Greetings :) I have an entire catalogue of plan with me videos on Youtube, but I wanted to create some still guides as reference material. I take a fluid approach and don't stick rigidly to my own guide, but I do have some patterns I follow.
0. Table of contents
- Hobonichi Cousin: Monthly
- Hobonichi Cousin: Weekly
- Hobonichi Cousin: Daily
- Hobonichi Weeks: Health & Fitness
1. Hobonichi Cousin: Monthly
- I set this up at beginning of the month to give me a good overview of what's to come. I update the calendar for more accuracy maybe 1-2 times throughout the month.
- The monthly section is honestly unnecessary for me functionally, since I have a separate "messy" calendar for all of my deadlines. It's fun for me to decorate though, so I do it anyways :)
2. Hobonichi Cousin: Weekly
- This section is for mapping out my weekly schedule & time-blocking.
- I do a bit of memory keeping, but only select highlights. Smaller memories and details go in the daily section.
- I usually set-up the base on Monday morning and add whatever information I know for the rest of the week.
- I update this section as the week progresses, typically 2 days at a time, since I don't know my exact schedule in advance.
3. Hobonichi Cousin: Daily
- I use the daily pages for my work to-do list & free journaling space.
- I start each day by answering a journaling prompt. Sometimes I write a lot, sometimes I write one sentence, and sometimes I answer with a doodle. (prompt list)
- Typically: I write my to-do list and answer the prompt while waiting for my coffee to cool. The rest of the entries and to-do list updates are done throughout the day, whenever I have time.
4. Hobonichi Weeks: Health & Fitness
- I use my Hobonichi Weeks to log information–not to plan for things. This means I record information at the end of the day, or even the next morning!
- This is tailored to my life and my needs, but you can adapt it for other things like meal tracking, sleep tracking, etc.
11 comments
I’ve watched these multiple times — they’re really good and very well organized. Thank you for sharing, it’s very helpful for beginners.🥰
Good evening, I’m new to this group, I’m not sure how to order stickers could you help me out .
Thank you
Vic
i was wondering what you do with the yearly index?
Helen,
Thank you for being an inspiration. I lost my dog last year which has caused me to feel sad often but after watching your vlog on you tube, I couldn’t stop watching others you’ve posted. It was therapeutic and calming that now i am inspired to start using planner and do journal the way you do. I notice myself being excited about life again and looking forward to designing every page of a new day. Thank you for sharing what you thought maybe just your regular routine but i am sure have inspired so many people.
I’ve binge watched a lot of your videos this past week because I finally got my hobonichi planners and I’ve been taking notes of how you do your spreads, just to come across this post and now I’m ecstatic! I love the work you do and seeing it broken down like this is so helpful. If nobody has told you yet, I appreciate every little thing you create and everything you do and I’m very excited to start this new journaling/planner adventure with all of your help.