Hobonichi Cousin Planner Flip | How I use a 2019 Hobonichi Cousin | LindseyScribbles

[@alexyu4549]

This is incredible! I never comment on videos, but if I comment on anything, it might as well be for this masterpiece of a planner and video. I like the: Consistency of the planner (I never knew that someone could have a beautiful spread for the whole year) Relatively concise speech (no rambling about irrelevancies) Good video planning (the video was never repetitive, and thus never let the audio get boring)

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thank you so much!

[@LeaverWild]

I agree. These videos are perfection. You’re a natural! More content please! 🥰

[@APinkeClothlife]

Alex Yu I agree! ❤️

[@Jeanne-W]

One of the MOST SATISFYING flip-throughs ever!

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks!

[@neraknerak1]

I agree!

[@anna-4674]

And the most functional planner i have ever seen on youtube. Most of youtuber's planners are full of stickers and washi tapes only. It's like they don't know what else to be written in the planner or simply don't have many activities but they have monthly, weekly, daily planners that need to be filled. So just add stickers all over the pages.

[@starbucksmocha88]

@@anna-4674 omg you've hit the nail on the head. The points you made are what frustrates me about a lot of planning videos. Especially adding things to make your life look more busy, whyyyyyyyy? I love how functional Lindsey's style and videos are!

[@katehartridge8773]

I find it’s my handwriting that puts me off. I want to be proud of what I have done when I look back at what I have achieved over the year. Like yours. Maybe you could do a handwriting video? Also what to write in a journal. I have Dyslexia and I really criticise my work. I have just bought myself a Hobo . Wish me luck

[@lindseyscribbles]

good ideas! Best of luck. I have several not pretty spreads, hundreds of spelling mistakes, and mess ups throughout my pages too it happens to all of us!

[@nataliedubious5241]

Practice makes perfect unfortunately. I have ADHD and the associated learning difficulties with written word that come with it. My handwriting was always "chicken scratch" in school and had doctors handwriting (And still do unless I slow down). A lot of it comes down to practice and finding the right pen and nib size for your writing, slowing down and making sure your letters are consistently formed and sized and leaving enough space between words that you can read it when you come back to it. I apparently have "beautiful handwriting" but you wouldn't know it if I'm writing something in a rush haha

[@Jaxkarin]

Maybe be proud of all the organising and documenting you do in your hobo? We all want things to look pretty but notice the imperfections but really I think the best part is the doing/documenting.

[@poisonlady1965]

It's okay for it not to be perfect. It's great for it to just be you. I mostly like my handwriting...sometimes. Sometimes it's cute and sometimes not so much. At times like that I try and add elements to hopefully help.

[@lisar9738]

Your system is perfect! Love the minimalist look but still creative and fun! I’m excited to get started in mine.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks so much!!

[@MissMusicLover131]

This is the most beautiful hobonichi i've seen! I'm staring at mine now with post it notes and flash cards taking notes of how you laid things out, I fully plan on stealing a lot of this lmao

[@planningwithquinn8410]

I’m genuinely binge watching your entire channel right now 😂 loveeeee it!!!

[@lindseyscribbles]

I can’t wait for you to have more videos up so I binge watch yours!

[@crazycrafting8212]

W

[@dearMell]

I am inspired so much and honestly excited to implement some of the ideas here to my own hobo for 2020. Thank you! Looking forward to more videos if you plan to make more.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you! i'm working on editing a PWM so more coming soon!

[@poisonlady1965]

Oh I really like all your ideas! This is really cute too with all the character stickers! Definitely going to subscribe because I can't wait to see more.

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thanks 🥰 attempting to keep things functions. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@PLANNERMONKEYCO]

You have officially made me want to permanently go into an A5

[@lindseyscribbles]

I love the A5 size you can get just about everything in there

[@loki666100]

It took me a while to find planner peace. I used so many planners before I started looking at a hobonichi. I had a moleskin which I loved but not a lot of room to journal. Then bullet journaling, got bored with drawing spreads. Next a personal planner, which I did finish’s my very first planner that I did🎉 A travellers notebook came next and I was doing really well when I was using printed inserts. The problem came with I used a plane insert, I got bored 😏. This year was my first in a hobo. I love the planner so much. I have a cousin for everyday journaling and a weeks for my carry around. I also fell in love with my TN and blank inserts. I don’t journal in my TN every day, I use it for personal things. Next year is beyond a joke. I now have 5 journals/planners. I have tech, cousin and weeks hobos. I also have a passport TN along with my standard TN 🤦🏻‍♀️ I have found planner peace or I have a real problem 😏

[@lindseyscribbles]

I think as long as you've got a system that brings your joy and still allows you to get things done it's planner peace, no matter the notebook number :)

[@ReneeW2024]

I absolutely love your planning style!💜 so many good ideas!

