My 2 cents on how to achieve planner piece: get off of social media. I recommend you stop looking at what other people are doing for at least 30 days. Give yourself time to see how you do on your own with what you have. Find what works for you and ENJOY not getting tempted by new releases by all these companies and shops. It's so much noise!
Totally agree with this! So many people with so many options and all of the codes coming at us- it can be way too much. I do Planner Perfect and a to-do list in my Gillio when I'm not feeling the scripting, but I know that's my limit. I can't look at other things!
You know, some of what you talked about re: feeling like someone *needs* to change their system/copy exactly what someone else is doing sounds a lot like the consumerist problem of trying to fix our lives by buying *things* instead of addressing the underlying issues causing those feelings.
Thx for this. Switching from EC to Inkwell Press’s disc system. Former Franklin user. They teach that you should keep everything in one planner. So you always have it with you. Nice video.
I like that “any planner is going to work for you if you work at it”, ur right, we should choose the system that we are realistically going to put the required time/effort into for it to work well for our needs ❤️
Love your system. I find once I try to make everything have it’s own planner it’s just chaos. I much prefer my main planner and on the go pocket to but geez there’s so much planned temptation out there!
This was great Annie thank you, best advice: take what you like from someone else’s ideas and make it work in your favourite system. 🙏🏻 thank you... I needed to hear that!
I love this video. The ideas and suggestions you explained helped me try to figure out what I need and want in a planner system. I currently have a hobonichi weeks, a daily journal and an exercise/diet journal. But as you stated I forget to look or write down what I have done or need to do. Thank you.
Such a great video Annie! This is really helpful for the upcoming year. It is so true that what ever our planning style is, whether in a ring, coil, or TN, we should be able to adapt the same system and not change our planning style because of someone else. I really needed to hear this. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Blessings, Jen
My Coco should arrive Monday. I am one who wants ALL the planners and then they don’t work because I have too many to keep up with. I am committing September to the Coco and the Planner Perfect books! Looking forward to simplifying my system!
Being newer to the planner world, I've switched a lot. Looking for planner piece. And after this one or that one, a standard notebook to freely create my own layouts, has brought that to me. Some of what I use I got the ideas from you so thank you for sharing.
Great ideas. I am one who loves to try everything I see but really can't afford to spend that money. I have recently pulled out my travelers notebook and am enjoying using it and now have some really good ideas on how to get the most out of it. Thank you.
I totally agree with you. I've found myself jumping on the band wagon for various planner systems or covers, and then regretted almost immediately spending the money. I always seem to find myself coming back to the standard size travelers notebook, that size and the Wide size seem to be my sweet spots. The Wide mainly stays on my desk and I have a cut down Hobonichi Avec in that which i call The Holy Grail because EVERYTHING goes into that, all the details. But I have the standard as my EDC and I get a little more messy in that, as well as journal in it. I have used Hobonichi weeks and cousin/avec for the last few years but will not be doing so in 2021 because financially covid-19 kicked our butts this year and it's just not feasible to spend that kind of money. I will really really miss using the cousin/avec because that was , as I said, the Holy Grail for me, exactly what worked perfectly for me. Oh well, at least we are all healthy and I'll find other ways to be productive in 2021!! Anyway, thanks for another great video and have a fantastic weekend!!
Really enjoyed this and you make so much sense. I have learnt that although I've tbe look if certain planners I know realistically it wouldn't suit me. Ut the there is the odd thing I decide to try. Putting as you did really make sense. Althoufh watching your video makes me want to try a TN again 🤣
Ahhhhh!! Planner peace is so difficult to achieve! I am a massive procrastinator and I always want to be more productive and more organised. I tried to get into planning but found either the planners didn't fit my lifestyle (too much space/too little space) or I got swallowed down the rabbit hole of pretty and my planner was just not as pretty as others. I was intrigued by the happy planner but didn't invest in it as the page sizes didn't make any sense to my UK brain and the thought of always having to get stuff shipped from the states was just frustrating. Then I discovered Bullet Journalling and thought I'd finally found the solution to all my problems. No set boxes means I can spread out, or not, exactly as I need right? Well, first I got sucked into the pretty again and got frustrated with not being as artistic as others, then I found minimalist Bujo channels which was great, but in the end what got me was the tedium of having to draw out my spreads each time. Blah. So I've now discovered printables and I'm trying to combine the best of both worlds. Printing my Bujo pages and putting them onto Happy Planner style discs. I like the idea of being able to switch out printed spreads according to my needs for that week, but I'll have to see if it works as well in practise as it does in real life. Oh, and just last night I discovered the world of GTD planning. I'm wondering if that will help? Or is it just another rabbit hole to fall down?
