r/planners

After years and years of just getting whatever planner I could find at a corner store I finally have a big girl job, and I’m doing big girl life changes and really want a nice big girl planner to accompany me!

Things I like (none of these are hard lines for me, so I’m flexible and want to hear your opinions and suggestions!)
- would love an A5 size
- would love a ringed one so I can refill every year (plz give insert suggestions too. I HATE non-dated. Sorry I just can’t do it, my ADHD won’t let me)
- I work in education (not a teacher) so a monthly and weekly would be nice, daily too but again, I’m open.

I was looking at Erin Conderns ring planner but would love to know if you have any other suggestions! Thank you planner enthusiasts 🫶🏼

Hello everyone! I'm thinking about getting a Sterling Ink or Techo A6 next year. I do prefer the additional pages in the daily pocket planner from Sterling Ink, BUT I don't know how well it fits my beloved Hobonichi Alletone A6 cover.

So I was wondering if someone has used an A6 cover to store a pocket size and how well it worked.

I do want to reuse the cover as it's my first, I love it and it was also a gift, so I will probably make a choice depending on the answer>>

Hello hello. So I just got moterm personal sized planner. Absolutely ADORE it. But I’m struggling to find inserts I like. For my A5 I was able to get some downloadable ones off Etsy that were gothic style, but none seem to offer it in a personal size, and I’m struggling to adjust the sizing on the computer to print out on 3.75 x 6.75 paper. Any suggestions? If not, wanna share links to your favorite inserts? :)

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to switch over from bullet journals into planners, and I’m looking for something that has monthly calendars as well as weekly spreads.

For weekly spreads, I’d like for one page to have all of the days on it, and the other page to be blank/ruled so I can write larger to-do lists. For the page with all the days, I’m looking for something that has the days in two columns, so that each day has a section that is more square instead of a really long horizontal rectangle. 

If anyone knows of a planner that fits this setup, I’d really appreciate recommendations!

Hello all,

I’m starting a new position as a school administrator. For the past 8yrs+, I’ve been using a Jan-Dec planner for work. Now that I’ll be working in a school system, I’m thinking of potentially switching to an academic planner…

Wondering if there are any school administrators on here who could share what planner(s) they use, and whether it makes a difference in using an academic or Jan-Dec planner.

Thanks in advance for any tips and recommendations!

Edit: forgot to add that I’m definitely more of a weekly horizontal planner person, but open to other layout suggestions if you find it more efficient in a school setting. Thanks!

i'm the type of person that plans out everything on docs, calendar, or notion, and i love it that way. i love going into a day knowing exactly what outfit i'm wearing, when i'm going to which appointment, which assignments are due that day, what type to send a particular email, etc., etc., as i'm in high school, i love keeping up with my assignments this way as it makes me feel less lost.

now this upcoming month is super busy, as a lot of high schoolers may know, whether it's finals coming up, and i also have multiple national tournaments, and other trips that will cause me to miss school and make up work. i also have job interviews, multiple projects, etc., etc. UGH it's just a lot.

now i also plan my hair wash schedule ahead of time, so for certain events i have "fresher" hair, to go with certain outfits, i have diff hairstyles, hope you get what i mean. now you might think this is excessive but i hate deciding stuff in the morning when i'm already stressed.

however recently i've noticed that even small changes of plans have made me frustrated. i don't want this! i want to be more go with the flow and flexible. but today my math team captain told me they moved the captaincy election speeches to friday, which is the day i've already left for dc for one of my tournaments and therefore i won't be there to give my speech. now, this is not a big deal, obviously. but i had to sit down and redo my outfit schedule for the weak, hair wash days, the whole shebang. plus the disappointment of not being able to be there, and therefore likely not being elected captain (as i heard everyone just brings their friends there to vote for them).

obviously i don't like being this way. so are there any tips to just being more flexible, or at least react less strongly to small changes of plans?

Hello planner peeps. Are there any teachers on here? I am an ECSE Teacher and not working ESY this year. What do you do? Continue your planner calendar, journaling, take time off until school returns? I was thinking carrying around my weekend journal (mini) all summer. Then switching to a different classic style.

I have ADHD and wanted to get more organized, so I started using a Hobonichi weeks a few weeks ago. I feel like it does help but there's also tons of weeks where I don't use it. I see how much other people fill in their planners consistently with huge spreads, and it makes me feel like I'm using my panner wrong. Did anyone in my situation feel better after switching to a cheaper planner or a free digital only situation?

Hi all! I need a planner to help with organizing my personal life and I don’t even know where to start.

