Guess who's back, back...back again! Hello, my planner people! I know it been a while since my last blog post and I apologize!
Today I have a special planner post for you guys! I told myself after I bought my Michael's Recollections Planner that I wasn't going to buy another planner for a while...well that didn't exactly go as planned (haha planner pun). So as any planner, I enjoy watching "Plan With Mes" on YouTube, and checking out planner layouts in the Facebook groups and Pinterest; and I recently ran across something known as the Mambi Happy Planner. This planner is a game changer. Let's dive right in!
Unlike the Filofax and Erin Condren planners, the Happy Planner uses a disc system, also known as the ARC system. The Staples Arc Planner uses this same system, Martha Stewart teamed up with Staples and made tons of inserts, that you can still find on Amazon today. The pages are removable by slits in them. It is actually pretty great. It opens a whole world of possibilities with this particular planner
The planner is an 18-month planner and can be bought at Hobby Lobby, Michael's and on the Mambi website. There is definitely one for everyone. They just released the Faith Planner and it is booming in popularity.
Of course, there are a plethora of inserts, from wedding planning to a fitness pack. There's stickers, washi, pens and other fun doodads for this planner. I bought a set of folders for receipts and stickers. They also released a Home Planner extension which is super popular! I've got some pictures to share of some of the fun things I've bought!
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| One of the 6 folders |
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| Notes inserts |
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| graph paper insert |
I'm sure you are wondering what kind of planning system this planner has, and I'm here to share it with you. Just like the Erin Condren this planner uses the vertical planning system. I thought for years that this wouldn't work for me. I told myself that I wouldn't use this planner and put off buying it for a while. Well, I wish I knew how wrong I was. The vertical planning style actually works so much better for me! I'm a list maker by nature, so this works wonderfully for me. I can group things by importance and by category.
But Sam, what about price? Good question! The Happy Planner runs about thirty dollars, forty dollars if you buy the BIG Happy Planner, which is the size of a normal piece of printer paper. A little too large for me personally! Michael's and Hobby Lobby have coupons all the time for 40% and 50% off an item. I got my Happy Planner using a coupon and paid only 17.99 for mine. I'd definitely wait for a coupon if you are still on the fence about this planner.
So one last thing! Covers. You can design and make your own cover for your planner, which is SO FREAKING COOL. I literally screamed when I found out you can make your own. I made a trial one to see how difficult it would be, surprisingly it was very simple.
I'm kinda in love with it, but not committed. I'll probably make another one pretty soon.
Anyways, this is my Happy Planner and I hope that I've given you some insight on the planner itself. Please comment below and tell me what you love about your Happy Planners!! Also, don't forget I've got a huge giveaway going on! Go drop a like on my Facebook page to be entered to win!
Stay Magical!
Sam
