A few years ago, we went through an in-depth process of gathering feedback to understand your needs as you intentionally plan your days. As a result, we chose several key features to reimagine what was already our beloved Hosanna Planner. Here's what changed:

— SIZE: We downsized our planners to make them more portable.
— COIL BINDING: We also downsized the coil binding which makes for a smoother flip between pages.
— LAYFLAT: We added our first layflat design: our minimalist Stockholm planner!
— HORIZONTAL LAYOUT: We switched from a vertical to horizontal layout but kept your favorite daily checkboxes.
— MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE: We added a whole new spread for brainstorming your month before inputting into your monthly and weekly spreads
— MONTHLY NOTES: We also added a lined and blank notes page to the end of each month
— CONTACTS: We moved contacts to the end of the planner.

We hope these changes serve you well as you intentionally plan your days.

This is one of the biggest questions we get from you, so we want to invite you into the process behind making this decision:

📈 THE POLL: We began by asking YOU. When it came to wanting a 17-Month or 12-Month Planner, 60% of you said 12-Month, and 40% said 17-Month. Our 12-Month gals expressed sadness that 5 of the 17 months would go unused, whether it was the first 5 months before starting in January or the last 5 months when you’d buy a new Hosanna planner.

🤔 THE DIGEST: We sat down with this data and thought through our options. For years we’ve provided a 17-Month Planner running from August-December. Even when 60% of you prefer a planner running Jan-Dec, 40% of you still enjoy an academic planner. We wanted to serve all of you well.

💡 THE SOLUTION: We decided to keep our planners 17-Month Planners so that we could serve all of you well. So whether you’re a teacher, college student, 12-Month gal, or an I-start-when-my-old-planner-runs-out lady, this one’s for you ❤️

✨ OUR 2 TIPS FOR 12-MONTH GALS ✨ If you’re a 12-Month gal, we’re glad you’re mindful about not wasting the extra 5 months. Here’s how you can use your extra pages:

1️⃣ TEAR-OUT PLANNING PAGES: Our spiral planners make it simple to tear out pages you won’t use and use as pretty scrap paper when planning out future months

2️⃣ EXTRA NOTES SPACE: Your biggest need was space, space, and more space in weekly spreads, so use these extra pages to write down notes, doodles, and lists to your heart’s content! Give the perfectionist in you the permission to be messy with these pages!

At the end of the day, we’re grateful we have such an intentional community who wants to use their time (and space!) well! And if you’re ready for that fresh start, grab your planner today no matter what time of year it is 🎉

✨ YOUR MINI TOUR OF MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE ✨

✨ TO THE LEFT ✨ Plan your month as a whole! The blank box is for lists, random notes, drawings, and more, while the lines are for more structured checklists, grocery lists, schedules, prayer requests, etc! If you find yourself thinking, I wish I had space for ______, this page is designed for that! 

✨ TO THE RIGHT ✨ Plan your month week-by-week! These blank boxes dated Monday-Sunday are where you can put special events, week-specific tasks, priorities, and reminders before you head into your weekly spread. Think of it as a drop list for all your thoughts before you plan!

P.S. If you need MORE space, we added a Notes spread to the END of each month with one whole blank page and one whole lined page! Drop your long lists here!

So what do you think? Does this spread excite you? What would YOU use it for?

While the short answer is you can use these boxes in whichever way serves you best as you plan, here are a few ideas on what you can fill them with: top 3 priorities for the day, daily events, task dump list, birthdays, or a verse of the day!