought I'd find the planner I wanted to stick to.
I'm not trying to speak for her at all, but maybe it's be said its already similar to Erin condren so she doesn't have one? I have the student PP and I really love it but I'm definitely switching it up for next year. It would have made a good addition for those who want something similar to EC But don't want to shell out the money.
+RetchedSole That's the big reason I went PP over EC: Price. They are essentially the same thing, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to super invest in his planner world, so I went Plum Paper. I honestly probably won't ever go Erin Condren. It's just not worth the cost for me.
+Rebecca Cupit I'm trying it out for this next year to see what the hype is about. I ended up getting a discount so it wasn't the worst thing ever. I guess we shall see
+RetchedSole Hope it works out for you! I went ahead and got 18 months when I ordered my PP, so I'm good until the end of next year, so we'll see what's on the market then!
I will be using a Plum Paper Planner for school in 2016, right now I'm using an Erin Condren (was free because they sent me a 12month instead of a 18month like I ordered) I use an Erin Condren for all things in my life that remains at home, its also the only one I REALLY decorate. I have an Erin Condren Deluxe Notebook that I use for work, I make the schedule for all the pharm techs at my store as well as manage the expense order each week, its been great for keeping up with requested days off or when someone needs to work a particular shift on a certain day. I keep a running list of on hands and what I ordered on the expense order and have little reminders and "how to" emails or memos we have gotten for things we don't do often, like billing a flu shot to the VA! Then I have a medium sized Kikki-K that I carry with me at all times. It serves as a catch all for up coming appointments, my work schedule, church events, etc so I always have ONE place that I write down everything in. My Kikki-K is the first one I always reach for and I sometimes pretty up the pages when I have the time (which is very very rare) In 2016 my husband and I will also have a home planner where we keep appointments and such as well as our home cleaning schedule, meal planner and more. With both of us working and me studying all the time we needed something to keep us informed of each others schedules and what needs to be done around the house. I got this planner from Plum Paper, no weekly views, just the month view and note pages, checklists, cleaning list and the blog planner that we are going to repurpose for more of a business planner while we help my dad start up a new business that my husband will probably start doing full time since his disabilities keep him from being able to find a job that makes him happy. its a lot of planners I know, but the system has been working for me and I finally have control on my life, job, school, etc and not feeling so overwhelmed and depressed!!!
I have a Bloom planner and an Erin Condren vertical. I keep/use the Bloom in my backpack because it's light and has a horizontal layout with plenty of space for me to write detailed info about assignments, etc. I don't use stickers in it at all. But at home I use the Erin Condren - I like visually decorating the vertical layout with stickers and washi tape, and I include non-school activities in it.
Great video. My only problem is that the MAMBI/Happy Planner customer service is quite good if not much better than EC's. I was a little surprised when I heard that comment. I agree with the interchangeable cover issue, though. Both EC and MAMBI planners are horrible with this. That's why I ended ditching both. They are both impractical options for students since they'll be traveling in your backpack.
I had a horrible customer service experience with EC (hard to reach, planner arrived weeks late and with poor printing and scratched cover, insides not the correct ones to coordinate with cover, cover corners separating after less than a year and light use, cover continually coming off spiral binder not to mention needing a suitcase to haul it around!). I switched to Papertreyink's Moment Inked Planner with the binder, despite the crazy amount of money I'd invested in the EC planner. It's all a matter of preference and what fits into your planning style !
If you want something almost exactly like the Erin Condren, but at a cheaper price point; I HIGHLY recommend the Plum Paper planners on Etsy! They are similar quality and just redesigned their covers to be more durable! If you like the Erin Condren vertical or horizontal layout, but not the price, you should check these out! They are $20+ less than the Erin Condren making them more accessible for college students like myself. I want an Erin Condren, but I'm holding off until I graduate and can afford it. I hope this helps someone!
Not one you mentioned, but I love my Lilly Pulitzer planner! I love Lilly patterns and the horizontal layout, so it works really, really well for me. Plus, it's not too terribly expensive :)
Agree! I used the larger Lilly agenda my last three years of college and absolutely loved it! That was about 5 years ago, haha, but I've been obsessed with planning for about 15 years haha!
Kate Spade makes a great horizontal weekly planner. The quality is excellent and they look chic and professional. They also go on sale after the 1st of the year. I just got a large planner (9'x7') for $25 shipped.
