The problem with planner peace

[@tc88101]

I am happily a recovering planner addict. I say it in all seriousness because let's all face it, it really is a form of addiction what else would drive us to purchase copious amounts of planners but here is how I think of the planner peace journey now from my spiritual/philosophical view: -a planner addict seeking planner peace -an addict seeking peace -addition.. peace Two extremes...often never to find complete-ness and lasting-ness together but a swinging of highs, lows and extremes....and so you have to choose: -do you want to be chasing forever for the thrill of it or -are you done chasing? -if you are done chasing then you may want to find a new type of peace...something in the middle where you are not chasing endlessly but you are also not needing peace....I have found much more practical peace there

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, I guess like anything it can become an addiction. Glad you've found an equilibrium. :)

[@SDH1970]

I think I define planner peace differently than most people. For me planner peace means having the option of using whichever planner strikes my fancy at the time. I once thought that when I bought a planner I was stuck with it for a year even if I wasn't enjoying it. That's not peaceful. However, I will say that no matter how many different planners I try out I always go back to my travelers notebook in the end.

[@VeganOrganizer]

That's a great definition! It really takes off the pressure. I love it - thank you for sharing this perspective!

[@sheilah9236]

So eloquently said! I completely understand!!!! I judge my planner by whether it is motivating me to actually complete my “to do” list in real life. I step away from everything, and write down -what do I need from a planner? What parts of my life need managing or could be improved by use of a planner? I needed to have a journal always there for prayer notes and not go looking for one which would always get lost in my condo. I desperately needed to plan my meals for health and budget reasons, and needed to track my body’s reaction to certain foods. The traveler’s notebook is my current solution. I am in an A5 with 6 inserts- a horizontal week on one page with a to-do list on the opposite page, a monthly with a notes column for checking when bills have been paid, a prayer journal, a food planner/journal, a password/address book, and blank lined paper for notes. Searching for these perfect inserts was like having six little planners in one notebook. So… Just my thoughts…

[@bdwalters4585]

I have finally discovered my aesthetic...it has to do with an holistic approach. When I am tempted to buy a new book I hold it in my hands for size...I flip the pages for texture...I imagine/visualize it in use...I reconsider my current system for overall aesthetics...I also consider the cost. For me its more about fitting my notebooks, journals, and planners into the whole scheme of my life. I dont work a 40 hour week and list making is more time consuming for me than simply getting up every day and starting with the first thing I want or need to do. I use a monthly layout only then a spiral notebook for daily thoughts and journaling, collage pages, financial pages...its all just day by day in a holistic big picture plan/vision. I dont track anything and my lifestyle is pretty quiet. I do travel but only locally then write a journal piece about my experience. Overall...I still love paper and journals and the process of trying new things...but, I had to slow down because I just dont fill them...ever. I am using what I have on board, creating my own planner/Journals...maybe to sell!!! The struggle is REAL :-)

[@Shirlscraftyworld]

As a planner girl and creater of a planner group on fb, Planner peace is at most a myth because as humans we evolve and change and so does our needs. Therefore planner peace is temporary. But definitely obtainable. Lol at dark side of planner peace. Blessings Shirlene

[@VeganOrganizer]

LadyScrafts Haha, I'm glad you think it's temporary - I've been hoping it is because I'd like to buy some more planners again 😂😂😂

[@lkreinmiller-author]

I have to confess, listening to your dilemma, especially regarding a trip to Greenland, I am very happy I have diverted to a digital planner. I lose the exceptional fun of physically holding a planning. But I gain the ability to switch around without adding to the stuff in my house. I have exchanged collecting stuff for simplifying my life and house. I’m glad you have gotten some clarity with your hobby.

[@sandratulloss7587]

My sympathies. I've experienced a slightly variation. I have a squirrel moment when I see a new system on KZbin. It magically throws itself in my Amazon cart. Unlikely you, I'll spend an entire weekend moving everything into it - calendar, tasks, lists etc.. Then I'll discover It doesn't work for me around Wednesday. I'll spend the next few days switching back to my Cousin in my trusty TN. One would think I would learn, but I don't. I have gotten better about carrying my cashier monthly calendar system to system so I don't lose major dates. It's absolutely is a hobby and my relaxation tool. You've got a good technique, though - use the new one for things lists etc, or at least not for calendaring and task.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hahaha, that's a great description of your process :) Like you said, it's a hobby and relaxation tool, so we should really embrace it instead of worrying about it.

