Thank you so much Elise. That means a lot to hear that nice feedback:) I really do try to make these videos as helpful in the least amount of watch time as possible;)
Amanda, you are owed my sincerest gratitude for your videos. You have helped me make progress in an area of my life that I have never been able to move in for my 37 years of married life. You helped me discover habit tracking which I had never heard of before. I have always loved calendars and trying to organize my life. You shared these videos and I found habit tracking. My husband begged my for years to take time everyday for spiritual reading. I am far from perfect at this (why do I always have other things to do? ) but now I can SEE this in my habit tracking and it has helped motivate me. God bless you.
Thank you so much Amanda for the thought and detail that you put into your reviews!! Super helpful! From my point of view, if the daily was the larger size (and dated), it would be perfect!! A5 is just a little too small... Maybe you can pass the owners our feedback?! 😅😉🤗
Thank you so much for the review! I love watching your videos! I was very torn about which direction to go with for next year but I think this helped, I just can't justify the price at this point! $58 PER quarter for the daily... it's so beautiful! But very pricey.
You are welcome;) A daily with similar layout is Plum Paper. They are in my top 5 Daily planners this year. They don't have the weekly layout in the daily or the goal setting. But Plum Paper you can add goal setting pages or you could buy the companion notebooks if you love the Makselife goal system:)
I agree 👍🏽 I really want the daily to use as a daily/ on the go but I also want the companion notebooks to use with my HP. That's my paycheck for like 2 weeks! Lol
I purchased the quarterly notebooks because I purchased a full flagship planner last year and didn’t use it, so I upcycled it by whiting out the dates and redating it for 2022. I really don’t like dated planners but this helps.
Thanks for chiming in Jen:) I think the Sticky Habit tracker is like the best new product! Love the daily notepad too:) and the companion notebooks are so smart for anyone not wanting to commit to stay in the ML planner all year:) YAY!
I've never ordered from them before but I've heard so many people rave about them that I'm really tempted this year. I have NO IDEA which thing to get, I want them all. Your video really helped. I think I'll need to watch it a few times to figure out what will work best for me. I really hope that things dont sell out too quickly.
Hi Alicia:) It is hard to decide when you are brand new to a company and they have many options. If you already have a planner you love and use then you might want to go with the companion notebooks just to try out the goal planning system. But if you love her planner layout...go ahead and jump in for the best deal and get the planner & goal planner combined in the flagship. Good luck on the decision:) You can't go wrong IMO...they are all wonderful products.
Amanda - you did it again!!!! What a fabulous thorough review of Makeslife !!!! I’m new to this system and I can say all and any of my questions were answered by YOU !!! Thank you for your time and effort on putting this together. I think I may go with the Flagship planner and the Daily and Habit Tracker sticky notes. Thanks again Amanda - never go wrong following your tips (I may have to stop watching your videos because I always end up purchasing many of the products you review - LOL) Take care - you are the absolute best in this field!!!!!!!
Aw, I am blushing right now. Thank you for your kind and generous comments:) I hope whatever you decide to go with that you enjoy it all of 2022! Thank you for watching:)
Fabulous video always, Amanda! I actually got out my current MakseLife planner and followed along page by page to see the changes. 😄 I think Sierra made some really fabulous updates to the look of the planner this year. I had a hard time deciding between getting the undated 6 month on the coil, the companion notebooks, or the flagship planner. There are things that I really like about all of them, but I have decided that I am going to get the Flagship planner in the Floral Horizontal.
Hey Jana:) Oh....the Flagship is still my fave if you are going for the planner with it:) Can't wait to hear how you use it this next year;) I love your plan and thoughts that you shared with me already;)
I was going to go for inserts but found a great deal on HP for 2022 so I bought the companion notebooks with the stickers. I am also changing my style of planning so Makse may be better when I'm settled in my new way of planning.
All of these products look fantastic. I love the goals assessment and breakdown. I like that it is all in one planner. Thank you for sharing all of this information 😊.
My personal preference is EC daily Duo- But my favorite daily planner for the past year or 2 is just a notebook. I don't need a dated daily since I use a weekly. I have a whole video on my favorite notebooks for my daily planners here: bit.ly/3JTcCmL
Finally! I have been so excited to get your review and you did not disappoint! This was exactly what I needed to help make my decision. I am going to use your link and it sounds easy to do on launch day. I am going Flag Ship, Horizontal and getting the sticker book......super fun! Thank you so much.
Hi Amanda, new subscriber here! I was wondering if you can do a video of your favorite markers, sharpies, and pens. Looking to purchase some for my planners.