Yes, combine what you like into a planner that works for you! In the end, videos and methods can only get us started. It’s up to each person to follow through and do the things. It’s less about HOW to organize the info and more about DOING the tasks 😆
Great video Annie! I kinda already do some of this. I’m in a Planner Perfect B6. And I use a lot of your ideas. I use a monthly and I kind of Bullitt journal on the in between pages. Then I just carry a date book to put doctor appointments, birthdays etc in. Thanks for this video.
Ohhhhh my gosh! I LOVE this! I do ALL the things. I see someone in a pocket and I want to set up my pocket Just. Like. Theirs. It lasts two days. I KNOW my size is Standard. I can make anything work for me in that size. Thank you, Annie!! Awesome tips. ❤
I needed this video weeks ago! I'm trying out the Happy Planner vertical, thought I would love it to bits and I....really don't like it. I knew I liked dashboard layouts, it's what I've been doing for a year in my BuJo and it works. Now I'm trying to adapt this Happy Planner to make it work. Yay for discbound and getting the planner on clearance. lol
New to your channel- I've been a planner addict for awhile but never got to consistently using them, so I am binge watching your videos for inspiration! (We also homeschool, so actually binge watching ALL your videos, lol) I'll be starting 2022 with Hobonichi (and Anna Vance for homeschool- I like hs separate). Of all the planners I've gone through, the Hobo is my favorite so I am going to try to stick with it and use a lot of your suggestions. I just did order some Mildliner brush pens to add to my collection though... (sigh)...
I wasn't an actual subscriber until just now. Only reason I haven't subbed TN channels is because I haven't yet tried TN method. But I really love it because of the endless possibilities with the different booklets. I've been on discs since around April 2019 and am already set for next year. But TN is what I'm consistently drawn to try next.
I have tried many different planners over the years...in Aug. I am in the Clever Fox planner undated for 6 mos to try it...it’s mostly set up....I tried a bullet journal, & just too time consuming...I like more structure...but, I love your videos & enjoy watching...because you never know if I change my system...😂
Really enjoyed this video and loved your perspective! I've struggled with this as well and it's so easy to get caught up in finding perfection. Question: How do you store your previous planners/inserts? or do you keep them at all?
So far, I keep all the weekly/daily inserts and books from the last 7 years. I don’t typically keep the notes- I’ll save them for a year maybe, until I’m sure I don’t need to reference anything.
This has been so helpful. I am guilty of planner chasing, so much so that I feel stuck in getting started because I have so many. The other weird sensation is I don't want to write in them because I don't want to "mess them up " :D. Maybe its just me...Thank you again, this helps me alot.
I have yet to find my planner peace..I know I want TN but size and then to find a place to order from. In Canada and exchange and shipping is expensive to order from US.
I always feel back for how hard it is to get things outside of the USA 😩 There is definitely a period of time where you search for your own size & style, and that’s totally legit. Hang in there! Something will click for you ❤️
Someone gave me a few as a gift so I’m sorry but I don’t know where to find them 😩 I do however, have a video about how to create and easily print your own sticky notes; you could design your own habit trackers!
I tried all the different planners - happy planner, law of attraction, passion planner, multi-notebook standard travelers notebooks, day timer, and many more - I found my planner peace with a B6 stalogy for planning and bullet journaling, and a purse-size A6 stalogy for jotting down important notes. It took me a while, but now feel like I have easier control. Social media points you in many directions, but when you find the one system that woks for you, there is nothing better
This video was a answer to my prayer...thank you...for sharing..I was just thinking this morning I feel so overwhelmed because I have so many planners and everything everywhere..I want to have that peace that one travel notebook is enough for everything I need to plan on.. Also where do you get your inserts from?
I'm easily overwhelmed, so I start with bare minimum and expand from that point. The TN works great for me because it's lighter and less cumbersome than my ring-bound planner. I call my planner my "portable brain," and the TN is definitely more portable! I'm looking forward to trying Planner Perfect, beginning in October, and I love your recommendations about sticky tuck-ins to give temporary expansion. I suspect perfectionism is an obstacle to Planner Peace. Our lives are in constant flux, seasons ebb and flow . . . our characters grow day by day! so there can be no PERFECT setup in stasis. The TN serves me well, gives me room to grow, is forgiving of messiness, is adaptable to life seasons.