[@panchitahs]

I think much of your conundrum may be the use of the term "planner" to represent your planning system versus the book/binder you enjoy collecting. I may be misunderstanding the predicament, but my initial thought was that you have found planner peace for your planning system... but you have also become a planner collector and that is a whole other situation lol.

[@VeganOrganizer]

kettlestory Yes, you're absolutely right! It's the conundrum of balancing the desire to collect and use new planners against the desire not to mess up the well-functioning system! 😂

[@FromChaosToOrder]

I hear you :) My compromise is to use ring bound planner, and I create my inserts, I have always a new idea. This makes me also possible to investigate new planners, and take ideas from it. But ... I also want to buy a happy planner, a small, a big, and all the hobonichis, etc :D

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! Glad you can relate :) Using ringbound planners is definitely a good way of keeping your options open. But like you said, there are just so many beautiful planners out there...

[@mrscouts07]

I don't think planner peace always means having ONE and being done. You were so right when you said that as long as you were enjoying it, it's working for you and not burdensome, then you have planner peace! I have a Fitness Planner that I use to track my eating habits, headaches and menstrual cycle; a mini HP for KZbin; a traveler's notebook with a monthly calendar and lots of note pages and a Fauxbonichi (LOL) for my daily to-dos, scripture writing, prayer needs, and daily journal entries. It works for me SO well!! I may spring for a real hobonichi next year!

[@VeganOrganizer]

That sounds like a great lineup! I totally recommend the real Hobonichi (in case you hadn't guessed, haha)! :)

[@WinnieCrossing]

Totally get it! For myself I keep things interesting by buying new a6 covers (or making them).

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! That's a really good way of keeping things exciting - I should try to focus on covers too, to make the peace more interesting :)

[@tiffanyliu9841]

I understand that planner peace is hard to get, but I love your videos. You have really creative ways of organizing all the aspects of your life and it helps me with my own system. The separate planner for budget and expenses for example is awesome. I can totally relate to having more control over a budget planner when that's the only thing in the book. XD

[@danitaielle]

I have been binge watching your videos the last week. I don't know how you don't have more subs. I love your videos!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Danielle H Awww, thank you so much!! You've made my day 😄 So happy you're enjoying them! 😙

[@Pansorie]

My husband burst out laughing when he heard you say "the dark side of planner peace", lol. As to your topic it seems like some people are at peace with switching out a planner every few months, or even seasonally. I am a one and done type of person, plus I love to look back at my planner and see a filled schedule. The weeks has provided all of my current needs. When it comes to TNs I think they work best for people who are more crafty and DIY. I am not into printing my own pages or creating my own notebooks, that I think is in large part why a TN has not worked for me. I do have one field notes TN that is very utilitarian for some note catching. Thank you for your videos and the discussion! It is interesting to think about. BTW, have you done an updated overview of the finances in the happy planner? I use to use my weeks as a financial tracker as well, but it was not working out.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I also like to look back and see all the completed planner pages, which is why I'm reluctant to switch out a planner in the middle of the year unless it really isn't working or I don't want to track/plan the thing I was using it for any more. So I just end up acquiring more planners throughout the year lol! I totally agree with you about TNs. I also find them frustrating because I prefer nice chunky books rather than smaller notebooks. And no, I haven't done an updated overview of my finances HP - glad to know you would be interested! It's basically just a list of expenses and then I do a weekly total, but I'd be happy to go over it at some point :)

[@tinak.p.258]

Interesting - for me it's quite the opposite. I like the idea of a "fresh start" and I split my year roughly in work phases of 3 months at a time in which I try to focus on specific priorities. When I am working really well, my planner gets very messy, because I don't take time to watch my handwriting or look out for a specific pen. In those cases I would like to start with a new planner because I want it to look a little more put together again. However when I am not working with enough focus, the optics are better, but I accumulate unfinished tasks, that I carry from week to week. And that sends me on a guilt trip each time I look at it and then I want to start new, so that a new, focused phase can begin without unfinished business holding me back. In both cases I feel an urge for a new planner.

[@VeganOrganizer]

That's a really good point! I know what you mean about wanting a fresh start when a planner gets too messy - I always feel that very strongly when my Cousin or Weeks is approaching the end of the year and is covered in ink smudges, with some of the pages torn/squished, etc. - I can't wait to start the fresh clean new planner! That's definitely an important element of the whole equation...

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[@tinak.p.258]

Yesterday I had this revelation that I actually don't need my planner combies to be in synch, regarding the year cycle. If I am using an academic planner for my work planning in weeks, and a spring hobonichi original for my dailies I actually CAN justify starting a new planner every 6 months without leaving any of them half empty!

