Video summary
In this video, Yoshida from Norris Cove shares her process of refreshing her Mini Happy Planner for the fall season by swapping out covers and reorganizing internal inserts to reignite her motivation to plan. Although she has used the current cover since January, she decided that a change was necessary to embrace the autumn vibe and feel more inclined to use the planner daily. The video documents her methodical approach of removing old pages, evaluating which dashboards and cards are still relevant, and printing new mood boards specifically designed for the fall months. She emphasizes the importance of having a dedicated space for upcoming content ideas, bills, and business tasks, noting that her previous single-page monthly layouts were insufficient for her needs.
The core of the setup involves curating specific dashboards for each month from September through December, allowing her to visually track seasonal themes like camping in October or holiday preparations in November. Yoshida also addresses the need for more space by switching to two-page monthly spreads, which will accommodate detailed lists for video uploads and financial obligations without making the planner too bulky. She retains certain functional pages, such as her weekly graph for scheduling social media and admin days, while discarding unused items like test cards and old task managers that have been abused over time. Her goal is to create a streamlined system where every page serves a specific purpose, whether it be for project management, budgeting, or meeting notes.
Beyond the monthly sections, Yoshida organizes her planner's various functional areas, including a dedicated project section, a finance dashboard focused on financial stability, and a wish list. She demonstrates how she manages her pockets by archiving old inserts into a storage box to keep the planner from becoming too thick while ensuring she can still reference past dashboards if needed. A significant part of her organization strategy involves creating fresh pages for meeting notes and moving them to the front to maintain clarity, alongside utilizing sticky notes and flags to cover sections during flips or mark important dates. She also highlights her favorite writing tools, specifically a Pentel EnerGel pen in a grayish-black shade, which she praises for its smooth writing experience.
Ultimately, the video concludes with a fully reorganized planner that feels fresh and ready for the upcoming season, complete with a new slip pocket and a curated collection of cards and stickers from brands like Pretty Planner Co. and Cloth and Paper. Yoshida expresses satisfaction with her new setup, noting that she now feels confident in using the planner daily to manage her content calendar and personal goals. She invites her viewers to share their own preferences for returning shop items beyond the budget box and printed inserts, hoping that her fall setup will provide inspiration for others looking to refresh their own planning systems.
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Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back
to Norris Cove. If you're new here, I'm
Yoshida and here at the Cove, we like to
budget and plan in confidence using a
planner. But today you guys, we got a
new cover. Okay, well, we don't have a
new cover. We've been had this cover. I
actually was using this cover prior to
being in the uh clear. So, we're going
through my mini HP. I did a flip of it
last week and I told you guys that I was
going to be updating this for fall. So,
today's the day. So, I was like, maybe
if I change the cover, I'll feel like I
want to use the planner. So, I went
through and I'm just going to take it
out and we're going to go through our
pockets and all that great stuff. So, I
started to do it and I said, "Wait a
minute. Let me print everything that I
want in here and then I can go over
everything with you guys together." So,
right now, I think I'm going to leave
I'm going to take these out
and then
I'm [music] going to take
this card out. This was in a budget box,
so I'm going to take that out. I love my
little freedom number.
I'm [music] going to leave this.
So, it's fall and in the fall, I just
feel like I want a little change. So,
that's what we're going to do. And the
sophisticate card, I'm just going to put
it here so that it kind of peaks [music]
right there. Okay. And then I'll leave
these little notes
and turn.
And we don't have anything else. Nothing
in the back pocket. But this is one of
my favorite covers. So I went ahead and
put the glass cover on. So like as a
protectant. Now this I printed probably
the beginning of the year. It's just
like a mood board. And I do want to do a
fall mood board, but I'll probably add
that later. Uh,
let's see. I'm trying to see if I'm
going to keep this. So, this is kind of
I'm going to take this out because
that's when I was doing the budget box.
I may just print another one or do I
want to keep that?
I'll [snorts] pick that out. I love
these dashboards by Noted Co. They're
going to stay. This is my [music] inbox
section. I have like two inboxes, but I
also have here in the back
my um
combon board. I was going to move that
to the inbox section because this
[music] used to be for the budget box,
but I don't want to get rid of it. So,
I'm just trying to decide. So, I'm
trying not to be long. So, let me show
you what I got, what we're going to add.
So, I have some dashboards.
And I originally were going to do these
two and bring them to the shop as a fall
dashboard. So, I should have them up
before the end of the week. Then I have
this one, [music] something I just
printed off of Pinterest. It's not
necessarily fall, but I just wanted it
in a planner. And then this one here I
also will probably bring um to the shop
as well. And [music] I think that was
nice. And then this is something I
printed off of Pinterest.
