I'll be going with the Weeks for personal planning for 2025. I've been using the Weeks this year for the first time, and it's the first planner that I've been committed to in my life. I've got mine in a Moterm planner that I use as my EDC wallet. I'm like you with work. I use the ReMarkable as well for all of my notes and things. I hand write everything then convert it to typed so that my notes are searchable.
I love that about the reMarkable! I send my notes to our CRM software so that they can be seen by my Account Managers and other staff. Yes I just love the Weeks. Do you have a planner for work, alongside your reMarkable, or do you use the reMarkable for planning? Or just Outlook?
@@desleyjaneplans The reMarkable is amazing for that! Right now, I'm just using Outlook, since that's the platform my company uses for calendar invites for in person meeting and Zooms, but I have been debating on whether I will get a planner physical planner for work. I may end up grabbing a Weeks for work too!
@@aliciab5496 exactly! I’m mainly in Outlook too, but I really feel much more organised if I write my plans out. Still deciding what to get for work planning. 🤣
Thanks so much for sharing and giving me a reality check.😂 I’m currently using Cousin only 2024 and just went a bit crazy on Hobonichi site favoriting 3 or 4 weeks for 2025 (in addition to another cousin!) I have a much more realistic idea now of what I need vs what I want ❤
I’m in the same spot as you right now. I have a TN cover I want to use since I spent the money on it, so I was going to go the TN inserts for 2025. But the Hobo Weeks 😩. I bought a butt tonne of date covers this year and will feel just as guilty if I don’t use them. Plus the Tomoe River paper. Aagh I’m so conflicted. First world problems I know but the anxiety is real people 😂 good luck with your final decision ❤
@@nicoledrew hahaha oh yes I absolutely feel your pain. I think I will go with the Weeks for my everyday and leave it in the TN cover. It’s such a tough decision though 😅
I decided (again) today what I'll want for next year. Cousin + Weeks. Just one Weeks. Probably. Honestly I could cram everything into a weeks and journal in an A6 but I really love the vertical weekly and the options with the size of the Cousin. I even changed up my layout plan again for it this week. I'm with you though, I've seen the rave reviews for Sterling Ink but I REALLY like the Hobonichi options. Plus there is absolutely no FOMO. I might miss out on a cover but that's no big deal.
I hear you Cris! “Probably” is the right word. I’m pretty sure, but I might add x. Me too. The cousin and Weeks are great layouts. Plus I love the paper and the ordering process and the covers and other options. It’s always fun!
Have you thought about coming over to the dark side and joining the Sterling Ink journey? I’m moving away from Hobonichi and trying a N1 ( standard travellers notebook size) for next year.
It’s expensive in Australia to buy hobo items you don’t use… I was gonna have a personal/ edc weeks and a budget weeks… Then I thought I could use a mega for everything…. Or maybe a cousin for everything? This yr i used cousin but dropped off on the daily’s, so I could put notes and budget on there…? So I,m Just waiting, mocking up a little redated 2023 weeks and planning out how I could really USE the cousin, before hubby buys my planner for Xmas 🤶 I understand the struggle lol
Thanks Linda. Thanks for getting me 😅 I buy from Hobonichi directly (I seem to have no trouble hitting the free shipping minimum). Last year I sold the things I decided not to use. Mocking up spreads is a great idea. I should try all my tracking in the Cousin. Either way, it’s really good fun 😍🤓😅
No Weeks for me for 2025. I love them... But I never use them 😂 For the last 3 years I have bought no fewer than 3 standard /mega combos because I have so many plans. I'm just not going there this year. I'm continuing with the Cousin and the A6 next year.
As someone who uses successfully a cousin with a weeks (cousin is a diary, journal, common place - all at once and the weeks is purely functional), the cousin is definitely not a replacement for the weeks. You won’t be able to do any of the daily/weekly logging you did in the weeks with the cousin, things get lost in there + if you’re already struggling to fill daily pages in it you will continue to struggle next year. You could try a weeks mega where you’d condense everything you used the weeks for but simpler and less detailed. Use the back pages for anything that doesn’t fit in the weekly view. And maybe get an a6 if you just want something to stick things inside and write a little bit if you feel like it, it’s way less intimidating than the cousin and more compact.
