Yes, that's a very good idea! I will have to try that out when I get a chance to have a play. At the moment the chaos of Christmas is making it far too difficult to sit down with my planners and think it through but in the new year I'll have some time for it again :) x

Oh that's a real shame to hear! I have heard other people say the same thing though. I don't know if I've got lucky with the individual one I've got perhaps? I do tweak a lot of my photos, but not that much. Sometimes they look a bit better on video as well. :( x

I am pretty good at keeping within the boxes but I can see I might be tempted to go bigger with the handwriting and then it ends up an incredibly ugly mess! (Though that doesn't matter really, does it? As long as it's functional I guess!). On the one hand it'll be nice not to have to spread layouts over multiple pages like my book covers one from last year, on the other hand it's very daunting! x

Thank you, I love her videos but seem to have missed that one! When I get chance I'll watch it :) x

Ah glad I helped :) Yes, you are right - I think I do fall into the trap of needing to fill the blank space rather than letting the information 'breathe' as you say. Perhaps that will be an interesting experiment in 2025 for me - letting go of the need to cram everything in and submit to the beauty of an emptier page :) x

Thank you, I will check them out! I believe I've seen Ellie's Corner before (I've possibly mentioned her in an older video with my Weeks? My memory is awful!) but I've not seen Ru on Paper's channel so will look forward to having a browse of them :) x

Oh I like the idea of a 'Ta Da' list! I think that would be very motivating for me. I need to figure out what spreads I actually want as well I guess, which your comment has reminded me of - I'm likely panicking (figuratively) about something that may not even be an issue. I'm excited now to get stuck in! x

Please forgive me for being direct. You don't know anything about this area of the Internet. Go be literal elsewhere.

I'm quite clear that on this channel that my style is decorative memory keeping, not writing appointments in a diary and keeping up with them. There's nothing wrong with either style I think, but for me I really value the creative side of journalling that I do. My diaries and journals are long term projects that I refer back to years later and enjoy flipping through. I suppose planning is probably the rub here - it's commonly known as 'the planner community' when talking about this style of memory keeping. Journalling would probably have fit better and perhaps a rename of the video would be more appropriate :) Appreciate the comment though, thanks for taking the time to watch and let me know your thoughts! x

Oh that would have been a really good idea! Thank you for that suggestion, I will bear it in mind for future videos. I'm not great at planning the B Roll or cutting the audio properly so that's something I can look at it. Glad you enjoyed it otherwise :) x

Slightly less dodgy, but yes. Though that depends on the individual I guess XD x

Ah I'm glad it was helpful for you! I don't use it super often but it's definitely a very useful tool now I have it. Hope you enjoy yours too! x

It's lovely! I've started to decorate it a bit but I'm trying not to go too fast, haha. That's a big jump up but you'll have so much fun with all those planners I'm sure :) Nice to have you here! x

Good luck! Double logging annoys me too, I don't mind having little bits in my Weeks but I can't get my head around doing full spreads every week and holding a 5 year diary too. I forget my 5 Year Diary enough as it is! x

Thank you, it’s such a lovely piece isn’t it! X

Oh thank you, I can’t stand my voice! Hah! Lovely to have you here :) That sounds like a good move - it feels like a lot of people are changing from the Weeks in 2025. Hopefully it works out for us all! X

Welcome, thanks for subbing! It’s a shame because it’s a lovely planner and so practical when it does fit in to your lifestyle. X

Ahh I hope you enjoy it and get some nice photos printed off with it! X

Thank you! I am excited for next year. Hopefully it’ll work out :) x

They have a page for it! I can show you mine in another video. In my diary it’s a single page with 2024 at the top and a blank page opposite because there’s only one leap year in this diary time but in cycles with two (like a 2024 - 2029) there pages are split I think. I used mine to write a longer entry about my little boy as it’s near his birthday and then I’ve stuck in a photo of him every year so far, and will do every year when I get to the 1st March with a little update on what he’s doing :)

@@IllustriousShadowPlans it is lovely to keep these sweet memories! Thank you for your answer

Oh it's so useful to see where you're at! I'm glad you liked the idea, it definitely will make a difference when the diary is done I think. x

Oh I hadn't thought of putting doodles in it (probably because my drawing skills are lacking, ha). What a great idea! It sounds like your commonplace book is a true reflection of all those little bits you love. Perfect! x

Hi Anne, that sounds like a great use of the system! I love how you use your different languages too - I can imagine it would become confusing if you tried to translate between them all (as well as the translation errors, like you say!). I hope you continue to enjoy common placing and using your new time to get more creative :) x

You could've just left it at 'I follow many podcasts) but for some reason you really wanted people to know that you listen to Rogan and Peterson, lol. Why is that?

@@Killjoy_Mel Because in Europe most people don't know or care who they are.

The dimensions of my vision board were 8.4cm by 17cm (for one side of the double page spread). I had to play with the printer settings a little bit and it was very much trial and error but if you go for that, it should be roughly close enough and then you can adjust it with printing at either 100%, 105% or 95% etc. :) x

It’s not for everyone! I think for me it’s nice to keep track of things that resonate with me in one place. I can totally see how it wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea though :) x

I’m glad you enjoyed it! X

Same, I had notebooks full of lyrics and random quotes growing up! Thank you ☺️x

I've pretty much had an A5 bullet journal or a Hobonichi Weeks, so not tried a lot else! There's a lot I like about the Hobonichi systems - love the paper, the grid style, font, and accessibility of purchase. It's going to take me a while and a lot of research I think to find something else! x

@@IllustriousShadowPlans the two that I mentioned are Tamoe River paper as well, one of the biggest differences is no quote and it’s amazing how much more room that gives you. I like somethings about Hobonichi as well

