May 2024 Planner Update | Hobonichi, Reading Journal, Pocket Leuchtturm, Take A Note Planner

One thing I tell alot of people with teh cousins weekly... Is mine is the most functional part of my planner only because it is my daily to do list section / habit tracker / daily reminder / where I put all those little notes you would normally use a sticky note for. It's never super cute, but it's the place that keeps me accountable (even for things like hey remember to drink some water) I need all the journaling room I can get (and i can't perceive time - thanks adhd) so using the weekly for that gives me so much more room

Another lovely informative look into your different journal systems Baby Bear. Always inspirational! 🥰😍🤗👍

By March I went from two journals to one. By April from long entries to short. May was a gap toothed mess. It’s June and I’ve basically quit. Has anyone else burned out of pretty journaling or just me?

The black ink blob on 5/10 - I thought it was a little fish. >____< haha. But, thank you for sharing - always finding inspo through your entries!

This is so good, I love the stickers ☺☺

I'm amazed at how much you are able to fit into your life!

I love your content. I find it difficult to watch other journal/stationary content after watching yours 😆😆
I find most of your posts very inspiring!🌸
Also: I'm really petite and people always expect me to be taller/bigger 😆😆
Also one more time: Agree on weekly issues. I am great with monthly and daily, not so good with weekly.

Love love loved!! Did you get to listen to the diary of a ceo/jocko podcast?! It was a really good one!!

After 4 years of the cousin I have given up trying to find a use for the weekly pages, I just don't need them. I love my monthlies and my dailies so if hobonichi ever offered the day to a page in A5 I would switch to that but for now I love my cousin and just completely ignore the weekly pages

weekly section is a pain for me too and I'm also experimenting :D Last two weeks I tried dashboards, they are satisfying for my eyes but I do not really use them. Next week I will try a combination of dashboard and time blocking <3 /Lamprini
EDIT Also I'm looking forward the whole week for your videos and they are not not-super-exciting to me they are always exciting and part of my Sunday :) you are doing a good job <3

I love watching your monthly review. It's like opening a picture book and looking thru. 😍

There is one pocket printed that has photo paper which is similar to washie paper.

Me encanta ❤

I’ve been struggling with the weekly section of my Cousin for the past 3 or so years, that I’m finally saying goodbye to it altogether 😢
I think it’s just too much space for me and I get discouraged trying to fill it up/when I leave things blank

On the hunt for something better for 2025 so I fall in love with planning and memory keeping again ❤

I have the HP sprocket and I'm not sure if it's just me but most of the time the pictures come out darker. And also I don't know if I just have an older one but sometimes the printer gets finicky and won't print. I've heard good things about the Canon Ivy.

Hi Helen, there’s a book written many years ago by Dale Carnegie and you may have heard about it. It’s called, “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” and it’s such a great resource for anyone with high anxiety. If you haven’t read it, you might want to check it out. I highly recommend his other books, too.

please do another set up video for the cousin’s second half of the year!

I ALSO LOVE GUILTY SINS AND I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART!!! they're such bops <3

Always a joy watching your videos. They brighten my day! X

Like the brain fog and headache doodles. I'd use those a lot. I've tried to commit to buying a photo printer but I have a hard time doing it because using my regular printer works just fine. I could print on label paper to make them stickers too, but again, cutting and sticking down works just fine. Just afraid I will regret shelling out for a photo printer.

I listened to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine on audiobook. It really flowed in the medium. Totally worth it.

We have both Sams Club and Costco here, and Id LOVE to have some Sams Club ones cause thats where we go, so maybe if they are like generic so you could use them for both Costco and Sams Club? That would be AWSOME!!!

omg brain fog emotis are a NEED 😍 love getting to see the little snippets of your lovely parents and luca!!!!

Ughh!! I too was the tallest girl. As an adult men would tell me that I was too tall and that most men didn’t want to date a tall woman. I still have the hardest time finding coats, jackets, sweaters with sleeves long enough!