[@samanthamelendez8851]

So i joined the planner world in 2013. I had just bought a mini planner from walmart but it was pink so i loved it. Since then, every year ive purchased just small cheap planners. until i came across erin condren then found the happy planner. so a few weeks ago when i bought mine i already had a 10 dollar planner from target. I was so excited to decorate the happy Planner in stickers. Now ive learned when planning i actually need as much white space as possible and dont like things to look messy. So, I learned something new about myself. But no planner peace.

[@VeganOrganizer]

I loved reading the description of your planner journey! Thanks for sharing :)

[@irhonda31]

Oh girl! You're speaking to me! And probably most of us. I'm with you on the pen loops and dated planners. I was drawn to your channel when I saw "vegan," so after watching, I'm definitely subscribing!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much!! That's really sweet :) Delighted that you enjoyed the video! I'm always happy to 'meet' fellow vegan planner addicts! :)

[@xolomdake6731]

Welcome to the "Rabbit-hole of planner addiction".

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, indeed :)

[@ennorwingfield4101]

Don't worry too much about it - I think that planner peace is only a temporarily thing ;-)

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, thanks! That's reassuring :))

[@danyellowlyn]

Thank you for this! I came upon this video as my planner's eye is wandering again, after an Erin Condren, bullet journal, and now unbound Inkwell Press. I feel very validated and ready to proceed onto Hobonich Cousin Avec :)

[@VeganOrganizer]

Excellent! I hope you enjoy it - the Cousin is definitely the one planner I would take with me if I had to move to a desert island :)

[@werelemur1138]

I use a bullet journal, so I am constantly trying new things and seeing if they work; my "spread" changes from week to week but if I don't like it I can go back the next week, if I see something shiny-new I can try it out, all while staying in my teeny-tiny Rhodia webnotebook (one thing I have learned about myself; if it's not small enough to fit in the pocket of my jeans, I'm not gonna carry it consistently.) So basically, I have planner peace. But when I see those Traveler's Notebooks, my brain just goes WANT, even if I have no actual use for one.

[@snowhibiscus]

Yes, the household budget should be in its own book. "Kakeibo" in Japanese literally meaning home, calculate and book.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Aha! That's awesome. Thanks very much for letting me know! (By the way, thanks also for your comment on the Joytop planner - for some reason KZbin wouldn't let me answer that one!)

[@LilDivette]

I love your videos! 😂 You always seem to capture the plannernerd conversations I have in my head and make them sound sane. 😉 In regard to travelers notebooks, I think they are the best covers for bound books and I prefer to use them for all my journals and bound books including but not limited to the Inkwell Press Quarterly books, Moleskine journals, leuchtturm1917 books, Hobo Weeks and A6, Jibun Techo, etc. For thinner books, I string them down the middle; for the thicker ones, I wrap the string over the front and back covers. It gives me all the benefits of a travelers notebook--pen loops, pockets, carrying other things, gorgeous covers--and allows me to use what I have. I had several TNs before I got into bound planners so this way I didn't have to buy anything new. Also, the additional clearance all around (usually about 1/2" top and bottom as well as sides) makes it easier to carry fountain pens and accommodate tabs and bookmarks. HTH!

[@VeganOrganizer]

That's a great point - I agree that TNs function best as covers for bound notebooks. The only problem is that the Zinnydori Unicorn, which I currently covet, doesn't come in A5 or A6 size, just standard and personal. However, you've given me an idea - maybe I could use the personal size as a cover for my A6 Hobonichi?!?! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@LilDivette]

+Vegan Organizer We plannernerds have to stick together! 😉 As a matter of fact, I'm using the Hobo A6 as an art journal for the 2nd year in a row and I keep it in a Chic Sparrow Sidekick which is a TN size. It's perfect not only as a cover but the pockets allow me to carry all my watercolor supplies (I did a video on it if you're interested). Have fun experimenting!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Lil Divette Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I love your videos!

[@LilDivette]

+Vegan Organizer Awe thanks! 😊 I meant to say that the Chic Sparrow Sidekick is a 'personal' TN size.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Lil Divette Aha, that makes sense! I thought you meant it was a standard TN size, and was trying to picture how that would work 😂 That gives me extra incentive to look at the personal size Zinnydoris again...