Welcome:) I will put that on my list for 2022- it might just have to be an IGTV depending on if I can fit it in my schedule:) I do have a video on youTube a few years back about our favorite pens with my sister: ua-cam.com/video/HK2v7mJSmRg/v-deo.html
Thanks for the great video, Amanda! I knew I could find all info here!! I am curious about the little companion books. Not sure yet I’ll buy it. I never stick to goal planners😬 But Iaybe want to have a place to keep myself accountable since this year was a desaster. I am thinking… 😅
Oh, Cecilia you made me laugh! You are amazing and have done so much good this year (just from what I've seen). Feel free to DM me any question on IG about the companion noteboooks;)
The daily planners are lovely but using them for a year would cost me $245 plus the stickers that I would use to date them. I might get the companion notebooks to go with the dapper desk planner I already bought. I’m debating those and powersheets.
I completely understand! Good idea to use what you already have with the Companion Notebooks;) Plum Paper also has a similar Daily layout. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts;)
Hi Amanda! I’m not a fan of coil planners. Too bulky for me. Will you be reviewing any weekly/daily A5 size bound planners for 2022 ? Also looking forward to any 2022 goal planner reviews as well. Thx!
Hi Robin, I am sure I will have some more bound planners in A-5 coming up. Hemlock and Oak is one that is amazing with a goal system and I just did an IGTV review. I also shared it in my Top 5 Hourly Planners video:) Thanks for letting me know what you want to see more of:)
Thank you so much for your amazing review!! I’m really interested in trying out MakseLife but can’t decide whether to get the companion notebooks or the flagship planner. I currently use a Simplified weekly and daily and love them for my regular planning! Which would you recommend for a newbie?
Hi:) Since you already have planners you love definitely go with the companion notebooks:) That will be the perfect way to use her goal setting system along side the planners you already love and use;) Unless you are really wanting to switch up your planner then that is the way to go:)
Thank you so much! I think the Flagship planner is beautiful! But I love my Simplified weekly so maybe the companion notebooks and habit tracker sticky notes are the better option for this year! Thanks again!
Great review! This planner has been so intriguing to me. I didn't jump on board quick enough last year and now I'm in an academic year pattern. Do you know if they will do Academic calendar versions of the flagship planner? That floral!!!! It's so tempting.
I really want this planner, but on a spiral coil, however, the 6 month ones are $64.00 each! Serious investment. However, I have last years, and definitely wanted to get it again.
That is a hard choice...pay more and go for the coil you love...or go for the dated again with the O-ring.....maybe watch a few other video reviews and sleep on it for a few days:) Whichever you choose I am sure you love it since you've already used it all this year;)
Amanda, great review as usual, thank you . I wonder how the Makse life 12 months flagship planner compares in size to the Day Designer daily flagship 🤔
I know Sierra said somewhere, I think in the live the other day, that you can also write on the washi in ballpoint pen. Although, I know that's not a favorite for most of the planner community
Thanks for the video! It looks like the daily sticky notes could fit into the companion notebooks (you had them on top of each other for a moment), but could you please confirm?
I am so appreciating your reviews in my search for a new planner and was excited to settle on Makselife but they don't ship to Canada (or internationally) so sad!!
@@AmandasFavorites I tend to mess mine up, and of course I don’t think ahead to use something erasable. 🙄 But yes, if it gets lost that’s a problem. I know you can print a new Compass Assessment but I don’t see how to downsize it to A5.
@@AmandasFavorites Thanks Amanda - I think I will! Maybe the Team @Makselife will make that available, if not between launches maybe at the 2023 Launch. Going forward I’m taking a tip from you and printing off several of the Compass Assessments prior to putting the info in the book. To me, once it’s in the book, it’s set.
As a daily planner, I'm super excited to see the weekly overview page. Always wanted one as a daily duo and simplified user. I'm struggling with the price point right now. I'm trying it out using the digital printables before I decide.
That weekly overview Should be offered in more daily planners. Trying out the printable first is the smart way to go;) She Plans is affordable and is a daily that has a weekly overview like that...but it is only discbound and she is sold out. I think she is offering it as a printable since she is sold out though. Best of luck on the decision and Happy Holidays:)
Love your long videos, because even though they're long, you go so in depth, and show us all the options, which is nice to see. Thank you Amanda!!!
