It is 😩😩😩

Me too. Gorgeous

I think we all are 😂

Me too!

SAME!

This meant so much 💞 I love the diamond cover too! I hope you snag one :)

I ended up ordering the lavender color weeks and the familiar sights diamond cover and a pencil board! Excited for it to arrive!

Oh my gosh!!!!

I hope you also wrote that you were here too underneath 😂😂

Was the blue dragon cover in the Weeks the bow tie style or was it something else? What did the liberty fabrics floral Weeks feel like (Emma and Georgina, I think. The floral one)? Was it fabric or was it a stamped print?

⁠@@tahniguglielmina1715the blue dragons are bow and tie, yes. And the Liberty print is actually covered with very fine Liberty tana lawn cotton, which is a very finely woven, almost silky feel fine cotton fabric.

Thank you for sharing that about the pronounciation of HON. I've been calling it "hawn" (like dawn).

The pronounciation is exactly like it’s written, so „hon“ where you pronounce the o as a British person would pronounce it (in „honest“ for example), not like an American would. Does that make sense? 😅

muji has that

Oh shoot I should have tested that!! I think the idea is that they don’t need covers bc they HAVE their own covers… but who among us can resist a nice luxurious planner cover am I right 😂

GREAT to know!! Thank you so much

I think u should embrace who you are, remove the gray one from your options. now, you are a crazy cat lady, everyone knows, and you don't need a reminder of that, i say go with the reminder that life can be fun, good and magical. if everyone in our would today could be reminded every day, the daily 'grind' would look a lot different. From a daily "grinder" in one of the frustrating cities on the planet, DC Metro area. Good luck, and let us know.

​@@dbrickner5292i love this mentality! I was stuck on similar options for some of the same reasons and this helped me decide, so thank you for sharing!

I have the Ane in the Ukrainian Flowers and absolutely love to use it when all I need is a small wallet and to carry a weeks.

Hobonichi has a whole section of their site I think for like ~office aesthetic~ planners! I agree, the black HONs would look chic as a work planner!

I am honestly already feeling that way about some of my other preorders too 😩 but it will be nice to hold them both in your hands and then decide! The nice thing is that planners also make great gifts so they could be presents if unused. THANK YOU for saying about the NYC event!! I wish I could have gone!!! Next year 😂

I love the avec for that too! It’s great for people on the academic calendar. I’ll have to check out those other multi year planners, thanks for the rec 👀👀

@@RachelleinTheory it used Midori MD paper, so if you've ever used their notebooks before you know how good it is. Super simple, and nearly half the price of the Hobonichi!

@@Bootus123 I second this! I just ordered a 5 year Midori for my PhD :)

Def depends on how granular you want to get w memory keeping right? Cousin you could do a LOT of journaling and specific time stamping of your day, 5 year not so much. But there is something magical about seeing 5 years at once…

It’s a seahorse 😭😭😭

I mean the HON is def still stiff! But it is way better in person than I imagined. A lot more like a hobo weeks cover. I’m here to encourage you to get a weeks just because 😈😈

Oh I love the idea of everything matching!!! Bliss

@@RachelleinTheory yes or have a color/image theme for the year so each book is super intentional and it is it’s own little world visually in that regard. I just want my little dragon weeks 🫠🫣🥴

HI! I've been checking to see if you you have a review of how your Midori 10 year is going and if you like it? I imagine you are getting the Tiny Dragons Weeks, too??? I am so conflicted (again, LOL) about what to get. I really only need 1 Weeks and thought I'd try the Makino one this time. But...I've always said I want a Black Weeks so I'm now thinking I have to try the Black Gingham and then "try the Bow and Tie again.." keeps popping up in my mind... Not to mention that I said last year, if they have the HON slash in A6 Navy every year, I need to get that. Gosh, then I took out my old Hobonichi books and remembered how much I like the texture of just the plain A6 Original with no cover (I just love the feel of that cream colored book and flipping through it as if it were a notebook like a Sneaker Weeks). So, needless to say, I have a lot of decisions to make. So much for "I'm just getting one Weeks this year and it'll be an easy decision" Lol One thing I have decided....I prefer the Japanese versions over the English. It's nostalgia for my little Japanese planner and I don't like reading the quotes in English. I have the English Weeks this year and I haven't read any of them.