Raccoon emoti’s!! & FOX emoti’s!!

I love how you say you don't have many exciting things to share, but the video is almost 30 minutes, lol. And correction, we're always thrilled when you upload. ❤ I vote yes to brainfog, anxiety, and headache stickers for the future. And yes, birthday cake oreos are the best!

Hi Helen! That is quite the odd food combination. But if you like it, I don't see a problem. My weird food combination is a peanut butter, lettuce, and cheese sandwich with a little mayo. Type of bread does not matter. I ate it a lot when I was a kid. And sometimes I get a craving for it. Everyone thinks it's weird. I have yet to convince anyone to try it. But I like it. 🙂

Ok, yes to making the headache, anxiety, and fog Emotis for sure!! I’m the same way about new music that I listen to. It takes me a good 5 or 6 times of hearing it to decide if I like it. Luca is getting so big and such a cutie!! Your Mom is so beautiful and I knew she must be after meeting you. Your height is definitely a strength and not something to be down about. My youngest daughter is tall and always felt bad about it when she was in school, but now she loves it. You’re amazing and I love you ♥️😘

I love all your little doodles, when you said you haven’t been time blocking in your planner. You should put those in your pocket journal.?

I LOVE your videos ❤I recently purchased a sprocket and I LOVE it so much! I initially bought it so that I could print little book covers for my book journal, but then I started using it for my daily journaling pages and I absolutely love it. Def recommend.

Hi Helen, what was the purple-y Sailor ink color you said you used? Was it 123? I couldn't quite catch it, tysm!!

I was so impressed by your height when I met you lol! Glad you've embraced it. It's part of your beauty! 🙂

Hi Helen. U mentioned that u will not use the take a note planner next year. I find it to be perfect for my self . And was wondering where u got yours . I could not find it @ Amazon. Unless it's goes by some other name ? I went directly to the take a note planner . They don't have 2025 . And yet the 2024 r sold out . Kindly help. Thanks a bunch .

I vote yes for the sticker ideas lol 😂 they’re so relatable

I’m also using the 123 ink in my pen (same model but cream + rose gold color) I love this ink so much as well!!

I am struggling with the daily pages on my hobonichi cousin but love the weekly pages! Um, I DONT recommend the HP sprocket - I’m pretty sure I had a dud but all my pictures have lines on them and the colour is way off, in short the quality is terrible. And I read that all zink (zero ink) printers like the sprocket and the Canon ivy do not have good quality to begin with. I think you’re better off getting a photo printer that uses dye sublimation, like the Kodak mini retro, Polaroid hi-print or Canon selphy - I have an older Canon selphy model that has died but the print quality is so good (when it worked) - the pictures are still vibrant and true to colour after so many years

Can you make avideo doing your journal like an asmr 🤍

I love watching your pages flip and just chill chats xoxo

How tall are you? Hi from Washington state!

yes please.. brain fog, headache, anxiety emotis!!! :)

I have been struggling to use my planners in general 😭 I’m slowly getting back to them now though! These videos definitely inspire me to keep trying

The brain fog and anxiety stickers are so cute.

Yes to embracing the tall girl!!

Definitely try the sprocket but i heard the ivy is a bit better. Depends on the type of photos you choose to use and your aesthetics

I like the beef tracks also lol I am a Kendrick fan. lol

I did look into those mini photo printers but I always read that their paper is quite thick and adds a lot of bulk to a journal so I'm sticking with printer paper.

Come on - Helen - join me in London on 08/20 for the final concert in Europe! :)
Love your videos, your creativity, and you!

I need the headache, brain fog and anxiety stickers!

That comment about you being tall. I feel the same growing up. I was a whole head taller than my age group. I was very slouchy and didn't like to stand out. It was also around my early 20s that I also embraced my tallness. I love it now!

I really keep hoping someday you'll just trip and fall into the Traveler's Notebook community instead of your pocket journal xD