This year I have purchased way too many so am now using them off and on until the end of the year so I at least get some of my money's worth. The only thing I have never tried is the traveler's notebook lol. I do think I would love it but will not buy anything until January. I think it will be the best for me as I am now retired and all my kids are grown so not as much to plan now
My 2 cents on how to achieve planner piece: get off of social media. I recommend you stop looking at what other people are doing for at least 30 days. Give yourself time to see how you do on your own with what you have. Find what works for you and ENJOY not getting tempted by new releases by all these companies and shops. It's so much noise!
That is another way ☺️
Totally agree with this! So many people with so many options and all of the codes coming at us- it can be way too much. I do Planner Perfect and a to-do list in my Gillio when I'm not feeling the scripting, but I know that's my limit. I can't look at other things!
🙂appreciation for that advice. Social media and Pinterest.
Sadly, YES!!!
agree!
You know, some of what you talked about re: feeling like someone *needs* to change their system/copy exactly what someone else is doing sounds a lot like the consumerist problem of trying to fix our lives by buying *things* instead of addressing the underlying issues causing those feelings.
Thx for this. Switching from EC to Inkwell Press’s disc system. Former Franklin user. They teach that you should keep everything in one planner. So you always have it with you. Nice video.
Good morning planner students. I love watching these videos to learn what I can do with my planners.
like this practical approach to make your planner work for you. Over-shopping for every little thing is counter-productive and just adds to the chaos
I love the way you explain everything. You are easy to listen to and very well spoken. 💜💜
Thank you so much ☺️
I get so many great ideas from you. Thank you for sharing!
I like that “any planner is going to work for you if you work at it”, ur right, we should choose the system that we are realistically going to put the required time/effort into for it to work well for our needs ❤️
And .. commit ! 😂😂😂
Yeeees ❤️
Love your system. I find once I try to make everything have it’s own planner it’s just chaos. I much prefer my main planner and on the go pocket to but geez there’s so much planned temptation out there!
#truth 😆😆😆
Super helpful advice, especially about adding the "I need" into your current system. Thank you for another helpful video.
This was great Annie thank you, best advice: take what you like from someone else’s ideas and make it work in your favourite system. 🙏🏻 thank you... I needed to hear that!
I love this video. The ideas and suggestions you explained helped me try to figure out what I need and want in a planner system. I currently have a hobonichi weeks, a daily journal and an exercise/diet journal. But as you stated I forget to look or write down what I have done or need to do. Thank you.
This was a FABULOUS video!! So many helpful tips!
I needed to hear this. Thank you
Thank you for this video!! I have so many ideas jumping around in my head 😁
Such a great video Annie! This is really helpful for the upcoming year. It is so true that what ever our planning style is, whether in a ring, coil, or TN, we should be able to adapt the same system and not change our planning style because of someone else. I really needed to hear this. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Blessings, Jen
Good info, I have been struggling to do all the different planners never being happy with what I have. I’m going to follow your advice! Thanx
This was so helpful for me. You explained this perfectly.
My Coco should arrive Monday. I am one who wants ALL the planners and then they don’t work because I have too many to keep up with. I am committing September to the Coco and the Planner Perfect books! Looking forward to simplifying my system!
Thank you once again !! This was definitely a helpful , sometimes I think I'm a hot mess and I see others doing the same thing. 🙂
Very useful information! Thank you for posting!
Thank you so much. This really helped!
Being newer to the planner world, I've switched a lot. Looking for planner piece. And after this one or that one, a standard notebook to freely create my own layouts, has brought that to me. Some of what I use I got the ideas from you so thank you for sharing.
I’m always overjoyed when a video I share sparks inspiration for my viewers ❤️❤️❤️
Great ideas. I am one who loves to try everything I see but really can't afford to spend that money. I have recently pulled out my travelers notebook and am enjoying using it and now have some really good ideas on how to get the most out of it. Thank you.
Totally needed this at this moment! I have change away from my standard TN and so miss it...