>> [music]
>> Um, dear God, show me how good it can
get. And then this one, you've seen this
MIT and I'm debating whether I'm going
to add it in here, but it's here. So,
also I printed a calendar on two pages.
So, we're going to flip over because I
decided I'm going to keep those.
I think I'm going to take the
sophisticate out
for now. I'm going to take out the
luxury G dashboard.
I'm gonna stick there. We're gonna leave
that.
Now, I do like this here. And I like it
to go over top of that. So, we're going
to leave that. So, let's get to our
monthly. This is stain.
I'm going to leave the bonjour.
I'm going to take this out.
I'm going to take out the pure vintage.
And so, I have the month on the page.
So, we're just going to go through. We
don't need that. We're going to take
that out. So, we don't need January.
Take this. And I'm going to look for the
end of the year of these for me. So,
let's take all of these out.
And I'm look to see if I have any
dashboards. And so, I have this, but
it's also in the back. I'm just going to
sit that to the side because I may
decide to bring it back. And then I have
this card. Going to keep that.
And this one also. You guys, I was
looking at a lot of cards, like
journaling cards that I was um producing
for the budget box, and I was like, man,
those are some good cards. I want to
bring them back. So, this is going to be
our monthly section. So, I'm just
starting it from September
to
December.
And then I'm look for those um monthly
tabs for those.
And then this is just the monthly that I
created for myself. I'm debating if I'm
going to create one for 2027 because
it's a tedious task, but I want to do
it.
Okay. I realized I didn't have my mic
on. Sorry. Sorry about that. So, we have
the months on two pages now. And I was
saying that I needed the month on two
pages because I want to start like
putting in like the videos, the bills,
the business bills that's due. I just
need more room. So, I'm going to [music]
like the the videos that I have lined up
uh for this channel. I want to have them
written out. And so I couldn't really do
that on the month on the page. I
probably could have just put this in the
back, but that would have just made it
too bulky. So we're just not going to do
that. And then so I like this doubled.
So we're going to leave that. And then
we have some more
of these. [music] Let's take those out.
And then I have August
and then September. So, [snorts]
okay. So, let's go back and add our
cover pages.
So, we have September
and I thought about like [music] putting
a dashboard for each cover. So, we have
that.
And so, for September, I think I'm going
to put this dashboard.
And I kind of did the same thing in my
uh workout planner. So, I did update
that offline. I'll show that to y'all
later. So, then we have the dashboard.
Or should I put it before? Let me put it
before
and see how that looks.
Oh yeah, that's pretty. Let's take that
out.
Okay, pretty.
And then let's get to October.
[snorts]
So October
we're going to do
I think we'll do the camp. I think
that's what I did in my workout plan. We
did the camping scene
and then
that [music]
I want to kind of leave that a little
bit of minimal. Okay. And let's do
November.
So, for November,
we're going to do
H
November. I think [music] I'll do
I'll save that for December. This will
be November.
Okay. [music] And then
we have that.
It was one of these I had [music] a note
on.
So, we're going to put
this [music] on the back of there. Like
that. And then on the back [music] of
October, we're going to put one of
these.
I really should do the discipline. I
think I'm going to do the
discipline for October.
Kind of want it like that.
Okay, my desk is officially a mess, but
it's okay. All right, so we did November
and then [music]
let's get into December.
And so this is
December.
And I'm going to use this.
And then I'm [music] going to take out
the
think plan do because we're going to be
probably getting into our new year goals
and all that great stuff. So think plan
do. This is one of my favorites
actually. I came up with that one night
and [music] just kept it rolling. So
this is December.
All right. So we don't have January of
course yet. So we have this dashboard.
Now these I'll find somewhere to put.
I'm going to take out this cuz I do not
use the test card. Maybe at a later
date, but I don't use those. And I just
kind of like this layering [music]
here. I'm going to take these out and
maybe move them to the combine board
later. Let me see.
I really like this card.
Okay, move it there.
I love this dashboard. So, it is
staying. And this is the week on a page.
And this is mainly like um I'm going to
take that out. This is mainly I use the
week on a page [music]
for like pre-planning. So, we're going
to leave that. And then this is the
graph week on a page. I like to use this
[music] to kind of plan um like the
social media situation or if it's a
design day, admin day, whatever. So,
we're going to keep those. I am going to
take I leave them in here because I kind
of like to look to see how I planned my
day. So, let me see. I'm going to leave
a few of those. I'm [music] going to
leave those in there for now. And then
this is the horizontal week, which I
[music] don't have in here anymore. And
then instead of a daily,
even though I do want a daily plan, it's
fall H.