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you!

[@dawnbowles340]

planner goals you are the reason i ordered a hobo

[@lindseyscribbles]

oh no, I feel like an instigator over here lol

[@emiseverything]

I love how you use your book, so pretty.

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thanks!

[@TheKeeperMadz]

The 14 dislikes why, Nellie cause you cannot do it this is one of the best videos out there.

[@dearlydeciduous]

Lindsey, I absolutely LOVE this. This is a fantastic video, I can’t wait for your next one! I’ve been loving your IG photos all year and had been curious about aspects of your system, and I think you explained everything I was ever wondering about 😁 One of the things I have been curious about was your pens. I do use a gel multi pen in .4, and while I love it, it’s exactly as you said about having to wait to highlight (plus occasional smearing 🙃). You’ve inspired me to give [my growing collection of] Hobo pens a try, so I really appreciate that tip! Thanks so much for sharing your system!! ❤️

[@lindseyscribbles]

aww thank you so much! I know the gel pen struggles, they're so satisfying but I've slowly learned to love my uni jetstreams :)

[@michellegeaney2981]

Just got my very first hobonichi & I found this video so helpful, thanks so much! Love the idea of the collection index!

[@lindseyscribbles]

I hope you love your hobonichi as much as I do!

[@dawndreac]

So satisfying to see a completed planner. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulashealthyliving]

this was super helpful. I'm looking at a cousin for 2021 and wasn't sure how to decorate. I like the limitation on the number of different character stickers. I can really overdo them lol.

[@lindseyscribbles]

I had the same problem before moving to a cousin with character stickers

[@LAvery329]

Thanks for sharing your set up and process. I’m considering switching to the Cousin, for the spring 2020. I’ve used a Techo a few years ago for journaling but want something with weekly spreads too and this is perfect. since it has all the layouts in one and can be portable, unlike my increasingly bulky A5 rings. Love your calendex!! If I get the Cousin definitely stealing that idea!! 🥰

[@MainerChick]

This was so helpful. Thank you for sharing how you use a Hobo Cousin. I just got my first one for 2020. It will be my journal & art journal. I love how watercolors work on the paper. (I watercolored in my weeks recently.) 😊

[@lindseyscribbles]

Tracie E thanks for watching! Watercolors always fascinated me 💕

[@MainerChick]

@@lindseyscribbles Me too. So I'm going to practice next year to try different things. I'm also interested in the water based markers & pencils as well as gelato crayons which also blend. Maybe I'll start a YT next year too. :-D

[@aprilmadison2834]

Thanks for this. I am going to be trying a Wonderland 222 Planner and hope to use the undated pages at the end for my bible reading journal. I like your idea.

[@APinkeClothlife]

April Madison did you ever get to try it out?

[@SuzyBunny316]

Wow your planner looks awesome. I’m inspired!

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks so much!

[@katehartridge8773]

Wow I love your planner. I am excited for you. Thank you for sharing xx

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks Kate :)

[@michespapernook]

This is so informative and clean and simple ... loved it

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks so much for watching!

[@ericdoziermusic]

Best flip-through! I finally know how I want to use mine...thanks.

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thanks for watching!

[@mauishopgirll]

I didn’t notice the monthly tells you what week! TY!

[@plan2create]

What a great setup! Thanks for sharing a glimpse inside your planner!

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks for watching!

[@LiviaTavNaether]

It is really hard to give up on gel pens. Your hobo is perfect! Thank you for sharing.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks for watching! the gel pen temptation is strong lol

[@LiviaTavNaether]

@@lindseyscribbles indeed 😣. But I must confess I love using fountain pens on it now. It feels great. 🙂

[@beyzabah]

Love this! Will be using hobonichi techo for the first time in 2020 and your channel is so inspiring! Keep it up! 💕

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks so much! I hope you end up loving your techo

[@jackiekittie6135]

The index thing at the beginning is all kinds of fantastic and I am totally considering doing that! Brilliant! Do you have recommendations for adhesive tape or glue you use to affix things to your pages in the hobonichi?

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thank you! I’m currently using an adhesive roller tape I picked up from Target last year, but I’ve used several brands and I haven’t had any issues.

