Setting Up My 2019 Happy Planner

In this video, I am prepping my planners for 2019!
To see my video about how to make a transformer planner, check out this link-
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[@aliceknight9793]

Perfect! I have been trolling the internet in search for one of these transformer planners because then you can have all of your planners with you at once! I think this idea is genius, thanks for sharing!

[@RachaelGentry]

My thought is, why not just use a divider for different planners, instead of putting 2 covers on each section, which bulks it up a lot? Just a thought thanks for sharing.

[@pennybast3953]

The struggle is real, sister. I love the transformer planner, so I'll only have 3 months of each in at a time. I have my regular planner, faith, and budget all together. I work outside the home, so that one was added to a notebook in transformer style to stay at my office. I might put my gratitude and on-the-go minis together in a transformer style, too. Oh man, you have me rethinking all of it, Heather. lol

[@alaskancat]

Do a hybrid planner. Take the back covers off use the thick snap in cover. Leave the front cover page of your planners as your dividers so you know where you are (who needs back covers, really? Then you can frankenplan, add your extras, etc. 😊

[@darlenehildreth8908]

alaskancat I want to do that but I feel overwhelmed just thinking about it.

[@alaskancat]

Darlene Hildreth honestly I was pretty overwhelmed when I started out with it too, but it’s pretty easy once you start. Front cover = divider, put on your months and then add a hard cover if you have one or just make your favorite cover the cover for the whole book (since you need a back cover added). 😊

[@TheHCerny]

I agree about not using back covers between your diff sections. I would only use months at a time, so it won't be too thick.

[@nanette28]

That’s what I was doing!!

[@CreatinginChaos]

I really like this set up! Thanks for inspiring me to get going on my 2019 planners!

[@amywilson2754]

After watching this, I ran to my desk, pulled my 2019 planners and added my name in solidarity with you!

[@GenuineJess]

It seems like that's a waste of planner paper, to glue a page from one, onto another one that is in good, usable, condition.

[@debraallender2970]

I love this transformer method of planning. I think it's going to work so much better for me than having 3-4 planners out. It feels like I only have one and it doesn't feel so overwhelming. Also takes much less room!

[@lisagallagher9382]

Debra Allender I agree, that’s what I’m doing also with my two classics and my two mini’s

[@charlenejo2490]

I actually like having my planners lined up on my desk. I’m only going to have three next year and they’re all different ones. One is a medium Recollections (similar to classic Happy Planner), another is a Daysprings, and my third one is a Recollections personal ring.

[@melissabudgets930]

I love your videos heather😁. Your more informational to watch, I love that you show what will work for you and you give ideas on how the HP can be functional. Some people just ramble it’s kinda boring, you just get to the point. Love it

[@CarlaWalters]

You are right, it is so hard to commit or pick one planner when there are so many cute ones available!

[@jenguarino9981]

I love watching you think through the process, thank you. I am just setting up my first HP which will also be a transformer with Girl Gang and 1-2 Faith Warrior planners. I am new to the HP community and excited to get started setting up for 2019!

[@teresaferro4350]

I like the way you organized your planner for all your needs. I think I’ll do that to my planners too! Thanks for sharing the idea!

[@meloncitaplays]

I stumbled upon this video and I think this is such a great idea! Especially since I want to start so many projects, having them separated into different' planners but in the same place is so genius! Thank you so much for this video! Will definitely check out the transformer planner video, thanks again!

[@kristinagacesa8085]

Just bought my first planner and I've watched about 6 of your videos so thrilled to have found you and to start! 🤗

[@Beaudruid]

I also love the transformer planner. I have my regular planner, wellness and budget together. I'm a teacher so at school I have my lesson plan planner and my schoolplanner put together as a transformer planner. In my regular planner I have 3 months, my wellness and budget just have the current month. My lesson plan planner has the current month plus the monthly of the next month and my schoolplanner has the current month and the monthly's of the next 6 months. I've found planner peace after 3 years :) woohoo

[@reneep1031]

Don’t forget you have that beautiful cover from the Be Happy Box. It would look great on those discs!

[@dancnluc1]

I set my up the transformal way but I used the hard covers on mine! I love it!

