My 2024 Common Planner 'Weeks'/N2 Setup

Hey Y'all!
I am soooooo excited to share with ya how I set up my Common Planner 'Weeks'!!! I'm so enjoying this size!!! Like FOR REALS for reals! 🥹
I think what I'm most excited about is that I am finally utilizing my quarterly section.
I'll have some links and accounts below as well as some cards in the video to link to other useful videos.
Thank you so much for being here! 💛
xoxo
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:44 Table Top
2:20 Clear Cover Issues
6:28 Front Pockets/Deco
7:09 Letter to myself
8:44 Goals Overview
9:09 Quarterly Section
11:08 Monthlies
12:38 Weeklies
15:58 Blank 'Daily' Pages - The Plan
Links mentioned:
My Etsy Shop:
alibrown.etsy.com
Eternal Leather Goods:
eternalleathergoods.com/colle...
Sterling Ink Common Planner N2 Horizontal Full Year (what I'm using):
sterling-ink.com/collections/...
SaltieKatie clear cover:
www.etsy.com/listing/14746062...
The 12 Week Year Book:
amzn.to/3OfFvOE
Plan With Bee Coded Inbox Insert:
www.etsy.com/shop/PlanWithBee...
Accounts Mentioned:
Hey Yarnie IG:
/ hey.yarnball
Lindsey Scribble KZbin:
/ @lindseyscribbles
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[@diannad8905]

I just love you.... you are hilarious, authentic, and I can totally relate! I am using a lot of your ideas, so thanks for sharing.

[@machitect]

Thank you, so helpful! Love the weekly layout and the tip on the 12 week year

[@claud1able]

I really enjoyed this video, and gives me a few ideas for my own everything book.

[@RebecaServinL]

Oh the problem I had with the N2 full year was precisely the 520 pages, only after I had it in my hands that I realized I don't like how my hand feels and writes near the edge of the very thick notebook so instead I went back to my weeks and added a companion, so my hobonichi weeks will still be a yearly planner with all the trackers, but my companion will house my dailies and tasks/project management. Still I love to see how your set up is looking. Thanks for sharing.

[@JustScribble]

I love the compact N2 for that very reason.

[@AliBrownie]

Love that you know what you like and can make adjustments! I am a recovering hoarder...trying to go minimal...so maybe one day I may be brave enough to go with the compact. 🥰 Thanks so much for sharing your experience and for watching! xoxo

[@theredemu]

What do you use as a companion?

[@justinewhite-hadley3138]

And what a Sweet young man you have!! He is going to be a gem of a hubby one day. You are raising him right ❤

[@jenifermerrill]

I love my Salty Katie cover for my hobo weeks mega! I believe you will be happy with yours 😊

[@ChantelleArts]

such a good set up, I love it ☺☺

[@ALittleTouchofDiamond]

Just subbed! This video was so refreshing! i have the same planner. im so in love ! got some great ideas. keep them coming

[@AliBrownie]

Thank you so so much!!! xoxo

[@thefolktalefox5960]

You could also clear tape the back of the clearcover shut? Or add a bit of washi to close the back side edge.? So it stops from moving.

[@AmberUnfinished]

I read the 12 week year last year and it was great information. I tried it, but I have such a hard time making myself do anything that I say I want or need to do. Accountability and discipline are not my strong suit. I love your daily question you ask the Lord. Perhaps that is what I need to do in my quiet time is ask the Lord how he can grow me in this area. Chronological has hands down been my favorite way to read through the Bible. This year I’m trying Professor Horner’s Bible Reading System, which is a challenge, but I want growth. TYFS, I love your videos. ❤

[@AliBrownie]

Thank you so much for sharing! I have been that way too in the past but I think what is helping me so much this time is the thought work. I learned this through Dr. Edie's class. When I feel like I'm procrastinating, I sit down and figure why...usually it's because of pain. I don't want to do the uncomfortable thing. So I then do some thought work to change the way I think, which in turn changes the way I FEEL about the tasks, and then that gives me the action I need to execute. He talks about it briefly in the book, but Dr. Edie talks about emotional resilience ALOT. Thank you for sharing that Bible reading system! I have never looked it up and is on my inbox to research. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo

[@jacquelinedavila-alicea7545]

FYI: The height for the Salty Katie Co. Jelly cover for the N2 is approx. 7 5/8

[@thejournalhouse]

Thank you for sharing this ❤ I appreciate it

[@jennifersullivan7909]

I ordered your beautiful print for my weeks, and I kept your invoice with your kitty stamp. So adorable! ❤

[@AliBrownie]

Thank you so much for your support! I love that you kept Deeters! 😻

[@jjensen8509]

Who is Deeters?! Please post a pic of your stamp?

[@jjensen8509]

Shoot I bet it didnt keep my invoice

[@BridgettEdwards]

Obsessed with your paint cover photo!