I don't know. I think I'm going to
[music] use this
for the daily.
And I'mma put this somewhere else cuz I
really, really, really, really I might
put this in my TN. [music] So, I'm going
to take that out. And I love this
layering effect. So, we're going to And
it's my little winter one. So, we'll
leave that.
And then, wait a minute. Let's move that
because we're in the dailies [music]
now.
So that's like a the dashboard is too
close. So let's keep it moving. [music]
Uh social media. So that's what we'll
do. We'll change this dashboard
and then [music] add this one
for social media.
And then I just leave this in here to
see how I did. I am going to do another
30-day challenge, but I want to leave
this in here um just in case I need a
reference. Same with this because I got
a video I need [music] to plan. And I
was like, I don't want to plan until I
get this planner together. Social I
mean, excuse me, seasonal promotions.
I'll keep that. This is my little to buy
list. Now, this I'm [music] I'm going to
keep that because I have some ideas.
social media stats. I'm not really
keeping up with them. If I need one,
[music] I'll just print another one.
And then
I think what I'm going to do is [music]
put this in the project section. Well,
that is it's in the project section. So,
let's keep it there. And [music] then
I'll put this one here for projects.
[snorts]
Now, these [music] dashboards,
everything may change at a later date,
but for right now, I think this will be
good. Oh, I love that. Okay. And then
[music]
this is the project section.
Yeah. Okay.
Let me see.
We could put another dashboard.
Let's see how that looks. Oo, I like
that.
So, this is the project section. Oh, and
we can double that. [music] And then we
could possibly
put the sophisticate back over it.
[music] Let's see how that looks.
But I don't think I like that. Nope.
It's taken away. So, we'll take that
out.
And then this is my budget section.
[music]
And I have this dashboard
which I actually [music] like.
[snorts] So I'm going to leave that one.
Let me see. It's another one I want to
This is in the back.
Yeah.
Wait a minute. Let's go back to the
front.
I'm going to put this one in the finance
section
cuz it has like um words on there for
[music]
to be financially stable. So, we're
going to take this one out. [music]
Put this one here.
Oh yeah, perfect, perfect, perfect.
[music]
All right, let's see.
And then this is the section here. This
is
the finance section.
So
we're selling [music] projects. Okay, so
let's move take these out. So this is
the budget section.
>> [music]
>> And
I'm going to move these sticky notes
and those actually go in the project
section. So
all right. So we got those and that's
our project section. And then we get
into the budget section and it was
something that I wanted to take out the
annual profit report [music]
that can come out.
I'll leave that.
I'll probably filter that in.
Okay, I'm going to take I really love
these dashboards.
Let's see. Maybe we can put the
sophisticate over top of this.
Yeah. Okay. So, we'll do [music] that.
And then my meeting notes. I'm going to
print out. Well, this time that could be
2027. [music] So, I'll do it. That's my
meeting notes. And then this is
meeting notes. Yeah. Okay. And then I
have a wish list. Uh
I have one in here. So, yeah. Okay, we
need [music] a task one and this is note
section. Okay, so then on the back I had
this right here. So I'm going to leave
that. But I really I'm going finally
take this one out cuz I have abused it.
[music] So
Oh man, I really can't cuz I got Oh
dang.
[laughter]
Well, let's put these two together. Like
really Yosha. Okay.
te Christmas. [music]
Okay, I'm just going to put these two
together even though so that way when I
Oh. Oh, it looks terrible.
Not too bad. One is shorter than the
other. Okay.
Yeah. And I want to find somewhere to
put [music] this.
Well,
I I don't really I got to I don't need
this [music] because I have
I have some more of these. And then I
have pockets now. [music] So, I don't
need that.
And then we're going to put that in the
back here like that. And to be honest, I
don't even need this because nobody's
going to see it but me. So, okay. So,
that is it. I'm going to go through this
little pocket.
Okay, now she's set up. Now I feel like
I can plan. I'm going to leave this
cover.
It's fall and we've had this since
January. Let's see what that looks like.
I love a good mood board. Let me see.
Uh let's do a mood board. [music]
This is our inbox section.
So let's do it here.
I love this dashboard. I really, really
do.
Okay.
