A Controversial Planner Talk || Planner System || 2025

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  • @marachristian8726
    @marachristian8726 День тому +41

    I use blank notebooks and DIY my planner and watch content not to influence my purchases, but to steal ideas for layouts/set-ups!

  • @mlcoffey2
    @mlcoffey2 День тому +17

    I watched a video that the person threw out her planner because she didn't like the pen she was using. Instead of getting a new pen from her huge stash of pens, she threw out her whole planner system and "had to" find a new planner. It's insane, the planner perfection syndrome.

  • @Niccol03
    @Niccol03 16 годин тому +4

    That’s for the reminder. I get so caught up & forget why Im using a planner in the first place. I just put down YT and opened up Canva & designed a weekly spread that actually suits me. I printed it double sided on an a4 sheet of paper & I’m going to trial it for the next few weeks & update it if needed. 😊

  • @lauriesotro1941
    @lauriesotro1941 16 годин тому +2

    Love this. Thanks for the common sense check and helping me stay clear of the planner madness. 😊

  • @bettina3523
    @bettina3523 День тому +11

    So on point! Overconsumption has bled well into the planner/journal community and now it not about sharing what works for people and brings them joy anymore but hoarding notebooks and flip throughs that obviously show they are not using them. I too almost fell into that trap and needed to stop myself immediately. I find so much joy in using my planner and journal and flipping through pages and pages I‘ve written in and filled up with my thoughts and ideas and to-dos. Let’s normalize skipping these videos that don’t serve what you’re looking for. Thank you for this. 💕

    • @krystenburkhardt-hansyn
      @krystenburkhardt-hansyn День тому

      Girl!, the over consumption is crazy. I got sucked into a ride along with everybody else. I started what a mess. I don’t wanna talk about it, but yes, there’s no reason in the world I needed the things that I needed.

  • @Erikasplansandplays
    @Erikasplansandplays 23 години тому +3

    Ha, are you a mind reader? This is the message I needed today!!

  • @aliciagutierrez7160
    @aliciagutierrez7160 14 годин тому +1

    To beeeeee honest I clicked on the video thinking i was going to hate it and it was going to be background noise while i sit here planning 😂. I was sooo wrong..I stopped and actually listened to your message and can definitely understand were your coming from. I came from jotting down “to do lists” to actually organizing myself with the help of the great folks in the planner community to getting lost in all the over consumption of different planners/supplies out there i almost lost myself and the reason I started this journey. Thanks for the video.

  • @KweenB340
    @KweenB340 День тому +8

    The cutesy setup UA-cam videos had me so tempted to buy a ring planner when I knew dang well Ion eem like rings! I hated them since the 5th grade when I started using planners and binders! LOL I use disc-bound planners now and I love them. I do be going overboard with the planner covers though. I want them in every color! I also like Spiral but hate when the spiral comes apart and the pages all fall out. I don't like bookbound planners or notebooks at all. I will be sticking to disc-bound planners, no matter how cute the other planners are. However, to be fair, I know what I like now because I spent a year trying different kinds of planners and notebooks. I think the only way to find out what you like is to try different things. However, once you do find what works just stick to it making small adjustments only if your life changes. Changing your planner and process multiple times just to keep up with trends is expensive and wasteful in my opinion. I am still trying to find my perfect layout but I am using free printables or making my own using MS Word, Excel, and Canva. The cost? Free. I like that word... free! :) Great topic, and excellent delivery. Thanks for posting!

  • @carriesunday6624
    @carriesunday6624 День тому +3

    Absolutely true. When I stop scrolling Instagram, I find my planner works better! :)

  • @lisafreeman5813
    @lisafreeman5813 День тому +4

    I spent so much time switching between planners last year that I lost track of so much information and memories - I switched 48 times! I never dove in and actually deeply planned because I was always setting up something new - so more surface level planning. Thank you for making this video! This year, I am going to try to step back from the craziness. I will only watch planner videos on Sunday, AND pick 5 to watch. That's it! Am going to stay away from obsessive youtube consumption. Thank you for your encouragement! I will look for your next video! (Only on a Sunday tho - hahaha).

  • @PorschaWrites
    @PorschaWrites День тому +7

    Guuurrl YES!!! I've known I'm more a journaler than planner for a while. I kept trying then realized its easier to stick with what works. I didn't buy a planner this year and I'm working through my serious backlog of perfectly good notebooks.

  • @ayanarandolph5778
    @ayanarandolph5778 День тому +5

    Finally!!! It is like you were in my head. This video was definitely needed. I hope people take these words to heart.

