Review by Tina Koyama For more than a year now, I’ve been keeping what I call my “scribble journal” (you can learn about how it originated on my personal blog). Somewhere between a sketchbook and a daily log book, it’s a mix of doodly sketches from imagination and short notes. Although keeping a sporadic, longer-form…
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Planner Review: Luddite Function Pro Freefield Vertical B6
I was so excited to review this planner. Upon initial research, The Luddite Function Pro Freefield Vertical B6 Planner ($19) had a lot of things going for it: Available in A5 and B6 size Tomoe River 52 gsm paper Freefield Vertical layout (as well as 4 other page layouts) On the plus side: The lines…
Planner Review: Erin Condren Focused Productivity Planner
Erin Condren is the brand to know for the large coil-ring planners favored by influencers, vloggers and busy moms. I am NONE of those things. However, I discovered a simpler Focused Productivity Notebook (currently $12 and only available in black. Other products in the Focused line are available) which is undated and features semi-soft cover…
Meshelle: The Cricket Planner
(Crickets) love visual simplicity and organizational abundance (micro solutions). You prefer your everyday used items hidden out of sight, but you do tend to pile items until you can put them away properly. You are a classic organizer in every way. As a classic organizer, Crickets are the people for which planners were often designed…
Ana: The Ladybug Planner
(Ladybugs) Love visual simplicity and organizational simplicity. You prefer to have all your items hidden out-of-sight. You also need fast and easy solutions, like bins and baskets without lids. After taking the clutterbug quiz, I feel like a light bulb went on for me. I also immediately realized that my spouse is a very different clutterbug…
Laura: The Butterfly Planner
So when Ana first approached me about the Clutterbug organization methods, I had no idea what I’d be. But after taking the quiz and watching the video I’m firmly in the camp of Butterfly. According to Clutterbug: [Butterflies] Love visual abundance and organizational simplicity. You are a really visual person and for you, it’s out-of-sight,…
Planner Review: Year of the Optimist Planner
Despite the fact that I didn’t go anywhere in 2020, I still used my Knitter’s Planner quite a bit to keep track of all of my work obligations. I also developed quite a few preferences for what I wanted to see in a planner going forward, and I think I’ve found it in the Year…