To-do lists are our best friends and starting off each month and week with a “planning session” are two of our favorite tips. When creating lists we’ve found that they are most effective when we can break down the things that need to be done into specific action items so that none of the steps along the way are missed (and we have the pleasure of checking even more off!). Lastly, we recommend that you add all of your important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, vacations) for each month as you begin your planner so that nothing essential goes forgotten. We hope this helps - happy planning!

Our love affair with pens has been a long and tumultuous road - needless to say, we have big opinions! It all started with the scented markers back in grade school and then came those super cool gel pens. Our tastes have grown up a bit but we still love to play with the newest writing devices that we can get our hands on.

Currently we are using and LOVING the Pentel Enegrel 0.3 mm Needle Tip Pen with liquid gel ink- they are genuinely fantastic.

Our classic go to is the Uni-Ball Signo, Ultra Micro Pen. They are amazing and we buy them by the box (you must make sure it is ultra micro though). We are also big fans of the Micron 005, the Staedtler pigment liner 0.05 and the Tombow calligraphy pen.

One thing we know is you can never have too many and you are absolutely allowed to change your favorite on a daily basis. Share your faves with us and we will be delighted to give them a try!

We sure do! You can find Laurel and the team posting things about life and Laurel Denise on our Instagram and TikTok daily that regularly feature videos of our products. We also have an active Facebook page and love to share inspiration and new projects there.

Our August launch is going to be all 2023 planners plus fun accessories (stickers, pouches, and more fun surprises). We will have 4 different versions of planners available in the August launch and some that are entirely brand new formats, but they will all have 2023 dates so they can't be used until January. So it's up to you if you'd like to wait until the new year to get started! If you’re ready to plan right now, we highly recommend our Undated Vertical Planner for its flexible feature of adding your own dates and beginning any time you’d like.

Currently all of our paper products are not customizable but we have heard from many people who have decorated their planner covers with stickers, paint and more. We would love to see how you make it uniquely yours! We are working on future versions of our planners all of the time and hope to be able to offer customizing options down the road.

We've searched far and wide for the absolute best paper available for our planners. Our monthly tabbed pages are 120 lb paper and all other pages are 80 lb. Fear not, we've completed pen tests galore and nothing bleeds through. We hope this helps!

Some of our paper products are printed here in the USA and others are manufactured in China at vetted factories who work with several US-based brands.