I loved this video. And the best advice you gave me is don't try buy new planner and try and add it to your system
I totally agree with you. I've found myself jumping on the band wagon for various planner systems or covers, and then regretted almost immediately spending the money. I always seem to find myself coming back to the standard size travelers notebook, that size and the Wide size seem to be my sweet spots. The Wide mainly stays on my desk and I have a cut down Hobonichi Avec in that which i call The Holy Grail because EVERYTHING goes into that, all the details. But I have the standard as my EDC and I get a little more messy in that, as well as journal in it. I have used Hobonichi weeks and cousin/avec for the last few years but will not be doing so in 2021 because financially covid-19 kicked our butts this year and it's just not feasible to spend that kind of money. I will really really miss using the cousin/avec because that was , as I said, the Holy Grail for me, exactly what worked perfectly for me. Oh well, at least we are all healthy and I'll find other ways to be productive in 2021!! Anyway, thanks for another great video and have a fantastic weekend!!
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Don't buy right away!
Really enjoyed this and you make so much sense. I have learnt that although I've tbe look if certain planners I know realistically it wouldn't suit me. Ut the there is the odd thing I decide to try. Putting as you did really make sense. Althoufh watching your video makes me want to try a TN again 🤣
Ahhhhh!! Planner peace is so difficult to achieve! I am a massive procrastinator and I always want to be more productive and more organised. I tried to get into planning but found either the planners didn't fit my lifestyle (too much space/too little space) or I got swallowed down the rabbit hole of pretty and my planner was just not as pretty as others. I was intrigued by the happy planner but didn't invest in it as the page sizes didn't make any sense to my UK brain and the thought of always having to get stuff shipped from the states was just frustrating. Then I discovered Bullet Journalling and thought I'd finally found the solution to all my problems. No set boxes means I can spread out, or not, exactly as I need right? Well, first I got sucked into the pretty again and got frustrated with not being as artistic as others, then I found minimalist Bujo channels which was great, but in the end what got me was the tedium of having to draw out my spreads each time. Blah. So I've now discovered printables and I'm trying to combine the best of both worlds. Printing my Bujo pages and putting them onto Happy Planner style discs. I like the idea of being able to switch out printed spreads according to my needs for that week, but I'll have to see if it works as well in practise as it does in real life. Oh, and just last night I discovered the world of GTD planning. I'm wondering if that will help? Or is it just another rabbit hole to fall down?
Yes, combine what you like into a planner that works for you! In the end, videos and methods can only get us started. It’s up to each person to follow through and do the things. It’s less about HOW to organize the info and more about DOING the tasks 😆
Thank you Annie!!!!!
Great video Annie! I kinda already do some of this. I’m in a Planner Perfect B6. And I use a lot of your ideas. I use a monthly and I kind of Bullitt journal on the in between pages. Then I just carry a date book to put doctor appointments, birthdays etc in. Thanks for this video.
Ohhhhh my gosh! I LOVE this! I do ALL the things. I see someone in a pocket and I want to set up my pocket Just. Like. Theirs. It lasts two days. I KNOW my size is Standard. I can make anything work for me in that size. Thank you, Annie!! Awesome tips. ❤
Alright! A vid on Planner Peace! I can so relate. Thank you! God bless you!
My pleasure ☺️
You are a genius. Also, I don't allow myself to change systems until January.
I wish I was that strong 😆😆😆
I love your videos! I love planning, I love standard TN, AND I love homeschooling!!! You are my fav LOL
Awwww thanks! ☺️
*Awesome Channel* 💖💖💖
Very happy I found your video. For me I get exhausted hopping from planner to varying planner sizes. You are right, it’s the system. 🤓much appreciated
I hope this helps you pick what you like and stay with it ❤️❤️❤️
Annie Smith me too
Hi Annie, new subbie! You shared a lot of wisdom here. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for subscribing ❤️
I needed this video weeks ago! I'm trying out the Happy Planner vertical, thought I would love it to bits and I....really don't like it. I knew I liked dashboard layouts, it's what I've been doing for a year in my BuJo and it works. Now I'm trying to adapt this Happy Planner to make it work. Yay for discbound and getting the planner on clearance. lol
This is me with digital planners. Definitely need planner peace.
Thank you for the reminder it’s okay to buy a planner just for the fun of it.
New to your channel- I've been a planner addict for awhile but never got to consistently using them, so I am binge watching your videos for inspiration! (We also homeschool, so actually binge watching ALL your videos, lol) I'll be starting 2022 with Hobonichi (and Anna Vance for homeschool- I like hs separate). Of all the planners I've gone through, the Hobo is my favorite so I am going to try to stick with it and use a lot of your suggestions. I just did order some Mildliner brush pens to add to my collection though... (sigh)...