@@IllustriousShadowPlans Just to give some information on these two: Sterling Ink has notebooks with page numbers in almost every size, including but not limited to A5, B5, TN regular and passport, Weeks size, B6, B6 Slim, pocket… I feel like I’m missing some. The common planner comes in a most sizes (I think the only one I mentioned above that it doesn’t come in right now is B6 slim) and is Hobonichi style - with months pre-planned, weeks (both vertical and horizontal for most sizes) all in the beginning and you can either purchase a half year (272 pages) or a full year (520 pages). There’s some extra stuff in the beginning (quarterly trackers and such). She also came out with a compact this past year, which has 272 pages but a full year of monthlies and weeklies. The paper is 52gsm tomoe river paper (like Hobonichi) and the covers are PU leather (for most, if not all). The grid size changes a bit depending on the notebook size, I’ve seen 3.6mm x 3.9mm, 3.9mm x 3.9mm, and 4mm x 3.9mm. The Weeks is slightly smaller, if I remember but when you’re talking 3.5 or 3.9mm the difference is very slight. Papertess Designs has their planner that comes in B6 and A5. This one is a horizontal layout, where the weeklies and blank daily pages are interspersed in the monthlies, so you get a monthly spread, two blank pages, a weekly, and seven blank pages, the next weekly, seven blank pages, so on. She also has a weeks size (I believe) planner that I know far less about because I’ve never been interested in it but it’s got a horizontal layout on one side and some task lists and a scheduler on the other. It’s an interesting and unique layout, I just personally have no use for as much as is shown. It’s also tomoe river 52gsm paper and I believe she keeps her grid at a 4x4mm grid. I’ve also heard people describe the font she uses as “romantic” - I don’t know what that means in font, but I do find I prefer the font on Papertess Design planners much more when I see it. And the covers for her notebooks/planners are actual heaven to touch. They’re soft and very slightly textured and so squishy. While Sterling ink’s notebooks are my personal favorite, Papertess designs covers win hands down. This was pretty long but I wanted to help give you a brief intro to them, since they could be planners you’d prefer and were previously mentioned as an option.

If I can add something : Papertess designs also has a standard TN size notebook. That is bigger than the hobo weeks. The layout is 1 horizontal week followed by 7 blank grid pages and so on. The months are bulked at the beginning of the book

I think you'd have to have nerves of absolute steel to read that! But yes, that would be really interesting. I'd love to know what he felt was striking enough to document x

Ohh that's a really interesting idea! I like that :) And what a lovely thing to look back on too! x

Thanks! Big fan. Grew up on it! x

@@IllustriousShadowPlans we just showed our eight year old Holy Grail

Thank you. I am coming round to that way of thinking - it's the perfectionist in me who gets a bit upset about it though! I haven't heard of Claire Keegan but I will check her out :) x

Thank you! Yes, I definitely need a bit 'more' than just writing things down to keep me interested! Unfortunately the navy card quote is on shiny plastic-y sticker paper so I don't think it'd work to write over it. I could possibly do it it with a fine white Posca but it has a high chance of being ruined :/ Maybe I'll try it one day when I feel brave! x ETA - I have just tried it with the fine Posca! It looks so much better, thank you! x

Interesting point! I think in my mind the largest difference would be that in a floralegium the text is directly related to the illustrations, and is more encyclopaedic in nature, cataloguing for long term preservation rather than for fun like I do. I do think you're right in that a non-indexed commonplace book probably does need a more specific name as it straddles the two concepts! x

Thank you! That sounds like a really unique and useful solution :) x

It’s called Zettelcasten, Scott Scheper wrote a whole book about notecard note taking

Thank you for expanding that for me! That is useful to know x

Thank you! x

That sounds like a great idea. I do think we can put too much pressure on ourselves to fit into boxes, if you want it to be a memory keeping - commonplace hybrid and it works for you, then no problem! As long as you enjoy creating in it. :) x

Of course! ;) Big Monty Python fan, haha. x

Thank you! I think it makes it much more interesting :) x

Thank you - I think it makes it more accessible but I can see how a purist would find it a bit much. I love the flexibility of planning and common place systems and that we can all make those decisions in our own personal spaces :) x

That’s what I have been doing since I was 8 yo - combining comminplacing and journaling. It’s just kinda sad to me that I never seem to go back and re-read the quotes I collected - I write a lot and by now have 75 volumes, lol. And who knows what treasures are hidden within 😅

Thank you for your kind comment! Hope you enjoy documenting your life. I'm sure in 20 years it'll be an incredible asset to have :) x

Haha, exactly! I am so quick to lose interest, though I do love the simple spreads that some people manage to make. Just not something I could do! x

Unfortunately I can’t remember - I think it was somewhere like Paperchase or The Range (both UK shops) x

The inserts look a lot like one I got from Tiger, but mine has a different cover, 3 quid I believe

@@lurst yes mine wouldn’t have cost much more than that! I’ve had another look at the cover and I can’t see any other indications of where it is but I know we didn’t have a Flying Tiger in my area when I bought it. Mine is about 10 years old I think! X

Hi Teresa, which ones do you mean? I didn't have any book stamps when I made this video. I drew the squares for the book review/photo pages myself and then printed off the covers with my HP Sprocket x

@@IllustriousShadowPlans Thank you.

Aww, I’m glad it has inspired you! <3 I’m honoured to be your first quote 🥲 Happy journaling! X

No problem! I’m glad you found it useful :) I find an undated book feels like a lot less pressure as you’re not trying to keep up with a time constraint too. Hope that works out better for you! X

Thank you! It’s Arabian Nights I think, then Writers Blood. It feels so good to be caught up now! X