Thank you! Yep I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting a Cousin for memory keeping and a Weeks as my personal planner. And probably another Weeks for managing socials. Good idea re the A6. I was thinking of getting one but had no real reason, just because, so that might work for me. 💕
@@desleyjaneplans And A6 doesn't have the weekly pages since you don't seem to use them much. That was it's downfall for me when I tried it. I thought that I could go without those but ended up switching to Jibun techo because I found out that I was after the weekly view actually for my backpack planner. I hoped to use their habit trackers too but those have gone empty so far. But I think I would like to try the avec too for the next year as my backpack planner because of the true A5 size. The jibun techo is slimmed down little bit and I wish I would have bit more space for writing in there. But I have to say that it has been fun to try different planner during the summer since I have been able to get those for pretty cheap price so it didn't end up costing me stars from the sky lol.
@@halmond8713 I think that’s the thing for me - it’s the fun of the process. I love trying things out. I think I’ve almost decided on the A6. I used A6 for memory keeping back in 2020 and ended up moving to the Cousin in 2022. I might even buy both and I could sell the one I don’t want.
Gosh you are making me want another travelers wallet like yours. It would be pretty in my LV. Shame on you Desley. I’ll dm you my symptom tracker in my weeks if you want.
I'll be going with the Weeks for personal planning for 2025. I've been using the Weeks this year for the first time, and it's the first planner that I've been committed to in my life. I've got mine in a Moterm planner that I use as my EDC wallet. I'm like you with work. I use the ReMarkable as well for all of my notes and things. I hand write everything then convert it to typed so that my notes are searchable.
I love that about the reMarkable! I send my notes to our CRM software so that they can be seen by my Account Managers and other staff. Yes I just love the Weeks. Do you have a planner for work, alongside your reMarkable, or do you use the reMarkable for planning? Or just Outlook?
@@desleyjaneplans The reMarkable is amazing for that!
Right now, I'm just using Outlook, since that's the platform my company uses for calendar invites for in person meeting and Zooms, but I have been debating on whether I will get a planner physical planner for work. I may end up grabbing a Weeks for work too!
@@aliciab5496 exactly! I’m mainly in Outlook too, but I really feel much more organised if I write my plans out. Still deciding what to get for work planning. 🤣
Desley, you love the weeks, go with the weeks instead of the travellers notebook and enjoy!
You’re so right. Definitely getting a Weeks for the TN 🥰
Thanks so much for sharing and giving me a reality check.😂 I’m currently using Cousin only 2024 and just went a bit crazy on Hobonichi site favoriting 3 or 4 weeks for 2025 (in addition to another cousin!) I have a much more realistic idea now of what I need vs what I want ❤
Hahaha my pleasure 💕 I totally get what you mean. Another Weeks keeps adding itself to my Wishlist everyday though 😅😅😅
Omg I LOVE the pet idea for the weeks!! And so cute that your friend filled it in during your travels so sweet ❤
I love it too! And I’m starting to think I should try again lol. There are so many cute Weeks this year 😍
I’m in the same spot as you right now. I have a TN cover I want to use since I spent the money on it, so I was going to go the TN inserts for 2025. But the Hobo Weeks 😩. I bought a butt tonne of date covers this year and will feel just as guilty if I don’t use them. Plus the Tomoe River paper. Aagh I’m so conflicted. First world problems I know but the anxiety is real people 😂 good luck with your final decision ❤
@@nicoledrew hahaha oh yes I absolutely feel your pain. I think I will go with the Weeks for my everyday and leave it in the TN cover. It’s such a tough decision though 😅
I decided (again) today what I'll want for next year. Cousin + Weeks. Just one Weeks. Probably.
Honestly I could cram everything into a weeks and journal in an A6 but I really love the vertical weekly and the options with the size of the Cousin. I even changed up my layout plan again for it this week.
I'm with you though, I've seen the rave reviews for Sterling Ink but I REALLY like the Hobonichi options. Plus there is absolutely no FOMO. I might miss out on a cover but that's no big deal.
I hear you Cris! “Probably” is the right word. I’m pretty sure, but I might add x. Me too. The cousin and Weeks are great layouts. Plus I love the paper and the ordering process and the covers and other options. It’s always fun!
I love how you use the hobonichi weeks! ❤❤
Thanks for the inspiration! 😊
Thank you 💕 I’ve really loved using them this year. And I’m definitely having at least two next year 😻
My pleasure, thanks so much for watching 🥰
❤ the pet diary! What a brilliant idea! My girl turns 10 in September! So precious!
Right?! I’m so tempted to try again this year. Mine turns 15 in February. 💕💕💕
Have you thought about coming over to the dark side and joining the Sterling Ink journey? I’m moving away from Hobonichi and trying a N1 ( standard travellers notebook size) for next year.
Hehehe I’ve been asked that by someone else as well! Looking forward to hearing what you think of the N1.