[@AliBrownie]

Thank you so much!! 💛

[@emilyeaton94]

I cut the back of my clear cover as well b/c it was too snug.I have it strung thru a tn strings and it's working out great. Hope the other clear cover works out for ya! Really loving your planner style and self expression ❤

[@AliBrownie]

Sadly it was to talk and I'm scared to cut it. :/ BUT! I think I found another workaround thanks to another subscriber's suggestion. 🥰

[@jjensen8509]

Oh I ordered a pocket with pen loop from Salty Kate ! I know what you mean about how she does sew the plastic but it looks Really nice ! I can’t post a photo here but I sure like mine

[@valeriemaltais1782]

I took one of my planners while I sat at an appointment today and made lists of what I want to track. I have a lot of support aids from exercise to eating and sleeping and writing and reading goals. I’ve never been so clear about direction to take. You are a big help to show your layouts and still adding creative pages. Can you still do watercolor on your journal paper or would water ruin it? I do miss seeing your color, but you’ve evolved and finding what is functional, exciting, and how to achieve goals. Thank you for sharing.

[@AliBrownie]

That's so awesome! Tracking is SOOO helpful! I have decided to leave my watercolor with my art practice for now. Funny thing is I will add my watercolor art to my planner via my stickers. haha! I guess I lost the appetite for the crinkling of the tomoe river paper. Thanks so much for sharing and watching! xoxo

[@AmyAllee]

I use washi tape rolled up to put my covers on and have them stay. Enough sticky to stay, but doesn’t leave residue.

[@HazyAbigail]

the plastic covers from Common Planner was really very small and squishes the pages out and it's to tight. I hope they will improve for next year. I love the planner, and will get one again next year. :)

[@RowanBlake]

I might go with this version next year, hopefully she does planners next year. I like this layout, I have never doe well with the vertical, even though I do like the A5 size. This layout fits me better.

[@AliBrownie]

Oh gosh! I hope she does too! I don't think I could plan without it now that I've had it. 😅

[@JustScribble]

In my experience SaltyKatie covers have a lot of extra lip around the edge because she sews 🧵 them. But you can easily and carefully trim the excess to get it in your cover 💗

[@AliBrownie]

I'm for sure gonna try that! Thanks so much, Shivaun!!! xoxo

[@dee_ewell_pierce]

I wish I could train my hand to write tiny like you do. I write big honkin letters and can't stop myself!

[@jjensen8509]

I bought your 2024 paint palette also!

[@AliBrownie]

Thank you so much!

[@wandamed9279]

Omg I need to know where You got that mint green/ teal 🖊️ pen.. that is my absolutely favorite color

[@AliBrownie]

amzn.to/3vcN5U4. It's more green that blue for sure. :)

[@heatherloomis7255]

Use washitape it will keep it in place and will be no sticky residue.

[@lex111]

Do you keep a index to know where you’ve put your inbox and things like it for the year or just mark the page?

[@AliBrownie]

I do index important pages. Nothing was too important enough for me to index so that page was blank for this video. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo

[@terrystephenson8253]

Good morning. Do you make your cover for B6? I love it and it is so me!!

[@AliBrownie]

The leather cover or the print that I put in the clear cover? I do not make the leather cover. I did make the print. 😊

[@WendyInMD]

Could you flip the clear cover so the cut edge is in the front? Would it look ok? Maybe the front cover of the planner your print and would have room to slide if the cut edge were in the front. 🤷‍♀️

[@AliBrownie]

I think that would drive me bonkers. BUT. Another subscriber made a suggestion and I tried it and I think it's working! PRAISE THE LAMB!!!

[@abideinshalom]

Where are your brass tab index clip things from? (Poor explanation of what they’re called lol)

[@AliBrownie]

www.jetpens.com/Midori-Chiratto-Index-Clip-Orange/pd/27536

[@BlossomHomemaking]

Could you share where you got the numbers stencil that you keep in the back please? ❤

[@JustScribble]

DoNotMicrowaveCraft sells similar and they are amazing.

[@AliBrownie]

Yup. DoNotMicrowaveCraft sells pretty much the same stencil I used to sell. I don't sell them anymore but may have them in the shop again now that it's open. But if you need one now, you can go there. :)

[@BlossomHomemaking]

@@AliBrownie I’ll wait for yours ♥️♥️♥️

[@leisiashopik1118]

Love the stamp! Where did you order it from!!?

[@AliBrownie]

I got it here: catswiththeirtonguesout.com/products/custom-pet-stamp?variant=46561026933052 I got the bundle with the extra ink as I never want to run out of my Deeter face. Took awhile to get to me but totally worth the wait!!! xoxo

[@polika3917]

Perhaps you can tape the choped down clear cover side in the inside with some Scotch tape. I do this for a couple of years to my journal Inserts where I had to chop down the clear cover like you did. Hope this make sense 😂....my clear cover don't slide anymore.

[@AliBrownie]

GIRRRRL! Thank you so much for suggesting this. I tried it and it is WAYYY better! xoxo

[@polika3917]

@@AliBrownie Oh cool! You're welcome 💫😊

[@jjensen8509]

The way you describe your cover fitting would drive me nuts and it’s already fraying the bottom of the spine ?! Need something different …

[@MainerChick]

I suspect your salty Katie cover will not fit in your leather cover. I have one for my N1 and A5. Your leather cover needs to be a smidge larger and not so snug already.