Closeout Edition Live Whale - Daily Planner & Mindfulness Journal - Personal Organizer | Focus Planner with Time Tracker & Goal Setter Journal- Black

I don't usually write reviews, but I *love* this planner! It has truly revolutionized the ways that I am able to effectively structure my days in ways that work for me. I have been looking for a very long time for a planner that can help me to track and organize a wide range of goals, to-dos, etc, but the other non-dated goals planners available weren't quite what I was looking for. The search is over! I love that the spaces for writing provided on the monthly and weekly pages are open-ended, rather than giving very specific prompts like in other planners. I wasn't sure how I would like the two-page daily spreads. It seemed like it might be too much at first, but I really, really love it. It allows me to track and note all the things I want to without having to squeeze things together. I use each and every part of the daily spreads, and the categories and space works perfectly for what I need in a planner to feel confident I've got everything I want to have quick access to in one place. I love that the months are grouped together, then the weeks, then the days. That way, if I skip some days, I won't end up with blank daily pages between the weeks. And the three bookmark ribbons make it really easy to mark the different sections and quickly flip back and forth. The pen loop is wide, so it should fit fat pens. My little mechanical pencil flops around, but that's okay. I love that the paper is 100% recycled, and I'm tickled pink that pink was an option! Please don't ever stop making this planner! Some info on the specifics (sections listed in order): - 2 pages with yearly calendars for 2018 - 2021 - 1 page called "Goals & Lifestyle" with boxes where you can set goals for seven categories: personal, family, career and financial, social, fitness, spiritual, and other. - 1 page for getting more specific with those goals: due dates, specific hows, etc - 2 pages for illustrating how you want to see yourself - 2 pages for mind mapping - 2 pages for vision boards - 6 months (including 1 page brain dump + 1 page inspirational quote + two page month spread for each) - 6 budget pages with 34 lines each - 26 weekly planning pages - 120 two-page daily spreads - 27 notes pages in the back - a pocket on the inside of the back cover - 3 bookmark ribbons - pen loop - elastic band for holding it closed

These journals have become my absolute favorites! I have ADHD, and before I found these, I was constantly cycling through, thinking that if I could see the right planner, I could solve all my problems. Well, that was probably too much pressure to put on a notebook full of paper, but this one comes close to meeting it. The monthly and weekly pages allow me to plan, and the full page per day enables me to focus on what is right in front of me. I love that everything is in one place; I can do my gratitude practice, journal, plan my schedule and see my to-do list without having to flip back and forth or remember to bring other notebooks. Even the pen holder is perfect for my forgetful little brain. The price is a bit high, but it is a real example of getting what you pay for. The quality is incredible, with firm binding, three adorable ribbon bookmarks, and a folder in the back. I have also tested the pen holder, which has never ripped on me. The most ADHD-friendly part of this notebook is that it is only three months long. So if I ever get bored or need to change something up, I don't have to wait a whole year to finish up my current planner, or more realistically, shove it in a drawer with the rest of my partially filled-in planners. I recommend it to anyone seeking an all-in-one option to organize and enjoy their days.

This planner is perfect for me. I've tried other ones, even the Panda Planner but found it did not have the space for me to keep track of my mental health the way I needed to. There is enough space to write as much as I want and I've been able to make this into a planner that works for me and I don't think I want to try another brand. Live Whale Daily Diary gives me places to keep track of my eating habits, my budget and so much to plan my days and help me with my goals. The paper is also very good quality and there's no bleed through even when I've been very heavy handed with my pens. This planner comes with me everywhere and it's VERY durable and has withstood a lot of abuse from me dropping it, and lots of travel in a bag and has yet to ware down at all. I bought this knowing how much space there was to write and journal and I'm happy with it. I also appreciate the mind maps and role pages and use them to help me plan my goals. This planner is also adaptable to your needs and you can transform it into what you'd like it to be for you. It gives a general structure to follow but you can deviate from it if you want to. I recommend this planner to those who want space to write and also keep track of goals and their life. My only wish is that they'd release one maybe a little bigger (with more pages to write in the back!) because I love it so much.

This is my first time using a planner. I typically use Google Calendar but I find that I prefer to see everything all at once, which My phone doesn’t really work well for. I keep track of my own schedule, my three kids, my church schedule and projects, and my volunteer work. I have friends who do bullet journaling, but the idea was intimidating and I wanted something more structured. When this journal came about 6 weeks ago I already knew I wouldn’t need the budgeting and life goals section. I really just cared about the day to day, weekly, and monthly sections. I think for me, I would prefer that the weekly sections would be over a two-page spread and the daily section to be just one page rather than a two-page spread. I wish the monthly sections didn’t have rules pages in between, I want to just flip through the months one at a time. Also this is a tiny complaint but I wish there was a section on the daily page to write the date. You can circle the day of the week at the top but there isn’t a space to write the month and date. I like the ribbon bookmarks (there are 3) and the heavy weight of the paper. I like that the print is super light gray so I could ignore the lines and guides if I want. I like the ruled notes section at the very back for taking notes during meetings or to-do lists that don’t necessarily fall on my day or one week. I like that it’s undated because some days I don’t need an entire two page spread to plan out my day so I can just skip it. It seems like I have more criticisms than praise but I think this was a great quality planner to start out with. It would probably work well for people who have a lot of daily tasks that need to be broken down, for me the weekly section is more important. This really helped me to figure out what I need in a journal, and I already have a new one to try when this runs out in a few months (it will last about 6 months).

I got the pink version and it was bang on the exact color I expected it to be. I love the metal corner protectors on the covers. The paper quality is excellent. My pens feel like they are gliding across the paper, with just the right amount of drag to keep you pen tip from sliding off uncontrollably. I had no bleeding or ghosting with my Pilot Frixion, TUL or Paper Mate Flair pens. I like the way the months, then weeks, then days are organized in this planner. There is plenty of room for journaling as well as todo lists and hourly schedule on the two pages per day. I really appreciate the sections at the tops and bottoms of the Monthly, Weekly and Daily, for all the little things that are needed - goals, future plans, habits, countdowns, etc. I am more than likely going to be purchasing another one once this one is filled up in three months.

If you are a person that gets overwhelmed by to-do lists and empty boxes and time slots - move on. This will not make you more productive or motivated. It's almost too detailed, which sounds like an oxymoron when it comes to a day planner. Maybe it's just a neuroses. Smooth, pretty, high quality cover though.

Was excited about this planner wt first because it is super high quality and nicely organized but i really ended up hating it 3 months in. I give it 3 stars because i do like some things about it and the quality binding and budget/habit tracker. Mostly it is just not practical for me. The month/week/day sections are all together so you have to flip through big chunks of the book to each bookmark to compare pages. I also really should have gotten the weekly version, i barely ever need two whole pages just for one day. So, i have no more weekly or monthly pages but i have a million pages of blank daily pages. Got a new planner of a similar type for half the price and it is working much better for me. Wish they would organize it differently and include less of the "visionary board" stuff.

This has been the planner I continue to go back to and use everyday. The way it is set up works well for me and how I plan my weeks and days.

I really like this planner. It's exactly what I was looking for. Time planner, task list, calendar, habit tracker, etc all in one. There's a few pages that I don't use, like the expense tracker and the goal pages but it's good overall. However, although the product's title states that it's a planner for 4-6 months, it's only a 90-day planner, so be careful with that.

Me encantó. Todo. El color de la cubierta, el papel, el diseño interior. Muy recomendable.