PLANNER CHAT| Why I dumped these planners midyear!

[@trnigyul]

After watching so many of these mid year planner updates where nearly 100% of them switch planner. I have come to realise that the FOMO is what contributes to this but no one admits it. There are just so many choices that its complicating a simple thing like laying your planners down on a piece of paper. Listening to these videos carefully it's almost like people are looking for a reason to be dissatisfied with a planner in order to run out and buy a new one; it's too square, the page is not the correct shade of white etc. It's just wild.

[@SweetMimi84]

😂 I hear the same thing. And that’s why consumerism is an issue in the planner community. Let’s just use these planner for their original purpose….to remind us about the basics not to sit and look pretty. I say a messy planner is a well used planner!!!!

[@Bonnie62563]

Completely agree I have learned from watching all these videos to stick to my Jane’s agenda planner faithfully and not continue to switch to other planners .

[@liliax9147]

I wonder how much of the discontent comes from just having so many options? I buy one planner per year so if there’s something I don’t love I keep using it, and usually I end up enjoying it or learning something. If I had a bunch of options I would probably bail and not work through it

[@sujeyplans7720]

That’s a great point. I think I set myself up for failure to some extent by buying than I had function for.

[@JessicaSmith-ie7cm]

@@sujeyplans7720Maybe try that one book july thing….if you wanted to…but in any month…i’ve seen ppl do that and stick with it

[@Cosmos0000]

Weirdly, I've been wondering this about myself for the past few days as I've been evaluating what did and didn't work for me this year. 😅 For that reason, I've already decided to go with one planner next year. I'm tired of the jumping around and forgetting I have certain ones. It just all takes up too much of my energy. I'm hoping streamlining will help with that and with just wasting too much money. 🤞🏼

[@aesthetic-desk]

This was such a great video. After watching other mid-year updates, this one has been the most throughtful, even though it's not your mid-year update! I will definitely go and watch that one. You have encouraged me to really use a critical eye when reviewing my planners and deciding what I'm going to use next year.

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@aesthetic-desk I’m so glad to hear! Thanks so much. I’ll also be more critical. Especially with options growing each year!

[@kookatsoonjan]

Hi there! Thanks for the video. I am trying to find one of those NOLTY planners in A5...for 2025. Would you happen to have the number or where you got it? I had one the same in a B6 and loved that there was the small BLANK SPACE FOR THE WEEKLIES, AND THE DAILIES, I JUST PUT IN THE GRID SECTION BELOW... THANKS if you can help me find one in A5!! Janis

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@kookatsoonjan they won’t be available until January! They are an April start planner so they don’t release at this time.

[@mtchob]

I totally feel ya on the squareness of the b6 size... i was so stoked (like everyone😂) to use a b6 CP this year, and while i am still determined to finish it, i wont return to b6 next year bc of it.. alos i stupidly (for me) got the full year book-- the whole thing just feels like a block now. Im a big journaller. that's what i use the daily pages for, plus im a monthlies-weeklies planner, so its been functionally fine, just way less enjoyable as i go along. When i *really* cant stand the planner im in, i go back to the b6 slim jibun techo, and i *always* completely love it for some reason i cant explain!❤

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@mtchob probably that the jibun is rectangular! I’m so glad someone else understands how shapes matter

[@00tlo00]

Maybe you could buy two N1s next year and use one for Jan through June and the other for Jul through Dec. Then you wouldn’t run out of dailies. You would just have some empty monthly spreads in each.

[@sujeyplans7720]

I did think about that, but it seemed a bit wasteful. I also have been liking all the extras I can add to rings.

[@CsprsSassyHrly]

I do best in rectangular shapes - A5, B6 those sizes just don’t work for me because my brain wants to split the blank pages into columns and I don’t have the energy or patience to do that for all the pages. It’s also a little weird because I can’t stand vertical weekly layouts so I’ve enjoyed that Sterling Ink does horizontal layouts these days. Admittedly, I’m still drawing my planner myself, because I’m finding the Alastair method of weekly planning the best for me right now. I’ve learned what I need from a planner, what’s the most important things to me. Portability is important and key - I won’t use it if it’s not portable. Lots of pages - I want something that I don’t have to keep setting up every few months and if I write something down at the beginning of the school year, it’ll still be there at the end. I’m trying a B6 Slim 520 page set up this school year and I’m excited because it seems like a really good size for me. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one struggling to find exactly what works for them. I wonder if it’s gotten harder with so many options - Sterling Ink, PaperTess Designs, Planner Monkey Co, Hemlock and Grove… everyone is selling planners, which is great for having options, but horrible because it gives us so many options.

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@CsprsSassyHrly I 100% believe the added options out there have complicated things. I’m not complaining because it’s still really awesome having so many amazing planners out there. I guess we should embrace the chaos lol

[@CsprsSassyHrly]

@@sujeyplans7720at this point, there still isn’t quite what I really need in a planner - drawn in monthlies, dated from an academic year, with enough blank pages for an entire week on one page and daily pages for me to not feel scared I’ll run out in the middle of the year, no extras, just that. It’s fine though - with Sterling Ink making notebooks (with page numbers!!) in so many sizes, I can make my own planner in the size I want, which is kind of fun anyways. 😂

[@Bonnie62563]

I have used planners for a very long time. As an educator you must plan and stay consistent; knowing exactly what’s happening every 30-minutes or so. So I learned very quickly to stick to a planner that had discs, and I could add and removed pages at a moments noticed. I am a person that dislikes ghosting on pages it’s my pet peeve. With that being said; I have watched the planner community change over and over, and it is so easy to get caught in all that . I use a big hp for teaching, classic for faith, and a mini for everything in my purse. Hope everyone finds what they are looking for. Good luck.

