Personally I don't mind the repetitiveness at all, it doesn't feel repetitive to me. I love seeing how your planners function and change between videos. It helps me to gain ideas on how to use my own planners
The repetitiveness is nice for me. I also tend to do it the same way and i usually listen along with you while i do my own planning. Its like hanging out with a friend and planning together.
When it comes to planner content, I like when a person uses the same planner system for many years. For me, it shows more growth and confidence rather than changing planners all the time. Once you find a system, stick with it. It's more intersting to see how you play within that system than changing it if you don't need it.
Honestly, my ADHD brain is super impressed that you’ve been so consistent with journaling for such a long time. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your journal setup videos-they keep me motivated to keep experimenting and find my own setup 😊 I’m so excited to try the Hobonichi Cousin for the first time in 2025!
you're my comfort planner content creator - your consistency inspires me. you've inspired me to journal more and reignited my love for Hobonichi too :)
Hi Helen, your consistency and planning style is what put you in my top five channels even though I am a super latecomer and just found you. The steady way you work through your days, whether high moments or stressful situations, is not only soothing but an inspiration. Even your hyper-specific stickers really awakened me to the appeal of multiple small planner stickers along with large decorative ones! Like you said about your habits, your videos show us how planning can be achievable and disciplined. Thank you!
one of the best discoveries i’ve made with my ADHD is that i need to have something consistent yet also consistent changing. I have several things i do as a morning routine but i always change up how i do them, i have a journal i use every day, but i change up my entry types, etc It’s been something to help me get out creativity and inspiration while not spiraling into feeling like everything is unsteady, hence why i love seeing your videos. You being consistency in your planner while also changing and adapting
also a note that someone on the FB group makes a printable version of the prompts with the monthly theme and you can print it to fit the “cover” page for the month in daily pages !!! if anyone doesn’t want to write them out i highly recommend that!!
omg i keep having more thoughts but always ALWAYS remember that when you set a goal make sure it is something you can do on your worst days. (or easily back fill the next day) Never feel bad to track “normal” things like just taking your medicine! If you need that little dopamine hit.. do it!!! If you have to track symptoms you have (from brain fog, tummy things, “vegetables” (iykyk), to menstruation, etc( DO IT!!! never be ashamed of being a human. Our notebooks can be amazing if we let ourselves use it to the fullest
Hi, Helen! Great content, as always. Something is always different: doodles, stickers, commentary…We’re just happy to hear from you every week! 🥰 Stay warm and have a great Sunday and week!
I love the consistency of your planners and the repetitiveness. I've had to unfollow a few ladies because I loved what they were doing but then were constantly changing the planners they were using - "THIS is planner peace," they would say, until the next week. You're always consistent and inspirational, Helen. I love you for that. Merry Christmas, sweet woman!
Just the fact that your subscribers keep going up is validation that we like your content, baby bear. And the ways you use your planners & notebooks always give me ideas for mine! Love you!!! 🥰
hi helen! I just wanted to say that I love that you're sticking with the cousin for 2025 -- I am too! I used a variety of planners throughout 2024 as my second full year in the planner world, but the hobonichi cousin is just my favourite. in regards to having "fresh" or repetitive content, I personally watch your videos because 1) I love seeing the way you use all your new TCMC designs; 2) they are incredibly soothing and great for body doubling along with you and 3) I like YOU as a creator and am interested in the things you plan as part of you life, not just how you plan them. I hope this helps you feel a little more confident!! and also -- if you need something to index for april 5th (as you mentioned) it happens to be my birthday hehe! 🥰
Don't worry about being repetitive or coming up with new material all the time. You and your videos are comforting, they bring a sense of security, and your authenticity and realness are why so many of us love and support you. You inspire us. Just keep doing what you are doing.
You are so talented!! You don’t need to worry about us getting bored with your content, I look forward to all your videos! I will never stop watching. Also don’t worry about what others think, don’t be so hard on yourself ❤
I also enjoy the repetition! I've been so inspired (and influenced!) by your Hobonichi spreads. Grateful for the glimpse you provide into your planners each week: it's like the happiness of seeing your friend's familiar face but also watching them evolve and grow over time.
To be honest, I really love the consistency you have with the cousin ! Like I know that your channel is "pro- hobo cousin" and it's really great because you motive me to stick with mine and not to "planner hoop" too much ! I love the consistency of watching one of your video and knowing that you will be in your cousin as your main book ! I enjoy watching people changing books, but I end up so influenced by the "planner hooping" lol
You have been such a positive influence on my planning! I love your planner and journal system for next year. I'm still trying to finalize my system and will film a video later this week, but the postal strike in Canada has held up some of my goodies from arriving, lol! Thanks for sharing my friend!
Nooo, not repetitive at all! On the contrary, my brain needs this kind of structure that other channels do *not* have. The consistency has been so helpful with my neurodivergent brain. Thank you for your content, Helen 🙏🏼💕
What ever works for you works for you. I have a reading journal which has been my constant over the past 4 years, I have used the same notebook from micheals for the past 4 years to write down all of my readings and there is still enough space to work on it for years to come
It gives people confident to stay consistent with their own planners when they see a content creator show the example. I got courage to hop in to try a simple bujo after seeing you use it. I've enjoyed it, but it's time to go back to my own creative way to keep a planner after I finish this bujo this week or next week. Only a few pages left in my TCMC bujo.
I’m sorry but that recipe journal is absolutely genius! I have been looking for a way to transfer recipes I love into written form and this is it! Brilliant!