[@dazedcornfusedinthemidwest1114]

Just bought my first Happy Planner can’t wait to start using it ❤️

[@darniataylor7749]

I just came from Michael's getting my 2019 planner & they have them for 40% off, so now would be a perfect time to pick up more HPs for this! I only use 1 planner, but I like to keep other things in it, so I may do this with my old cover. Tfs 😊

[@gfgatw252]

Thank you for this video. Prior to this video I had watched your video on Tips for Making Planning a Habit in the New Year. I’ll be honest I had planned to use like 4 different planners and I had a feeling since I am new to this I’d fall off the wagon. Then I narrowed it down to two one is my everything planner and the second is my faith planner. However, I wasn’t liking how I had two separate ones when you said in your habit video to have everything in one place. Now after watching this video, I have the first 4 months of each planner on medium size rings and it’s easy to take with me everywhere. Love my happy planner set up.

[@lisaballan6213]

I like the transformer idea. I think the faith planner has too many pages and it's not one I would want to take with me if I had to leave the house with my planner setup. I have my regular Girl Gang, my Healthy Hero, Socialite for my social media, Dashboard Extension for my work/clients, Socialite (pink cover) for my writing career, then extra's tab with various writing pages on the classic regular disc with two months in each. I didn't want to tote around a planner on the larger discs. Once I took faith out it worked fine. It will be an interesting year to see how the transforming method works for all of us. Thank you Heather for showing us your layout for 2019.

[@LTM8689]

Love all you do, great video, thank you!

[@lifewithvalerie21]

I’ve been thinking about doing this transformer planning thing come July because I bought a few of the new planners for different purposes. I like the idea of having them all in one place together, but I also am nervous about storing the rest of the planners you aren’t using while only having a few months in there at a time... the struggle is REAL! Just trying to figure all this out and see what works best for me!

[@cositalinda431]

I saw your girl gang planner in your line up video and I had to go and get it. It's sooo cute. I don't know what im going to do with it yet because I have already have multiple planners but I'll find something lol

[@ginaciani3900]

New to the planner community got my planner and stickers from a friend on Facebook excited

[@LucyBeugelingRamos]

Me too! Waiting for it to arrive.

[@sunshine44smith54]

You made this look way to easy Lol..i love it though and may try it, bc i use multiple planners as well. Love your penmanship. I nees to practice that myself. Thanks for sharing 😊☺💖

[@crystalsensabaugh7656]

Perfect concept for me! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SimplyAdia]

You can use your hard cover. I did it all this year. Lol I guess I should have recorded myself. I have the black hard cover, squad goals as my main, budget, and wellness planner covers. Your hard cover will flip. :-) for 2019 I have Healthy Hero, Life is Beautiful, and Budget with all the covers and the black hard cover too.

[@CarlaWalters]

I love your nails!!! 💅🏽

[@amywilson2754]

Curious: what size and which planner did you use as a teacher? I adore the teacher planner, but wish I could have Saturday and Sunday on there too (currently I add it in by pen). I'm thinking a student planner might work next year. This is my first year using HP teacher planner.

[@kisharena1177]

Love your planner Sergio. Just curious why didn’t you just remove the January pages you did not like?

[@SunshineLeclair]

Love this idea!

[@berydaqu]

Hi Heather! i LOVE THIS!! TFS...

[@Cindyb68]

I love your work planner calendar. pages

[@jqlauren]

I would recommend 3 months of catch all and work ones, but maybe only 1 month of faith at a time since its more like a journal :)

[@javajournalplanthemessycre1435]

Love this idea!!!!!

[@hildahernandez7091]

Thanks for this video now I have an idea of how combine my personal and social media life in one mini happy planer :)

[@rowenaramos5624]

For my transformer, I did 4 months in my main and 2 months for the others so it wouldn't be to bulky. Maybe you can do that if it starts to be to thick.

[@stephanieliles3777]

I created a Transformer planner after your video and love it! I didn't include my faith planner, just my home business planner and my day job planner. If you find it too thick maybe just take out your faith planner and keep it separate? Love your videos! ❤️

[@jeanieyork2013]

love this idea!!! and I did not see the link on the transformer planner video. thanks!

[@saltlifemom8386]

Maybe having 2 transformers would work for you? One with work & social media, then one that pertains more to.personal/life? Then its not so thick so you have space for extras. But you would still have less to keep track of and items grouled together. Just an idea, thank you for sharing. I love seeing all the different ideas being shares. Happy Holidays!

[@evahometx100]

lol I was expecting a Capital H in Heather lol. Funny.... I didn't know how it was called, but I was replacing some pages with the month tabs on it, to get my old seasonal pages I didn't use before for the might cover lol.I love seasonal themes.

