Purpose Planner by Roterunner Non-Dated Life Organizer, Notebook, Coach - Gain Clarity, Prioritize Effectively, Boost Productivity, Live Your Best Life - Soft Cover Journal 7.75" x 9.75" (Black)

I'm a planner junkie (and an obsessive Virgo.) This planner isn't as popular as some of the biggest names, but is better designed and has more features than both the than the Panda planner, the Self Journal, 90x Planner or the Passion Planner. If you are on the fence just GET IT. There's no other planner that's going to give you these features for this price.The weekly layout doesn't feel limiting because there are so many reminders on the page for daily habits, water intake, sleep, and self care activities. Dividing yourself into Roles and Goals makes it easier to prioritize things. The table of contents makes. it easy to index your ideas and to-dos and the self-care guide in the back is a healthy inventory of your needs. Also, the blank space after each weekly spread is CRUCIAL. I need space to think.The paper is a little thin, almost like a paperback book and the pages are off white. But, I like that. It has a little bit of a "tooth" that is good to write on. I use Pilot's FriXion erasable pens and highlighters and I don't notice any bleedthrough or damage from the eraser. I appreciate the unobtrusive dot grid as opposed to lines. The cover is rather thin as well, which I don't mind as softcover books are lighter and easier to manipulate. When It starts to wear I'll cover it with some pretty contact paper. I don't think the "leather" on the cover is super durable but it's fine for now. I got a navy planner and it did NOT have a fishy smell, thank god.To newbie Planner people, I highly recommend you fill in all the monthly calendar dates the second you get the planner. This is good for accountability and prepping for the future. Really take the time to set up your weekly spread on Sunday and keep the book in your bag as you go about your day. I'm a teacher, writer and college student right now so I wear a lot of hats! But, all I need, if I want to study at a coffee shop or write a few lines at work, is this, my iPad mini (with typecover) and my Rocketbook. I have an A6 size "Bibie" case that fits all 3 nicely. Look on Instagram for layout inspiration, but it's not about having the prettiest planner, it's about building the most fruitful life!I did notice a tiny mistake in the table of contents. Months 4 and 5 are off by 2 pages, but it was an easy fix to such a useful feature.

Good product overall. I might order again if they fix the smell. Urine is not a very marketable smell for paper products. I have nine children, so I’m used to randomly sniffing pee smells. I was writing in my planner, and caught a whiff of urine. I looked around for a roque baby diaper. Maybe someone was lazy and didn’t throw it away. Happens all the time here, unfortunately. Then I checked my sick kid next to me...maybe he had wet his pants? But no. That wasn’t it. I even thought it might have been me needing a shower. I mean, I’m a busy mom. I know I should shower more, but sometimes I forget. But that wasn’t it. I had totally showered this morning! Win for me!But seriously, what’s that smell? It took me awhile to figure out it was the planner. Who expects a planner to smell like pee? I never even sniffed it because it’s far more likely that there was a random puddle of pee near me than it would be to have a brand new planner that reeks of bodily fluid.So, maybe fix the smell...that would be a Big improvement.

I really love this planner. Mine did not smell like fish, as others have stated, thank goodness! I really like the set-up of the planner with all of the different things you can keep track of, like bucket list, reading list, table of contents, all of the bullet lists for each part of your life, and monthly reflections. I especially like the many dot pages available for each month so I can doodle or journal, which is something I like to do in my planners. I like that the monthly planner coincides with most other calendars (starting on Sunday) which makes it easier to fill out when referencing work and phone calendars. I do not like the Passion Planner's format for starting the monthly calendar on a Monday (it seems that the Purpose Planner is trying to be like the Passion Planner and I am happy that they do not follow their format exactly)! The pages are a tad bit thin, but I like to write in pencil, so it didn't matter much for me and I did use a fine-point sharpie (not supposed to bleed) and it worked fine. I will definitely be purchasing this planner again!

Update (November 23): Contacted by the seller right away to rectify the situation. Honestly the best customer service I've ever received. I will order another one in a different color at no cost.Old review (November 22): Not sure if this is normal, but it has an overpowering smell, like fish fertilizer. I'm going to try to contact customer service and see if there was something wrong with mine.My intent was to leave a very detailed review and update it as I use the planner, since the maker seemed to respond to a comment. I really like the setup and layout of this planner. I'd very much like to pick up the other colors and have a bunch to plan further into the future, but seriously every time I flip through the pages I'm overpowered by the smell.Not sure what to do.