Love your planner (ok, any) videos! Your consistency to stick with what works best for you is one of the qualities I’m striving for! Please don’t ever change (for the sake of creating new contents) :) And your color palette is ❤❤❤!
stumbled upon your video while finding inspiration for my own 2025 journal which i’ll start soon, and i absolutely love how you plan these, and how they turn out! it would be amazing to see a 2024 journals flip through, if possible :)
I like how you are using your Weeks. I might have to set up a notebook to do something similar. I have several TN sized inserts I can use. Thank you for being open about your struggles. I also deal with anxiety, depression, and insomnia. It can be difficult at times. ❤ it's good to know you aren't alone. I don't find your content boring. It's enjoyable and relaxing to watch.😊 😊😊
And....please release notebooks. I need the black and gray ones. I do like the green as well. 😅 (I need new notebooks like I need another head. 😂) sorry to be a broken record. ❤ love you my stationery dealer sorry supplier.
Last comment ...I promise. I'm using a Happy Planner classic for weekly spreads and to dos. I'm using a Hibino for journaling. Less deco and more feelings. The Kinbor is for memory planning. Plus, I have several other notebooks/journals that are for fun. ❤
I took your ADHD planner idea and made one myself for work and it HELPS tremendously! I absolutely love it - thank you for this idea! It’s tax season and projects are overflowing and this keeps me focused and more productive!
Happy planner Sunday! Nice to see your 2025 updates. I just got my new planner yesterday. My plan is to put a section for my mental health struggles in my planner for 2025. That's my only big change for my 2025 planner. Love your content. ❤
Your content is never repetitive. You have so many different videos and so many different platforms. They are very diverse and I am so excited to watch your videos every week.
You know I’m waiting for a new notebook! I love how you share your planners. There are always new ideas and ways to use them even if it is the same planner. I am consistently inspired by your videos!
I love how you talk, how consistent you are (there is beauty in that) and usually i just feel cozy and calm watching your videos AND YOUR HANDWRITING. It is so pretty
I like the repetitiveness of everything, it doesn't feel like it's repetitive at all and seeing how your planners change with you throughout the year is really good to see
Last year I decided to try out the amandarachlee doodle planner and fell in love with it. I actually bought the 2025 doodle journal which I am excited about. I also use a regular dotted bullet journal for my monthly kits. I kind of like the repetitiveness. It’s very soothing to me. I love all of your videos and how you plan as well.
Great video! 2025 is going to be my first year of using planners. I’ve bought one for my personal, work, journaling and budgeting. This was a very helpful video. As a fellow Canadian this gets an automatic subscribe to channel 😁.
New subscriber. I discovered your channel last summer when I was new to fountain pens, and your videos helped take the intimidation out of getting started. I had no idea you also had a sticker shop-wow, you’re so talented! Recently, I’ve been watching your planning videos, and they’ve greatly improved my ideas, spreads, and overall planner organization. Please keep the amazing content coming!
I like the repetitiveness! It proves the system and layouts are working well, and it always motivates me to keep up with my own planning and journaling. (Also, I'm relatively new to your channel - few months - and your videos have been very helpful in finally finding a system that makes sense and that works for me!)
I love this video and your so soothing and thought provoking for my brain. I keep buying planners and am not consistent in using but I want to be. I think I got caught up in the commercial side. You are helping me see the creative but useable meaningful side. If you feel it’s repetitive then it’s probably exactly what’s needed because to be successful at something we have to have it repeatable and tweaksble for our needs and that’s exactly what you are doing. In my book that is success. Well done thank you for sharing. Do not apologize for being perfectly you. I respect you for you. You have a gift for this and you are definitely helping my old brain learn a new trick.❤
Could you make a weeks bookmark with paper taped on it as blotter paper? Idk if that makes sense. For me, I never use blotter paper either. But for some reason, sticking a diy pencil board there & moving on with my life seems like something I'd do. 🤷♀️ 😅 Thanks for sharing a general overview of all your planning/journaling systems. 🫶
Watched this video while doing stickering :) so relaxing! Thanks Helen for the planner walkthrough :) I'll be using the A5 muji vertical planner as memory keeping/planning, a small hobonichi plain notebook for work notes (similar to the planner you use to write out work tasks), a beautiful notebook for journaling and my 5-year hobonichi for daily highlights. Here's to an amazing 2025 to you and the tater fam too!
Ahh thank you Ella, wishing you a great 2025 as well!! Hehe I like your planner plans! I have to take a closer look at the Muji planners for 2026 hmmmm
Sushi twinsies!! I got the sushi Hon too. So pretty! Love seeing your lineup for 2025. I think it's nice that you use certain things consistently and then add in other things to try out. I feel like that's very relatable for us planner lovers.
I know you were initially not super into talking about it but the little notebook with the running to do list is a really neat little hack and I appreciate you sharing it. It seems a bit like the original bullet journaling method but simpler. I have been trying it out for about 2 weeks now and I quite like it. Of course, like a person with ADHD, I had an unused Hobo Weeks size notebook lying around I could use up so that's helpful too!
This is a fantastic collection. I think it's very smart and very efficiently organized. I took couple of ideas into my journaling practice. Thank you :)
I’ve been staring at my first ever cousin for the past 8 weeks just dying for January 1st to start using it! lol. I can’t wait to incorporate your ideas, and of course, your stickers into it!!! Dying here! 😂
You don't have to ever worry about being repetitive, because life ebbs and flows in and out of repetitive no matter what planner you're using! :) And honestly, it's nice to see how you use your framework daily and when you have random life events! It's inspiring how you make your setup work for you! and You give us all a lot of ideas! :)
hi helen! fellow adhd-er here who also needs a ton of repetitiveness in order to remember the "thing" i'm supposed to be doing right now. I knew something was missing from my system as I was still forgetting the things I needed to work on even though I have written them down on a physical notebook. I kind of adapted your adhd planner system and tweaked it into a sort of a daily catch all notebook where at the end of the day, I migrate the random thoughts/reminders that I have written down and migrate the tasks i kind of ignored for some reason. Really am happy and thankful that I stumbled on your channel! You really helped me figure out what sort of planning style works for me.
