rich 888 6 journal recommendations for your 2025 planning

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With just a few weeks left till the new year (no pressure), it’s almost time to start thinking of your 2025 goals and resolutions (if you still believe in them). For many, the best way to keep track of not just your goals but also your daily schedule is through a trusty planner or journal.

If the standard coffee shop planner just isn’t giving you that burst of inspiration, let me help. As a stationery junkie, I’ve tried a handful of journals and planners in search of the one that works best for me. Here are some suggestions to get you started.

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One of the most recommended and well-loved stationery brands especially among the journaling circles, the Hobonichi Techo has the acclaim it has today thanks to its balance of aesthetic appeal and functionality. It’s easy to use, fill, and decorate the pages according to your own planning/recording/journaling system. The planners and notebooks also use paper that’s well-suited to a variety of writing implements. If you’re a fountain pen user, this is a great option.

There are a variety of notebook sizes available, from the standard A5 book to a more compact A6 size (for those who prefer bringing around smaller notebooks). They also have a mid-range size called the Weeks planner, which falls in the middle of A5 and A6 in height and width, making it a narrow notebook that has ample writing space but isn’t too bulky either.

Pros: Various designs, good quality paper, various cover designs and separate protective cover options

Cons: They only have limited stocks in Scribe. For the full range, you have to order through their website for international shipping

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If you’re looking for something more straightforward, simple, and uncomplicated, but still want good design and functionality, Muji is a great option. They also offer various sizes, from B6, A5, A6, and even horizontal half-size B6 planners. The cover options are simpler, in neutral shades, in materials like vinyl, faux suede, plant fiber, and craft covers. Muji stationery also boasts high paper quality but within a more affordable price range.

Pros: High quality for affordable price, different sizes available. Can easily be purchased

Cons: Plain, minimalist designs

Malaysian stationery brand Ana Tomy just opened their first popup in Manila. Good Design Award winner Ana Tomy specializes in customizable and personalized planners, where you can choose every piece and part of your planner, from the cover down to the order and type of pages to include in it. As part of their opening in the Philippines, Ana Tomy collaborated with local artists to design special cloth covers for the planners, exclusive to the Manila popup.

Although the planner only comes in one size, what’s nice about Ana Tomy’s planners is that it’s made to last, meant to be used for more than just a year. Once you’ve used up your pages, you can repurchase refill pages and just reuse your existing cover, instead of buying a whole new journal. 

Pros: Reusability, highly customizable, can be personalized with name

Cons: Manila popup only. A bit on the pricier side. Planner is a bit bulky because of the hard cover

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Traveler’s Company is another Japanese stationery brand. Their notebooks are versatile and are often the top choice for journalers who like being able to design or create their own notebook structure. While they have notebooks with the standard calendar planners, they also have a wide variety of other notebooks, ranging from grid, lined, and blank notebooks, to watercolor paper and kraft paper notebooks for other creative needs. Traveler’s Notebooks also have a leather cover/sleeve that can house multiple notebooks of the same size, too, so you can really tailor-fit the planner to your preferences. It’s also meant to be reused.

Pros: Customizable and versatile, high quality paper, can be mixed with other notebook brands of the same size

Cons: Not for those who don’t want to bring around too many notebooks. No local shop

Cynthia Bauzon Arre

If your new year plans include getting more involved in supporting all things local or caring more for the environment, Cynthia Bauzon Arre’s planner might be the perfect fit. Illustrator and designer Arre has long been known for her work showcasing Philippine flora and fauna. Joining her portfolio of stationery featuring our natural treasures is the Philippine Endemic Wildlife planner, an A6-size notebook with undated weekly planner pages, dot grid pages for notes, and an endemic species ID guide, too.

With undated pages it’s easy to customize. It can also fit as a Traveler’s Notebook insert.

Pros: Locally made, beautiful (and informational!) design, pocket-friendly size, affordable

Cons: Undated

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If you’re looking for something a bit closer to the standard planner, but you find the bookstore (or coffee shop) options a bit boring, Mossery is a good alternative. Mossery is another Malaysian stationery brand that offers a variety of notebooks, planners, and other art tools. The layout of the pages is pretty standard (great for those who just want something straightforward), but they have a wide variety of cover options created by various artists from all over Asia. The covers are also reusable, as you just buy planner refills. 

If self-care and improvement is also in your plans for the new year, Mossery has self-care journaling kits that you can insert in your planner as well.

Pros: Lots of cover options, which can be reused

Cons: Only one size. Hardcover can be bulky/heavyrich 888

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