Welcome to my channel! I enjoy sharing my planners, journals, and thoughts, with a focus on mental health and figuring out what works best for you. I believe in process over product, progress over perfection, and meeting yourself where you are. 💛
Just out of curiosity, which planner did you like better? Papertess or Sterling? Or in other words, bundled months,weeks or separated? Both are beautiful and I ordered a B6S from Sterling but I think I would really like the bundled like Papertess.
I really enjoyed your video. This is the first time I’ve seen your channel. After viewing, I subscribed. This is my style of planning…simple, clean look, with a quote or occasional photo. 😊
@@jodiewhitfield4851 I got it on Amazon years ago but haven’t been able to find it since! There’s an Etsy shop called DoNotMicrowaveCraft that sells similar ones though 😊
I really appreciate you sharing the bullet journal style that you bring to your planners! I do the same and I find myself able to refine my system with parts of yours.
Thank you for your inspiration, as always! You gave me some great ideas to re-organize my pages. I love my planner, but it was starting to reflect too much chaos and wasn’t serving its purpose. Glad you’re well and posting again. 💜
@@miraclebub it is!! I always knew I held my pen differently but didn’t realize how uncomfortable it looked until I started making videos. 😅 I believe the grip is called a “lateral quadrupod” grip, which I didn’t know was a thing either. 😂🤷🏻♀️
@@miraclebub the grip is pretty tight, so it does allow for a lot of control.. but it can also make my hand sore after an extended period. 🥴 The other thing I always work on is not being so heavy handed!!
Happy to see you’ve found your groove again Ellie. Curious - when you are under contract and not using your planners how do you keep your plans and to-dos etc straight? Do you not feel scattered? And why do you think you use them less? Is it because it’s too much work to get it setup / so during those times you need a little more preset structure that doesn’t take the time that the setup takes? I find even a basic bujo setup can take time especially if you 1)like it to look nice and 2) like to use at least a bit of deco (stickers/washi).
@@JustScribble thank you, Shivaun!! When I’m under contract I usually end up reverting back to post-it-note planning, or scribbling on whatever paper is at hand. 😅 And I do my actual teaching plans on the computer because I need them to be accessible to my teaching partner, so that keeps me pretty organized. I don’t keep do any memory-keeping though, which I always regret in the long term. And you’re exactly right - if my planner isn’t structured when I’m in a contract then I’m not likely to use it because of the effort and planning I’d need to do to plan, if that makes sense. I also think there’s a bit of a mental block with using “nice” planners - I like to feel like I have space to scribble and be messy and that’s not what I do in my personal planning so merging them is hard for me. But keeping two separate systems just doesn’t work at all, sooo this year could be interesting! 😂🥰
The cafe in the building where I work used to have salted caramel cronuts (croissant doughnuts) and they were delicious and addictive and one of my coworkers nicknamed them dieda’betes
Love listening to you! I love to see your style, beautiful pages and functional ideas. I have an A5 journal that was collecting dust on my shelf.. 🤭 I moved it to my desk and it's being ok now. I will for sure move some past days and try to give it more entries cause it is such a nice place to have lots of memories in. I think your video came in great time cause lots of us will be purchasing new planners so it is nice to check how our friends use theirs😘 thanks for sharing with us, Ellie🥰
@@ScientistPlans thank you so much, Cecilia! 😘 I agree - it’s so fun and helpful to see how everyone is using their systems.. and I always love seeing yours! 💙
I always love your videos!! I get reinvigorated about planning and what I can do in my planners. I also get a great sense of calm. You have a wonderful balance Ellie. Thank you for sharing and I really love those covers 😍 on all 3!
love how you are using the 5 year journal and the great tips/reminders you shared. I am behind in mine and sometimes feel overwhelmed by what to write in it, but your suggestions gave me a sense of relief and encourage me to just write! So glad you are back making videos again <3
@@carinas_introverted_plans thank you so much, Carina! 💛 I keep relearning that I have to make things manageable for myself or else they just don’t work. 😅 This 5 year setup is easy and fun, and that makes me so much more consistent!
@@KatiefromKatiesNestingSpot thank you, I’m so happy with it! I always gravitate towards neutral, but I decided to go with colours that make me feel happy and have no regrets!! 🩵💜
@@KM-nq7hz in theory I’d be totally fine with that, but experience has taught me that I just can’t keep up with two planners… and if I’m in a contract I struggle to keep up with *one*. 😅🤦🏻♀️ I appreciate the suggestions!
This is a lovely lineup, Ellie. Im moving toward a more intentional set up like this next year. I picked up the 5 year B6 and haven't started yet. I need to just put pen to paper!! Thanks Ellie!
@@moniques.journal.corner thank you Monique! I find the hardest parts to be actually making a definitive choice (lol) and, like you said, putting pen to paper for the first time. But it’s always a relief to get started and move through the perfectionist worries! 😅🥰
Your layouts are beautiful and so calming. I do love B6 sized journals. I’ve discovered I can’t do so much writing, symbols or long lists in my functional planning. I’ve switched to A6 - needing to see each day separately. It’s wonderful you enjoy it so much & it’s working for you. Thank you for sharing, it was a pleasure to watch. 😊
@@Autumnichi thank you for watching and for sharing what works for you! 🥰 I briefly used an A6 Hobonichi for planning and I can see the appeal of having one day per page - it felt clean and not at all overwhelming.
Love your planner spreads❤. Can you please tell me what is the name of the planner monkey co stickers you use for the daily dates. Thanks and you are always an inspiration.