The part a 05:50 is key; if it’s working for you that’s the most important piece. I love seeing your gorgeous art work Editing to add - I love the dumpster sticker 😂
I don’t see your videos as repetitive as the designs and “chat” are always different and that’s really why we’re here 😉 I’m making my way through all your old videos so I feel like I’m qualified to say this! 🤣
Thank you Helen for sharing I am using a hobo weeks for wellness and still need to see what else to track other than meals and exercise. I will also use the Hobo cousin for the first time and look forward to changing my planning style since I’ve been in a happy planner for almost 10 years now! 🙋🏻♀️
I like the “repetitiveness” of your videos! I know what I’m gonna get but it’s never the same plan and talk. Even if you repeat something from another video, you always add something to it and I really like it! ❤
Around 10:36 you mention blotter paper being an extra step, and I wanted to add to this! I don’t know if people that don’t have ADHD will appreciate how much difference removing one tiny step can make for us! I struggled to make my bed for years, couldn’t commit to it. Then at 40 I removed the top sheet and although it means washing my quilt cover more often, it CHANGED my morning! I now religiously make my bed! Also, swapping from a laundry hamper with a lid to a laundry hamper without a lid meant clothes aren’t on the floor, etc. Sometimes it’s such a tiny thing that we feel ashamed, but it’s just our brains ❤️
This year will be my first year using planners (super excited!!) And I will use a hobonichi cousin as my daily planner/journal and a weeks for my mental/body health as tracking :) i'm looking forward to the recipe journal video! Have a nice day♡
Hi Meg . I’m so happy that Junk journal January is coming again. Can’t wait. I am going to video them and put them in my you tube channel. Can’t wait to get started 😊
Using the sushi planner as a recipe journal is a really clever idea! It is already organized and it has the column for the ingredients and the section for the instructions😄
Enjoyed this so much. After many years using Cousin (7) for mostly work I’m giving up on it. It’s the most wonderful layout but I just can’t write that small anymore and be able to read it - age gets all of us. I have always redrawn weekly into a vertical to make area useable. My solution is to use the Archer & Olive planner for monthly and weekly layouts and a dot journal that coordinates for daily use. I work from home since COVID and won’t likely go back as they sold the office building. Portable is no longer a requirement. I’m going to try a small monthly paper carry calendar for making appointments on run or maybe I should just go fully digital for that. Most of it is online anyway
Dear Helen, I don't want to sound too REPETITIVE, but your content is great! I have said it before.. and I will continue to say it! Loud and as clear as I can! I want to let you know that thanks to you. I decided to have two planners for 2025. I am still working on what it is going to look like, but I am excited for some of the plans I have for them and because I for sure will steal a bunch of your ideas. Also, I listen to the robotic French version of you.. lol.. This was actually pretty good and translated fairly accurately what you were saying. Love this new feature, but you sound way better in your original voice! Today was a great day for me, on top of your video which is always one of the highlights of my Sundays, I received one of my latest orders that you had the audacity to fill yourself. I don't really know what to say, this was the first time that I had this privilege. I might have to send you an email to share some of my personal thoughts, but your super nice note and kindness was overwhelming. I decided to dedicate one page or maybe even two to you, which I think, I will add to my upcoming email if I have the courage to share. Lol. I decided that I will probably listen to one of your Spotify playlists for inspiration while I do this page(s). No pressure! Sorry for the long message as always. So many things to say! Have a great week and take care of yourself!
Hi hiii thank you so much Emmanuel! I appreciate you 🥹🥹 I'm so glad you had a great Sunday!! Hehe journaling and music fixes everything. Wishign you a great week and thanks again!!
I don’t mind the repetition, as you call it. I like watching someone who has figured out what works for them and just keeps doing it. I find it grounding and a good reminder that sticking with what works is okay. I think once you have a good base, little tweaks should be all you need and there’s nothing wrong with that.
I'm definitely always evolving my planner/journal system; but I have started just admitting I like to copy everything from my everything planner into a neat and pretty planner. My advice: accept what makes you happy and don't apologize.
Thank you, Helen, for sharing your inspiring planners and notebooks. First, I want to remind you of a very important holiday in August - YOUR BIRTHDAY! You share a birthday with my husband, a good friend, and Lucille Ball! I haven't set up anything in my Hobonichi Cousin, but I am setting up a reading journal for 2025. It's just an A5 spiral bound notebook from Clarefontaine. I copied and pasted thumbnails of all the books I read for the past three years so I can look back. In 2025, I'll also do the cut and paste thing, but I will finally be keeping notes to remind me of what I read and I will be using a variation of the CAWPILE method of rating them (characters, atmosphere, writing, plot, intrigue, logic, and enjoyment).
This got uploaded at THE perfect time! This is gonna be my first time using a Hobonichi Cousin and I really like your minimal yet colorful/creative layouts with stickers and doodles. Your explanation gives me a clearer view of how you use your pages, especially the Weekly time blocking which I'd like to try out for mysel. Since my Weekly style from the bullet journal felt repetitive with checkboxes in there, daily, Monthly and on a digital overview for easier week planning. One question about the way you time block; what if blocks get shuffled around or canceled, what do you do then? How can I use both the weekly page and Google Calendar for time blocking without it being repetitive or having the same information in different spaces?? That's what I'm truly stuck on 😢
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo thank you so much for answering my question, that helps out a lot! I've only been time blocking this very year on Google Calendar and if something drastic happens, shuffling the blocks and giving a quick visual viee on the calendar reduces the potential high panic I'd normally have trying to shuffle my tasks in my head.. so I may have to put more thought on how to use both in harmony and make it more minimal in the Hobonichi. Again, thank you for your comment, I'm both excited and nervous to use a Hobonichi for the first time and binging your videos and taking notes has really helped me out so much. Oh, also, I really love the Starionary Valley artwork on the card of my order from your shop, I LOVE farming sim games ♡
Please don’t feel that the repetition is a bad thing. The more I looked into ADHD (as my son is autistic with suspected ADHD), the more I realised they were traits I had and the notebook you have for your lists (to help your ADHD) was something I’ve done since I was a kid! Your videos help me because you use the same planner, because you follow a pattern and because I can empathise A LOT with things you say and do. So this channel has helped me immensely! My daughter has become obsessed with “the little dudes” so I bought her the emoti necklace as a Christmas gift for her. The channel and the shop have helped me more than I can explain… Hope you guys have a wonderful break and holiday!