[@dawns1017]

As a planner addict, (there is so much worse to be addicted to), I look for planner contentment . . . For a full year. The mini planner I carry is an academic planner, so I get to replace it each spring. (But I use the same zip up cover to protect it each year....for now anyway). My Transformer planner that stays on my desk, runs from January to December, so I get to replace those planners in the winter. So twice a year I have the opportunity to change a system if I so choose. The past couple of years I have been able to use my planners for a full year (and 1 for 18 months- yay me!) So I am content. Yes I have to work hard not to buy the next pretty object that comes along. So, enjoy your planners and your organized life. Honest self-reflection is important, but, life is too short to be stressed about a hobby (planner collecting and changing is a hobby that also helps us to be organized). And life is too short to be judged by others. Thanks for sharing. By the way, I love purple and I love bright multi-colors. Your planners are beautiful. Enjoy them!

[@yesimthatlisa]

YES!! I know the exact feeling you're talking about - I LOVE what I have and use BUT I wanted to try another size to see if that will also work for me (or maybe I will end up loving the new size more?) And, funny thing is I started another project SO fortunately a planner I had in my "collection" will work out perfectly for that. I really enjoy your episodes!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad to hear you can relate :)

[@pamelacastro32]

I also had one planner for about 10 years which was the Franklin Covey Classic Daily pages. Then I got tired of keeping such a larger planner. I also felt my life was chained to the planner. Since then I have been struggling to find planner peace. I currently have a Hobonichi planner (A6) that I carry around. Although it is smaller I still find it to be too big to carry in my purse. I want only one planner but I do struggle to just stay with one.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, the search for the One True Planner is even harder than the search for planner peace with multiple planners!!

[@K1111A]

Definitely a catch 22! I get it! Although I'm still searching for bits of my planner peace system, but maybe I should hope I don't find it?😆 Loved the video!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Haha, yes, I have definitely come to the conclusion that planner peace is way overrated! The fun seems to be in the journey :)

[@tinyhometwobirds2280]

Thank you for making this video! I wish there was more videos about this issue! I've experienced the same journey !

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much - glad to hear that! I was hoping I wasn't the only one :)

[@seila1777]

Thank you for pulling out my hesitation)))) Great video!))

[@TheVintagePlanner]

It was great to meet you last week x

[@VeganOrganizer]

The Vintage Planner You too!! Already looking forward to next year 😁

[@maryannemoll]

What a lovely, amusing, thoughtful, and very engaging video! I have certainly not thought of planner peace this way. I get what you mean, though, about the Catch 22. It's hard to explain but there it is.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm really happy you can relate.

[@SuzWhat]

Great video! You really hit home with the hobby discussion. It is a good way to think about it. Thanks!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you! So happy you think so :)

[@redsquirrel6131]

I'm almost to my planner peace. But truth is I'm always looking for something new. I genuinely love my happy planner, and I could continue using it because its fits me. I have ot frankenplanned to my happiness. But I am exploring other options. Not because I'm unhappy, but because I wonder if it could be better. Ive always been that way. I love mac and cheese, its perfection on ots own. But add bacon and its a new thing. Add hot sauce and its a new thing. If that makes sense. You can have peace and still explore other options.

[@maitevictoria]

This is a super fascinating take on planner peace! Thank you for sharingn this xoxox

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it :))

[@cardcaptorsnaruto]

I totally understand! I really wanted a weeks this year but I have no use for it. I carry my cousin with me everywhere and everything is in my cousin. I also cant justify the price just to replicate some of the thing things in my cousin just so I can have a weeks. I am really happy with my cousin but I want to buy a weeks anyway. It isnt very good for my wallet.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes - the eternal dilemma! We want to use all the beautiful planners, but it's impossible! Though I still think with regards to the price, our hobby isn't as expensive as many others, so I don't feel too bad about that - it's just sad to buy a planner and then end up not being able to use it!

[@wendysmith3511]

I haven't yet achieved perfect peace with my Hobonichi Cousin and Original Avec, but if I did, I know I'd miss creating dashboards and dividers and other crafty bits and bobs like I can do to customize my TNs and ringbound planners (and then switch out when I get bored and create new ones.) It seems silly for me to spend so much time pimping out a ringbound with shiny new dividers that I will then forsake in favour of my Day Designer or one of my Hobonichis. I've tried to sate my creative desires by adding collages and stickers and washi to the Hobo pages but the Tomoe River paper doesn't want to cooperate with me and the kind of decor that is possible to do in a bound planner isn't easily interchangeable or modular the way TN/ring dashboards etc are. Anyway, thank you for posting what I suspect a lot of us have been thinking but weren't able to articulate!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thank you so much - I'm really happy you can identify with this! I was a bit nervous that everyone would think I was insane, so I'm glad to know it's not just me :) I agree with you about the Hobo pages - Tomoe River paper is amazing, but I don't find it conducive to a lot of stickers or washi either.