[@thislittlebylittlelife]

Using one in 2022. Can't wait!

[@stephaniestephenson6662]

so beautiful! I think I need a hobonichi cousin again 🤔😂 I like where you put your highlights. xx

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you!!

[@RowanBlake]

I really like the way you use your hobonichi. Very inspiring

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you!

[@justinneangeline]

I’ll be using a Hobonichi Cousin for the first time next year! I’m so excited! I’m pretty much planning to use mine like you use yours. It was nice to see one almost filled up. I’ve been afraid that adding stickers and ephemera would be too much for the spine if it got too thick but I’m glad to see that yours is holding up just fine.

[@lindseyscribbles]

Best of luck with your cousin for next year! I fell in love with mine in 2019. they're pretty sturdy books and I've seen some people's get SUPER chunky

[@olivialoving9965]

you can always get the hobonichi cousin avec! (two books -- one is January thru June and one is July through December). I ordered a regular cousin and then realized it would get too thick so my avec is arriving tmrw!

[@donnamark7]

Olivia Loving hello. Do u happen to want to sell your regular hobonichi cousin or are u using it for something else? I am using the weeks for the first time but would really like to try the cousin just didn’t want to put a lot of money into it in case I don’t like it. Just let me know. Thank you.

[@olivialoving9965]

hey, i bent mine so much accidentally that i ended up throwing it out! i’m sorry :(

[@Joy2Plan]

Absolutely loved your setup! Thanks for sharing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@lindseyscribbles]

💕💕

[@debloui]

I’ve never heard the term “calendex”. Love it!!!

[@floridalife4]

I love this ❤️ I love how minimalist it is, yet the character stickers add just a pop of “happy”. I am trying to get away from kits, unless I find one that is exceptional, but I love the little character stickers to add that cute bonus. I love my Hobonichis

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks! one of my motivators to move into a cousin in 2019 was to take a step back from kits. I pretty much only cave for Harry potter kits at this point lol. But they easily last a month or two now with my current planning stye

[@MinimyoCaly]

*Foo-deh-NO-skeh I love your journals!

[@stashonray4284]

So gorgeous! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@cwin7051]

I love the beauty in simplicity, and that you don't cover up the Japanese text throughout. Will have to look for the pen you mention too as my Muji pens smear and take AGES to dry

[@lindseyscribbles]

I love muji gel pens, they're just not hobonichi friendly for my writing style

[@katehartridge8773]

I do love your handwriting.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you!

[@mariamckneely7209]

Great flip through...thoroughly enjoyed it...then you said, ‘I try to do 6 workouts a week...” then I got tired! 🤣. I don’t even work out 6 times a year...Anyway, I also use a Hobonichi Cousin for everything. My hubby calls it my second Bible. Although I do not have the patience of a saint, I do use a fountain pen in mine.

[@lindseyscribbles]

Haha you are a brave soul! Fountain pens are so beautiful

[@jameelahbell5766]

Beautiful planner I love the way you plan thank you for sharing new subie💓💓💓

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you :)

[@mariamckneely7209]

I’m subscribed! Yaaaay! I’ve been wondering when you’re going to get your YT channel. Will you please do pwm videos? Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing more from this channel.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you! I'm going to attempt to work on one for next week :) Just need to sort out a bit more editing than I did for this first one

[@keilaturner6222]

Can you post pwm’s? This will be my main planner of 2020!!! I love your layouts and would love to see more!!!

[@lindseyscribbles]

working on getting my first PWM edited now! I should be posting it early next week

[@keilaturner6222]

lindseyscribbles omg can’t wait I’ll definitely be watching clicking the subscribe button now!!!

[@playdoe3275]

my gosh yor bk is so nice.i love all the stickers & other details.it should b published.

[@lindseyscribbles]

thank you!!

[@thisnurseplans4041]

Loved your video and subscribed. Can you share if the Tombow Fudenosuke will smear if highlighted?

[@lindseyscribbles]

It doesn't smear with a tombow dual brush pen or a zebra mild liner. I do try to give it an extra,maybe 5 seconds to dry before highlighting over it since the stroke is broader!

[@Serenityafterall]

I like your style of planning.......

[@irmaincollisat6680]

The Hobonichi Cousin actually looks good. Only thing for me is that all the monthlies and weeklies are bundled by layout, would have preferred it bundled by months so as to save a lot of flipping about.

[@lindseyscribbles]

It took me a bit to get used to it for sure!