i know you dont like to blot but i just wanted to say i have 3 of the j herbin blotting papers currently in my cousin and i put it in each section (weeklies, monthlies, and dailies). i also do something similar in my weeks. so what i do is i put the blotting paper (cut down to size in weeks) on the page i just wrote on and then i flip to the next page/section i want to write on so that i'm not actually waiting for the blotting paper to dry anything. i'm also impatient to wait on inks to dry so that's my current method to be able to move on quickly to the next page i want to write on. hope that makes sense!
You inspired me to get together a reading journal. Goodreads is so spoiler phobic that sometimes my reviews aren't enough to help me remember what I read.
Thank you for sharing your planner setup! I’ve been using a digital planner for about a year and a half, but I’m thinking of switching to a paper planner next year since I lost some of my digital files. Your sticker set looks amazing, but it might take a while to ship to Indonesia-such a pity! TT
Im completely redoing the way I do my Hobo. All the things i do during the day are going into my weeklies and ill have the prompts and my journaling in my daily pages this next year
Personally I don't mind the repetitiveness at all, it doesn't feel repetitive to me. I love seeing how your planners function and change between videos. It helps me to gain ideas on how to use my own planners
Ahh thank you for the reassurance!!! I'm glad to hear it's somewhat helpful 😅
#preachit
I agree! I love her videos so much that I see every content differently. I can use some ideas too and the Emotis are fun to look at!
Agreed! I find them very comforting to watch and I always get a new idea 😀❤ Keep up the great work! I love your style.
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo It's sooooo super helpful! Inspiring, authentic and therapeutic even! ♥
hallelujah. a planner content creator who isnt perpetuating planner hopping for content sake. this is rarer than you know
Amen 🙏🏽
The repetitiveness is nice for me. I also tend to do it the same way and i usually listen along with you while i do my own planning. Its like hanging out with a friend and planning together.
i agree!
Omg thank you so much! I love that 🥹🥹
Dont worry about it being repeated, its a superb example of consistency ❤😊
Aww thank you so much!! 💕
I agree!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo you are very welcome, and as always thanks for sharing :)
When it comes to planner content, I like when a person uses the same planner system for many years. For me, it shows more growth and confidence rather than changing planners all the time. Once you find a system, stick with it. It's more intersting to see how you play within that system than changing it if you don't need it.
Ahh thank you so much Aless 🥹💕
Honestly, my ADHD brain is super impressed that you’ve been so consistent with journaling for such a long time. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your journal setup videos-they keep me motivated to keep experimenting and find my own setup 😊
I’m so excited to try the Hobonichi Cousin for the first time in 2025!
Thank you so much!!! Good luck and I hope you love the Hobonichi Cousin ^_^
you're my comfort planner content creator - your consistency inspires me. you've inspired me to journal more and reignited my love for Hobonichi too :)
Ahh this made me smile 😊 Thank you and keep writing!!
Hi Helen, your consistency and planning style is what put you in my top five channels even though I am a super latecomer and just found you. The steady way you work through your days, whether high moments or stressful situations, is not only soothing but an inspiration. Even your hyper-specific stickers really awakened me to the appeal of multiple small planner stickers along with large decorative ones! Like you said about your habits, your videos show us how planning can be achievable and disciplined. Thank you!
Ahh thank you so much!!! This means a lot 🥹 I'm glad you're enjoying my channel!!
one of the best discoveries i’ve made with my ADHD is that i need to have something consistent yet also consistent changing. I have several things i do as a morning routine but i always change up how i do them, i have a journal i use every day, but i change up my entry types, etc
It’s been something to help me get out creativity and inspiration while not spiraling into feeling like everything is unsteady, hence why i love seeing your videos. You being consistency in your planner while also changing and adapting
also a note that someone on the FB group makes a printable version of the prompts with the monthly theme and you can print it to fit the “cover” page for the month in daily pages !!!
if anyone doesn’t want to write them out i highly recommend that!!
omg i keep having more thoughts
but always ALWAYS remember that when you set a goal make sure it is something you can do on your worst days. (or easily back fill the next day)
Never feel bad to track “normal” things like just taking your medicine! If you need that little dopamine hit.. do it!!!
If you have to track symptoms you have (from brain fog, tummy things, “vegetables” (iykyk), to menstruation, etc( DO IT!!!
never be ashamed of being a human. Our notebooks can be amazing if we let ourselves use it to the fullest
Hi, Helen! Great content, as always. Something is always different: doodles, stickers, commentary…We’re just happy to hear from you every week! 🥰 Stay warm and have a great Sunday and week!
Thank you so much Wendy 🥹 Have a wonderful week ahead!!