[@michespapernook]

Thank you for this great video ... where did you get your weeks cover wallet?

[@daproduction7820]

I feel like you have been reading my mind! My problem-- I own over 40 planners and have a really hard time selling off any of them 😬

[@megancampbell3914]

Interesting. So, my current version of Planner Peace is that I slide a Hobonicci Weeks into my Personal Malden. (Had to cut a portion of the corner off to make it work.) This means I can just carry the Weeks when I want a small footprint, and yet I have the rings of the Malden to customize -- with my lists, project plans, notes etc.. I sometimes write a daily schedule in the rings, sometimes not. My days vary a lot. I think this will be my solution for a personal size planner. But it doesn't do much for memory keeping, gratitude.journaling or tracking my studies. Those are still randomized over miscellaneous notebooks and systems.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Cool! I like that idea - a combination of bound and ringed.

[@bvtsunamiwake21]

I have been struggling to find planner place but I think I just need to face the real truth that I love TNs and I don't really want to settle because I love change. I have used everything from Hobonichi Cousin (hated the paper) to Filofax (hated the ring system) to happy planner/arc (hated the discbound system). So far, I prefer the Moleskine Cahier notebook inserts due to the size. It's like a slightly wider standard regular Midori and easier to write it. A5 is great for school notes for me because I can actually fill the damn notebook without excess pages in back. Standard regular is my budget planner and wallet. I want to try a b6 for my actual bullet journal but right now, I'm happy with cahier size, a5 and standard.

[@terrieisanaudioslave]

No problems. Use as many or as few as you like. The discussion is great! I love to use them and you've really hit on something. Wow. My brain is complicated as are my decisions. Why find the truth or the planner peace. The fun is in the journey! Tfs

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! Yes, I think the journey is the best part :)

[@cferracini]

I'm not a planner hoarder (I have just 2) and I love undated planners! lol It's funny for me to hear you say that you hate them. I'm actually a notebook/paper hoarder but I'm working on it. Not being able to bookbind anymore helps by not giving me the excuse "I will make a sketchbook with this" or something like that. I feel that maybe the people who enjoy the undateds are the ones who feel they really need the flexibility of not having to use the planner every day or every week or to be able to start a planner at any given day of the year without wasting paper. In my case the wasting paper thing is a huge deal as I am a paper addict. It makes me sad to not be able to use a paper that I like, so I even converted old planners I had into mind dump notebooks (I'm glad I didn't have many, just 5, and 2 I'm keeping untouched because I like the design. It's inspirational, like a book). Anyway, the point is I'm on a notebook variation of your planner peace every since I got into ring notebooks (actual removable bind rings, not binders) and than evolved to the disc system. Those 2 are my notebook/skechtbook/paper peace. It's what I love to use and works for me for everything I need but I still get sad when I like notebooks on bookstores because I know that if I buy them, I'm not going to use and they will just frustrate me lol Sorry for the long text.

[@annamattos8627]

As long as I'm here, you're not the only one. I feel just the same about planner peace.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know :)

[@rebeccasuraci7666]

I think planner peace may be related to personality type. I believe planner peace is fleeting and.... those who get antsy about planners (and thus don't get peace at all or peace that is short lived) may be More type a . Or Meyers Briggs tj or sj perhaps. I am a potentially type a in an ADD and OCD persons body who also is an FP . the artistic p person in me likes change and pretty things . The perhaps type a in me along with OCD won't find correct strategy or fucntinality ever. The add won't allow me to commit or follow through. I will never have planner peace.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Aha, interesting! That's a very insightful take on the whole thing. Thanks for the observation!

[@deidra1678]

Is there anyway you can show more about your mini happy planner turned expense tracker?

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, I'd be happy to! It's quite basic - essentially I just write down my expenses every day and then add up the total at the end of the week, and sometimes divide them into categories. It didn't occur to me that anyone would be interested, but someone else just asked about it as well, so I'll definitely make a video about it :)

[@nancysocal1675]

Love your post! I've felt this at times and think perhaps it's a cue to do more focused writing or drawing since we are obviously obsessed with paper and pens but how to satisfy our appreciation of small goods craftsmanship? Buy shoes?? I would also include handbags but I've achieved purse peace and am no longer tempted to purchase those, just maintain what I have. I felt sad about giving up the handbag hunt, however! I DO, though, still need to buy acid-free paper to stuff my purses - that will be fun! Right now I'm at the shoe phase but getting close to finished so I have yet to see if writing and drawing will be a satisfactory substitute for planner hunting.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! I love your phrase 'small goods craftsmanship'; that's a perfect designation for it. The handbag hunt is also quite a big project - I also feel relatively at peace in that department (though I'm not adverse to considering new options occasionally!), but it doesn't make me nearly as sad as the thought of not buying any more planners! It's an interesting idea that maybe writing more could serve as a substitute for planner buying...

