SUBREDDIT RULES

I don't know whether to thank this sub, or curse it!

Double spacing, as it's my way in the big A5 😂. Really loving the vibes tbh.

hi all! i’m looking for advice on how to deal with missed days and blank pages - i’m quite a perfectionist so i’m finding it frustrating but i also have memory issues so i can’t backfill past yesterday. i guess i just need some words of encouragement that this is a planning system and it’s meant to help not hinder my brain and if i don’t need to plan a day that’s okay? :/

I used a question that I found so patronising: “Do you understand?”

I don’t ever use that to talk to adults because it sounds condescending to me 😔 I didn’t feel good after that. The only reassurance I had was when I talked to my husband, he said to me “Well I know you, and you won’t say that if you had any other choice. This dude sounds like a delight to work with.” 😂😂

Anyway, I’m glad I got this off my chest. I hope today is better. Have a good Tuesday everybody!

Hi everyone! I have never owned a Hobonichi before, but I've been interested in getting one for several years. The only thing holding me back is that I have been overwhelmed by all of the options. I currently use a small Passion Planner (just to give an idea of what size I'm comfortable with), but I'm not absolutely in love with it, and I think I'd be happier with Hobonichi.

Here are some things I like in a planner:

• Small enough to take on the go, but big enough to fit all of my plans.
• A monthly layout is necessary, and I love daily pages. A weekly layout is a plus, but not absolutely necessary if I have my dailies.
• I like having space to journal in addition to just planning.

A bit about my life to give you an idea of what I'm planning/organizing:

• Full time elementary music teacher (I'd like to include my hourly schedule, but do not need space for lesson planning -- I tend to do that digitally)
• Full time graduate student getting a Masters in Special Education (keep track of courses, due dates, exams, etc)
• Regular day-to-day life (this is where Journaling comes into play)

Which Hobonichi do you think would be right for me? I can see pros and cons in all of them, which is why I've hesitated to purchase in the past.

Hello everyone! Happy Monday!

Just wanted to share my plan for this week 🥰 (in my Hobonichi Weekly Spring start) Even though I am only Language-learning full time and my to-do list is not as long as others, I still like to plan my day just for my actions to be intentional and to get that Dopamine high of ticking things off my to do list is always a good thing at the end of my day! Also I love my little Hobonichi Weekly planner. It suits my needs. 🥰

I just wanted to say, I’m sorry not sorry for the profanity in my coffee mug. This was a lovely farewell gift when I left my last job in England before we moved to Germany. This gives me so much good memories. 🥰 Good old British humour is good for my soul.

Have a beautiful Monday guys!

As the title says. I wanted to try out the hobonichi cousin..it's 4/22 now and I'm wondering whether I'm too late for this year?

Any recommendations?

Thank you!

I was diagnosed with ocd last fall after starting graduate school and my main compulsive behaviors are double checking things. It’s usually related to safety concerns but sometimes it’s really focused on my planners and notebooks.

For example, I’ve gotten the spring start techo and while I’m loving it I actually hate it. Rather, I hate the way my writing looks in it and that I can’t make a clean page.

I have ripped out every page up to May 2nd and am hoping for a fresh start. I finally found a page layout that works and tried it out on the page for may 2nd. last night, I stayed up until 3am opening and closing my book to that single page to check if it looked good. I viewed the page from a mirror to see if it looked good from different perspectives and also stepped back and viewed it from a few feet away to see if it looked good from a across a room (weird I know). Tried going to bed and couldn’t stop thinking about the page and how I hated it. I almost ordered a new techo or day free and stayed up even later reading reviews and comparisons.

I’m also on my second weeks planner of the year because I destroyed the first one in a similar process. My stress from school is almost definitely causing this spike in behavior and I’m hoping to address it in therapy this summer because I feel so ridiculous

Edit: after reading this I feel like a day-free could be a good place to write thoughts like this down. I don’t journal my thoughts so maybe that’s something that could help

I enjoy the pen that my Hobonichi Weeks came with. But after a few pages, it just stopped working. (Similar to this post) I found a way to bring the ink back by heating it a bit using a lighter fire but it’s just so tiring to keep doing it.

I like the Muji Gel pen but it just doesn’t work for me with the paper and it doesn’t pair well with Mildliners. I prefer something similar to the Jetstream if possible. Thank you!

i am just curious what others tend to fill their journals with! for me, it's difficult to write every day about my emotions, so i stick to more of the daily events. obviously when something big happens, i'll write about it and reflect on it in my written journal (it mostly stays in the notes app haha), but i prefer to keep my entries as more of activities of the day etc., so when i look back on them i can remember the good times! however, every time i talk to my mom about it, she thinks it's weird i don't write about my emotions really.

i'm just curious to hear everyone's opinion on this!

So I got myself a @hobonichitecho_official HON A6 because I was not feeling the plain gridded notebook lately. While it was a lot cheaper, the lack of borders didn’t suit me. 😂

I decided to get another journal to fill it with my thoughts that are unrelated to learning, German, or anything to do with learning and German. 🙈 I feel like I could make this journal a little simpler.

Journal prompts from The Coffee Monsterz Co

I hope this makes sense. I've noticed that some people tuck the front cover of their Hobonichi into their planner cover and others don't. It made me wonder what are the advantages / disadvantages. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hey guys, this is my next week on my kinbor weeks! I use the planner for all of the aspects of my life, so I have a column for work and the clubs I'm participating in uni, a column for college assignments and readings, and a column for chores. This week, I'm trying a new spendings and schedule layout. I loved this week layout and I hope it works for my needs!