I love the consistency of your planners and the repetitiveness. I've had to unfollow a few ladies because I loved what they were doing but then were constantly changing the planners they were using - "THIS is planner peace," they would say, until the next week. You're always consistent and inspirational, Helen. I love you for that. Merry Christmas, sweet woman!
hi Helen! i honestly love that you're consistent with using your Hobonichi planner
Ahh thank you so so much for your reassurance! I appreciate you
Just the fact that your subscribers keep going up is validation that we like your content, baby bear. And the ways you use your planners & notebooks always give me ideas for mine! Love you!!! 🥰
Thank you forever and always 🥹🥹🥹
Anyone else watching this while journaling?
Helen, I just love your videos and can’t wait for next year to use my new planners ❤
Ahh thank you so so much!!! Have a great week!!
hi helen! I just wanted to say that I love that you're sticking with the cousin for 2025 -- I am too! I used a variety of planners throughout 2024 as my second full year in the planner world, but the hobonichi cousin is just my favourite. in regards to having "fresh" or repetitive content, I personally watch your videos because 1) I love seeing the way you use all your new TCMC designs; 2) they are incredibly soothing and great for body doubling along with you and 3) I like YOU as a creator and am interested in the things you plan as part of you life, not just how you plan them. I hope this helps you feel a little more confident!! and also -- if you need something to index for april 5th (as you mentioned) it happens to be my birthday hehe! 🥰
Perfectly said
Hi hi Kristen! A belated thank you
Don't worry about being repetitive or coming up with new material all the time. You and your videos are comforting, they bring a sense of security, and your authenticity and realness are why so many of us love and support you. You inspire us. Just keep doing what you are doing.
Ahh thank you so much Mary!!! I appreciate your support
You are so talented!! You don’t need to worry about us getting bored with your content, I look forward to all your videos! I will never stop watching. Also don’t worry about what others think, don’t be so hard on yourself ❤
Ahhhh thank you so so much 🥹🥹
I also enjoy the repetition! I've been so inspired (and influenced!) by your Hobonichi spreads.
Grateful for the glimpse you provide into your planners each week: it's like the happiness of seeing your friend's familiar face but also watching them evolve and grow over time.
To be honest, I really love the consistency you have with the cousin ! Like I know that your channel is "pro- hobo cousin" and it's really great because you motive me to stick with mine and not to "planner hoop" too much ! I love the consistency of watching one of your video and knowing that you will be in your cousin as your main book ! I enjoy watching people changing books, but I end up so influenced by the "planner hooping" lol
Naww the cooking planner is sooo cute!!
Hehe I'm in love!
The ADHD planner system seems very helpful to you! I also have ADHD and struggle with not putting things down chronologically or by importance.
Your videos is therapeutic and adictive for me. I don’t care if your videos is repetitive…i love that you are consistent with your videos. 🥰
Ahh thank you so mcuh for your reassurance 🥹
You have been such a positive influence on my planning! I love your planner and journal system for next year. I'm still trying to finalize my system and will film a video later this week, but the postal strike in Canada has held up some of my goodies from arriving, lol! Thanks for sharing my friend!
Omg thank you so much 🥹🥹🥹 And thank you for being so patient as well! I hope it arrives soon ahhh
Nooo, not repetitive at all! On the contrary, my brain needs this kind of structure that other channels do *not* have. The consistency has been so helpful with my neurodivergent brain. Thank you for your content, Helen 🙏🏼💕
Ahhh thank you Vix!!! I appreciate the reassurance 🥹🥹
I've been trying your ADHD planner system and I'm in love! Definitely a great tool and so thankful of your detailed explanation about it! ❤
omg yay I'm glad you're finding it useful!
What ever works for you works for you. I have a reading journal which has been my constant over the past 4 years, I have used the same notebook from micheals for the past 4 years to write down all of my readings and there is still enough space to work on it for years to come
Love you and your work and your handwriting and I watch it all. You’re the GOAT of planners! Don’t ever wonder. 😊
That is too high of a compliment but thank you!!! 🥹🥹
It gives people confident to stay consistent with their own planners when they see a content creator show the example. I got courage to hop in to try a simple bujo after seeing you use it. I've enjoyed it, but it's time to go back to my own creative way to keep a planner after I finish this bujo this week or next week. Only a few pages left in my TCMC bujo.
I’m sorry but that recipe journal is absolutely genius! I have been looking for a way to transfer recipes I love into written form and this is it! Brilliant!
Hahaha thank you!!! I was quite pleased when I got the idea. Good luck!!
Love your planner (ok, any) videos! Your consistency to stick with what works best for you is one of the qualities I’m striving for! Please don’t ever change (for the sake of creating new contents) :) And your color palette is ❤❤❤!
Hehehe thank you so much!!!
stumbled upon your video while finding inspiration for my own 2025 journal which i’ll start soon, and i absolutely love how you plan these, and how they turn out! it would be amazing to see a 2024 journals flip through, if possible :)
Love watching your videos, the phases, changes, roll-with-the-punches and go with it. You’re inspiring.
Love your work!
I like how you are using your Weeks. I might have to set up a notebook to do something similar. I have several TN sized inserts I can use.
Thank you for being open about your struggles. I also deal with anxiety, depression, and insomnia. It can be difficult at times. ❤ it's good to know you aren't alone.
I don't find your content boring. It's enjoyable and relaxing to watch.😊 😊😊
And....please release notebooks. I need the black and gray ones. I do like the green as well. 😅 (I need new notebooks like I need another head. 😂) sorry to be a broken record. ❤ love you my stationery dealer sorry supplier.
Last comment ...I promise. I'm using a Happy Planner classic for weekly spreads and to dos. I'm using a Hibino for journaling. Less deco and more feelings. The Kinbor is for memory planning. Plus, I have several other notebooks/journals that are for fun. ❤
Ahh a belated than kyou Cheryl!! I'm excited to see more of your Kimbor journal!!!
This index and events spread super amazing.
Hehe thanks Tatiana!!