Thank you so much Elise. That means a lot to hear that nice feedback:) I really do try to make these videos as helpful in the least amount of watch time as possible;)
Amanda, you are owed my sincerest gratitude for your videos. You have helped me make progress in an area of my life that I have never been able to move in for my 37 years of married life. You helped me discover habit tracking which I had never heard of before. I have always loved calendars and trying to organize my life. You shared these videos and I found habit tracking. My husband begged my for years to take time everyday for spiritual reading. I am far from perfect at this (why do I always have other things to do? ) but now I can SEE this in my habit tracking and it has helped motivate me. God bless you.
Oh, Candace....this really touched me. I am so happy my videos helped you to try habit tracking! God Bless you and your family.
Thank you so much Amanda for the thought and detail that you put into your reviews!! Super helpful!
From my point of view, if the daily was the larger size (and dated), it would be perfect!! A5 is just a little too small...
Maybe you can pass the owners our feedback?! 😅😉🤗
I will share that:) You should email them also;) I am glad to hear the review was helpful. thanks for watching and taking time to share your thoughts.
Thank you so much for the review! I love watching your videos! I was very torn about which direction to go with for next year but I think this helped, I just can't justify the price at this point! $58 PER quarter for the daily... it's so beautiful! But very pricey.
I understand. I am glad the video helped you make a decision:)
They also have a 6 month version for 64$ on their website.
I love that daily but the price is astronomical.
Ty for the previews!
You are welcome;) A daily with similar layout is Plum Paper. They are in my top 5 Daily planners this year. They don't have the weekly layout in the daily or the goal setting. But Plum Paper you can add goal setting pages or you could buy the companion notebooks if you love the Makselife goal system:)
I agree 👍🏽 I really want the daily to use as a daily/ on the go but I also want the companion notebooks to use with my HP. That's my paycheck for like 2 weeks! Lol
Oh, man...that does add up to a lot!
I purchased the quarterly notebooks because I purchased a full flagship planner last year and didn’t use it, so I upcycled it by whiting out the dates and redating it for 2022. I really don’t like dated planners but this helps.
Good idea of how to still use that dated flagship:)
I love the undated daily. Good idea to do a different color every quarter. Love the habit tracker sticky note pads
I agree with the a color for every quarter:) And the habit tracker is going to be so useful:)
So many great options! Thank you for such a thorough review! 😘😘
Thanks Nora:)
@@AmandasFavorites My pleasure 💕💕
I am thinking of getting makselife planner for 2023! Your videos are so helpful
Thank you:) My Makselife 2023 video will be out tomorrow morning at 8am (CT)!
Yes to the habit tracker sticky notes :D. The daily looks amazing as well. I may grab the notepad and companion notebooks. Awesome review as always!
Thanks for chiming in Jen:) I think the Sticky Habit tracker is like the best new product! Love the daily notepad too:) and the companion notebooks are so smart for anyone not wanting to commit to stay in the ML planner all year:) YAY!
I've never ordered from them before but I've heard so many people rave about them that I'm really tempted this year. I have NO IDEA which thing to get, I want them all. Your video really helped. I think I'll need to watch it a few times to figure out what will work best for me. I really hope that things dont sell out too quickly.
Hi Alicia:) It is hard to decide when you are brand new to a company and they have many options. If you already have a planner you love and use then you might want to go with the companion notebooks just to try out the goal planning system. But if you love her planner layout...go ahead and jump in for the best deal and get the planner & goal planner combined in the flagship. Good luck on the decision:) You can't go wrong IMO...they are all wonderful products.
Amanda - you did it again!!!! What a fabulous thorough review of Makeslife !!!! I’m new to this system and I can say all and any of my questions were answered by YOU !!! Thank you for your time and effort on putting this together. I think I may go with the Flagship planner and the Daily and Habit Tracker sticky notes.
Thanks again Amanda - never go wrong following your tips (I may have to stop watching your videos because I always end up purchasing many of the products you review - LOL)
Take care - you are the absolute best in this field!!!!!!!
Aw, I am blushing right now. Thank you for your kind and generous comments:) I hope whatever you decide to go with that you enjoy it all of 2022! Thank you for watching:)
I cannot believe Planner Friend is MäksēLife!! I haven’t kept up with the planner people in a long time, but she is such a cool lady!
Sierra Friend is indeed the creator of MäksēLife:) She is a wonderful person!
Great review Amanda. So informative and helpful! They have some really great options! Thank you for all the work you put into this review for us!! xx
Aw, you are so welcome:) Thank you for watching!
Thanks Amanda!
This was ABSOLUTELY A FANTASTIC VIDEO! WHEW I KNEW YOUR CHANNEL WOULD GIVE ME WHAT I NEEDED! Im so using your affiliate link, you deserve it!
