But first: Planner Peace
Andrea is a physician with a lot going on, and she shares a detailed look at her bullet journal-centric system! Takeaways that I love:
- Having one calendar (in her case, her weekly spread in the BuJo) serving as ultimate source of truth
- Simple email sorting
- Running task list – in her case, using an app called Things
Mini Review #1: Sterling Ink Common Planner
Okay I am very sad to note that this is no longer available online! But perhaps it’s nice to take note in case you might be interested for next year. It has:
- Tomoe River Paper
- 2 6-month books
- A few simple quarterly goal/habit tracking pages
- Very similar weekly layout to Hobonichi cousin – but in a slightly smaller B6 size
- Blank pages for dailies
Mini Review #2: Laurel Denise
Shout out to @dannyplansit who sent this to me after conducting his own mini-review! This is the Laurel Denise Horizontal Weekly
Yes, it’s a weekly + monthly view ALL AT ONCE. It’s a very wide planner but for those who want an all-encompassing view in one book, it’s a really cool + unique solution!
Mini Review #3: ProAction
I reviewed it here and find this such a great functional planning solution. Check out the incredibly functional layout HERE.
Mini Review #4: Full Focus BINDER
The first ever Full Focus in ring binder form! This sold out quickly but can be backordered.
I am a FFP affiliate, so if you’d like to use my link it’s here plus code SARAH10 should provide 10% off though the site is currently showing an offer of 15%!
The loose leaf pages do have the updated FFP layout. I always seem to turn to FFP when I’m stressed or overwhelmed – having so much space for each day is very calming!
Next week –> planner stack ep coming at you! Please keep the questions + planner peace notes coming, as well as suggestions if you have great ideas for 2023 guests! I do feature guests about once/month and continue to keep that the general cadence so looking for 12 inspiring voices for next year 🙂
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Someone needs to make a meme with a picture of planner grid paper and a caption that reads: Do the griddy. 🙂
is it bad that I needed to google that reference? lol!
I thought for sure Cameron would have introduced you to The Griddy! Here it seems to be part of the second grade curriculum, lol.
I will ask him when I get home, ha!
I love the idea of a binder and wonder if that would work well for me as someone who doesn’t typically need to save things longer term or flip back through. Need a conference in the US, so give it a try.
Thanks for the shout out for the ProAction Planner, Sarah! I incorporated some of the suggestions from your Jan 2022 review in the 2023 planner 🙂 I appreciate the continued support.
Thanks for the visual of the Laurel Denise. I was so confused when you mentioned the concept of a “dutch door.” Man that thing is MASSIVE! Makes me think of the book my parents used for the accounting entries of one of their businesses before things went digital!
Yes it is a desk real estate commitment!
Great episode, Sarah! I am going to check out the Things app. I am also interested in the FFP inserts. Great balance of paper and digital, as usual!