Love the way you are sharing the last year structure and adjustments along the way. Also love the idea of cooking recipes notebook. 📔
I took your ADHD planner idea and made one myself for work and it HELPS tremendously! I absolutely love it - thank you for this idea! It’s tax season and projects are overflowing and this keeps me focused and more productive!
Omg yay I'm so happy to hear that!! Good luck with work Fergi
Same!!!🎉🎉🎉
I love your Cousin videos, they aren’t repetitive, they are a constant which is actually really nice ❤
Thank you so much Joanne!!!
Happy planner Sunday! Nice to see your 2025 updates. I just got my new planner yesterday. My plan is to put a section for my mental health struggles in my planner for 2025. That's my only big change for my 2025 planner. Love your content. ❤
Yayyy I hope it helps you for next year! Have a great day
Your content is never repetitive. You have so many different videos and so many different platforms. They are very diverse and I am so excited to watch your videos every week.
Ahh thank you so much!! This means a lot
You know I’m waiting for a new notebook! I love how you share your planners. There are always new ideas and ways to use them even if it is the same planner. I am consistently inspired by your videos!
Oh wow the techo as a recipe keeper is brilliant! ❤
I love how you talk, how consistent you are (there is beauty in that) and usually i just feel cozy and calm watching your videos AND YOUR HANDWRITING. It is so pretty
Ahh thank you so much!!! I appreciate you!
It makes me so happy seeing all your journals and each one with a purpose. Like makes me so excited 🤩🤩🤩
hehehe I'm excited about them tooo!
I like the repetitiveness of everything, it doesn't feel like it's repetitive at all and seeing how your planners change with you throughout the year is really good to see
ahh thank you so much Brittany!!
I watch every video! I’m obsessed with your planners, no matter what you use them for😊
Ahh thank you Jolee 🥹🥹
Last year I decided to try out the amandarachlee doodle planner and fell in love with it. I actually bought the 2025 doodle journal which I am excited about. I also use a regular dotted bullet journal for my monthly kits. I kind of like the repetitiveness. It’s very soothing to me. I love all of your videos and how you plan as well.
Aw that is awesome!!! Her doodle books are so so cute hehe
I love your videos and seeing your processes, not repetitive at all carry on!
Thank you so much Jenny!
Great video! 2025 is going to be my first year of using planners. I’ve bought one for my personal, work, journaling and budgeting. This was a very helpful video. As a fellow Canadian this gets an automatic subscribe to channel 😁.
Thank you!!! Hehe Canadian solidarity
Thank you for sharing! So many great ideas! I love the recipe journal/planner addition! ❤
New subscriber. I discovered your channel last summer when I was new to fountain pens, and your videos helped take the intimidation out of getting started. I had no idea you also had a sticker shop-wow, you’re so talented! Recently, I’ve been watching your planning videos, and they’ve greatly improved my ideas, spreads, and overall planner organization. Please keep the amazing content coming!
Ahh thank you for this lovely comment Janice!!! Nice to meet you ☺️❤️
I like the repetitiveness! It proves the system and layouts are working well, and it always motivates me to keep up with my own planning and journaling. (Also, I'm relatively new to your channel - few months - and your videos have been very helpful in finally finding a system that makes sense and that works for me!)
Ahh than you for your reassurance!!! And I'm really glad to hear that
I love this video and your so soothing and thought provoking for my brain. I keep buying planners and am not consistent in using but I want to be. I think I got caught up in the commercial side. You are helping me see the creative but useable meaningful side. If you feel it’s repetitive then it’s probably exactly what’s needed because to be successful at something we have to have it repeatable and tweaksble for our needs and that’s exactly what you are doing. In my book that is success. Well done thank you for sharing. Do not apologize for being perfectly you. I respect you for you. You have a gift for this and you are definitely helping my old brain learn a new trick.❤
Ahh this made me happy to read!! Thank you so much April for your kind compliments. Good luck and keep writing!!
Could you make a weeks bookmark with paper taped on it as blotter paper? Idk if that makes sense. For me, I never use blotter paper either. But for some reason, sticking a diy pencil board there & moving on with my life seems like something I'd do. 🤷♀️ 😅
Thanks for sharing a general overview of all your planning/journaling systems. 🫶
Ohh that's a great suggestion too!!! I will give it a try hehe
Happy New Year! Congratulations on getting your own place. That’s great! I always enjoy your videos, although I do not say it enough.
Watched this video while doing stickering :) so relaxing! Thanks Helen for the planner walkthrough :) I'll be using the A5 muji vertical planner as memory keeping/planning, a small hobonichi plain notebook for work notes (similar to the planner you use to write out work tasks), a beautiful notebook for journaling and my 5-year hobonichi for daily highlights.
Here's to an amazing 2025 to you and the tater fam too!
Ahh thank you Ella, wishing you a great 2025 as well!!
Hehe I like your planner plans! I have to take a closer look at the Muji planners for 2026 hmmmm
Sushi twinsies!! I got the sushi Hon too. So pretty!
Love seeing your lineup for 2025. I think it's nice that you use certain things consistently and then add in other things to try out. I feel like that's very relatable for us planner lovers.
Hehehe it really is the cutest cover
Your consistency is your strength.
i think this is the earliest I've ever been and I'm so happy about it 😊
Gooooood morning!!!! Thank you for being here!
I know you were initially not super into talking about it but the little notebook with the running to do list is a really neat little hack and I appreciate you sharing it. It seems a bit like the original bullet journaling method but simpler. I have been trying it out for about 2 weeks now and I quite like it. Of course, like a person with ADHD, I had an unused Hobo Weeks size notebook lying around I could use up so that's helpful too!