Great informative video! I personally will be using an Erin Condren for 2016 and a day designer for work but that one stays at the office whereas Erin comes with me everywhere!
The hourly planners have always been funny to me because it's like they think people who work night shift don't exist. My work hours are 10pm - 5/6am depending on the day. It's one of the major reasons why I chose a vertical planner.
It still wouldn't exactly work because I'd need both am and pm for some. Like I'm usually at work at 3am, but some days I get off early so I'd want the 3am to mark that. But I'm up at 3pm for errand running, appointments, ect. I'd have to have more spaces and a full 24 hours in each day because of that. Sometimes I sleep from 7-8am until 8pm, but others I'm up and running errands most of the day. Sadly, it's just not a planner style that would work for a third shifter.
Thank you so much for this video I absolutely loved it!!!! I was actually looking for a planner similar to the Erin Condren Vertical but no as expensive I came across you're video and I am so glad I came across video to find out about the Happy planner and I have researched and ordered it a couple of days ago!!
I just discovered the Ashley Shelly planner from Etsy...DEF gives ECLP a run for the money....great paper quality, very clean layout, only bright colors on tabs...I'm finding myself using it more than my EC
I've had a plum paper planner, erin condren planner and happy planner - I definitely prefer the Erin Condren over all of them but happy planner is a really good alternative, like you said, if you're on a tighter budget or would like to try the Erin Condren one but are unsure. They're all great planners tho!
Enjoyed seeing the different points of some I haven't looked at before. I have the EC vertical, happy planner and 2 Filofax dominos with calendar sets from Happycard on etsy but I have been contemplating the EC horizontal for a while as that's the layout I use in my Filofax's. I use my EC as my household and Filofax as a fitness planner and Happy planner as a change for decorating but also have a couple Webster's, 2 Heidi Swapps and 2 Happy planner's (one I gave away to someone on facebook that her 3 yr old tore several pages in her new planner) so have not been able to justify getting another, YET, LOL. Also have been enjoying your vlogmas, you and your hubbie are really cute, remind me of me and mine , we've been married for 30 yrs this past August.
The happy planner boxes are a tiny bit bigger and the same size across the pages are a bit bigger too. I love the Happy planner because it is a disc bound planner due to my need to add junk in. ;)
I bought the plum paper planner because it's the cheaper version of an Erin condren. In a dream world I would buy an Erin condren tho 😍. I also heard a lot of people complain about the customer service about the Erin Condren.
I have a mead student vertical planner right now because it was the best one and only one i could find that was like the Erin Condern But I'm in the midst of looking for templates and things to make my own planner for the beginning of august next year because vertical planners are hard to find when you can't buy it online but i found this website that has a template for weekly view and looks extremely close to an EC life planner
You have beautiful eyes😍😍I have seen this video many times coz until now I haven't found planner peace😩or I'm just planneraddict that I want everything I see in the videos 🙈🙈🙈btw thanks a lot for this!
I just ordered the erin condren planner! Vertical and neutral.... Currently watching all of these plan with me videos as i impatiently wait :/ Hope its worth it :)
MAMBI planners seem pretty good. ECLP seems to be you DONT get what you pay for. Pixilation, rose gold spines, customer services. Don't really kno what higgy jaga you are saying
I have the MAMBI Happy Planner and I'm not in love with it as a life planner. The one I have is styled a bit differently and my brain just isn't getting it. I always used a horizontal design through school and my first degree. But now I have so much more on my plate that my horizontal spreads feel crowded and overwhelming. I do have a vertical EC on its way and have been considering the inkwell press planner althought the day designer daily looks like it might fit my needs as well...
if I were you I would just make my own homemade planner to fit all your needs that's what I did all you need is a folder and some paper it may not look so fancy but it'll work
Hello, I am trying to plan my life better. I started a budget binder and would like to have a planner to have it in. I have been taking it to work everyday. Also I live in a tiny town in Canada. It is either a 2 hour drive to a major city or it is amazon.
HELP!!!! I am on planner overload! I work full time, travel for work occasionally, am a student and also keep the personal appointment schedules for 2 kids and my husband. I also prep,an meals so we don't eat out too much! The Erin Condrine planners are way too expensive. I am currently using a student planner, but every 6 months, wish I had a full year calendar. What is the best planner?
