Today I’m sharing all of the washi tape I have in my collection (it’s probably not as much as you think!) There’s a lot of washi I recommend so this post has: Video walkthrough of my current washi tape collection The…
Rainbow weekly spread using the speedy stencils and Zebra Mildliners
In need of some inspiration for weekly spreads, I decided to look at a supply I don’t often use: stencils. I normally avoid these as most are either cardboard that bends easily or metal where the gaps to trace are…
Wordsworth weekly planner review (dashboard layout)
The Wordsworth planner has a mix of lined, unlined and dot grid writing space for each week – something I haven’t seen in a planner before this one. It also has my favorite layout – dashboard with the days of…
Favorite brands with functional sticker books for planning and bullet journaling
If you follow this blog, you’ll know I only do functional planning. My favorite stickers are icons, checklists, colored dots (great for color coding), text labels and numbers. While I make my own planner stickers, that can end up being…
Trying out my custom Agendio A5 dashboard weekly planner
I’ve tested out a few Agendio planners I’ve purchased in the past here, here,and here. Each time I’ve liked them… which shouldn’t come as a surprise as Agendio is one of very few companies I’ve come across that offer truly…
The Paper Studio ‘Make it Happen’ Bullet Journal Review
A reasonably priced dot grid notebook with page numbers, good quality paper and without a boring cover? That’s my dream combination for a dot grid notebook. Let’s see how close the Make it Happen bullet journal by The Paper Studio…
The best tools for habit tracking in your planner or bullet journal (my top 10)
Habit trackers are my favorite tool for keeping on top of routine tasks and tracking the progress on my goals throughout the month. When you actually mark off whether you did something or not, it becomes very clear if you…
Kaisercraft Planner Weekly Spread with skinny washi tape
The Kaisercraft weekly planner is a cross between horizontal layout for the weekdays and vertical layout for the weekend which is not very common, so let’s try it out! Before the Pen After the Pen I’m obsessed with this skinny washi tape…
10 Things to check before choosing a digital planner
If you’re thinking about dabbling in a bit of digital planning you have plenty of options! Here are 10 things you should check before choosing a digital planner. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking…
Thinkers Notebook (5mm dot grid softcover) and Thinkers App review
I previously did a review of the original Thinkers Notebook – but a lot has changed since then! The newer version is softbound instead of discbound and all pages are dot grid. The page size is 6.5″ wide by 8.67″…
Emily Ley for At a Glance Planner versus the Original Emily Ley Simplified Planner: Which is better?
I figure most people reading this blog have heard of the Simplified Planner by Emily Ley. It currently costs $60 which, to me, is becoming a bit too expensive for a 1 year planner, especially when you compare it to…
Minimalist black and blue weekly spread using a DIY stencil
Following this post where I created a DIY stencil it was time to use it in a weekly spread! Before the Pen I used the Francheville dot grid notebook for this as the pages are thin. This does mean that…