[@nancysocal1675]

I've been thinking about this some more and realize that planner hunting is a unique activity because it serves as the basis for creating collaborative art based on hope, not one of social commentary, but purely one of earnestness. We plan and journal so we can do our best, so we can prove that we did our best. Premade planners (I've made my own planners plenty of times and am disregarding that approach for the sake of this pondering) give us a beautiful structure upon which to express our own creativity/choices (are they not one and the same?) which is/are based upon hope, the hope that we are creating a better self, a better life or, at the very least/most, the recognition of what our life is and is not. The actual pursuit of the material goods also brings into play a mix of calm, intense focus required to sort through a current crop of products displayed on the shelves or online in the minutes between external obligations. During the hunt I experience pings of pleasure, "Oh, my, isn't that clever?" alternating with defeat ("Why can't I find what I want?Why?!) and, if lucky, a surge of delight when, after turning a planner over and over, inspecting it like a newborn and staring it intensely in the eyes, I realize it is a Perfect Planner and I'm going to take it home with me. I can't think of any other activity that intersects collaboration with other artists (the maker of the planner) and the promise of persisting hope. It's not a feeling I want to give up and I realize that despite the pay off other hobbies/undertakings provide, the hard slog of creating something from scratch, something that may take a dark turn (as in writing​ or drawing), feels quite different from the structure and tactile pleasure provided by a beautiful product and the optimism involved in this particular art, the art of planning - the marks we make upon the pages that represent our life, our good effort in this lifetime. And maybe because it's so very hard to keep up that optimism that I feel the need to return to the stores, so that I can be bolstered by the beauty and creativity of a new product, so I can thrill to the hunt (my respiration increases as I rifle hurriedly through the displays, knowing these are moments stolen between appointments), get lost for a window of time in single-minded purpose. Life is tough, and pretties make it better.

[@VeganOrganizer]

This comment took my breath away. You've articulated the whole endeavour so beautifully and articulately that I'm in awe. What an incredible observation. I think you've really summed up the psychological processes behind our love of the perpetual planner hunt, and why it feels sad to have to give it up. Thank you for putting it all into words so eloquently; I'm in awe!!

[@nancysocal1675]

Oh, gawrsh! :-)

[@lauemiands]

I have found planner peace too and have bought the same inserts two years in a row. I too cannot justify buying anything else because my inserts work. I have the same thing with pens and markers.

[@VeganOrganizer]

You have my commiserations, lol! :)

[@cindylee5593]

I'm watching this with one hobonichi, two traveler's notebooks and one monthly erin condren in reach - I love them all!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hehe :)))

[@GraceBye]

i totally understand what you are saying BUT if for instance you want the travelers notebook, the cover can be exchanged out for different things and you do TRAVEL. and i think the only person that is stopping you purchasing more is you. covers are just dressing and if you get plain inserts for them they have more uses.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, but I don't use TN inserts for anything, so I really can't think of a reason to buy the covers - so sad!! You're right that there's nothing wrong with buying covers anyway, but I just feel like I can't really justify it if I have no possible use for them :(( I think I just like the journey better than the destination, lol! :)

[@GraceBye]

Vegan Organizer but with a tn you can use it once you find a use they are so multi use. Certain planners can inly be used for one thing. Tns can be used for storage notebooks many things

[@vblack7770]

Dot grid bullet journal. Done. :)

[@SuzanaX]

Well... I'm confident that it is much better than drug or alcohol addiction lol greetings from Croatia, Europe 👋👍💞

[@shinelikeadiamond321]

Thanks for the new video. Love your take on it

[@VeganOrganizer]

shinelikeadiamond321 Thank you so much!! I'm really happy to hear that 😄

[@mysummertouch]

Yes, my condolences with reaching planner peace! You could try going to a muji online store if you need a new one!!! ;))) P. S. I don't feel like I'm in planner peace, otherwise, I feel like I want to switch my planners all the time. Also I added another planner to my stash-a daily log, and this time I'm sure it will stuck for a long time!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Awesome! I've found a nice solution to the dreaded Planner Peace by using a different notebook every day for my daily planner :))

[@mysummertouch]

Vegan Organizer yes, I know!