Hi! Do you have any suggestions for something like the last Day Designer but not spiral bound? I cannot do spiral bound or any kind of coil - I need it to be leather bound or something like that. Really want to see the whole week at a time but love having the space for hourly appointment and to do list. Any thoughts?
Is the give away bloom planner still open? I'm trying to plan and I want to start with something easy because I go to school and I don't really have much to do. I do want to start easy and then go big.
Hey I was wondering if you could help me out! I have been looking for the day designer daily planner but can't seem to find it! Do you know if it was only for 2015 bc I can't find it or does it just come out close to the school year? Really trying to get my hands on one! Thanks in advance if you get around to answering this! Love your videos!
When I started grad school and my campus assistantship I felt like I needed to leave behind the brightly colored planners because my office was a very professional setting. I'm in love with the Passion Planner - www.passionplanner.com/. It's a weekly layout which goes from 6am-10:30 pm by the half hour, similar to a Day Designer. It is all about the mind map and goal setting with monthly check - ins. Each week has personal and work to-do check lists separated into urgent and errands plus a section for notes/doodling, quotes, and a gratitude box. The beginning and mid-year also have a big section on goal setting. It comes in an 8x5 and an 8x11 size. The Spark Planner www.thesparknotebook.com/ is really similar in terms of clean design from a different make. It has the morning/noon/night three box daily layout like Erin Condren, though Saturday and Sunday are stacked half boxes. It is, interestingly, a week on FOUR pages. There's the weekly spread and then a second spread for goals and journaling. It feels like it's aimed a little more at creativity whereas the PP is all about productivity, if that makes sense?
Kayla, I actually may need your opinion on what planner i should get. This video made me just as confused D: I'm a full time student with a part time job and i'm an independent consultant! IDK what to do! i currently have a Limelife teacher planner with is 8X11, but it is wayy too big for me. carrying it around is like having another book! I dont have strict times i need to be places on a normal basis and I really need to organize when i am doing consultant work vs school and job! if you could help it would be greatly appreciated!
+Bailey Shaw I think an Erin Condren might be a good option for you. Since you are doing a few different, clearly defined things having the sections would be really helpful for you, and it isn't time based so you have a bit more freedom!
+Bailey Shaw Hi Bailey! We can definitely help you out! Our new Vision Planner might be a great fit for your planning needs. It's on the medium to small size, is an affordable price, and has just enough room to write in for all of your different tasks! It is also goal oriented which can keep you on the right track and remind you of all the things you promise yourself you are going to do and be in the future! Here is the link if you're interested: bloomplanners.com/products/pre-order-for-2016-calendar-year-vision-planner?variant=5172825537 Good luck on your search! We hope you find the perfect one for 2016! :)
+Bailey Shaw check out the plum paper planners, I use one for school and an Erin Condren for everything else. I like the Plum Paper for school because they have a layout that is basically a to-do list on one page and then the second page is the week laid out horizontally. I go to school online, at my own pace so there are not very many due dates for me, just webinars to attend but I normally have a long list of things to complete during the week. Plum Paper has 4 different layouts for their regular planners, but they have a school planner as well that has each day divided into 7 (i think) different categories or classes, I used it last year and it was okay but didn't meet the needs of my specific situation. The planners are very customizable, which is another reason why I got one, I added a bunch of note pages to the back as well as at the beginning of each month and some checklist pages. There is a direct selling tab you can add as well and many other options. GOOD LUCK!!!
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great video! I personally love my Happy Planner and me & my big ideas makes all sorts of fun accessories for the planner including stickers, a storage case, washi tape, etc!
Another option is the Passion Planner. It's pretty affordable and is available as a free PDF download. You can bind it in any way you want if you download it and it is a pretty blank canvas for those who don't want a planner that is already color-coded. Every week has a motivational quote and a challenge to reach your goals/passions. I added budget pages, monthly blog planning pages and a bunch of other stuff to mine.
I love my Happy Planner and I used a regular hole punch and notched out the side a bit to put a book mark in it and it works great without the extra expense of the punch. :)
The happy planner is awesome and you can take the pages off you can use stickers for the Erin condren in the happy planner of course they don't fit perfectly but they work
I ditched my EC for 2016 and moved into a ring bound system like a Filofax with inserts from Sew Much Crafting. I wasn't a fan of how big EC was getting and how it effected their attention to detail on many of my orders. I have 100% found planner peace with the SMC and Filofax system! Just thought I'd throw that option to people in the comments. :)
the one with the stripes (3rd one) would be really good for doctors/lawyers
I use the happy planner
Me too
Me too . . . LOVE IT.
