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I agree with all of that! I don’t like any of the mini monthly calendars, and I would LOVE a coiled version that looks like the petite daily! I don’t understand at all why there are different layouts in the petites than in coiled books, like the guided journals. The coiled ones are different than the petites. And I always like the petite version better. And then the A5 inserts have yet ANOTHER layout. I suppose it could be so there are different versions to fit different people, but it just seems like more work to reinvent the wheel.

Never too late! 😄 I think you will love it! One thing I’m trying with it this month is cutting slits through the holes of the daily pages so I can take them out and put them back in without opening my rings. So far it’s working well, but I only did it to one month just in case I didn’t like it. Lol. And if you haven’t seen her already, @creatingwithsarah does plan with me’s in the petite daily, which has a similar layout as the daily duo.

Yes! Disc bound planners are great for when you need something flexible! Thank you for sharing! 😄

Thank you for watching!

Thank you! 😄

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They are! I’ve always been happy with them!

Sadly they’ve had issues with bots putting our codes on coupon sites, so because of this, they are only valid occasionally. It’s always good to try it, but most of the time they won’t work. They had them active for the launch, but it sounds like it’s probably deactivated now. But if this is your first order, I will put a referral link in the description right now if you want to use that you can get $5 off. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yep! I think it’s sometime in the fall. I’m going to guess September, but we haven’t heard anything official yet. That’ll be when the softbound planners come out too.

Thank you! A slice tool is like a safer, more delicate knife for cutting paper or other craft materials. Some people use it for cutting stickers in half. I actually rarely use mine, but it’s handy to have sometimes. I’ve heard it won’t cut skin if you accidentally poke yourself with it, but I’ve never tried to find out. Lol. The blade is mostly protected so not much is exposed.

Yeah, that’s true. I wish they came with all the extras too. I’ll be doing another video soon, probably by the end of June, with my new A5 setup for July. It’ll have the EC inserts (plus some other new sections I’m adding) in my A5 that I did a setup video for a couple months ago (if you want to see it, it shouldn’t be too far back). Also, I didn’t think about it until you mentioned it, but I think the reason I like the colored in sidebar is because I don’t often write anything there so I like that it’s filled in and pretty.

Right?! ☺️🥑

They are on the pengems website under accessories. 😊

That is a really good one! I love that one too! 😄

😂 Thanks! 😉

Ohh!! Good idea!! I’ll have to look next time I go! 😄

Thank you! 😊❤️

Thank you! ☺️

Ohh sorry it took me so long to see this! But I can totally relate to that! You could even just try getting a regular notebook and just writing down the things that come up, or do a brain dump to get it all out of your head. That always helps me when everything feels like chaos. 😋

I love them!! I use them all the time!! Thanks for watching!!😄

That’s a great idea!! I might just do that! Recording gratitude is so important and I always forget when it’s in a separate book so I love the idea of putting it in the daily! Thank you!

Do you like the clear or would you rather it be all the solid color?

Ohh! I actually have been wanting to try that one! It does look really good! Thank you so much!! I didn’t even realize it had that much in it! 😄

I have been using the coiled A5 daily for the past year (and before that too), and I tried the 7x9 before also. I prefer the A5. I kind of feel like both have the same amount of lines (it might be a little more in the 7x9, but not a noticeable difference). If you really have a lot going on the you might prefer the 7x9, but I really love the A5 and find the amount of space to be just right. The 7x9 actually felt too bulky to me for a daily (I like it for weekly though). Also it will depend on if you carry it around with you. The 7x9 will be heavier, but I think the A5 would travel much better (mine stay home so I can’t really say for sure, but there’s a bit of a difference in weight). As for the coiled vs the binder, I love both for different reasons. The coiled is easier to just kind of toss around, and it will fold back on itself if you need it to take up less room on a desk or table. But the agenda gives you flexibility to add in other things you might also want to have, like the way I have the menu planning inserts. If you don’t need anything else, then the coiled is perfect. But if you want an all in one planner, then the agenda might be more of what you want. It also gives you flexibility to change it up anytime if what you need to keep in it changes. A downside to a rings binder though is that the rings usually start to gap over time, some faster than others. This can make turning pages annoying. It is possible to replace them, but it’s a chore (I haven’t done it yet, but I’m considering it for one of my rings planners). Generally I tend to lean towards coiled. But I’ve always just loved the binder style for the flexibility and the covers are just so pretty, so that’s what I’m going to be trying with this one when my coiled daily ends in June/july. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any follow up questions too!

@@MySomethingBeautifulLife Thank you for replying! When you say the rings start to gap over time, is it within that first year of having the binder? I currently have 7x9 planners, and the daily is too big for me, I've decided to go with an a5 size daily. I love the idea of being able to move the sections around and such with the binder. I don't think I will be opening and closing it everyday though. I have noticed there are some stickers with the planner, but if I purchase extra, will they come hole punched, or need to be put into a pocket to take along with the agenda?

@@MySomethingBeautifulLifeWill the stickers that come in the Bold Blooms Sticker book fit on the monthly pages and the daily pages for the a5 size?

For the gapping it will depend on how often you open and close it, but it could last a year or more. It’s hard to say since each brand is different, even each binder could be different. If you order more stickers they don’t come punched sadly. I wish they did.

As for the the sticker book, many won’t fit on the A5 monthly (there are some that will though), but they will all fit on the daily pages in some form. I intend to use it in the A5, but probably mostly on the daily pages.