Love! Love! Love! Your dailies are my jam. I love simplicity it’s so clean and neat. It’s rare to see more plan than stickers in a planner ironically on RU-vid
I have missed you so much. I am glad you are posting videos again. I used to love your monthly preps where you had your tapes and tombows for the month, also the "a sticker a day" and the dashboards you made. You planner looks different now, more minimal and I like it. I wouldn't mind to hear your thoughts and planner plans for next year. What you like and what has been working/not working this year and so on. What fountain pens do you enjoy? What inks do you like? What's in your pen case? Yeah I'm the nosy curious type 😊 but only if you feel like sharing ofc. Much love
@@Luma994 thank you so much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them! 🥹💛 And thank you for the video suggestions!! Those are great ideas and I will add them to my list! 😘
I would love to see your papertessdesign planner flipthrough and your experience using it. Also why you chose to go with sterling-ink and not stick with papertess. Was it only because of this being an academic year? I do not like papertessdesigns weekly notebook because the layout is so rigid, but I do like her other planners were half the page is horizontal weekly and the rest is free space. It's what I have incorporated into my bujo as well. Thanks again for the nice video.
@@angrycatplans hi there! Have you had a chance to check out my old videos? I have a playlist that shows how I used (and loved) my Papertess last year. 🥰 The PTD is a great planner but I switched for a few reasons: - the academic year makes sense for me as a teacher - I think the vertical layout will be flexible and work for me whether or not I’m in a teaching contract - I wanted the space provided in the blank pages aaand - I was ready for a change! I would highly recommend both planners though - it’s whatever suits your needs best right now!! Thank you for watching 🥰
@@elliescorner2019 Thanks for the reply and reminding me you were in a PTS planner. I started re-watching your older videos in order back in july but I'm still in the corona-years aka - the pocket bujo era. I completely forgot you ever were in a PTS :)
@@angrycatplans aww thanks for watching! I still love the pocket size… when Papertess released her pocket daily planner I was *so* tempted. 😆🙈 I’d love to hear what planner you end up choosing!
@@elliescorner2019 Somebody asked me this same question last week and I explained how I was in a BuJo that I created into an old pocket Moleskine daily. The BuJo part is still correct but the Moleskine is not any more. I’ve been planner hopping the whole year and after some trial and error I did find the BuJo style that works for me. I love the pocket size. It’s portable, it’s cute and I do like Moleskine, but I’ve found much more happiness having my BuJo in my Supernote. The only problem with the Supernote is the size. have the A5 device which is too big for my smaller summer bag, so that’s why I’ve been dipping in and out of pocket BuJo’s the whole summer, only to keep returning back to the Supernote in the end. The only constat this year has been my Journal. It’s also in an old 18-month daily Moleskine. My ideal system would be to have everything in one book (planner, collections and journal) but at the same time I do not want to carry my brain-dump journal with me all the time. At least in the Supernote I can lock it behind a password so if the device gets stolen, I don’t have to worry that somebody will read it. I will move my journal into the Supernote at some point, but for now I’ll stay in the Moleskine. I got lucky with it and got the good Moleskine paper where writing is a dream so I'm not ready to give it up yet. The pocket Moleskine is still my EDC. It’s where I write notes if I’m out or do dailies and lists if I need them when running errands, while the Supernote and journal stay firmly at home. So this is the answer today. Ask me the same question next week and who knows what I will answer.
@@angrycatplans thanks for sharing!! The pocket size is so wonderful to carry around, but I hear you about the space constraints. It sounds like you’ve figured out a balance that’s working!
Ran so fast to watch this video ❤ so happy to see you posting more with plans to continue 😊 I love your clean and minimalist style with pops of washi and stickers and your videos are so fun and soothing to watch.
I love how simple and neat your setup is! I have been at it for a couple of years and still don't have my groove yet! lol I must still have lots of room for inspiration. <3
@@karmenjohnson6078 thank you! I think the trial and error process can be so helpful, and I continue to tweak things and incorporate ideas that I’m inspired by too! Thank you for watching 😊
I have been watching your old videos and I'm glad to see you back. I have some life changes coming up and I think taking your advice on giving grace is going to be important. It is true that sometimes you can only find out what you need along the way.
@@tuomi1154 thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🥹 I feel like giving ourselves grace often has to be an intentional practice, and is one that is so important. 💛
Hey Ellie! Fellow teacher from Toronto here. When I didn't see you posting, I wondered if you had a contract. I was thinking about getting the Academic Planner from Sterling Ink this school year, and your flip-through was so helpful-it made my decision much easier! I've been using Leuchtturm for years as my teacher planner, but I'm getting tired of setting up a calendar every month. It's great to see you back!
Hi!! Always so lovely to meet a fellow Canadian AND a fellow teacher. 😊 I’m glad you found the flip through helpful - will you be trying the academic year planner??
This was a really well-explained video. Can you please tell me what exactly you used to stamp "mon, jul 8" (timestamp 24:53)? Looks really nice. Thank you. 🙂
@@bizbee24 thank you so much!! The dates are actually transparent stickers from Planner Monkey Co - I have her shop linked and if you search “dailies” they should come up. 😊
I am glad to see a video from you! I can see Laurens inspiration - but it still looks like your style. I am happy to hear your planning again and doing well!
Was just looking for a video from you since I just started my half year common planner. I was sad that you hadn't posted since I last saw your papertess. Glad that you are back!