Okay so I wrote that, then started watching all the Planner Perfect videos... I think I may give that a try 🙄😇
I wasn't an actual subscriber until just now. Only reason I haven't subbed TN channels is because I haven't yet tried TN method. But I really love it because of the endless possibilities with the different booklets. I've been on discs since around April 2019 and am already set for next year. But TN is what I'm consistently drawn to try next.
Thanks so much for subscribing 😘 I hope you get ideas to apply to your discs if you stay in them, or inspiration to move to a TN if you’re ready.
I have tried many different planners over the years...in Aug. I am in the Clever Fox planner undated for 6 mos to try it...it’s mostly set up....I tried a bullet journal, & just too time consuming...I like more structure...but, I love your videos & enjoy watching...because you never know if I change my system...😂
😆😆😆
Really enjoyed this video and loved your perspective! I've struggled with this as well and it's so easy to get caught up in finding perfection. Question: How do you store your previous planners/inserts? or do you keep them at all?
So far, I keep all the weekly/daily inserts and books from the last 7 years. I don’t typically keep the notes- I’ll save them for a year maybe, until I’m sure I don’t need to reference anything.
This has been so helpful. I am guilty of planner chasing, so much so that I feel stuck in getting started because I have so many. The other weird sensation is I don't want to write in them because I don't want to "mess them up " :D. Maybe its just me...Thank you again, this helps me alot.
I have yet to find my planner peace..I know I want TN but size and then to find a place to order from. In Canada and exchange and shipping is expensive to order from US.
I always feel back for how hard it is to get things outside of the USA 😩 There is definitely a period of time where you search for your own size & style, and that’s totally legit. Hang in there! Something will click for you ❤️
Hello. I saw the habit tracker sticky note where did you get that from? This video is spot on. Thank you
Someone gave me a few as a gift so I’m sorry but I don’t know where to find them 😩 I do however, have a video about how to create and easily print your own sticky notes; you could design your own habit trackers!
I tried all the different planners - happy planner, law of attraction, passion planner, multi-notebook standard travelers notebooks, day timer, and many more - I found my planner peace with a B6 stalogy for planning and bullet journaling, and a purse-size A6 stalogy for jotting down important notes. It took me a while, but now feel like I have easier control. Social media points you in many directions, but when you find the one system that woks for you, there is nothing better
Truth! ❤️😆❤️
What size planner do you use? Is it all by planner perfect? Great information
Yes my leather travelers notebook and paper inserts are all from Planner Perfect. They are size narrow ❤️
The script at the top of your pages is beautiful. Is it a stencil or do you write it?
I do write it 🥰 It’s just lettering and I’ve figured out my style over the last few years.
This video was a answer to my prayer...thank you...for sharing..I was just thinking this morning I feel so overwhelmed because I have so many planners and everything everywhere..I want to have that peace that one travel notebook is enough for everything I need to plan on..
Also where do you get your inserts from?
Her inserts are from planner perfect
Yes, I linked the TN and the inserts in the description box for you all. They are all size narrow from Planner Perfect ❤️
I'm easily overwhelmed, so I start with bare minimum and expand from that point. The TN works great for me because it's lighter and less cumbersome than my ring-bound planner. I call my planner my "portable brain," and the TN is definitely more portable! I'm looking forward to trying Planner Perfect, beginning in October, and I love your recommendations about sticky tuck-ins to give temporary expansion.
I suspect perfectionism is an obstacle to Planner Peace. Our lives are in constant flux, seasons ebb and flow . . . our characters grow day by day! so there can be no PERFECT setup in stasis. The TN serves me well, gives me room to grow, is forgiving of messiness, is adaptable to life seasons.
Well said ❤️
@@AnnieSmithawifenmother Thank you!
What brand is that September planner?
This is a monthly Plan Book from Designs by Planner Perfect. There should be a link in the description box ❤️
My biggest struggle is the budget 😂😅
Yeah, that gets me too 😩
I could be with you for hours...🥰
This year I have purchased way too many so am now using them off and on until the end of the year so I at least get some of my money's worth. The only thing I have never tried is the traveler's notebook lol. I do think I would love it but will not buy anything until January. I think it will be the best for me as I am now retired and all my kids are grown so not as much to plan now
Love the video and helpful info, but the hands moving around are very distracting.
Haha, I definitely talk with my hands 😆🤷♀️