Same and I 💖💖💖 it and its price!
I have a small cheap weekly planner from target that I keep in my bag whenever I go to class for whenever an assignment or test is mentioned in class. Alone with that, I have ordered a Day Designer for 2016 because my life revolves around to do lists, and I have to keep track of my classes, so the schedule works great for me. For the month of December, I've been using the DD free printables to test the system and see what works for me, and I find that being able to see when I have free time makes it easier for me to work on my daily to dos and get things done. I love the daily gratitude section because it reminds me to stay thankful and not take things for granted. I hate how expensive the Day Designer was, but honestly, the structure it will put in my life is worth the cost.
I use an EC vertical as a family planner. I have a filofax a5 planner as my persnal and health planner and a personal size planner for work and on the go planning. Im very happy with my system and Im keeping it the same for 2016. Happy planning!
MAMBI has excellent customer service! They are very easily reached on their website and social media platforms. If you contact them, they would replace that cover. :)
I'm a full time student and I love the EC! but, this was super helpful. Thanks!
Other planners I love: The Passion Planner, and a Filofax planner with custom inserts! I love my EC, but I've been using a Kate Spade as a wallet and on-the-go planner, and I love it.
Hi Kayla! This is the first of your videos I've seen and Love how you've shown the different styles and types. I went a different route this year and going completely DIY to try it out and break away from my old systems and habits (I was a Franklin & DayTimer girl). I'll be checking out more on your channel! Thanks for what you share.
As a student, I really loved my Day Timer. Very customizable! You can choose different layouts (I've used mostly 2 page per week), as well as different add ons and reference sheets.
I've used pocket folders, a zip pouch, business card holders, maps and reference sheets, etc. PLUS, you can choose different binder styles. Mine is a padded hardcover denim with lots of pockets for notes, notepads, and a picture, two pen loops, and a Full Zip! It has lasted for AGES. Can't remember exactly when I got it, but it's coming up on a decade probably.
As a bonus, planning stickers for the EC/MAMBI fit pretty well!
Now that I have transitioned from student to someone with more in the way of errands and home stuff that has to be done as well, I find the personal sized pages a bit small for me, especially once I started decorating. That might be remedied by switching to 1 or 2 page per day layouts, but I'm not sure what I will try next.
I love this video! :) Go girl. I love the way you talk and present somehow. U got yourself a new subscriber!
I have a Plumb Paper planner, horizontal, and I love it. I just can't do vertical. They also have meal planners and student and teacher planners. Great quality and the cover can be customized. I also have the staples arc system and love it too. I love being able to make my own layouts and really customize for what I need.
I have the Erin Condren Vertical and I feel at peace already! I can't believe I got that lucky to find a planner I love with the first one I buy. (I most certainly do not include the cheap planner I bought at the beginning of the year because I never ever stick to a cheap one- I don't know what I was thinking!) I absolutely love it and never thought I'd find the planner I wanted to stick to.
I'm surprised you didn't touch on Plum Paper planners! I have one and its amazing for my needs :)
I'm not trying to speak for her at all, but maybe it's be said its already similar to Erin condren so she doesn't have one? I have the student PP and I really love it but I'm definitely switching it up for next year. It would have made a good addition for those who want something similar to EC But don't want to shell out the money.
+RetchedSole ugh. Because* I hate autocorrect sometimes.
+RetchedSole That's the big reason I went PP over EC: Price. They are essentially the same thing, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to super invest in his planner world, so I went Plum Paper. I honestly probably won't ever go Erin Condren. It's just not worth the cost for me.
+Rebecca Cupit I'm trying it out for this next year to see what the hype is about. I ended up getting a discount so it wasn't the worst thing ever. I guess we shall see
+RetchedSole Hope it works out for you! I went ahead and got 18 months when I ordered my PP, so I'm good until the end of next year, so we'll see what's on the market then!