[@Andi.Plans2]

I love your planners! 😍 I also love that blue floral (i think it's blue) undated planner! 😁😉

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! Yes, the floral undated one is beautiful. I did a review on it if you want to see it in more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amLPqGljjdSSbas

[@amberkamps]

Love this video. Thank you for these words as they are so helpful!

[@kindmeanbristol808]

. would you recommend the Hobo planner - love the weeks but it is a bit small for my giant writing... I use a Zinnydori and bloody love it... just buy it - if you don't end up using it - I will buy it off you ;o) x there you go!

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hahaha thanks! You've given me a foolproof excuse :) I'm absolutely in love with the Hobo Cousin and would definitely recommend it, especially if you have a lot of different things to plan and like the idea of having monthly, weekly, and daily pages all in one book. It's true the grids are quite small, but because the Cousin is A5 size I think you can ignore them or use two at a time if you have bigger writing.

[@kindmeanbristol808]

I have indeed! As long as you get a good colour - ha ha - only joking! ta for your overview on the Hobo family ... I must say I may be tempted by the Japanese planner Jijun?? techno... that isn't the name - but I think you get the gist - he he x I looks proper cool... is it Tomoe River paper?

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, it is Tomoe River paper :) It's a great option, particularly if you don't think you'd use the daily pages in the Cousin. Personally I like the design of the Hobo better, but the Jibun is also a fantastic planner!

[@jodibradley6035]

would you mind sharing the link to the TNs that you mentioned

[@jodibradley6035]

ty so much! not that I "need" another planner ;) I am in love with my tn's lol. I do struggle to find nice vegan ones though :/

[@VeganOrganizer]

I know what you mean! I was really excited to discover the Zinnydoris because it's so rare to find great quality vegan leather TNs. While on the subject, if you don't already know about it, Cadeneta Notebooks on Etsy is another great source...my Weeks cover comes fom her shop: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CadenetaNotebooks?ref=l2-shopheader-name

[@jodibradley6035]

Vegan Organizer I recently discovered them on Etsy and am considering ordering one for a friend of mine who wants to try them out. they are very pretty.

[@joannemarkov]

Is your pretty planner a German edition Leuchtturm?

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, it is - for some reason they only had the German editions on Amazon UK at the time I bought it, but that was fine with me :)

[@joannemarkov]

That's funny, I wanted the German and got an English one in the States. Already planning to pick up a German one when I'm there next November.

[@VeganOrganizer]

That is funny! I hope you have a nice stationery-buying time while you're there :)

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hope you enjoy your trip to Germany and find lots of beautiful stationery there! :)

[@fealicegreen1942]

just wish you would said where you bought all planners

[@VeganOrganizer]

Let me know if there are any you'd like to know about in particular and I can send you the links!

[@briwinter5098]

Perhaps you might simply try new systems as pretty planners first. They are supposed to be fun and you would not feel too guilty indulging too much. If they work for you you might change them into functional planners next... A lot of people just love the concept of setting up a planner and then loose interest. Setting up involves a lot of creativity and that is the fun part, at least for me! :-) Maybe a good business idea - setting up planners for other people... I use the hobonichis as well and I really love them. Yet they are a bit static. Ringbound planners are more versatile because you can always change them so completely, create a new look, new inserts, etc. Hobonichi is more about content, basically you can change what you write down and the design you use doing just that. With the new Filofax Originals I feel tempted to change back into the ringbound system. I know Hobonichis are great and exactly what I want but some tiny part of me wants to go into the adventure of setting up a new Filofax... I still keep a Filofax for pretty planning althogh I really do not need it anymore. Just sentimental, I guess, and as an outlet for creativity...

[@VeganOrganizer]

You're right - the idea of setting up a new planner is very exciting, but often once we've been using them for a while they just become part of the routine. And it's true that ringbound planners are great for their flexibility, being able to switch things up etc...

[@pameehanson1764]

An interesting video, normally I am giving you cudo's for enabling the rest of the planner addicts out there😲 So now what? Still I keep looking and checking out planners. Hobonichi's are my favorites and tried Jubin Techo and it has become a great health tracker for me. For giggles I bought another spring start Weeks just to have a new fresh book to start this time of year so I'll end up with 2 half filled weeks if I buy another one in Jan? So you are not alone in planner grave yards💐

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, thanks! I know, right?! It's very disconcerting - I'm hoping it's only a temporary condition! Glad to know I have company with the planner graveyard...

