Planner chit chat || Thougts throughout my planner system || Personal Rings || Filofax Personal 

Thought-provoking ideas! Love how you’ve come up with products and methods that work so well for you right now! Our analog choices really are individual, aren’t they? Getting away from what everyone else is doing can be so useful in order to figure out what we need or want. Yet, it’s also fun to be part of a community and enjoy what we see and learn from others, and figure out if there is a way to incorporate a method or product into our own system/hobby/planning and journaling tools. When I discovered Tomoe River paper, it was life-changing. I’m pretty sensitive to textures and such, and rough or thick or cheap paper makes my skin crawl, or feels like nails on a chalkboard. But I love and keep coming back to thin, smooth paper like TRP, Stalogy, or even Daiso paper sometimes. So…it’s kinda important to me!! Also…I appreciate, prefer, and feel a little more grounded with natural products, like leather, cork, or natural fabrics. But I don’t buy expensive covers, as I can’t afford them. I find creative ways to repurpose leather, or buy inexpensive leather products or use large leather scraps to make my own TNs. I even sometimes put rings in my TNs. I did buy two Sterling Ink Common planners this year. They are lovely, and it’s nice to have a little luxury. I do want to keep them pretty, but my normal planning is messy. So one of them is messy planning, and the other is decorative journaling and such. 😊 Anyway, just more thoughts to add to the discussion. I really enjoyed your video! 🥰I enjoy Monique’s, too!

I really enjoyed this video and the wise thoughts you shared! I love how you repurposed the Stalogy book into your ring binder. I have cut down Stalogy paper to incorporate into my A6 rings planner, as well. The Dutch door concept is excellent. I've not seen it done this way before! It's a great idea. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more of your videos!🙂

Thx for this. I just went back to my first love - personal rings

Wise words. Back to basics is a smart move.

This is a great video. Thank you for sharing!!

Omg I so agree. I watch people and they have so many planners that they’re using and then I’m trying to mimic and it’s just not working. I just need one solid planner. Great message ❤

I totally agree with everything you’ve said. I’ve done “pretty planning” I’ve literally gotten myself into a lot of debt trying to get all of the fancy planners and things!! After ALL of what I spent I’ve gone back to a simple bound dated planner from target. lol I can’t be bothered writing but so much down. If I wanna write down a list of something I keep a pocket notebook in my purse, that I got from Walgreens too lol and if I do go back to rings I def want to do Filofax!

This is a FABULOUS message!! I saved it to my favorites so I can rewatch at any time!

What a brilliant commonsense approach! Great reflections on your effective practice.

You can use gel pens with blotting paper. Just find another sheet of paper (cheap paper) or a paper towel that can absorb ink. And remember, your planner is for you, not us. Some of the instaplanners are set up specifically just for that person, for a lot of them that's not their actual planner. Instagram is a curated ideal of how people want their lives to work. If you know what works for that is the ever elusive planner peace that people refer to. Even though planner peace is a lie, but it's really just about figuring our a system that works for you and helps you be productive.

Thank you. Well said and refreshing to hear! I 100% agree with you. I found you by looking for creators that do not use fancy covers, stickers or planners. It’s just me, I respect other people’s choices but I am always asking myself, what can I use that aligns with my values of being frugal and being ecologically conscious. I try to give my money to companies that align with my values. Stalogy, leuchtturm, Nolty even Rhodia which are all FSC. I look for creators that use their planners in artistic and or creative ways but most important; they actually use their planners.