I will be using a Plum Paper Planner for school in 2016, right now I'm using an Erin Condren (was free because they sent me a 12month instead of a 18month like I ordered) I use an Erin Condren for all things in my life that remains at home, its also the only one I REALLY decorate. I have an Erin Condren Deluxe Notebook that I use for work, I make the schedule for all the pharm techs at my store as well as manage the expense order each week, its been great for keeping up with requested days off or when someone needs to work a particular shift on a certain day. I keep a running list of on hands and what I ordered on the expense order and have little reminders and "how to" emails or memos we have gotten for things we don't do often, like billing a flu shot to the VA! Then I have a medium sized Kikki-K that I carry with me at all times. It serves as a catch all for up coming appointments, my work schedule, church events, etc so I always have ONE place that I write down everything in. My Kikki-K is the first one I always reach for and I sometimes pretty up the pages when I have the time (which is very very rare) In 2016 my husband and I will also have a home planner where we keep appointments and such as well as our home cleaning schedule, meal planner and more. With both of us working and me studying all the time we needed something to keep us informed of each others schedules and what needs to be done around the house. I got this planner from Plum Paper, no weekly views, just the month view and note pages, checklists, cleaning list and the blog planner that we are going to repurpose for more of a business planner while we help my dad start up a new business that my husband will probably start doing full time since his disabilities keep him from being able to find a job that makes him happy. its a lot of planners I know, but the system has been working for me and I finally have control on my life, job, school, etc and not feeling so overwhelmed and depressed!!!
I have a Bloom planner and an Erin Condren vertical. I keep/use the Bloom in my backpack because it's light and has a horizontal layout with plenty of space for me to write detailed info about assignments, etc. I don't use stickers in it at all. But at home I use the Erin Condren - I like visually decorating the vertical layout with stickers and washi tape, and I include non-school activities in it.
Great video. My only problem is that the MAMBI/Happy Planner customer service is quite good if not much better than EC's. I was a little surprised when I heard that comment. I agree with the interchangeable cover issue, though. Both EC and MAMBI planners are horrible with this. That's why I ended ditching both. They are both impractical options for students since they'll be traveling in your backpack.
I had a horrible customer service experience with EC (hard to reach, planner arrived weeks late and with poor printing and scratched cover, insides not the correct ones to coordinate with cover, cover corners separating after less than a year and light use, cover continually coming off spiral binder not to mention needing a suitcase to haul it around!). I switched to Papertreyink's Moment Inked Planner with the binder, despite the crazy amount of money I'd invested in the EC planner. It's all a matter of preference and what fits into your planning style !
If you want something almost exactly like the Erin Condren, but at a cheaper price point; I HIGHLY recommend the Plum Paper planners on Etsy! They are similar quality and just redesigned their covers to be more durable! If you like the Erin Condren vertical or horizontal layout, but not the price, you should check these out! They are $20+ less than the Erin Condren making them more accessible for college students like myself. I want an Erin Condren, but I'm holding off until I graduate and can afford it. I hope this helps someone!
Not one you mentioned, but I love my Lilly Pulitzer planner! I love Lilly patterns and the horizontal layout, so it works really, really well for me. Plus, it's not too terribly expensive :)
Agree! I used the larger Lilly agenda my last three years of college and absolutely loved it! That was about 5 years ago, haha, but I've been obsessed with planning for about 15 years haha!
Kate Spade makes a great horizontal weekly planner. The quality is excellent and they look chic and professional. They also go on sale after the 1st of the year. I just got a large planner (9'x7') for $25 shipped.
Thank you for this video! I decided to get a bloom planner ☺️
Great informative video! I personally will be using an Erin Condren for 2016 and a day designer for work but that one stays at the office whereas Erin comes with me everywhere!
The hourly planners have always been funny to me because it's like they think people who work night shift don't exist. My work hours are 10pm - 5/6am depending on the day. It's one of the major reasons why I chose a vertical planner.
Maybe you could just switch the hours, like 10am=10pm, 3pm=3am
It still wouldn't exactly work because I'd need both am and pm for some. Like I'm usually at work at 3am, but some days I get off early so I'd want the 3am to mark that. But I'm up at 3pm for errand running, appointments, ect. I'd have to have more spaces and a full 24 hours in each day because of that. Sometimes I sleep from 7-8am until 8pm, but others I'm up and running errands most of the day. Sadly, it's just not a planner style that would work for a third shifter.
You can always change the times....
Thank you so much for this video I absolutely loved it!!!! I was actually looking for a planner similar to the Erin Condren Vertical but no as expensive I came across you're video and I am so glad I came across video to find out about the Happy planner and I have researched and ordered it a couple of days ago!!