Aww thank you so much!! 🥰

Thank you! I hope you love them! I really like this line of guided planners/journals! I hope they keep expanding it!

I basically always need bookmarks to function! I’m convinced they save me from giving up on my planner. 😋

Thank you so much!! Thanks for watching! 😊

Yeah, I 100% agree. It’s the hardest thing to try to film (and photograph) the reflective products. The interchangeable covers are always hard to show too.

That has been what I’ve heard from people the most, about it being dated. My guess is that they might do it in the future since so many people have mentioned wanting it. They told us the reason they didn’t was because they wanted everyone to be able to use it either before or after the dated daily pages.

Thanks for listening! Hope work goes well for you today! EC is nice (a favorite of mine for sure), but there are a lot of other good planners too! It can get pretty pricey. But if you do want to order from EC, there’s ways to make it less expensive. I utilize sales and coupons a lot. Black Friday is the best sale if you use a calendar year planner. I also only buy 2-3 times a year and combine things I’ve been wanting so I don’t have to pay shipping (I hate paying shipping with a passion). If you ever want to, you can send me a message on IG or email me at the address I have in the description. I’ve got more ideas too. It’s too much for a comment here. Maybe I should make it into a blog post. But I’m happy to help if I can.

Nope, I haven’t had any trouble with mine at least. 😊 Thank you !

@@MySomethingBeautifulLife great! Thank you!

No problem!

I love both, and will use both kinds at different times or for different purposes. Most of the time I leave the pages in the ring planner, but I will occasionally take them out when I’m writing on them. But if you are limited on space, you might like the coiled better. The benefit to the ring planner though is that it’s so flexible and customizable. You can easily add in other things (like the meal planning pages) and switch them out if you don’t need them anymore. So that’s also something to consider. Thank you so much for watching! Let me know if you have any other questions!

I’m so glad it was helpful! I love the rings version, especially with the new agenda! Thanks for watching!! 😄

Thank you so much! I do the same thing, I like to work with what’s already there. There are some really pretty sticker kits, but they just aren’t my thing. 😊

Yes! Because the dashboard type page is on the back of the monthly calendar, they can easy be separated from the daily (and weekly overview) pages.

I used HP for a long time and they have a lot of good layouts, but I totally agree with you about their dailies. I don’t like them at all. I think you will love the agenda!

@@MySomethingBeautifulLife lol glad you knew what I meant with that glaring typo, grrrr! Yeah I’m excited to try EC’s DD. Waiting for Monday to see all that comes out.

I didn’t even see a typo. 😂 I think my brain thinks in typos sometimes. Let me know if you have any questions! I’m happy to help with whatever I can! Have you used anything EC before, or will this be the first time?

😂 “sad beige mom” The reason I heard as to why the weekly page wasn’t dated is so that people could use it before the week of dailies or after. It doesn’t bother me personally, but it is something I’ve heard from a lot of people that they wish it was dated too. I could see them changing it next year because of that.

Sad beige mom made me laugh out loud ;D.

Me too! 😂

Sad beige. I laughed out loud.

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Normally I don’t have an issue. I didn’t use one in the floppy agendas, but I have used them in other ring planners like my Filofax that is a bit stiffer. I did rip the pages off from the notepad while I was filming this, but that was because when I tried to turn to the back I got hold of the notepad too so when I turned the pages towards the front I ripped the notepad from the back cardboard. But that really was user error. 😂 That was the first time I’ve done that though. Normally they are just fine in the back pocket. I hope that answers your question. Let me know if it didn’t. 😊

Aww thank you so much! Glad to have you here!! I’m excited about the meal planner add on and all the new changes! But yeah, you are correct, there isn’t going to be canvas for the agenda (or any A5 size planner). But I think you will love evolve too. 😊

I agree! They did such a good job with these changes!! And the reason they didn’t date the weekly was so people could use it either the week before or the week after. 😊

@@MySomethingBeautifulLife ah, that makes sense! I’ll make it an opportunity for me to practice some different lettering each week. 😀

Oh that’s a great idea!! I’ve been trying to figure out if I want to write it in or use stickers. Lol

No, sadly. That would be awesome! I would love it as a printable.

You can get just the inserts! It doesn’t come with the extras though; like the ruler and the zipper pouch.

@@MySomethingBeautifulLife That is good to know! Thank you so much ☺️

No problem! 😄

That’s a bummer. They aren’t what I would have designed, but I wasn’t a fan of the narrow pocket on the left edge of the last one at all, so I was just happy it didn’t have that anymore.

I miss the card pockets, but I think I’ll just look for a ring insert that can hold cards. I never used that narrow pocket either!

Oh yeah, I could see that. Card pockets are nice. But at least there are other ways to add them in.

😂 It’s so hard not to want the new things coming out!

What’s funny is that it wasn’t until recently I was thinking that a small weekly view would be so nice to have in the daily, and I was thinking about using the notes page to do it. When I saw the weekly layout I was so excited! Especially since we still get note pages each week too! I think it’s going to be perfect! I’m glad you are excited too! And I’m grateful they were able to add all those extra pages without raising the price!

Thank you!! I’m glad it was helpful!!

I saw on another video said the daily duo ring is 89 and weekly is 79

Yes, thank you! That’s what I was just coming to say too. I had to go look it up again. 😏 They don’t have an 18 month option for the agenda sadly. Actually I’m not entirely sure about that for the weekly (I will ask if you are wondering about the weekly), but I know the daily doesn’t have 18 months.