[@geriredlinger3000]

Pretty cool concept!

[@twilasardinea7817]

I frankenplanned the Siper Mom with Daily Details. I loved the currently page and dividers. I’m a mom of adult children so I didn’t need dividers that had mom stuff on it. I’m using it for my budget planner. Now I’m trying to decide if I’m going to use Healthy Hero (everyday), Daily Details/Mom (budgeting) and Wanderlust (bible/journaling) together for a transformer planner. 🤔 I love the yellow discs but not sure how Healthy Hero will look on those disc. But the gold disc look good on all of them.

[@twilasardinea7817]

Dang it. Then you went with the gold. I really love those yellow discs but the gold does go with them all.

[@ashlieterry7815]

Heather - you can probably put the transformer planner in a deluxe cover instead of the snap on.

[@kristenfrenza3159]

Why not just use dividers to separate each section?

[@thebaseballwife]

Have you tried it with just a few of the monthly layouts but not adding in all the weekly? Make it a little less bulky so the other covers don't stick out... I'm having that issue with the snap in hard cover too. 🙀

[@MichElle-ow3cs]

Gorgeous! Can’t wait to watch some of your lettering videos. I love happy planners but I hate how they are so northern hemisphere specific with the seasons for many of the months... certainly isn’t winter in January here in Australia! Just having my little winge hahaha because I love the foiling and style on the month dividers too.

[@charlenejo2490]

Mich Elle You could get one that doesn’t have seasonal elements in it. I’m sure there is one out there.

[@ctrichell]

It’s ok if it sticks out. It is pretty.

[@rachelbriggs672]

Have you tried to combine two sizes of the happy planner? Here's my dilemma. I am a teacher so I have the teacher happy planner that I tried to customize to use for my class and for my personal/home life. Then I have a separate fitness planner. I would like to have just one planner with everything. Problem is, the teacher planner is a big planner and the fitness and home planner I have are classic size. Any suggestions on how I can combine them all being different sizes?

[@MoserGurl]

Heather what store is your work planner from? The floral one, is it a monthly layout?

[@dianecats9466]

I like watching your videos and I am learning a lot about how to design a layout. I am working on setting up a Classic size Happy Planner now for 2019 and then again for 2020. Where did you get the cover of the yellow lemons with green leaves. I did not see a cover with that pattern on line. Do you know if the lemon design is still available and what it is called ? Thank you.

[@nanette28]

I always thought that I’ve been frankenplanning, but now you have me confused.maybe I’ve always had a transformer planner?

[@ko6283]

Lol, me too🤣🤔

[@erinro5192]

What are you using for the social media planner?

[@edithbaldassarre6973]

This kind of planning seems so difficult and so much work. I like simplicity and this does not do it for me, a newbie.

[@Mrsmadison45]

Adorable!!!

[@kryztalleetorres9716]

My boyfriend recently bought me the happy planner. I told him id like to start using a planner even though I'm not very busy but I like the idea. But the one he purchased for me doesnt have months or dates on it. It had stickers with the month's but still doesn't have dates. I'm sooo lost on how to start.

[@bonniehosmer2021]

What was the clothing line, you have now vs LuLaRoe? Please share. TIA

[@vicky1804]

Can anyone help please? Where can I find a link/name of the first planner used at the beginning of the video please? Thank you

[@abriellad6637]

vicky1804 www.google.com/search?q=always+take+the+scenic+route+pink+planner&source=lmns&client=safari&prmd=sivn&biw=414&bih=622&hl=en-US&ved=2ahUKEwiA9IO-qsHfAhWKAjQIHdQ9AKIQ_AUoAHoECAAQAw I was looking for it also! Here’s the link , click on the first link ! It will take you to the Amazon page. I think they have these at Michaels also

[@homeschoolwithnanay6839]

Idk if this will work for me as I carry my planner everywhere I go and this prolly weigh a ton!

[@purplesuninthesky]

Whats the ñame of the planner with the two girls on the scooter? The one from happy planner

[@francescha66]

Do you buy a new planner at the beginning of the year or the same planner with dashboards?

[@rayettepeltier4318]

"Write your name in your planner because then you know it's about to get real." 😂

[@alisaparks8310]

Why do you put the back cover first? What is transformer? How is that different than Frankenplanning?