I just discovered the Ashley Shelly planner from Etsy...DEF gives ECLP a run for the money....great paper quality, very clean layout, only bright colors on tabs...I'm finding myself using it more than my EC
I like the Happy Planner because I can take the pages out to plan .. i hate coils because they get in my way when i'm writing
I've had a plum paper planner, erin condren planner and happy planner - I definitely prefer the Erin Condren over all of them but happy planner is a really good alternative, like you said, if you're on a tighter budget or would like to try the Erin Condren one but are unsure. They're all great planners tho!
3 rings planners.. I chose Erin Condren Vertical
Enjoyed seeing the different points of some I haven't looked at before. I have the EC vertical, happy planner and 2 Filofax dominos with calendar sets from Happycard on etsy but I have been contemplating the EC horizontal for a while as that's the layout I use in my Filofax's. I use my EC as my household and Filofax as a fitness planner and Happy planner as a change for decorating but also have a couple Webster's, 2 Heidi Swapps and 2 Happy planner's (one I gave away to someone on facebook that her 3 yr old tore several pages in her new planner) so have not been able to justify getting another, YET, LOL. Also have been enjoying your vlogmas, you and your hubbie are really cute, remind me of me and mine , we've been married for 30 yrs this past August.
The happy planner boxes are a tiny bit bigger and the same size across the pages are a bit bigger too. I love the Happy planner because it is a disc bound planner due to my need to add junk in. ;)
I bought the plum paper planner because it's the cheaper version of an Erin condren. In a dream world I would buy an Erin condren tho 😍. I also heard a lot of people complain about the customer service about the Erin Condren.
Great video for newbies, but I was surprised you didn't show a ring bound planner...
I'm a working mama I love my Erin Condren
I also recommend Sugar Paper 2016 @ Target
I have a mead student vertical planner right now because it was the best one and only one i could find that was like the Erin Condern But I'm in the midst of looking for templates and things to make my own planner for the beginning of august next year because vertical planners are hard to find when you can't buy it online but i found this website that has a template for weekly view and looks extremely close to an EC life planner
You have beautiful eyes😍😍I have seen this video many times coz until now I haven't found planner peace😩or I'm just planneraddict that I want everything I see in the videos 🙈🙈🙈btw thanks a lot for this!
the happiness planner
I just ordered the erin condren planner! Vertical and neutral.... Currently watching all of these plan with me videos as i impatiently wait :/ Hope its worth it :)
MAMBI planners seem pretty good. ECLP seems to be you DONT get what you pay for. Pixilation, rose gold spines, customer services. Don't really kno what higgy jaga you are saying
I have the MAMBI Happy Planner and I'm not in love with it as a life planner. The one I have is styled a bit differently and my brain just isn't getting it. I always used a horizontal design through school and my first degree. But now I have so much more on my plate that my horizontal spreads feel crowded and overwhelming.
I do have a vertical EC on its way and have been considering the inkwell press planner althought the day designer daily looks like it might fit my needs as well...
Hi Kayla. I am going to college In the fall and need a new planner. I will prob only have 2-3 classes. And also use it for job. Help.
I want the day designer bc I am in college and have been using a spread sheet to plan hourly❤️
if I were you I would just make my own homemade planner to fit all your needs that's what I did all you need is a folder and some paper it may not look so fancy but it'll work
I love the Mom on the go planner aka Mormon Mom Planner. You don't have to be Mormon to use it.
Hello, I am trying to plan my life better. I started a budget binder and would like to have a planner to have it in. I have been taking it to work everyday. Also I live in a tiny town in Canada. It is either a 2 hour drive to a major city or it is amazon.
Love this video
HELP!!!!
I am on planner overload! I work full time, travel for work occasionally, am a student and also keep the personal appointment schedules for 2 kids and my husband. I also prep,an meals so we don't eat out too much! The Erin Condrine planners are way too expensive. I am currently using a student planner, but every 6 months, wish I had a full year calendar. What is the best planner?
Great vid!!!!
they haven't released 2016-2017 for me and my big ideals planner yet tho so is it worth getting 2015-2016
Do you know how the new TH-cam Red is going to affect those of us who create on TH-cam?
Hi! Do you have any suggestions for something like the last Day Designer but not spiral bound? I cannot do spiral bound or any kind of coil - I need it to be leather bound or something like that. Really want to see the whole week at a time but love having the space for hourly appointment and to do list. Any thoughts?