[@BiddyBop7]

Could you use the Erin Condren for your pretty planner for the next year? I think that's fair enough you try an Erin Condren. ;)

[@VeganOrganizer]

I've actually been thinking about that - or about using it for my expenses tracker instead of the mini Happy Planner. I really do need to try an Erin Condren lol! :)

[@BiddyBop7]

Yes, I feel like it's on my planner bucket list too! :)

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hehe :))

[@LakelandluvsBlythe]

My BuJo is my planner peace even though I have happy planners, ringbound and a chic sparrow TN. Unfortunately, while I would love to love TNs, I just don't. Luckily I bought a pocket plus which is working somewhat okay as a wallet. But I wouldn't buy a TN again even though my Chic Sparrow is gorgeous. The HP is really just a pretty and creative hobby for me. Ring bound.... not for me. Bujo is all I need

[@VeganOrganizer]

That's great - you seem to have escaped the planner peace trap lol! :)

[@LakelandluvsBlythe]

But does that mean, I am not really qualified to be a planner addict because I use my phone and Leuchturm 1917? I am not being mean spirited, I am serious. I love watching planner videos and tips🙂

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, no, of course not! I say you are definitely qualified to be a planner addict :) Anyone who enjoys watching planner videos and thinking/talking about planning qualifies as far as I'm concerned :)

[@GigglesnGaggie]

Everything you said is so me! For that reason I think planner peace is boring and overrated, lol! Spoken like a true planner addict and I will continue to try or have several planners.😁

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yay, happy you can relate!! It's so nice to know there are other planner addicts out there who think the same way :)

[@PollyCarpenter]

Public service Lily! Buy them to review them for us. Think of them as a book that you read and then put on the shelf and/or set up a system to give them away after you review them. As you said, it is a hobby after all.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Polly Carpenter Haha, thanks! I really love making the videos, so if I know that you enjoy watching them, maybe that can be justification enough 😁

[@PollyCarpenter]

Vegan Organizer Not sure how else to ask this question so I'll ask you here: I'll be in London in June. Any recommendations on stationary shops I should visit? I live in the US for reference - the land of dwindling stationary shops.

[@toya3593]

15:30 is the highlight of the video......lol. I knew it was coming. You're not by yourself. I'm seeking planner peace too.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Hahaha I know, right?! The curse of planner peace lol :) Glad to know I'm not alone!

[@fealicegreen1942]

the big purple one it's beautiful

[@VeganOrganizer]

Thanks! :)

[@alypenny8741]

OMG my planner guru has found planner peace?! What am I to do now? Oh who will enable me now? 😜😋

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, don't worry - I'm really hoping it's only a temporary condition! :)

[@c.catlover4080]

I am guessing, by your "handle" that you are a vegan. Are your planners vegan and not leather? I am having a hard time finding the right planner that is non-leather. (6/2020)

[@VeganOrganizer]

Yes, all of my planners are vegan. I've done reviews of quite a lot of different vegan (faux leather, etc.) planners of various types on my channel, so if you have a look through my videos you'll see them. Hope you find something you like!

[@c.catlover4080]

@@VeganOrganizer Thank you so much!

[@c.catlover4080]

@@VeganOrganizer Could you please list the URL to your planner pages (planners for sale)? Thank you.

[@VeganOrganizer]

@@c.catlover4080 I don't have any planners for sale, sorry! (Unless I've misunderstood what you meant?)

[@c.catlover4080]

@@VeganOrganizer No, you did not misunderstand; I did. :( I love your purple planner and the multi-colored "passport" sized one in your video. Since it is 3 years later, I don't suppose they would still be available. Do you have the name or URL of a source you can provide, in order that I may at least find some vegan choices? I definitely would never buy leather. Thanks so much.

[@Mang0Tango]

Commitment issues.

[@xolomdake6731]

Planne... Hobby... Relationship...I see.

[@Reticence9zen924]

Do you know that Passion Planners are vegan?

[@VeganOrganizer]

Reticence9 Yes, I've had my eye on them for a while 😄

[@Reticence9zen924]

I don't have the planner itself now but I do use the PDF version from the website at the moment. I can recommend it. I also just discovered the 'Law of Attraction' which as similar personal development themed planner which is also vegan.

[@VeganOrganizer]

Reticence9 I've been really tempted by the new Passion Planner Eco that is coming out this autumn...so far have resisted, buy who knows for how long! The Law of Attraction planner looks interesting too - I'm intrigued by the fact that it's designed to be microwaved and reused!

[@happilyeverafterenterprise2239]

Yep yep yep agree agree agree lol

[@VeganOrganizer]

Haha, thanks! :)