Aw, thank you so much:) I am very happy it was so helpful:)
Fabulous video always, Amanda! I actually got out my current MakseLife planner and followed along page by page to see the changes. 😄 I think Sierra made some really fabulous updates to the look of the planner this year. I had a hard time deciding between getting the undated 6 month on the coil, the companion notebooks, or the flagship planner. There are things that I really like about all of them, but I have decided that I am going to get the Flagship planner in the Floral Horizontal.
Hey Jana:) Oh....the Flagship is still my fave if you are going for the planner with it:) Can't wait to hear how you use it this next year;) I love your plan and thoughts that you shared with me already;)
I'm sold this planner is beautiful thanks for your review. I'll use your affiliate link. I hope I get it 1st week of January.
Oh, good:) I am glad you found what gets you excited for 2022:) Thank you for suing my link:) And I hope you get it quickly too:) Happy New Year!
I was going to go for inserts but found a great deal on HP for 2022 so I bought the companion notebooks with the stickers. I am also changing my style of planning so Makse may be better when I'm settled in my new way of planning.
Great way to make it work with the HP;) Thanks for watching and chiming in:)
I'm loving the daily layout - looks like a hybrid dashboard which is great. Also love the week at a glance
The week at a glance is AMAZING in a daily!
All of these products look fantastic. I love the goals assessment and breakdown. I like that it is all in one planner. Thank you for sharing all of this information 😊.
Hey Crystal:) Thank you for sharing your thoughts. So many people love having it all in one book:)
This is really cool! Loving this undated makselife planner. I’m not really a daily planner, but this might change my mind. 
Oh, well that's big!
@@AmandasFavorites indeed! I’m curious if you prefer the Erin Condren Daily Duo or the MäksēLife daily planner?
My personal preference is EC daily Duo- But my favorite daily planner for the past year or 2 is just a notebook. I don't need a dated daily since I use a weekly. I have a whole video on my favorite notebooks for my daily planners here:
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Loved watching this on my morning walk!!! Excited for Makselife!!
Awww, thanks Tara:) You are amazing for getting in your walk this morning:)
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Finally! I have been so excited to get your review and you did not disappoint! This was exactly what I needed to help make my decision. I am going to use your link and it sounds easy to do on launch day. I am going Flag Ship, Horizontal and getting the sticker book......super fun! Thank you so much.
Aw, yay! Thank you RuthAnne:) You are so kind:) The Flagship is still my fave out of all the ML planners! yay:)
Hi Amanda, new subscriber here! I was wondering if you can do a video of your favorite markers, sharpies, and pens. Looking to purchase some for my planners.
Welcome:) I will put that on my list for 2022- it might just have to be an IGTV depending on if I can fit it in my schedule:) I do have a video on youTube a few years back about our favorite pens with my sister: ua-cam.com/video/HK2v7mJSmRg/v-deo.html
I think Sierra said that a ballpoint pen is what can be used also for the washi boxes. Thanks for this video- love seeing it!!!
Oh, duh! I should have tried that! LOL! thank you:)
Thanks for the great video, Amanda! I knew I could find all info here!! I am curious about the little companion books. Not sure yet I’ll buy it. I never stick to goal planners😬 But Iaybe want to have a place to keep myself accountable since this year was a desaster. I am thinking… 😅
Oh, Cecilia you made me laugh! You are amazing and have done so much good this year (just from what I've seen). Feel free to DM me any question on IG about the companion noteboooks;)
The daily planners are lovely but using them for a year would cost me $245 plus the stickers that I would use to date them. I might get the companion notebooks to go with the dapper desk planner I already bought. I’m debating those and powersheets.
I completely understand! Good idea to use what you already have with the Companion Notebooks;) Plum Paper also has a similar Daily layout. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts;)
I love this daily planner. It has everything. Awesome review.
Glad you love it Caroline:) I agree that with that weekly layout it's amazing!
Hi Amanda! I’m not a fan of coil planners. Too bulky for me. Will you be reviewing any weekly/daily A5 size bound planners for 2022 ? Also looking forward to any 2022 goal planner reviews as well. Thx!
Hi Robin, I am sure I will have some more bound planners in A-5 coming up. Hemlock and Oak is one that is amazing with a goal system and I just did an IGTV review. I also shared it in my Top 5 Hourly Planners video:) Thanks for letting me know what you want to see more of:)
Thank you so much for your amazing review!! I’m really interested in trying out MakseLife but can’t decide whether to get the companion notebooks or the flagship planner. I currently use a Simplified weekly and daily and love them for my regular planning! Which would you recommend for a newbie?