Why do I have two inboxes? Cuz I need
them. [laughter]
And really three. Okay. So, this is it.
This is it.
She's still a little thick, [music]
but promise you everything is going to
get used in here. I'm going to take this
out right here because it's going to
bother me. Find somewhere to put that.
And [music] then we're going to put
that.
And then let's go through this right
here
and find somewhere for these. Now we
have pockets.
Okay. Where [music] is the cover? Here
it is. Try to have made a mess of this
desk. So, I'm happy to be back into my
cover. Um,
I'mma start taking my curve bag with me
so that I can use this planner because I
have a lot of things I need to get
planned. [music] So, it will definitely
go into the curve bag and it'll be
coming with me on a daily basis so that
I can get these.
So, it is [music] the next day. I filmed
late and my battery died. So, let's just
hop right on in. So, I was saying at the
end,
I believe that Oh, so I added this
pocket [music] here. It's a slip pocket.
The inserts you saw me put over to the
side that were in here, I went ahead and
archived [music] those. And I have a
little box that I keep all my old
inserts in, dashboard, so I can always
refer back to them. [music] And I try to
hold on to them for about a year. So,
this is what we have. [music]
I slid it back in. We have this
And since my battery had died, I went
ahead and planned
um my video that I have coming up next
over here in these sections here. So I
have it set as private. [music]
And so this is what it looks like. So
we're going to do a really quick flip.
And then [music]
I put my cards here. And then over here
in this pocket,
I have this task card, some lux page
[music] flags, and the black square page
flags that I like to use
to cover things in case I'm going to
flip.
So, this is our front
inbox.
And I left these task managers in here
because I'm going to fill out one for
October and I'm just going to move some
things over. [music] So, I do like to
kind of hold on to those. And I just
have a few in here.
And then [music] we have this. I don't
think I've ever showed you guys what's
in here, but it was just like I think a
freebie from Cloth and Paper. And it
[music] is just like some BJO stickers.
I'm going to move this somewhere.
Probably here in the back.
Isn't that pretty? It's so foolish. I
should have probably put that in the
front, [music] but it's okay. This is
where I want it.
And I'm going to try to have these
dashboards listed by the end of the day.
So once you see this, hopefully that you
can purchase those if you like.
[music] And I was saying that, you know,
I really like this card. So also do me a
favor. Let me know if there's anything
that you've [music] purchased before
that you would like to see back in the
shop besides the budget box and besides
printed inserts. [music]
Okie dokie. And there we go.
And then [music] now we're we are in
the weekly section. Oh, and I failed to
mention that these sticky notes are from
the Pretty Planner Co. I love her stuff.
her stickers as [music] well. And then
this now we get into our weeklies
and then the daily.
I need to find somewhere for that to go.
And then we [music] get into our social
media.
And then I have these pinned together
because I've already um [music] planned
um that video that I have coming next.
So I don't want y'all to see that until
I get to it.
But this is what those pages look like.
So there's a series planner and there is
a content
planner.
And these [music] inserts are just chef
kisses for me. And then we have the
seasonal promotion, [music] social media
planning. Then we get into the combine
and then that beautiful dashboard
in our project section.
I probably could take this out. No, I'll
leave it. And then we get into the
budget section.
And we're in the notes section right
now.
And then the meeting notes [music] that
I have with my the meeting that I have
with myself. So what I do is I kind of
just archive [music] old meetings to the
back. So, I'll have a fresh page here.
[snorts] That one needs to go to the
front.
And that's [clears throat] something I
didn't do. Let me move these [music]
fresh pages
to the front of the meetings. And then
we [music] have the wish list,
the task list,
and then that back cover,
and then this little clear pocket. I
found it in my little stash. And then we
have all of our little pocket items. So,
let's go back to the notes
and put these fresh pages in. And
that'll be it. [music] That will be it.
And so I'm going to make me a 2027 cover
for my notes so that I can, you know,
dot off any like specific dates and
things like that. And it's really not
necessary, but I just like it cuz it's a
cover page. But that's it. And then in
this planner, I have the Pentel
Energerel, and it's almost like a
grayish black, but I love it. I love the
way that it writes. And that is it, you
guys. That will complete the setup of my
mini HP. [music] I feel like I'm going
to get more use out of her now. Um, I
really like this cover [music] and it is
from
Moterm and it's the Veg Tan [music]
leather. And that's it. I hope you guys
enjoyed this video and I hope it was
helpful with you setting up [music] your
planner for the fall. Thank you so much
for watching and I'll see you guys in my
next video. Bye.