Sooo excited 😊 🤗
@@kimlewis940 me too!! 🥰🥰🥰
I did the same thing! Too many weeks! Going down to one this year.
We flew too close the sun! 😅
It’s expensive in Australia to buy hobo items you don’t use…
I was gonna have a personal/ edc weeks and a budget weeks…
Then I thought I could use a mega for everything…. Or maybe a cousin for everything?
This yr i used cousin but dropped off on the daily’s, so I could put notes and budget on there…?
So I,m Just waiting, mocking up a little redated 2023 weeks and planning out how I could really USE the cousin, before hubby buys my planner for Xmas 🤶
I understand the struggle lol
Thanks Linda. Thanks for getting me 😅
I buy from Hobonichi directly (I seem to have no trouble hitting the free shipping minimum). Last year I sold the things I decided not to use.
Mocking up spreads is a great idea. I should try all my tracking in the Cousin.
Either way, it’s really good fun 😍🤓😅
I love the idea of a pet journal I may do this with my cat
Excellent! I think I’ll try again 🐶
@@desleyjaneplans I’ve already chosen the grey weeks since my cat is grey with stripes so excited
@@renisha_th oh yay! That’s fabulous.
Have u ever thought of a sterling ink common planner. U could eliminate the blank pages u skip.
Yeah I have thought about it, but I just love Hobonichi 🤓🤓🤓
@@desleyjaneplans dang!! I think ud love it!!! I thought that too but was like I’ll just try one… now I have 6 lol.
@@amycampbell2264 hahahaha. Well… you just never know what will happen 😅
Desley I did ur b6 diet journal for 2024 I want to do what u r doing w weeks. Can u show what u do?
Hi Amy. I sure will. I’ll do my setups before Christmas this year (hopefully!).
@@desleyjaneplans oh goody!!
No Weeks for me for 2025. I love them... But I never use them 😂 For the last 3 years I have bought no fewer than 3 standard /mega combos because I have so many plans. I'm just not going there this year. I'm continuing with the Cousin and the A6 next year.
Good work recognising it! 😅 I’ve just filmed a walkthrough of the website and have accidentally favourited 5 Weeks 🤣
I picked up one of my barely used weeks just now and for a minute I almost fell in love with it again. Lol. But nooooo! 😂😂
@@cherylldawnful hahahaha! Oops. I don’t think you can help it. It’s a very lovable book 🥰
Maybe keep filling up the “topic” Weeks in a no pressure way 🤷🏼♀️ Anytime, any year
Oh that’s a a great idea. I hadn’t thought of that! Thank you ☺️ Especially good for the Gidget book 🐶
As someone who uses successfully a cousin with a weeks (cousin is a diary, journal, common place - all at once and the weeks is purely functional), the cousin is definitely not a replacement for the weeks. You won’t be able to do any of the daily/weekly logging you did in the weeks with the cousin, things get lost in there + if you’re already struggling to fill daily pages in it you will continue to struggle next year.
You could try a weeks mega where you’d condense everything you used the weeks for but simpler and less detailed. Use the back pages for anything that doesn’t fit in the weekly view. And maybe get an a6 if you just want something to stick things inside and write a little bit if you feel like it, it’s way less intimidating than the cousin and more compact.
Thank you! Yep I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting a Cousin for memory keeping and a Weeks as my personal planner. And probably another Weeks for managing socials.
Good idea re the A6. I was thinking of getting one but had no real reason, just because, so that might work for me. 💕
@@desleyjaneplans And A6 doesn't have the weekly pages since you don't seem to use them much. That was it's downfall for me when I tried it. I thought that I could go without those but ended up switching to Jibun techo because I found out that I was after the weekly view actually for my backpack planner. I hoped to use their habit trackers too but those have gone empty so far. But I think I would like to try the avec too for the next year as my backpack planner because of the true A5 size. The jibun techo is slimmed down little bit and I wish I would have bit more space for writing in there. But I have to say that it has been fun to try different planner during the summer since I have been able to get those for pretty cheap price so it didn't end up costing me stars from the sky lol.
@@halmond8713 I think that’s the thing for me - it’s the fun of the process. I love trying things out. I think I’ve almost decided on the A6. I used A6 for memory keeping back in 2020 and ended up moving to the Cousin in 2022. I might even buy both and I could sell the one I don’t want.
Gosh you are making me want another travelers wallet like yours. It would be pretty in my LV. Shame on you Desley. I’ll dm you my symptom tracker in my weeks if you want.
Oops sorry!! 😍 Thank you, that would be great!