Hi:) Since you already have planners you love definitely go with the companion notebooks:) That will be the perfect way to use her goal setting system along side the planners you already love and use;) Unless you are really wanting to switch up your planner then that is the way to go:)
Thank you so much! I think the Flagship planner is beautiful! But I love my Simplified weekly so maybe the companion notebooks and habit tracker sticky notes are the better option for this year! Thanks again!
Yes:) If you love your Simplified then go with the companion notebooks for sure;) Great way to use their goal system and not change your planner!
I have way too many planners for next year already, but that daily undated is really speaking to me 😩
So many people are loving that one....but I hear ya!
Great review! This planner has been so intriguing to me. I didn't jump on board quick enough last year and now I'm in an academic year pattern. Do you know if they will do Academic calendar versions of the flagship planner? That floral!!!! It's so tempting.
As far as I know she hasn't mentioned anything about an academic this year. I think that is why they made the undated 6 month planners. Sorry!
I really want this planner, but on a spiral coil, however, the 6 month ones are $64.00 each! Serious investment. However, I have last years, and definitely wanted to get it again.
That is a hard choice...pay more and go for the coil you love...or go for the dated again with the O-ring.....maybe watch a few other video reviews and sleep on it for a few days:) Whichever you choose I am sure you love it since you've already used it all this year;)
Amanda, great review as usual, thank you . I wonder how the Makse life 12 months flagship planner compares in size to the Day Designer daily flagship 🤔
DD is 2lb 8oz. ML is 2lb 6 oz. so very close! DD is taller--it's not your typical 7x9. Hope that helps:)
@@AmandasFavorites It helps a lot. Thank you so much for your reply.
Of course;)
I really like these!
Thanks for watching:)
Thank you for the review Amanda. Can you pls tell me how big the coil is for the weekly undated? is it 1 inch?
Mine is measuring just over 1.25 inches:)
@@AmandasFavorites Thank you! I def will buy the undated 6 months. thanks so much. will also use your link.
Thank you!
Wow, I want it all
Makselife makes a great Planner/goal system!
I know Sierra said somewhere, I think in the live the other day, that you can also write on the washi in ballpoint pen. Although, I know that's not a favorite for most of the planner community
Thank you! That didn't come to my mind on the spot, but makes total sense;)
I almost bought one of everything today! Oh brother!
LOL:) I've heard that more than once about this launch!
Thanks for the video! It looks like the daily sticky notes could fit into the companion notebooks (you had them on top of each other for a moment), but could you please confirm?
According to the MakseLife product guide, both are A5
They are both A-5...so a tiny bit of overhang on the bottom of the page happens.
I am so appreciating your reviews in my search for a new planner and was excited to settle on Makselife but they don't ship to Canada (or internationally) so sad!!
I am so sorry:( I know they are working on that. They do have a digital planner coming out December 1st...but I know that isn't for everyone.
@@AmandasFavorites oh that's good to know! I may check it out :)
I do wish Mäksēlife would make a replacement intro notebook for the Companion Notebooks.
Oh, good idea! for if it gets lost...right?
@@AmandasFavorites I tend to mess mine up, and of course I don’t think ahead to use something erasable. 🙄 But yes, if it gets lost that’s a problem. I know you can print a new Compass Assessment but I don’t see how to downsize it to A5.
Good point Stephanie. I would write to ML with this idea...because I do think it's a good one;)
@@AmandasFavorites Thanks Amanda - I think I will! Maybe the Team @Makselife will make that available, if not between launches maybe at the 2023 Launch. Going forward I’m taking a tip from you and printing off several of the Compass Assessments prior to putting the info in the book. To me, once it’s in the book, it’s set.
As a daily planner, I'm super excited to see the weekly overview page. Always wanted one as a daily duo and simplified user. I'm struggling with the price point right now. I'm trying it out using the digital printables before I decide.
That weekly overview Should be offered in more daily planners. Trying out the printable first is the smart way to go;) She Plans is affordable and is a daily that has a weekly overview like that...but it is only discbound and she is sold out. I think she is offering it as a printable since she is sold out though. Best of luck on the decision and Happy Holidays:)
Sierra said that the checkbox washi works well with a ballpoint pen. 😊
Thank you so much! I should have thought of that!
Price went up compare to last year 😔
Yes it did. And Sierra talked about the price of all the materials they use going up.