r/hobonichi

I’ve been a long time lurker of this sub but have never purchased any Hobonichi. I found this today and I love it. Can anyone tell me what type/size insert I can get for it?

Edit to say:

Thank you all for the lovely feedback! I’m very excited about this especially because I LOVE toast & cats! I’ve ordered the inserts based on your recommendations. Very much appreciated 🫶🏽

A few daily entries from May. I've acquired lots of new ink bottles and samples and have enjoyed sketching with them.

I've been using a Cousin for many years but now I switched to a techo in A6 and it's so small but somehow still has enough space (What is this sorcery, Hobonichi?? lol) for my journal entries and photos. I'm so happy with this little book, just wanted to share a spread from it ✨️

So in my very Type-A way, I’m already planning ahead for next year’s Hobonichi…

I plan to get another Weeks, and really like to use icons to represent various activities (eg work, gym, dentist/doctor, etc). I’m currently using micro icon stickers, but the clear sticker material adds depth to the paper, so I’m finding that the pages get “uneven” week to week because the stickers are building up in the same spots.

In looking ahead to next year, I’m split between swapping to stamps or staying with stickers and I have 2 potential ideas:

1. Stamps would obviously keep the pages flat- but I’m not sure where I could find micro stamps that would allow me to fit 3-4 stamps per day in the Weeks? I’ve heard of the Beverly Planner ones, but can’t tell how it sizes up on the Hobonichi grids.

2. Alternatively, I know coffeemonsterzco sells washi icons- do these add thickness to the pages like any other sticker would? It wouldn’t be the ideal micro size, but it would be an option for keeping with stickers.

If anyone has insight or suggestions, I greatly appreciate it! I’m hoping that, whatever my plan is, I can buy it now so I can test it in my current year to make sure I like the layout/look/feel.

(I’m also including a picture of some of my recent layouts for reference of my current icons)

Show me your April faves, too? ☺️

I love seeing what people have done with their covers ⭐️ do you cover in stickers or only a few?

I use watercolor to add color and cuteness to my planner that I mostly use for journaling and occasional planning/personal reminders.

Since it's not watercolor paper it takes pressure off the be perfect because I already know it's not going to be the same quality as if I was using dedicated watercolor paper. I can actually sketch decently realistic life like portraits when I sit down and really work hard but it's been a goal to just enjoy art without the anxiety of being perfect. Before, I wouldn't even bother finishing a piece of I needed up or it wouldn't be "perfect".

Now I'm happy to make silly drawings and paintings along with my journaling 🥰

She snuck it into my cover while I was asleep, I love her

Brought my hobos on a cruise with me 🤍💕 still currently sailing, there will likely be more aesthetic moments to share🤪✨️

I recently gained the courage to start sharing my journaling pages💕 Here are some of my favorite pages from February. The last image also shows how I use my weekly sections; instead of planning hour by hour, I like turning them into little weekly highlights❤️

(also please don’t read too closely lol🙈)

this is the large calpak cosmetics case. ive had it for 3 years. i almost bought the large stappo because i carry all my supplies from my room to the dining room every day; but im trying to do better with spending. it fits all my supplies- planners, jornal, sketchbook on one side and than pens, highlighters, white out, stickers, clamp, templates on the other.

My job is in research and I’ll mainly be recruiting and managing participants, with some work on manuscript preparation and systematic reviews. The weekly pages were the big draw for me so I could see my week’s work at a glance. I plan to use the dailies for task lists and the A5 notebook for taking meeting notes which I will then summarize in the dailies. The month page will be used for deadlines, conferences, and work events!

I also plan to use dailies to write down any praise I get. It’s important to keep track of praise you get from your boss so if you’re asking for a raise or a letter of recommendation down the line, you have plenty of evidence!!

I probably won’t make my Cousin layouts as extravagant as my Weeks because I don’t want it to get chonky (nor will I feel safe posting them as they’ll have sensitive study data in it) but the paper is so lovely and I’m so excited to fill it up!!!

My idea for the covers were: Avec front (inspirational), Avec back (silly), A5 front (silly and warm colors), A5 back (probably also inspirational)

Anyone else prefer monochrome vertical weeks? And do you stay in the columns or let everything go crazy

I realized I stay in the columns but want to let go of that habit, I love when things are little chaotic but I keep putting everything in the line guides 🪦