[@kimrooks5276]

I've enjoyed all of your videos! I do have a stupid question. Can you explain more about what "collections" are? :)

[@lindseyscribbles]

It's a term I picked up from the Bullet Journal community, but basically a collection could be a page of information I need to reference or a 'collection' of to-do's for a bigger long term project. An example of something i'd refer to as a collection could be a page where I wrote down the Library's hours (so a page i'd reference) or maybe it's a specific list of to-do's for my sister's wedding that will take me a month or two to complete. Hopefully that helps!

[@jackiekittie6135]

I am so inspired to give hobonichi a try, but the initial setup costs are making me hold back. You have to order it from Japan and then there are the pens.

[@lindseyscribbles]

I'd check jetpens.com they usually have free/cheaper shipping in the US if you are interested! Most of the books come with a free uni jetstream (my fav hobonichi pen) but not totally sure if you receive that when you order from jetpens versus hobonichi1101. Either way, it's a spendy planner so I feel you there!

[@cerebrumexcrement]

lindseyscribbles yep. jetpens is awesome. theyre based in california.

[@mariarutz9842]

Hi, Can you please share exactly what camera or printer you use to print pictures on the bottom boxes of the monthly pages. I like you want to pick one picture for the month. I LOVE pictures and this is another reason why I"m going to give the Hobonichi a go for 2020!!! I"m super excited and just wish I would have learned about it sooner. I also ordered a beautiful Popov Leaver cover that I can't wait to use them TOGETHER!!!

[@lindseyscribbles]

I use a polaroid zip printer to print out my photos. I would really say that it does NOT have the best print quality in my experience, but the size and portability is convenient. Hope that helps!

[@wildly_heather]

I've admired your insta for a while, so this is awesome. How did you customize your uni Jetstream?

[@lindseyscribbles]

Thanks for following! This is just a special body style from jetpens.com I believe it’s the F*2 series

[@sstrini28]

Can you tell me the exact uni ball jetstream that you use? I'm not sure if I missed you saying it, but there are so many different types and I would like to get one that works well on tomoe paper. Cheers!

[@lindseyscribbles]

The ink should be the same no matter the body style. But I got mine from jetpens.com it’s the F*series 2 multi pen in 0.5 size. Hope that helps! I have the specific pen linked in my Instagram bio as of yesterday as well!

[@sstrini28]

@@lindseyscribblesGreat thanks, it helps. Will definitely check out your Instagram

[@00tlo00]

Do you carry this with you or do you have a smaller EDC?

[@lindseyscribbles]

the_paradoxical_planner I would probably consider my Bullet Journal more of a true EDC. But when I travel for more than a couple days I will bring my Cousin with me. I prefer to write in my cousin with it laying on a desk since I’m a bit more fussy with the paper. But if I had to go to a meeting and needed to jot down notes I’d bring my bujo since I wouldn’t have to spend 15 mins exposing to someone why I’ve got a million stickers in my planner.

[@wildly_heather]

Ooh, where did you get those page tabs?

[@lindseyscribbles]

I made them myself using washi, repositionable post-it tabs, and a laminator

[@meryemyakut8079]

So coooool 🥳🥳

[@lindseyscribbles]

💕💕

[@rebeccafrazer6738]

I’m in metro Atlanta too! We should start a hobonichi meet up!

[@lindseyscribbles]

I think someone on instagram said there's a local planner group on facebook? We'll have to find more of us hobonichi people :)

[@robynkahle7240]

Is it wrong I just ordered all of this? You are so inspiring

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks for watching!

[@amberghini]

How do you print your stickers?

[@lindseyscribbles]

The character stickers are from several shops and come printed. But the larger stickers I use in my daily pages I just arrange in a word document and print at home on matte sticker paper I got from onlinelabels.com if I remember right!

[@amberghini]

@@lindseyscribbles Perfect. I was trying to figure out if you used a special printer/paper. Thank you!

[@NRSHD]

Love this....

[@lindseyscribbles]

🥰

[@tempestian]

You totally showed your Twitch password on one of those pages. I hope you've changed it.

[@lindseyscribbles]

It’s switched!

[@maryjsmith2474]

👍

[@staciabrown6383]

❤️👌🏾

[@lindseyscribbles]

:)

[@khrystynakv]

Omg I love this flip through. It's very different compared to the other planners I see on youtube. I just joined the planner community and would love it if you could check out my channel :)

[@lindseyscribbles]

thanks for watching!