[@kellofaplan]

Alisa Parks there is a link in the description that will take you to my video on transformer planners and will answer all of those questions!

[@TheStayh21]

Which planner is that? It's adorable! And where did you get it?

[@Winslowsonlyhope]

It's HARD to commit when there are SOOO many choices!

[@bellepepperxx]

Love it tfs

[@planningbythedozen8739]

I’m really curious about how you end up liking this!

[@mramos191]

What do you use to budget?

[@jacklynrobinson2120]

where do you get the weekly pages at?

[@denisedouglas1000]

So what colour are u going to use in all the spreads in 2019? I loved the yellow!!!!

[@kellofaplan]

Denise Douglas I won’t be doing that again in 2019! It was a fun challenge but I’m excited to not be tied to one color!

[@cassielu1003]

Good ideas, thank you. To make it less bulky do not include the back cover page for each planner. I think u just need the front cover for each section- just to separate the planners.

[@candacewalters2157]

Have you done a video on setting up your 2020 planner

[@pengirlplans7314]

Can you do a monthly spread in the happy planner classic so I can get some ideas on it. I have begin to follow you like your style and want to see the monthly layout spread done please

[@litlebit60]

What did the tape you used in this video l?

[@charlenejo2490]

litlebit60 You can use any tape runner. Scotch, Xyron, Tombow, Elmer’s, Glue Dots, etc. I’ve personally found that I like Tombow the best.

[@veronicaromero8642]

You made that look waaaaay to easy 👍🏻🙈.... Will you be doing a budget planner for 2019.... I really don't care much for the budget layouts I'm still looking for any other budget ideas to add to my planner... help 🙏🏼☺️

[@kellofaplan]

Veronica Romero I use my monthly spread in my catch all planner for budgeting!

[@sueramsey1868]

where do I get a Happy Planner???

[@lindaalberts8770]

Michaels or Jo Anns

[@elisalaskowski4061]

Frankenformer Planner😃

[@jenguarino9981]

Oh my gosh I love this term!

[@michelleandrews6856]

I don't understand the reasoning behind the back covers going in front of the front covers. I would leave the back covers off except the very last one. The other covers could be dividers instead of flipping them around all the time.

[@kellofaplan]

Michelle Andrews the purpose of a transformer planner is that it can transform into a different cover/planner st any given moment. If you take the back covers off it can’t do that anymore

[@michelleandrews6856]

@@kellofaplan thank you for clarifying that for me Heather. I was super tired watching the video and for some reason that wasn't sinking in, lol. It sounds great in theory, but I personally wouldn't want the extra bulk.

[@maryannoconnor9347]

Buying 4 different planners is expensive.

[@tonisangel5024]

I'm so lost!!!

[@ArtsyCupcake]

Great ideas! I am doing a planner giveaway over on my channel through the end of the year!

[@shannonlandis5224]

Huh, MAMBI must make a crapload of money by making multiple eh planners and convincing KZbinrs to “advertise” Frankenplanning, so watchers will go out and buy two or three planners themselves. I’m to cheap for that. I bought one and will make it work.

[@kellofaplan]

Shannon Landis mambi has never said a WORD to me about putting anything on my channel. At all. Period. I share product and ideas that I love. The only thing they have to do with it is it happens to be their product. ✌🏻

[@laurelkhpr]

I bought more than one planner long before I saw Heather or anyone else combine planners! :) And I'm obviously not a part of the MAMBI promotional team. I wish I could be decisive and strong willed enough to have just one planner! I don't begrudge MAMBI one bit for all the money I've spent on their products; they have been creative enough to make appealing products, and to make them reasonably affordable, at that.

[@cassandras1688]

I know Frankenplanning is not for me as it seems extremely wasteful but to each his own. Hated seeing her cover up That cute girl for the first week of January. I do like the transformer planner idea.

[@lc11214]

I think some of these youtubers are PR for Mambi hence they are given free happy planners. I think Planning with Bumble mentioned in her video.

[@catladyallday5884]

Imagine how much you’d get done if you simply didn’t fool with all that malarkey.

[@deedeegaines2629]

so my lettering skills suck. and I would love for you, heather to letter my name on all my planners and BUJOs.

[@tetretretert]

But it seems your just pulling out pages to say your making a Frankenplanner. Seems odd to me.

[@kasualbeauty309]

oh no I just realized that the happy planner I just bought is an undated one. not sure how I feel about that