This is a fantastic collection. I think it's very smart and very efficiently organized. I took couple of ideas into my journaling practice. Thank you :)
Ahh thank you so much 😊 I'm glad you were able to get some inspiration!!
This video made my heart so happy. I have a small stack too that helps me with a lot of my issues and quirks so that I can function better.
I’ve been staring at my first ever cousin for the past 8 weeks just dying for January 1st to start using it! lol. I can’t wait to incorporate your ideas, and of course, your stickers into it!!! Dying here! 😂
This is soooo real haha. I look at it every day wanting to use it :((
You don't have to ever worry about being repetitive, because life ebbs and flows in and out of repetitive no matter what planner you're using! :) And honestly, it's nice to see how you use your framework daily and when you have random life events! It's inspiring how you make your setup work for you! and You give us all a lot of ideas! :)
Aw I love the way you put it! Thank you so much 😊😊
hi helen! fellow adhd-er here who also needs a ton of repetitiveness in order to remember the "thing" i'm supposed to be doing right now. I knew something was missing from my system as I was still forgetting the things I needed to work on even though I have written them down on a physical notebook. I kind of adapted your adhd planner system and tweaked it into a sort of a daily catch all notebook where at the end of the day, I migrate the random thoughts/reminders that I have written down and migrate the tasks i kind of ignored for some reason. Really am happy and thankful that I stumbled on your channel! You really helped me figure out what sort of planning style works for me.
I love how you tweaked that system!!! Thank you so much for sharing as well
The part a 05:50 is key; if it’s working for you that’s the most important piece. I love seeing your gorgeous art work
Editing to add - I love the dumpster sticker 😂
Hehe thank you so much!!!
I can’t wait for the 2025 journal prompts ❤
I don’t see your videos as repetitive as the designs and “chat” are always different and that’s really why we’re here 😉 I’m making my way through all your old videos so I feel like I’m qualified to say this! 🤣
Ahhh I appreciate that, thank you so much!!! Definitely qualified hehe
Thank you Helen for sharing I am using a hobo weeks for wellness and still need to see what else to track other than meals and exercise. I will also use the Hobo cousin for the first time and look forward to changing my planning style since I’ve been in a happy planner for almost 10 years now! 🙋🏻♀️
Ahhh I'm excited for you to try the Hobonichi!!! Let me know how it goes
I like the “repetitiveness” of your videos! I know what I’m gonna get but it’s never the same plan and talk. Even if you repeat something from another video, you always add something to it and I really like it! ❤
Ahh thank you Amanda!
Around 10:36 you mention blotter paper being an extra step, and I wanted to add to this! I don’t know if people that don’t have ADHD will appreciate how much difference removing one tiny step can make for us! I struggled to make my bed for years, couldn’t commit to it. Then at 40 I removed the top sheet and although it means washing my quilt cover more often, it CHANGED my morning! I now religiously make my bed! Also, swapping from a laundry hamper with a lid to a laundry hamper without a lid meant clothes aren’t on the floor, etc. Sometimes it’s such a tiny thing that we feel ashamed, but it’s just our brains ❤️
Hi Helen!! I’m going to try bullet journaling in an Archer & Olive 8x8 square notebook. Can’t wait to see what the new year inspires for everyone.
Oooo have fun!! I have yet to try a square notebook hmmm
I love the a6 pocket layouts definitely need more videos on how you do it 🥹🥹
Yippie! Happy Sunday.
Happy happy Sunday Vicki!!!
Eeepp 🎉🎉🎉🎉 happy sunday 😊😊😊
🎉 Happy Sunday Stareenaaa
OMG - the recipe journal is GENIUS! Actually seeing the data don’t matter you could buy a heavily discounted 2024 for this! 😮😍
Hehehe glad you like the idea! Yeppp you can use any outdated planner!!
This year will be my first year using planners (super excited!!) And I will use a hobonichi cousin as my daily planner/journal and a weeks for my mental/body health as tracking :) i'm looking forward to the recipe journal video!
Have a nice day♡
I love that!!! We have a pretty similar setup hehe. Have a nice day as well!
Hi Meg . I’m so happy that Junk journal January is coming again. Can’t wait. I am going to video them and put them in my you tube channel. Can’t wait to get started 😊
I LOVE the functionality of the recipe journal!! ❤❤
Thank you so much Syd!!
I'm early, I've been waiting for this video!
Wooo thank yo ufor being here!!!! Enjoy enjoy ^_^
I love your videos, Helen! I'm using a Hobonichi Weeks in 2025 for planning. I may use an astrology planner to record some health stuff.
Using the sushi planner as a recipe journal is a really clever idea! It is already organized and it has the column for the ingredients and the section for the instructions😄
Hehe thank you so much!! It was a lightbulb moment XD
Enjoyed this so much. After many years using Cousin (7) for mostly work I’m giving up on it. It’s the most wonderful layout but I just can’t write that small anymore and be able to read it - age gets all of us. I have always redrawn weekly into a vertical to make area useable. My solution is to use the Archer & Olive planner for monthly and weekly layouts and a dot journal that coordinates for daily use. I work from home since COVID and won’t likely go back as they sold the office building. Portable is no longer a requirement. I’m going to try a small monthly paper carry calendar for making appointments on run or maybe I should just go fully digital for that. Most of it is online anyway
I love this Jen! You gave it a shot and now you're moving on
What a great video... thanks so much!
I love the idea you have for the ADHD and common place notebook!