Is the give away bloom planner
still open? I'm trying to plan and I want to start with something easy because I go to school and I don't really have much to do. I do want to start easy and then go big.
Hey I was wondering if you could help me out! I have been looking for the day designer daily planner but can't seem to find it! Do you know if it was only for 2015 bc I can't find it or does it just come out close to the school year? Really trying to get my hands on one! Thanks in advance if you get around to answering this! Love your videos!
Great video!
I use plum paper designs. They offer a lot of customization.
The Happy Planner
When I started grad school and my campus assistantship I felt like I needed to leave behind the brightly colored planners because my office was a very professional setting.
I'm in love with the Passion Planner - www.passionplanner.com/. It's a weekly layout which goes from 6am-10:30 pm by the half hour, similar to a Day Designer. It is all about the mind map and goal setting with monthly check - ins. Each week has personal and work to-do check lists separated into urgent and errands plus a section for notes/doodling, quotes, and a gratitude box. The beginning and mid-year also have a big section on goal setting. It comes in an 8x5 and an 8x11 size.
The Spark Planner www.thesparknotebook.com/ is really similar in terms of clean design from a different make. It has the morning/noon/night three box daily layout like Erin Condren, though Saturday and Sunday are stacked half boxes. It is, interestingly, a week on FOUR pages. There's the weekly spread and then a second spread for goals and journaling. It feels like it's aimed a little more at creativity whereas the PP is all about productivity, if that makes sense?
hi,what's the name of the 3rd planner? the daily one?
Erin condren planner
What is the 1st planner?
Me and my big ideas actually has great customer care. I had a problem with an item and they replaced it right away. The number is on their page.
I went on the happy planner website and I had to pay three times the amount for shipping that I had spent on products
I ordered and loved mine, but the covers come off (personalized) and overall it's too big/heavy.
What's the daily planner called?
Kayla, I actually may need your opinion on what planner i should get. This video made me just as confused D:
I'm a full time student with a part time job and i'm an independent consultant! IDK what to do! i currently have a Limelife teacher planner with is 8X11, but it is wayy too big for me. carrying it around is like having another book! I dont have strict times i need to be places on a normal basis and I really need to organize when i am doing consultant work vs school and job! if you could help it would be greatly appreciated!
+Bailey Shaw I think an Erin Condren might be a good option for you. Since you are doing a few different, clearly defined things having the sections would be really helpful for you, and it isn't time based so you have a bit more freedom!
+Bailey Shaw Hi Bailey! We can definitely help you out! Our new Vision Planner might be a great fit for your planning needs. It's on the medium to small size, is an affordable price, and has just enough room to write in for all of your different tasks! It is also goal oriented which can keep you on the right track and remind you of all the things you promise yourself you are going to do and be in the future! Here is the link if you're interested: bloomplanners.com/products/pre-order-for-2016-calendar-year-vision-planner?variant=5172825537
Good luck on your search! We hope you find the perfect one for 2016! :)
+Bailey Shaw check out the plum paper planners, I use one for school and an Erin Condren for everything else. I like the Plum Paper for school because they have a layout that is basically a to-do list on one page and then the second page is the week laid out horizontally. I go to school online, at my own pace so there are not very many due dates for me, just webinars to attend but I normally have a long list of things to complete during the week. Plum Paper has 4 different layouts for their regular planners, but they have a school planner as well that has each day divided into 7 (i think) different categories or classes, I used it last year and it was okay but didn't meet the needs of my specific situation. The planners are very customizable, which is another reason why I got one, I added a bunch of note pages to the back as well as at the beginning of each month and some checklist pages. There is a direct selling tab you can add as well and many other options. GOOD LUCK!!!
I'm a young girl, and I don't have a lot of money. Do you know any ways to get cheap planners?
Try sugar paper planners at target or wait until April and the EC life planner goes 40% off and with the coupon code you can get it around 25$
i have a bloom planner
Am I first?! Woah..
Hey Kayla!
I am looking to get ahold of you! What would be the easiest way to contact you?
THANKS!!
Alex
+Alex Korynne Hit me up on facebook actually, that be the super easy way Alex Benda ( I am her fiance/best friend/business partner)
please I want the blue planner
Does anyone know if the day designer is still at target
has anyone tried the passion planner?
MAMBI will replace your cover if you send them an email
Compliment: you look a bit like Michelle Pfeiffer, really.