@@victoriahall4961 Hi! I haven't been able to upload any videos in months because I have long Covid and have zero energy 😭😭 It's really frustrating because I miss making videos. I'm hoping to be able to start making shorts again at some point. Thanks so much for asking 😍 The Midori 10 year is fabulous and holds fountain pen beautifully. It's very easy to keep up with. As for my Hobo order, I'm now leaning towards the Makino A5. I'm not getting a Weeks this year (!) because I've pre-ordered a Sterling Ink CP vertical Weeks. I've always dreamed of a timed hourly Weeks so I couldn't say no to that! I agree with you about the English vs Japanese - after all those years of wondering what the quotes said, I hardly ever read them in English either lol! Good luck with your decisions!

​@@VeganOrganizer Thanks for the reply! Sorry to hear you have long Covid and hoping you can get back to all your favourite activities soon. Take care😍 I am thinking of getting the Japanese versions of both Weeks and HON, either Makino or Tiny Dragons, probably will go more classic with the Makino knowing me. I also am using Midori more...next year is the last in my A6 5 Year and I'm really leaning towards getting the black 5 Years Midori. Your video on the 10 year is the only one swaying me --- 5 or 10...hmmm. Enjoy making decisions on your Hobo order this season, too!

@@victoriahall4961 Well on the subject of five-year diaries, have you seen that Sterling Ink has just announced she'll be releasing one in October? In A5 and B6, three different colour options, TRP. It looks beautiful 😍 just to add to your dilemma! I love the Midori 10-year so I'd go with that but the SI looks really promising...

I thought it was a bit glossy imho!! But I don’t really like any shine. But if that doesn’t bother you, go for it :)

I love the sea dragons but I totally know what you mean!! 🐉🐉

OMG same!! I had such a strong vision of what I thought the 🐉 would look like, that I can't make friends with the seahorses even though they are so cute.

Kind of feel the same, even though I probably would go for the cats! Dragon is my sign, though, so I would have loved that. :)

@@yestoplans Dragon 🐉 is my sign too!

Honestly amazing! I just think the spine might need some breaking in but I really liked it

Thank you, I’m hoping to snag the olive green one 😊

Not sure what you mean by set up - monthlies look p much the same but in the back it’s just undated grid paper, definitely NOT enough for a day per page.

Yes it lays flat! The bow tie covers are good for that. It’s adorable!

Heck yeah the cat cover 🐱🐱

I didn’t really notice much different about the black gingham covers except they were a bit more texturally cool. But they are the paper material and I’m it sure how that holds up in a bag without a cover, so it might cancel out 🤔🤔

Thank you ❤

Me too! And maybe some blank pages

Yep, the standard hardcover ones lie flat!

😂😂 Thank you!!

Yes it is!

That’s awesome thanks for sharing Diane!

Sorry, dog ate half my comment…I wrote that the Notte has held up well and is very practical too - you can even use it as a wristlet if you need to dash out with just planner, pen, cards, and cash.

You know weirdly they didn’t have the sneaker available! But I like the sneaker weeks. I have a video coming soon about all the hobonichis I’ve tried featuring the sneaker.

I know some other brands have smaller littler weeks, but for me the issue with the tiny weekly supplement is that it just us WAY too small for me to plan in 🥲 I would say go with what’s working though! There’s always the spring launch.

@@RachelleinTheory It is really small, but that's one of the reasons I like it so much. I track my sleep, my work schedule, and I use the sidebar to write in the upcoming week. I struggle with everyday things so tracking my sleep and work schedule(by color blocking) helps ease the anxiety of feeling like I'm not doing enough everyday. By putting the upcoming week in the sidebar, it helps me budget for any upcoming bills. In the case of an event or appointment, it feels like I have extra time to mentally and/or physically prepare for those things. I've spent so much time and effort trying to curate the Hobonichi to do all the things for me that trying to figure out if something different would be better is rather daunting.

All AMAZING options!

They are the ones that are literally labeled "smooth." It's a type of cover! And the leather ones need some breaking in. Otherwise, good as far as i could tell.

@@RachelleinTheory Thank you!

Hardcover Weeks lay flat when open, softcover don't. You need a clip, like the Traveler's notebook brass clip, to hold it flat.

For the Weeks, you need to avoid the ones that are in the White Line Series (black and ivory with the white strip running down it) and the Smooth series (Sangria and Forest Green). All others will lay flat. You might have to open the book in multiple places and gently smooth down the spine throughout the book at the beginning, but they all lay flat.

The navy IS luxe! I hope you like it!!!