What the heck is a Planner Convention?

What the heck is a Planner Convention?

This weekend, I attended the Chicago Planner Convention. This was its fifth year in existence but also its first year in a new hotel in downtown Chicago. As a new attendee to this event and a first-time Planner Conference attendee, the only point of reference and comparison I had was to pen show events. So,…

Planner Review: Agendio Customizable Planners

Planner Review: Agendio Customizable Planners

I’ve spent several weeks beta-testing the new customization interface for Agendio, a company that has innovated the planner by making the entire process customizable from the size of the finished planner, the page layouts, fonts, colors, paper weight and even the type of finished binding. They have recently added some paper weights specifically to cater…

Is the 2025 Hobonichi Paper Inadequte?

Is the 2025 Hobonichi Paper Inadequte?

This year I bought my first Hobonichi Weeks. I’ve used a Hobonichi Techo in the past but I’d never tried the Weeks. I purchased the plain pistachio fabric 2025 MEGA Weeks ($41) and added the Cover-on-Cover “Beautiful Season” ($10) which is printed with yarn and craft details in opaque white ink that pops off the…

More Plan With Me for October!

More Plan With Me for October!

I recorded my planner set-up video for the remainder of October. Its a lengthy video so add it to your “watch later” list and get your snacks, tea and planner ready and join me for some spooky planner set-up. If you want to keep up with our more regular video content, be sure to subscribe…

October Planner Set-Up: Spooky Season is here!

October Planner Set-Up: Spooky Season is here!

I’m going full spooky this month! I am embracing all the pumpkins, leaves, cauldrons and more for this October. I love Halloween and October more than any other season and I am ready to fully embrace it. How about you? For my planner set-up this month I pulled out all the stickers and washi that…

September Planner/Journal Set-Up: Academia

September Planner/Journal Set-Up: Academia

For September, I decided to make my journal theme for the month, Academia or Bibliophilia (or something to that effect) where I could focus my design elements and colors around a dark academia or back-to-school-sort-of vibe. I added some natural elements like more sunflowers (carried over from last month) and mushrooms as well as map…