Dear Helen, I don't want to sound too REPETITIVE, but your content is great! I have said it before.. and I will continue to say it! Loud and as clear as I can! I want to let you know that thanks to you. I decided to have two planners for 2025. I am still working on what it is going to look like, but I am excited for some of the plans I have for them and because I for sure will steal a bunch of your ideas. Also, I listen to the robotic French version of you.. lol.. This was actually pretty good and translated fairly accurately what you were saying. Love this new feature, but you sound way better in your original voice! Today was a great day for me, on top of your video which is always one of the highlights of my Sundays, I received one of my latest orders that you had the audacity to fill yourself. I don't really know what to say, this was the first time that I had this privilege. I might have to send you an email to share some of my personal thoughts, but your super nice note and kindness was overwhelming. I decided to dedicate one page or maybe even two to you, which I think, I will add to my upcoming email if I have the courage to share. Lol. I decided that I will probably listen to one of your Spotify playlists for inspiration while I do this page(s). No pressure! Sorry for the long message as always. So many things to say! Have a great week and take care of yourself!
Hi hiii thank you so much Emmanuel! I appreciate you 🥹🥹
I'm so glad you had a great Sunday!! Hehe journaling and music fixes everything. Wishign you a great week and thanks again!!
I don’t mind the repetition, as you call it. I like watching someone who has figured out what works for them and just keeps doing it. I find it grounding and a good reminder that sticking with what works is okay. I think once you have a good base, little tweaks should be all you need and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Ahh thank you so much!! I appreciate that Mary 🥹
I'm definitely always evolving my planner/journal system; but I have started just admitting I like to copy everything from my everything planner into a neat and pretty planner. My advice: accept what makes you happy and don't apologize.
I find copying to be really fun too hehe. Thank you so much Avalon!!
I like the repetition because it's fun to set up my planner with you.
Thank you, Helen, for sharing your inspiring planners and notebooks. First, I want to remind you of a very important holiday in August - YOUR BIRTHDAY! You share a birthday with my husband, a good friend, and Lucille Ball! I haven't set up anything in my Hobonichi Cousin, but I am setting up a reading journal for 2025. It's just an A5 spiral bound notebook from Clarefontaine. I copied and pasted thumbnails of all the books I read for the past three years so I can look back. In 2025, I'll also do the cut and paste thing, but I will finally be keeping notes to remind me of what I read and I will be using a variation of the CAWPILE method of rating them (characters, atmosphere, writing, plot, intrigue, logic, and enjoyment).
This got uploaded at THE perfect time! This is gonna be my first time using a Hobonichi Cousin and I really like your minimal yet colorful/creative layouts with stickers and doodles. Your explanation gives me a clearer view of how you use your pages, especially the Weekly time blocking which I'd like to try out for mysel. Since my Weekly style from the bullet journal felt repetitive with checkboxes in there, daily, Monthly and on a digital overview for easier week planning.
One question about the way you time block; what if blocks get shuffled around or canceled, what do you do then? How can I use both the weekly page and Google Calendar for time blocking without it being repetitive or having the same information in different spaces?? That's what I'm truly stuck on 😢
Yay I'm glad it was helpful!! Good luck with trying out the Hobonichi Cousin
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo thank you so much for answering my question, that helps out a lot!
I've only been time blocking this very year on Google Calendar and if something drastic happens, shuffling the blocks and giving a quick visual viee on the calendar reduces the potential high panic I'd normally have trying to shuffle my tasks in my head.. so I may have to put more thought on how to use both in harmony and make it more minimal in the Hobonichi.
Again, thank you for your comment, I'm both excited and nervous to use a Hobonichi for the first time and binging your videos and taking notes has really helped me out so much. Oh, also, I really love the Starionary Valley artwork on the card of my order from your shop, I LOVE farming sim games ♡
I love the repetitiveness! I just enjoy watching you plan ❤
Ahh thank you so much Torii! Have a great week!!
Using the techo as a recipe book is brilliant!!!! I'm buying another one to use for recipes right now!!!
heehee thank you!!! It's a bit pricey but hey, it can be used for many years!!
Another great video Helen!
Thank youuuu!! Have a great week ahead ^_^
Please don’t feel that the repetition is a bad thing. The more I looked into ADHD (as my son is autistic with suspected ADHD), the more I realised they were traits I had and the notebook you have for your lists (to help your ADHD) was something I’ve done since I was a kid! Your videos help me because you use the same planner, because you follow a pattern and because I can empathise A LOT with things you say and do. So this channel has helped me immensely! My daughter has become obsessed with “the little dudes” so I bought her the emoti necklace as a Christmas gift for her. The channel and the shop have helped me more than I can explain… Hope you guys have a wonderful break and holiday!
Love the commonplace notebook😍
i know you dont like to blot but i just wanted to say i have 3 of the j herbin blotting papers currently in my cousin and i put it in each section (weeklies, monthlies, and dailies). i also do something similar in my weeks.
so what i do is i put the blotting paper (cut down to size in weeks) on the page i just wrote on and then i flip to the next page/section i want to write on so that i'm not actually waiting for the blotting paper to dry anything.
i'm also impatient to wait on inks to dry so that's my current method to be able to move on quickly to the next page i want to write on. hope that makes sense!
thank you for sharing this tip!!! I will give it a try. It's the smallest friction but it annoys me so much for some reason hahaha. Thank you again!!!
Great lineup for 2025. Looking forward to the release of that B6 Leuchtterm! 🎉
Thank you Denise!!!
You inspired me to get together a reading journal. Goodreads is so spoiler phobic that sometimes my reviews aren't enough to help me remember what I read.
Omg yay!! Good luck and happy reading!
Thank you for sharing your planner setup! I’ve been using a digital planner for about a year and a half, but I’m thinking of switching to a paper planner next year since I lost some of my digital files. Your sticker set looks amazing, but it might take a while to ship to Indonesia-such a pity! TT
Aw thank you so much Yennie!! I hope you find your perfect planner system!!
Im completely redoing the way I do my Hobo. All the things i do during the day are going into my weeklies and ill have the prompts and my journaling in my daily pages this next year