OMG yes to having to use stickers instead of writing in thank you for voicing opinions that sometimes I feel guilty for - but they are so valid!!!

Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏻 That one from Amazon is almost perfect!I’ve ordered myself a grey one 💖

Thanks for the content Sam, looking forward to your setup video so I can setup alongside you! :)

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve been waiting until I was sure I wasn’t ditching the Weeks for a dupe!

Okay I’m loving that Sweet Freckle one! Love the chunkiness and that there’s a notes page for each day 😍 makes so much sense in my brain!

good mindset about the journaling! I've come to a similar mindset about hopping between my planners. (not guilting myself for switching things up when I feel like it) Instead of trying to find planner peace, whatever that might mean, I try to just use what works for my current season in life. Planner needs change a lot over time. Planners are functional, but they are also my hobby so using a lot of them and not worrying about if it is THE best system for me is so freeing and I am having so much fun!

@reginawaite8634

9 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for that! It's EXACTLY what I wanted and needed to hear❤️

Great comparison video Sam! I too have tried them all and am sticking with the original. 😂

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

It’s just so good!

I have the Amazon Weeks and it does fit in the clear cover! 😊

the nod to the old Hallmark calendar lol ... how far we've come !! I can't fill in my own calendars either although the sweet freckled design looks like a possibility to give it another try .

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I just lack patience. 😅 But her planner is a great option for those who want to try!

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Oh and I LOVED those planners. I always felt special when my grandma picked me up one!

Ahh the nostalgia of the Hallmark calendars 😊 I think they still give them out.

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Really?! I had no idea!

It’s a bit bigger, but I’m going to try the dated weekly + memo from Traveler’s Company! Size isn’t a huge deal for me as someone who uses “backpack purses,” thankfully. If you use the clear Keep A Notebook (A5 Slim) covers, you don’t need the added bulk of a leather cover which is nice! It’s a weird nitpick, but I really dislike how the fabric exterior of the Weeks does not like having stickers attached to it. A big part of my journals and planners is always decorating the covers with my fav things from the year. I wish I would have loved the Weeks, but I had similar issues with smearing and I get irked by the ghosting as a gel pen girlie. 😅

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Also a gel pen lover. It seems the newer TRP does a bit better with gel so it may be worth trying in 2025. I use the interior of the cover to slap my planner stickers down, and then the back inside cover for unplanned stickers.

To prevent page markers from frailing i put a tiny bit of clear nail polish on the ends. 🤓

Super helpful video!! Thank you! I absolutely Love you brown VDS cover! Would you mind adding the links for the last three dupes (all but Amazon)? I’m definitely considering trying one of them for 2023. 😊

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I added the links, except the Sweet Freckled Design, which is out of stock. I’m not sure there will be a restock on it either.

@leisiashopik1118

Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much!! Greatly appreciated! Lol! Well I guess I’m getting one of the other two! 😂

“If I get annoyed at my weeks again” why is that so relatable 🤣🤣🤣

The last planner was my favorite! What was the name of that one?

I love the angel shoppe dupes.

@TheAngelShoppe

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the love! 🤍

I have watched this so many times. So I’m back again. Want to use a weeks as a symptom/chronic disease health planner. Looking for one that truly lies flat. I don’t mind “coaxing” the pages, but would be really nice to have a lay flat weeks.

@samplans

8 ай бұрын

I’ve found all of the fabric ones to lie flat very easily!

@SilverSeaOT7

8 ай бұрын

That helps. Thanks Sam!

For 2023 I went with Sterling Ink Common planner. It's a B6. A few years ago I was thinking about a Hobonichi Weeks (but not ready to commit) I got an inexpensive set of stencils that included the calendar and the week layout and that worked great. That helped me decide to give Hobonichi Weeks a try. I like to add some decoration and little photos so I hope the B6 size will give me a bit more space but still be portable.

I learned about the SFD Weekly Diary after they were unavailable. 😢 It's PERFECT for my self created system. It would completely solve the one issue I have with trying to put monthlies and weeklies in my cut down stalogy and not run out of blank pages before the year is out. Stalking her site!!!

@Motherofonly1

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will be restocked soon.

@mrsreynolds11

Жыл бұрын

@@Motherofonly1 I checked today they said not til summer

@JustScribble

Жыл бұрын

They are up now for preorder for the compact weekly. and their weekly diary shows the restock date in May.

@kerryhinkle3239

Жыл бұрын

@@JustScribble I got three in the November restock. 😁

@JustScribble

Жыл бұрын

@@kerryhinkle3239 awesome 👏🏻 I’m excited for the new compact. Don’t need all the daily pages for my potential plan 😝 we’ll see if it works and I like it 😜

This was great information!

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What is that stunning brown leather cover please?