  • @edwinaposey117
    @edwinaposey117 8 годин тому +1

    Wow!!! You hit the nail on the head!!! I have spent so much money on things I see!! I did say I want to narrow down to one planner!!! Thank you for being real!!!❤

  • @KM-nq7hz
    @KM-nq7hz День тому +13

    This is so true. I returned a travelers notebook cover because I didn’t like it. And I’m thinking about buying it again because I saw it in a video. I literally don’t like it!!!!

  • @EllieBloo
    @EllieBloo День тому +4

    You are correct. This reason is usually the reason why people don’t keep up with what they were happy with in the first place. At the beginning of the year, I stopped watching planner lineups for this exact reason. Rings worked for me last year perfectly. But then I saw a few videos and thought that maybe something else would work better. That’s when I stopped watching videos. My rings are exactly what I need and if I have to stop watching videos in order to stick to my plan, I will. The same with my journal I am perfectly happy with a stalogy but then I started watching videos of people with 10 different journals and was getting hyped to switch. That’s over too. Great video.

  • @mariapafflackduck3170
    @mariapafflackduck3170 День тому +4

    That is why my patched together, adapted etc planner will not have a camera looking at it. I finally am using up old, adapting clearanced HP planners, printing out online freebie formats, etc and pasting whatever I want all over them or even on blank punched pages. I would stayed with my basic cheapo spiral notebooks (that I experimented on trying to find THE format that worked) except that I hated flipping pages thru the whole year & never could settle on any 1 format (I got bored). Pre prints don't work for me - I change things up & never stay within lines. Discbound (or rings would have worked but I had the discs handy) is the way I am happily going changing out, modifying, adding in, etc as I go along, as I find I need to. It's a camera unready mess that is fun that works for me and I can use any & all scraps of whatever I have to use it up. I hope everyone can find their happy mess. That's planner peace.

  • @lifewiththevelezs3977
    @lifewiththevelezs3977 22 години тому +2

    Yep, I totally agree with everything you’ve said. I decided not in 2025. I’ll be using 1 planner and if I switch, it will be from my stash! No more wasted money!!

  • @Sonia-Tavares
    @Sonia-Tavares День тому +1

    Yep, I don't have Hobonici and Filofax money, so I worked hard at making a Stalogy B6 work for me and it did. Now I'm in planner peace.

  • @Jmfrye13
    @Jmfrye13 8 годин тому

    I needed to hear this and lots of people do too. I have finally realized I needed to give my system a try and not switch just because I watch videos. Good advice 😊

  • @Wabi-sabiPlans
    @Wabi-sabiPlans День тому +2

    Thank you for making this much needed video and that too at the beginning of the new year. A good way to keep ourselves in check throughout 2025.

  • @JA-Sed
    @JA-Sed День тому +2

    Love the info. You put into words what I have been trying to figure out. I'd already figured out a bit of it but your thoughts made it all more clear for me!!! THANK YOU!

  • @BookishScribe
    @BookishScribe День тому +8

    I know I am a one planner person. Any more seems like too much work to keep up with. But I get sucked in by the beautiful pictures and videos and can’t resist the temptation. But I always seem to end up back in that single planner. I really want 2025 to be the year I resist the temptation and develop the willpower to tell myself no.

  • @poetspicecolorwrite
    @poetspicecolorwrite 22 години тому +1

    Woo I’ve had that experience too. Trying to change or try things that don’t work for me then repeating the mistakes another year.
    I’ve finally found that I prefer bound books, everything all in one, Sunday start, must be vertical. Hobonichi a5 Avec yes! Then this year Sterling Ink a5 Common planner- it fixed the quotes, red, and dated page issues. Love it!!
    I also came to terms with I cannot do small books as brain dumps/note catchers. I have to use post it notes.

  • @jacciford
    @jacciford День тому +2

    Happy New Year. This is an excellent video. I too went overboard too many times and even threw away 2 planned that I thought would be great, but turned out to be too bulky and poorly constructed. Sadly, it was over $150 dollars. My poor impulses got me there and that was only one purchase. This year I had to limit the number of planners and tell myself to maximize the use of the ones that I have. This is really my mantra for trying to appreciate all the aspects of my life. I can definitely see comparing ourselves to others and trying to wear someone else’s shoes can cause us to stumble. I’m on a journey to appreciate the things I have and the creativity I can bring to let my light shine. I appreciate you and all of your encouraging words. Thank you.

  • @Ashley-d1m
    @Ashley-d1m День тому +2

    I’m done! I went through it this year with all the content and influencers and I was sucked in! I’m praying for forgiveness on overspending and I’m done!! I have settled on my daily planner from Amazon and a weekly from H&O! I do have a journal because I don’t like mixing my feels with my functional systems so I don’t care if in two months I feel weary about it, I’m sticking to it❤I can’t allow anymore of the influence. Everyone is different and has different needs

  • @tashialund332
    @tashialund332 День тому +1

    I watch planner videos, but since most don't actually use their planners I just watch for interest. I have my set up and don't change it.