I have ADHD and have found myself stuck in the “I bought a planner, used it a week, never touched it” many times, so I’m trying to avoid that. I use a planner at work that has SAVED my productivity. It’s very simple. A monthly spread, back pages for random notes / questions, and big weekly spreads where I can track overarching tasks and small tasks for each day.

For home, I don’t need something to schedule my time. I need a planner that will allow me to keep track of the tiny to do lists and hold me accountable for bigger goals. for example, my boyfriend and I have considered moving cities. I get stressed if I think about this too much and it causes me spiral and ruminate on it for days. my therapist recommended dedicating a night to talking about moving and looking at cities and THEN putting it out of my mind and planning another time a few months out to revisit it. My therapist also recommended I use the planner like a brain dump, so if I think of something I need to do at home while at work, I can just dump it somewhere where I won’t forget.

I have no idea if this post makes any sense, but basically I want a planner/journal combo almost that allows me to keep to do lists but also keep me on target for long term planning. Does that even exist?

Hi everyone! I'm looking for a planner that has vertical weekly spreads with times, plus daily pages for me to write brief client notes. I don't need monthly/yearly/tracking pages as they are no use to me. A few more things:

• Can be dated or undated.
• Any size but A5 is preferable.
• Fountain pen friendly paper.
• Preferably soft cover.
• Not spiral bound.

I don't even know where to start. Any help would be appreciated!

(Also no Hobonichi Cousin recs please. That's my backup option if I cant find one that I like more.)

I find myself using white out a lot because of things changing in plans and it really bothers me to have whited out areas especially because I’m using the Valfré planner and it’s pretty colourful and I find the white out just looks awful. Do most people write in pencil in their planner for this reason? So tempted to just get a new one but maybe I can make it work with a pencil. If anyone has dark pigmented pencil reccomendations please leave a comment ❤️

I hope this helps someone because they could not help me. Horrible customer service. Customer service is everything when buying a product. If you got the wrong one, if you made a mistake, if they made a mistake, etc. I ordered the student planner for 26/27. When it came I realized it started in August and I cannot use it until then. Being a $45+ planner, you would think you’d get at least a year…. It’s goes from Fall to Spring and is the same price as the daily planner for the full year. Super disappointing, they would not let me exchange it. No refunds which is absolutely ridiculous for a standard online purchase (not being food or clothes). I was going to give it 2 stars but on top of all of this, their customer service is run by an AI bot… disgusting. This company needs to do better. Will never repurchase again.

I have attempted to do planners in the past but am always just unmotivated to continue through with the planners because most my days are so mundane and repetitive. I don't want to leave those days blank though, having lots of blanks on the page will drive me nuts.

Looking for cheap retractable pen recommendations for smooth planner paper please!

I currently use Zebra Sarasa gel pens in a Wonderland222 2026 planner, but the combo feels weirdly slippery and my handwriting looks messier than it does in my Stalogy notebook. My 2025 Hobonichi somehow feels better too.

I write pretty fast, so I think some paper/pen combos just have too little feedback/control for me.

I’ve tried a Platinum Preppy fountain pen but I don’t really love it, it feels a bit too sketchy/light for how I write.

I prefer:

• retractable/click pens (gel or fountain pen is fine)
• affordable pens/refills
• something with a bit more control/feedback than Sarasa
• good for Hobonichi/Wonderland222/Stalogy type paper

I’m broke so unfortunately I’m not looking for £200 fancy pens 😂

Would especially love recommendations from other fast writers! Thanks!!

i know it’s quite a few months before 2027 but i would like to get everything a bit before the end of the year. i’ve been using a midori a6 grid notebook for daily writing and i’ve been enjoying it a lot! so i want to get a 365 day planner for next year. i’m currently torn between the hobonichi techno and the stalogy 365 day notebook and looking for something in between.

i like the hobonichi because it has monthly calendars, the 4 months over 2 page layout with the days of the month and the pages it has in the back, however im not the biggest fan of the day to day layout. i would do the planning more in those monthly sections and would prefer to do daily writing on the day pages.

with the stalogy i like the day to day layout because it’s quite simple and leaves decent space to write and i also like that you can get some b6 sizes (torn between sizes too 💔) but i wish that it had the monthly pages like the hobonichi does.

so i would like to know if there’s any planners out there that are a mix between the two having the monthly pages like the hobonichi but the simple day to day layout with grid paper. it would be nice if it is easy to get in the UK and won’t cost a lot in shipping and fees. if a planner like that doesn’t exist i would love to know which of the two you guys prefer and how do you use them!