2017 Planner - checked

So, a while back I was commenting on how I wasn't sure if I was going to get my usual dated vertical weekly insert from Travelers Factory. Well guess what, I pre-ordered it from Baum-Kuchen earlier today :P Who am I kidding? That's the only way I am comfortable planning my days and why should I try and change it just because I'm not sure how it'll look like. I might as well grab one and if I can't use it, I'll sell it off on one of the FB groups.

If you are planning on getting the dated inserts from Travelers Factory, head over to Baum-Kuchen, cause Wakako has the items up on her website for pre-orders. While I was browsing, I also got a monthly passport insert and the 2017 stickers :) I love tabbing my inserts with it. Helps me flip back and forth - also who knows if I'm getting the Weeks. I can use the smaller tabs for the Weeks like how I did this year.

Yet, I am cautioning myself to be careful and not go crazy over the planners like how I did this year. I think I'm going to keep to the BuJo for work, cause it seems to work. Combining work notes in my personal planner seems a little overkill - especially since the notes I jot down are a lot. So, I might continue what I'm doing right now and combine the use of both. I've been thinking about going back to using my Camel TN as my planner/wallet. I really want to cut down the things I carry in my bag, especially with my little peanut coming soon.

More updates soon :)

My Hobonichi Weeks

So, I recently moved back in my Hobonichi Weeks as my EDC. I was using my regular Camel MTN up till the moment I decided to separate my work notes/planner and start using my Leuchtturm 1917 as my work BuJo. It was a carefully thought out plan (as all my planner ordeals have been haha) and I decided to move my work stuff in a separate Leuchtturm 1917 BuJo cause I'll be out on maternity leave soon. I figured that it's best that all my work notes are in that book cause when I come back for work, at least I know where all my notes are rather than trying to figure out which inserts I was in. God knows I go through my inserts really fast and I don't want to lose any information and have them in separate inserts.

After separating my work from my personal planning, I found that I have a lot of space in my regular Camel MTN which is my EDC. I've been updating my Weeks and with the recent Travelers Factory announcement about how the vertical inserts will now have smaller columns as they will have all 7 days in a row, I've been thinking about possibly getting a Weekly + Memo dated insert for 2017. One thing I realize about the Hobonichi Weeks layout and  the Weekly + Memo layout is that it is pretty similar, except that the Weeks would be a tad slimmer and a tad shorter. So, if I am really getting the dated Weekly + Memo insert for 2017, I figured I might as well plan and get used to it.

Another thing that went through my mind is the Tomoe River Paper monthly + weekly insert that I got from PooBirdsRarities. It is undated so I could possibly try it out already, but I have this thing where I don't want to waste the planners that I have already hoarded, ahem I mean bought, for 2016 and I would like to have it all in one year. Also, since it's undated, I didn't want to write out the dates with my handwriting - so of course I purchased a basic stamp set from StudioL2E.

I think I pretty much am set for 2017 - if I decide to just use what I have and not purchase a dated insert from Travelers Company. At the moment, I am okay with using what I have but who knows in a few months time, I might change my mind and hoard, ahem again I mean, purchase what I need based on my enabling mind. Oh well, either way, carrying the Hobonichi Weeks will lighten my load considerably :)

Hmm.... maybe one Hobonichi Weeks, 2 A6 planners, a dated Travelers Factory insert... haha lots to think about :P