  • @jennplans3927
    @jennplans3927 День тому +1

    New subbie here and I loved this video. I created my own after feeling this way for years. Do what works for you and only you. It's fun to see others planners and how they use them but, stop the pressure of feeling like you have to do so much, right? Love it!

  • @shaunnadeckard1012
    @shaunnadeckard1012 14 годин тому

    Thank you so much for this video. I so needed to hear this!!

  • @PlannerGirlLifestyle
    @PlannerGirlLifestyle День тому +1

    Not sure if you seen my video but I bought 6 planners for this year and I truly regret it. I plan on selling or gifting the extra planners and stick with what has been working for me. This really taught me a lesson and I know for sure that FOMO will not get me ever again!

  • @arielleviteri1458
    @arielleviteri1458 23 години тому

    I will say watching the planner videos with the planners all mismatched and actually used made me feel very happy and guided me to my current planner peace. Once I realized I didn't have to be perfect in my layouts I enjoyed my planner so much more.

  • @znox
    @znox День тому

    Totally agree, nothing is perfect plus you might want to try thing. Journal is a tool to serve you, not the way around! You can try, but if some page or the system don’t suit you, you can let it empty or can always try to tailor it to work for you, that page might work for you later in the year etc.

  • @kaseymcadams3267
    @kaseymcadams3267 День тому +1

    Thank you for putting this out there. I’ve found myself jumping to a website to purchase a new planner or cover as I’m watching a planning video and just “can’t” live without it. I didn’t even know I needed or wanted that color or that cover until I saw it on a video. This year I’ve finally figured out my system, but it took me lots and lots of money to figure out what I didn’t need. From size to systems to inserts. Again thank you for putting this out there. I too don’t understand the watch me put these stickers down. I want to see your system, how does it function what do you use it for

  • @ungluedmom
    @ungluedmom 18 годин тому +1

    My main planner this year is from Office Depot/Max - it's whatever from their line. I don't even know the size. My last planner was just $10.95 at Sam's Club.
    I have trouble with a lot of planner content these days. More worry about how it looks than what it does. My brain is too messy, and my budget too important, to keep up.

  • @KMCPlans
    @KMCPlans 23 години тому

    I love to make DIYs for my planners it makes them more personal and fun

  • @WillowplusArlo
    @WillowplusArlo День тому +1

    Thank you!! Needed to hear this! Getting back to contentment with my system ❤

  • @rachvoulo
    @rachvoulo День тому

    It has been really hard with the onslaught of lineup videos and just anxiety of a new year and blank pages. My main planner right now is a Mead Five Star Pocket notebook and I have been consistent with it since September. That NEVER happens. It just stripped away the preciousness of it and allowed me to strip it down to what I really needed out of a planner system.

  • @whata.journee
    @whata.journee День тому +1

    Thank you so you much for sharing this. This has been me. I love the looks of travelers notebooks but know it won’t work for me but luckily I haven’t purchase one and all the accessories but I’ve done it with rings covers and they don’t work even the cheaper planners from Bluesky just wasting money same thing I did in 2024 that I said I wouldn’t do 2025 and already started to.

  • @sideanapondexter3379
    @sideanapondexter3379 День тому

    Thank you for this. It’s convicting for some of us in this community

  • @suehart919
    @suehart919 День тому +1

    Great video! I love stationery and all that goes with it! My "planners" work best for me, when I use them as scrapbook/ memory keepers! There's some planning in there, too. LOL. I'm drawn to rings, but did manage to stop myself from going down that 'rabbit hole'. Lol. I watch other videos, mainly to steal layout ideas, but they never look as good. So at 62, I said enough! I've decided to just do it my way. Let it be sloppy. Overdecorated. As long as everyday has something written on it. Even if it's a brutal comment about the world at large. That's all that matters. It will showed I lived. 😊

  • @jcarradine13
    @jcarradine13 День тому

    Hello doll, you are so right. I’m a ring planner girl. I’ve been watching all ring planner videos to get ideas on a good system and I have been seeing so many and one in particular (Not going to name any names) that was in rings when I subscribed now want to switch planning system, planner sizes, rings, notebooks etc. I got so confused with the process that I now unsubscribed to her channel…. Smh and I liked her.