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@Bonnie62563 thanks so much for that perspective!

[@vegasplannergirl673]

I love your honesty with your insights.

[@sujeyplans7720]

Thanks so much! I feel like holding back defeats the purpose of having this platform. I appreciate your encouragement.

[@elenamplans]

This feels very similar to my 2023 exploration - I also ended up in rings as my main daily use since it allows me to get what I need without carrying a ton of bulky books! But then the journaling aspect is much easier to manage now too, which I love. Such a thoughtful video, Sujey ❤

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@elenamplans thanks so much Elena! It’s interested how the chickens came to roost back at planner rings lol 😂

[@RachelleinTheory]

Great insights - this is the sort of vulnerability about our planning systems that I love, because these helpful reminders (buy with purpose, etc) are truly so universal. thankyou for making!

[@sujeyplans7720]

Thanks so much the kind words! I’m glad it’s resonated 🫶🏽

[@elizajournals]

I really like that nolty planner. Great video.

[@sujeyplans7720]

Thanks so much! It’s an underrated goodie!

[@rsl8759]

Rectangular are the best shapes for me - B6 Slim or Traveller Standard (which by the way are the same width). If you love daily planning with dated pages surprised you haven't tried the Kokuyo Days which is a split book for daily planning. I only like daily planning for work...hate it for personal without the weekly overview. A perfect planner would include: quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily, notes....but that would be a monster....unless they cut it up into two booklets.

[@sujeyplans7720]

Yes the bulk of that would be a deal breaker. Rings has been a good way to get the layout I need.

[@6boys1girl]

I would have just ordered a second co:pact N1, when you realized that you were going to run out of pages. At least that way the planner would get used. What will happen to all of those incomplete planners? Do you go back and just use them as journals?

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@6boys1girl I thought about that option but I was excited to try something new in rings. I keep them and use them as research for future planner purchases and I’ll use the blank pages as scratch paper.

[@vanessasmith9646]

I love your nails!

[@sujeyplans7720]

Thanks so much! The are pressons from Target called Chillhouse

[@LittleCocoStudio]

Thank you for sharing your reflections and insights from the planner's you're leaving behind! It was nice to get a glimpse into the different formats that they each provided. Like you, I purchased a few planners that I didn't have solid plans for, and I learned my lesson pretty quickly into Q1 of this year. 🫠 For my home and garden weeks (the "fail"), I kind of wish I had just kept it blank so I could potentially re-date it for a future year. Oh well, stuff to think about for next year! Also, I'm also not sure I'm a B6 planner. I bought a B6 Stalogy notebook for work, and felt similar to you about the size. I like the A6 size for planning (at least for now), and I like the A5 for notetaking. I also really like the TN standard size, actually - I just wish things lay a bit more flat without needing to attach metal clips to my inserts!

[@sujeyplans7720]

a lot of these points resonated with me, especially the clamp of a TN. Like you said, its living and learning and if nothing else I've learned more about myself!

[@JustScribble]

7:34 that’s good know since that’s something I’m planning. It what I’d love too.

[@sujeyplans7720]

Oh that’s exciting! I think would really stand out in the crowd.

[@ilynn9794]

Can i buy that 2nd half 2024 sterling ink standard size? I cant find it anywherrrre cuz I used to be in a5 lol

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@ilynn9794 two halves don’t exist in standard size. That was what I’d like to see. The halves are only made in B6 and A5

[@ilynn9794]

@@sujeyplans7720 ohhhhhhhhh

[@michelleadams5609]

The cost though. I guess it was inevitable when I saw all of these hauls.

[@sujeyplans7720]

@@michelleadams5609 it’s def a factor but rest assured my budget allowed for it

[@michelleadams5609]

@@sujeyplans7720 I'm going to be honest. This is why people don't watch stationery and planner channels. They're unrelatable. You do realize that your other videos show you buying $$$ in planners. Your "budget" shouldn't allow for that kind of spending given the return. We're heading into a Great Depression. It's time to really think like our grandmamas and really not spend a dime.

[@sujeyplans7720]

​​⁠unless you’re my financial advisor I wouldn’t say you’re in a position to make judgements on what I can or can’t afford. I respect your perspective on the consumerism in planning content and your decision to opt out.

[@CsprsSassyHrly]

@@michelleadams5609”Nobody watches stationery and planner videos”? Over 1000 people have already watched this video and it was just posted. Kaitlin Gray gets over 1000 views on her videos regularly. Lindsey Scribbles gets over 5000 views on a regular basis, with some of her videos over 15000 views. And there are people like Amanda Rach Lee who has over 2 million subscribers presumably the majority of them watch her videos. If you don’t like the stationery and planner content - which is wild because then why are you even here - that’s fine. But videos like this help people that have a more limited budget to know what may or may not work for us. Worry about being frugal and spending money the way you want and let others spend it the way they want, since, you know, that doesn’t affect you at all.