Aura Estelle Planner Review: A Deep Dive into Productivity
Here we are again, exploring another fantastic planner! For the next few weeks, we’ll continue our journey through the world of planners and shops that enhance the planner and journaling experience. This week, we’re diving into the wonderful features of the Aura Estelle Planners. Just a heads up: the 2025 TRP planners have launched and are being shipped, so be sure to check out the new planners in collaboration with Annie Plans.
Now, let’s focus on the planner I personally own. A couple of months ago, I purchased the Weeks Catchall Planner in an undated format, eager to test it out before the new year. After all, who wants to wait until January to start using a new planner? This planner is comparable in size to the Hobonichi Weeks, which gives you a good mental picture. One standout feature of all Aura Estelle Planners is the white 52gsm Tomoe River Paper, known for its smooth writing experience. The planner features a sleek black laminated cover adorned with gold foil lettering, and the grid size of 3.4mm is perfect for smaller handwriting—allowing you to write two lines per grid.
How Am I Using This Planner?
Great question! I realized I wasn’t being as productive as I wanted to be with the numerous tasks I needed to complete to promote myself on social media. So, I decided to use this planner as my task organizer, or as I like to call it, my “To-Do Planner.” It has been incredibly helpful for organizing my tasks and prioritizing what I schedule in my main catchall planner each week. I utilize the left side of the planner to highlight my top priorities for the day, and for the remaining pages, I create vertical columns for the rest of the week. Each day, I jot down tasks across various areas—Patreon, my website, home responsibilities, and morning journaling. By listing out everything I aim to accomplish for the week, I can easily track my progress. At the end of each day, or the next morning, I note what I completed and migrate any unfinished tasks to the next day, ensuring that I attempt or finish all tasks. Overall, this planner has significantly boosted my productivity, helping me hit my goals weekly. Writing everything down has made me more committed to completing my tasks because we all know the struggle of procrastination!
What Not to Do: Don’t beat yourself up for unproductive days. Racing against life is counterproductive! This planner is merely a tool to help you organize and prioritize what’s important, enabling you to be more productive than before.
What to Do: Have fun with this planner! Set SMART goals and balance small tasks with larger ones. Trying to tackle massive tasks in one day can lead to burnout.
What Kind of Cover Fits This Planner?
You might be wondering! Three covers I know will fit this planner are the Hobonichi Weeks Cover, Moterm Weeks Cover, as well as the Galen Leather Slim Cover. Recently, I’ve been loving my Galen Leather Smoky cover, especially for its generous pen loop, which accommodates my larger fountain pens beautifully.
Aura Estelle also provides a guide on how to use the planner effectively. Check it out!
Layout Overview:
– Yearly calendar on 2 pages
– Yearly columns on 6 pages
– 12 monthly spreads at the beginning of each month (not grouped together)
– Each week includes 1 weekly overview page and 3 free grid pages
– 30 free grid pages at the back for extra notes
– Size: approximately 7.4 x 3.7 x 0.3” / 94 x 188 x 8mm
– Grid Size: Monthly/Yearly 3.4 x 3.4 mm, Weekly 3.55 mm
– 12 months, 52 weeks
– Total pages: 274
– Price: $34.95
In conclusion, the Aura Estelle Weeks Catchall Planner is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a reliable task planner that enhances productivity and organization. Its thoughtfully designed layout, paired with high-quality Tomoe River Paper, allows for smooth writing and effective task management. By prioritizing daily tasks and tracking progress, users can stay committed to their goals and overcome procrastination. If you’re looking to streamline your planning process in 2025, this planner could be the perfect fit for you. I’d love to hear your thoughts—what do you think about the Aura Estelle planners, and what’s in your planner lineup for 2025?
October 23, 2024 @ 6:51 pm
They are all so pretty and organized! Love your set up! Enjoy your journey!
October 25, 2024 @ 3:20 pm
Thank you!
October 24, 2024 @ 3:48 pm
Love this! Only wish I could click and make your images bigger throughout to see more detail. I’m using Aura Estelle’s B6 Undated next year to try and combine my current B6 Weekly Essential and my B6 Stalogy 365 into one book. We shall see how that works. For work I am switching to the Wonderland222 A5 Stacked Weekends instead of A5 Rings inserts because I think it will be easier to store when the year is over. Just got it last week and it’s thinner than I expected. It starts in December so I will get to start using it soon. For my catch-all I am staying with Lights Planner Action in the HP Classic size Blackout Queen Bee inserts. Just ordered them during her Gold Friday sale so I will soon be stocked up for next year!
October 25, 2024 @ 3:21 pm
Thanks for reading. I will work on that. I really didn’t think to activate that feature. I may have to go back to add the link so the picture of clickable.
October 25, 2024 @ 3:41 pm
I just updated it and now you should be able to see the images up closer. I didn’t really think people would have wanted to see it up closer. Lol.