What paper planner are you buying for 2023?

[court26]

I use a monthly planner and I always get one for around $6 at Homegoods or Marshall’s and use them all year without issue! I love a paper planner but have found I need a quick glance. I use the back “notes” pages for all kinds of random notes but that is enough for me.

[underwaterrhymes]

I use Erin Condren for my paper planner.

I’m super scattered, though, and I also keep a white board calendar for the family, and three electronic calendars (work, family, and one that pulls them all together). My brain is all over the place a lot of the time and I need lists and calendars and planners to keep me sane, but I need many of them to keep track of it all. 😂

[redheadbaker]

I used to use Plum Paper, but this year, I'm trying bullet journaling. There never seemed to be a PP layout that was exactly what I wanted, so I can customize the journal however I want. I've only laid out 6 months so far, so if the layout doesn't work for me, I can change it.

[mlkgls]

I will preface my recommendation with saying that I’m a list maker and always have been, but I found my ideal planner last year. The BlueSky Note It planner is by far my favorite and I have one dedicated to personal use and one for work. The two I have are the smaller versions, not the 8x11. I already have my 2023 versions ready to go!

Each week has a daily section, To Do list, goals, and notes. I use the daily section to keep track of meetings and daily tasks and use the other sections for weekly or longer range goals. It also has a monthly tabbed calendar at the beginning of each month and a general notes section in the back. 

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Dec 3, 2022 10:43:28 GMT -5 mlkgls said:

I will preface my recommendation with saying that I’m a list maker and always have been, but I found my ideal planner last year. The BlueSky Note It planner is by far my favorite and I have one dedicated to personal use and one for work. The two I have are the smaller versions, not the 8x11. I already have my 2023 versions ready to go!

Each week has a daily section, To Do list, goals, and notes. I use the daily section to keep track of meetings and daily tasks and use the other sections for weekly or longer range goals. It also has a monthly tabbed calendar at the beginning of each month and a general notes section in the back. 

I am very into making lists. This one has potential to be a contender for 2023. I put one in my cart. 

I really liked this to-do notebook in 2021, I somehow lost it. I'm buying another one. I purchased it at The Container Store, but I just went down the rabbit hole of their main page and there are many planners on there too.

www.russellandhazel.com/collections/all/products/spiral-to-do-mini-notebook9

[Deleted]

I've been using the pocket At-A-Glance monthly calendars for years. It's small enough for my purse and to pencil in appts.

They used to sell them at Target, but can only find them now on Amazon.

[scout8]

I've used an At A Glance weekly/monthly calendar for as long as I can remember.

[cuadrado]

I use a Golden Coil planner. It’s completely customizable. May be too much of an investment if you’re just trying it out but it’s such a high quality.

[midwestmama]

I love paper planners. I like to write out to-dos and reminders for work. I currently use one that is Cambridge by Mead, but I've also used and liked one from Excello Brands. I need ones that have a calendar view of the month and then large, lined sections for each day of the week. Must be 8.5x11" and spiral-bound.

[gt7301b]

Dec 3, 2022 10:43:28 GMT -5 mlkgls said:

I will preface my recommendation with saying that I’m a list maker and always have been, but I found my ideal planner last year. The BlueSky Note It planner is by far my favorite and I have one dedicated to personal use and one for work. The two I have are the smaller versions, not the 8x11. I already have my 2023 versions ready to go!

Each week has a daily section, To Do list, goals, and notes. I use the daily section to keep track of meetings and daily tasks and use the other sections for weekly or longer range goals. It also has a monthly tabbed calendar at the beginning of each month and a general notes section in the back. 

I use the BlueSky too.

I love that the planner has weekly to do's as well of tons of pages in the notes section.  I run though the notes pages in a couple months with a regular planner, but this one lasts me all year.

[namasteak]

Dec 2, 2022 9:38:12 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

I’ve had the best success with plum paper planners

LOVE my plum paper planner! I've used one since 2016.

[bohemianmango]

My favorite right now is the Laurel Daniel planner. I like having the ability to view the monthly and weekly/daily calendars and a to-do list at once. I usually prefer a Sunday start and a little more space to write but having the multiple views makes it easy to overlook that.

laureldenise.com/

[nomad100]

I have several because I have given up on the "one planner to rule them all" mentality.

For my personal life and goal planning, I am using MakseLife flagship vertical. makselife.com/  ewall This may be something to look into.  I have used PowerSheets in the past and ditched them after they were bought by the super religious company.  ML is super inclusive.  ETA:  You can get just the goal planning part without buying the whole planner.  

For my work like, I am using a Plum Paper Planner A5 hourly. www.plumpaper.com/shop/category/planners

For meal planning/grocery lists, I am using a Hobonichi Weeks (I purchased off Amazon since shipping for 1 planner from Japan was bonkers). amzn.to/3Fv8Hxg

I also bought a monthly planner amzn.to/3iFPvUH and a Scribbles That Matter notebook amzn.to/3F3Pl0H to help me keep on track with a side business I am planning to start in 2023. I couldn't find a monthly with a decent amount of note pages in between the months so went with the double whammy.

Some To Do/activity items show up in multiple planners but there really isn't a ton of cross over between the planners.

[pinkyp]

Dec 2, 2022 15:15:07 GMT -5 quesyrah said:

Dec 2, 2022 14:36:36 GMT -5 pinkyp said:

I liked the Life Planner but found it a bit too much for me, ie lots of pages/sections I didn't use. The following year I tried a monthly planner and it was perfect. Kind of a planner/notebook combo.

I bought my first one last year not knowing I could customize it. I don’t use the weekly layout so this year the salesperson helping me suggested I swap those pages out. I had no idea! So now for 2023 I have a planner that will work perfectly for me.

Is the one you’re using Erin Condren? I might check that option out.

Yes it is an Erin Condren monthly planner, and it's a decent bit cheaper than the Life Planner. I know there are options to add extra notebook pages as well if you do a lot of writing/notekeeping.