Please, please tell me how to order your Moterm cover. I’ve just got to have it. ❤️🙏🏼

Can we see that vanderspekk and moterm covers in this video next to each other, beautiful and similar in color looks like

I worked like the size without tomor river paper would love stalogy paper

At 7:05 into the video you talk about spending $50 on date stickers for the weeks. I absolutely love those stickers!! Do you remember where you got them?

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Randi.plans!

@kidsmom100

Жыл бұрын

@@samplans thank you!!

whew that last notebook you showed is very chonky 👀💧 so many ideas to put in that book

Where is the washi tape on your august spread from?! It’s gorgeous! (Moths)

@samplans

10 ай бұрын

Paper Minty Studio, but she no longer offers it unfortunately.

I’m contemplating cutting out the monthlies & weeklies to just have a Hobo sized notebook in my sweet freckled designs. 😅

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Brave!

That is great there’s a shop that cuts down. It is a bit expensive compared to Amazon’s Stalogy prices, but paying for a service is great. TFS. Really thinking about getting an A5 cut to Standard.

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Yes, to me it’s worth it to not worry about wasting a planner!

@Jenscraftsandjournals

Жыл бұрын

@@samplans I agree 💯

@livelaughlove4635

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried it but I heard Staples/OfficeMax also cuts them down. I would rather pay Amazon prices and get it cut at Staples. Just another option.

@Jenscraftsandjournals

Жыл бұрын

@@livelaughlove4635 thank you! I have a Staples near me. I’ll have to check them out.

@Jenscraftsandjournals

Жыл бұрын

@@livelaughlove4635 I did it! Went to Staples today and they cut the A5 to Standard. They only charge $2, but the guy was nice enough to do it for free!😃. Thank you so much!

What size stalogy was it before it was cut down

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

B6

Is your stalogy full year or half year?

I absolutely love, love, my TAS planner(s). After I received my TAS planner, I went back and ordered 2 more 🤍

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Oh nice!

@Motherofonly1

Жыл бұрын

The TAS Planner provided planner peace for me in the 2nd half of 2022.

@TheAngelShoppe

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear you’re enjoying your TAS planner ☺️💕

@TheAngelShoppe

Жыл бұрын

@@Motherofonly1 so happy to hear! Thank you for sharing ☺️💕

Sam what's the last planner from Hannah?

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

The Weekly Diary from Sweet Freckled Designs. It’s not in stock though. 😅

Aura Estelle has a great Weeks-sized planner. It has the weekly layout page followed by one daily page per week.

@abbaschild2499

Жыл бұрын

I love it and can't wait to start using mine in December.

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I ended up not choosing that one even though I loved the way it was done because I don’t need a daily. It is super nice though!

@sistergoldenhair0727

Жыл бұрын

Aura Estelle is awful. Their leather feels hard and brittle. Very disappointed in them.

First time seeing that Sweet Freckled Design and it's perfect. Hopefully there is another launch next year.

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

There seemed to be a ton of interest in it!

@bohpaper

Жыл бұрын

She’s having a preorder launch again on Nov 25 😊😊

OMG! I am even more confused on my 2023 lineup. Great info to consider. Are you in Ohio?

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I am in Ohio!

@mkyred

Жыл бұрын

I just moved home to Ohio after 23 years in Texas. Maybe we could do a planner meet up?

What is the type of paper on the sweet freckle design weeks size? Is it tamoe river

Sam if you are selling your weekly diary from sweet freckled designs I am PayPal ready! Love your videos!

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t going to sell, but if you need one and mine is just chilling here… Can you DM me on IG or email me at samkelley97@live.com?

@beckyd837

Жыл бұрын

Dm’ed you on IG

Tfs 🙂 Hobinichi weeks is the best, I think, no need to preplan. The best pen to use is the Uniball RTS 0,1. Fast drying, no smearing on tomoe river paper. Highly recommend

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure I could use a tip that small! 😅

@froskelar8962

Жыл бұрын

@@samplans 😆 I see, you might try 1,0 instead 😁

The Angel Shoppe Planner is undated and it is awesome!

@sistergoldenhair0727

Жыл бұрын

I was very disappointed in the angel shoppe book. Felt the grid was too small.

@TheAngelShoppe

Жыл бұрын

@@sistergoldenhair0727 sorry you feel this way! the listing description states the grid is 4mm :)

@TheAngelShoppe

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the love! Glad you’re enjoy your TAS planner ☺️💕

I have a never used Rowlf that I bought from Gillio's seconds sale, I think? If you're interested I'd sell it to you. Let me know!

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, really?! Are you on IG? If so can you message me there? Email is okay too. 🥹🧡

@neurospicystacey

Жыл бұрын

@@samplans I will message you on IG!

@samplans

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!