  • @LiviaTavNaether
    @LiviaTavNaether День тому

    Much needed video! Thank you very much for sharing it with us 🙏

  • @hawkeyegirl2003
    @hawkeyegirl2003 15 годин тому

    I feel like searching for something that works best for you is different than continuing to try things you know don’t work for you. I don’t know how many Hobonichi cousins and ring planners I’ve bought knowing full well I haven’t liked or stuck with them in the past. Why do we do that? It’s insanity. 😂

  • @maryw7972
    @maryw7972 День тому

    Excellent content and so on point! Now I find myself shying away from the discontented videos for the very reasons you state

  • @cls3282
    @cls3282 День тому

    Man I needed this reality check 2 months ago 🤣

  • @SAVAGELANDING
    @SAVAGELANDING 15 годин тому

    I think I kept buying planners and supplies just for the excitement of having them, never truly analyzed if they worked for me. I'm now back to my plain bullet journal 😢

  • @ashslayway
    @ashslayway День тому +2

    So much truth!!

  • @ShandeesJourney
    @ShandeesJourney День тому

    I went thru this. I then decided i liked rings but i had already bought a hobonichi cousin and an A5 from papertess designs and a notebook for bullet journal cause i love the idea and how well bullet journaling works but i dont have the time to make the layouts. So, I was like well now what cause i dont want to waste money. So, i took apart the books and hole punched them. I think for me i have found planner peace

  • @Saturdays.Script
    @Saturdays.Script День тому

    Yes!!! Im all for the process 🎉❤

  • @jcels001
    @jcels001 День тому

    subscribed! thank you sis

  • @melbjw7579
    @melbjw7579 20 годин тому

    I love your video. I am also jumping from one system to the other.. Now I am stuck between my personal Moterm, a HP Classic and the A5 size. 😢😢 I love them all, but cannot decide what to do 😒 ... Too many planners are just not working for me. I love the disc system especially at home, as a "braindump" for all my ideas. I can just flip it around, add and remove pages. I can be messy etc. As a budget planner it is also perfect and I can use all my scratch paper too. On the other hand it does not look so professional. For note taking at work my personal Moterm is too small. So I either have to use a personal size and an A5, or just a plain note book for work 😢😢 What a mess .... But after watching your video now, I think I will take your advise and test 90 days my personal size and a plain notebook for my work notes and random work tasks, or I start with a day on two pages. Maybe this would cut the deal 😁😁 I think I try a day on two pages first, as I have all printables available on my Drive. I am looking forward to your next videos :-D Take care and God bless you and your family!

  • @itsmyGeeGee
    @itsmyGeeGee День тому +2

    Preach🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @beatriceledesma2935
    @beatriceledesma2935 3 години тому

    Thank u for this...❤️

  • @indigobluedragon1974
    @indigobluedragon1974 День тому

    Yup, so true mindset when you look videos is inspiration, what I can take from this to make my planner to work for me.🤔

  • @mub9075
    @mub9075 День тому

    Preach!

  • @Kuroshio78
    @Kuroshio78 День тому

    TELL 'EM! lol! I changed from a Cousin, because the daily pages were just not being used and that was such a waste, to a Take A Note A5 because I really and seriously only need monthly calendars and weekly pages for work and tracking project deadlines. I still get the itch for a Weeks, so I bought a Sterling Ink version because it was a little cheaper, and won't say I hate it, but I strongly dislike it, lol! To get my "fix" of planner content, but not get an itchy shopping cart finger, I watch Korean planner content, lol! I only know all of three words in Korean, so I'm not being influenced as much as English videos to randomly look at new systems and ephemera, etc.

  • @lkessler1
    @lkessler1 День тому

    Hi, it’s me, I’m the problem, it’s me 🙋‍♀️🤦‍♀️. I keep watching videos and I love the look of someone’s system, so I buy the planner and it does not work for me. I’m really trying to work on appreciating others system without feeling like I need their system. In all honesty, I need a B6 notebook with monthlies…the end. Thank you for this video, there are so many beautiful tomoe river planners out there, it’s easy to allow myself to get swept up in it all, but that is a ME problem.

  • @indigo7soul
    @indigo7soul День тому

    😭I had to have a come to Jesus meeting with myself. I went from bookbound to rings then back to bookbound then finally back in rings. I'm still tweaking my system but I'm not buying anything else. That rabbit hole is deep🤦🏽‍♀️😂

  • @ad_thats_me1076
    @ad_thats_me1076 День тому +2

    Get us together sis! ❤

  • @SundayGirlAZ
    @SundayGirlAZ День тому

    You are sooooooo right

  •  День тому

    ❤❤❤🎉

  • @jcels001
    @jcels001 День тому

    you ainn liee

  • @jadareyes6553
    @jadareyes6553 День тому

    ❤️

  • @lifewithdebe9777
    @lifewithdebe9777 День тому

    Love this 😊