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February 26, 2019

Happy Planner Super Mom Layout (Pros, Cons and Video Walkthrough)

There are more and more weekly layout options for the Happy Planner these days (finally!) My current favorite is the Super Mom layout.

Quick facts

  • Size: 7″ wide x 9.25″ high
  • Discbound
  • Laminated cardstock cover
  • This belongs to page in case your planner is lost
  • Dates at a glance
  • Colorful inside pages
  • 2 page weekly spread – horizontal notes + dashboard layout (starts on Monday)
  • 2 Page monthly calendar (starts on Sunday)
  • Extra pages (different 1 page weekly spread)
  • Tabs

Let’s take a closer look!

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Pen testing I mentioned in the video is in this post. Also at the bottom of this review.

If you like this planner, my sister stocks it (along with everything else MAMBI + other planner supplies in her shop)

Other Happy Planner Reviews:

  • Happy Notes
  • Happy Planner Recipe Organizer Review
  • Happy Planner Budget Edition
  • Vertical Happy Planner
  • Mini Happy Planner 
  • Happy Planner Horizontal

The Cover

Like all the other Happy Planners, it has a cardstock cover with laminate. My copy was a bit bent / damaged in transit but not a big deal as it’d bound to get damaged at some point after a year of use.

happy planner dashboard layout super mom pros and cons video flipthrough discbound monday week start 1 page horizontal

Approx 0.5″ thick

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mambi happy planner supermom review

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Monthly Planning

Functional + colorful!

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Monthly Calendar

Week starts on Sunday.

mambi monthly calendar super mom layout sunday start colorful pros and cons honest review video flipthrough

Unfortunately, MAMBI are still doing that annoying thing where they split the box in 2 diagonally rather than just restarting the date numbering on the top row so each day gets a full box.

I do love the shaded weekend days though!

happy planner pros and cons mambi dashboard layout super mom weekly planner sunday week calendar start

Related: Finding planner peace: 18 things to check before choosing a planner 

Weekly Planner

I was so glad MAMBI finally released a different layout to the usual vertical, hourly and horizontal!

The 2 page layout has lots of list making spacing on the first page… <3

mambi happy planner super mom layout errands to do calls emails notes bills to pay checklist dashboard

On the second page is plenty of lined writing space for each day (with equal size boxes for each day too), plus a meal planning section. Although the meal planning layout could be converted into cleaning, gratitude etc. by covering the title with a sticker.

The week starts on Monday though which is not consistent with the monthly calendar.

mambi happy planner super mom layout errands to do calls emails notes bills to pay checklist dashboard meal planning 1 page horizontal monday start

The colors vary throughout the planner with different shades of mint, blue and pink.

mambi happy planner super mom layout errands to do calls emails notes bills to pay dashboard

mambi happy planner review pros and cons dashboard monday start week video flipthrough

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Related: How to print printables at MAMBI Happy Planner Size (step by step tutorial)

Extras pages

One of my favorite pages of the planner is in the extras section – the 1 page weekly planner. It’s probably intended for a project planner or meal plan with grocery list but I’d use it for general weekly planning or for blog planning. Love the rainbow colors! If you like just the rainbow week section (no graph paper), there are separate refills. My sister stocks them in her planner supplies shop.

mambi happy planner supermom planner review 1 page weekly spread monday start horizontal rainbow colorful checklist

Not too sure about the sticky note page. I’m not really into the ‘hand drawn’ look. I’d probably use the page for quarterly planning i.e. Jan goals in the sticky note and then the steps required to reach those goals in the dot grid beside it. It would also be a good project planning page.

happy planner mambi mum planner dashboard weekly layout monday start horizontal pros and cons checklist errands

Different dividers for each month:

happy planner review supermom layout mambi horizontal weekly spread monday start

If you grew bored of the cover you could flip the front and back covers and have the polka dots instead.

happy planner mambi supermom weekly spread horizontal 1 page per week dashboard checklist bills errands calls emails

Dividers & Tabs

Each month has a different divider / cover design. Some are oriented towards a mom but some aren’t. You don’t have to be a mom to use this planner.

mambi supermom happy planner review dashboard layout pros and cons monday week start horizontal

mambi happy planner mom layout page divider

The color or foil is printed on the front of the tabs but not the back – it’s just white (cost cutting?)

mambi happy planner supermom layout tabs honest review flipthrough monthly planning page video

Pen Testing

The Happy Planner has one of the thickest (best) papers I’ve come across. There is really only ghosting (and a little bit of bleed through) for the marker pens.

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Pros of the Planner

  • Discbound! (read why I <3 discbound in this post)
  • Nice extra pages
  • Lots of color
  • Affordable
  • Metal discs
  • Monthly overview page
  • Paper is thick with minimal ghosting and bleed through

Cons of the Planner

  • Some mom oriented things (divider pages and quotes) but not much
  • Color / foil is printed on the front of the tab only
  • Laminate cover may get bent in transit and with use

Would I use this planner?

Yes! I love discbound planners and love this weekly layout so will definitely be trying it out!

While it’s called super mom you don’t have to be a mom. There aren’t many mom references (only on some of the covers and quotes in the weekly spread which could be covered up with a sticker if you didn’t like them)

More planner reviews:

  • Corie Clark Purposeful Planner Review – Daily Version 
  • Bullet Journal Ideas: 26 Weekly Spread Layouts to Try
  • Day Designer for Blue Sky Horizontal Weekly Planner Review 

Planning Tips:

  • Overwhelmed by the planner community? Read this post 
  • What is the best day of the week to plan?
  • After trying more than 20 pen brands, these are my top 5

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  1. Amanda says

    February 26, 2019 at 23:50

    I notice you always talk about the spit days on the monthly view of planners. It must just be a U.S. thing because in all my years I’ve never seen it start over at the top. To me it does seem confusing to start over at the top but of course I’ve never used it that way.

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