Silk + Sonder Subscription Review February 2025

Silk + Sonder is a monthly planner subscription that makes planning, reflecting, and achieving easy and fun by delivering a new pen-to-paper experience every month. Each planner features new layouts that are "inspired by positive psychology, bullet journaling, and self-help books." For an annual plan, the cost is $15.75/month. There are also quarterly and monthly plans available.

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Silk + Sonder February 2025

February is here, and I am ready for longer days and more sunshine! I am pretty excited to say that January was a pretty positive month. Prior to my kiddos playing basketball, this month used to seem never-ending, but now it flies by! Because of this busy time, I need the Silk + Sonder planner to keep me organized and on track. February is the end of Charlie's basketball, so it should get a little less hectic, but we all know those blank days will fill up in no time. Seriously, without this journal there to help me keep track of practices, games, and work, I think I would go crazy!

While Silk + Sonder is a journal, it is also a planner, stress reliever, focus improver, mood booster, and productivity increaser! Centering around a new theme each month, this book has it all, and aligns with my needs perfectly. With 60 pages of amazingness, I look forward to opening this journal each day, and have found it to help keep my anxiety under control.

Admiration: A feeling of respect and warm approval for someone or something, recognizing their qualities, achievements, or actions.

I enjoy the fact that Silk + Sonder chooses themes for each month, and love the fact that Meha is so very thoughtful when choosing each and every one. "Admiration" was chosen for February, and I find it extremely fitting being the month of love and all! Admiration encourages us to explore how give and receive appreciation in our lives, and there's no time like the present to encompass all of these things. Let's get started!

One of my favorite aspects of Silk + Sonder is receiving a new planner each month. Starting "fresh" has been really helpful, as yearly planners make me feel overwhelmed. While this does feature an entire year calendar, it is too small to start filling, but big enough to reference for the future. To start my month, I fill in my calendar with dates I already know, and watch the month fly by! This month looks similar to January, but at least only one kid has basketball left, so for that I am thankful! Staying organized is a huge help in managing my anxiety, and being able to quickly reference this calendar at the front of this planner is exactly what I need to manage life without having a panic attack.

On page 6, we open up to a "Future Log." This includes two small calendars for the upcoming months. With just enough space to write small notes, I typically don't fill this calendar up too much, but March is going to be exciting with my yearly conference AND spring break!!! Yay!! On the opposite side we received a page of lightly gridded paper that we can utilize for whatever purpose we need.

Page 8 offers a space to reflect on the previous month. With an area to write down your wins, challenges, and favorite moments, this is a great way to learn what works and what doesn't. This page is one of my favorites, as it shows all of the month's accomplishments. It also features an area to write things down that you want to start, stop, and continue. January was busy so there were many wins, and favorite moments all while not having too many challenges which I was thankful for! This coming month I wrote down that I would like to start being more positive, stop worrying as much, and continue being kind and helpful. Looks like I have a busy February ahead!

I love the inclusion of the monthly intentions page. Here, you set intentions for yourself, and re-read them throughout the month. With six categories and six boxes to complete, there is plenty of room to jot things down. This isn't necessarily a to-do list, but a place to get yourself off to a good start and remind you of things that you would like to work on. My February intentions are typical of most months, but I did add "outside exercise" and "pay more monthly on my car payment" to my list. We can do this!!

As I have mentioned above, this is more than just a planner, and these trackers are proof of that. Page 10 and 11 offer a mood tracker and habit tracker. We are given space to fill in what our typical moods are, and fill it out throughout the month. This is great for tracking patterns, especially for me and my anxiety. I love the fact that these are customizable to track exactly how you want in such a pretty way! Silk + Sonder typically ships a week and a half before the next month starts, so while I have created my "keys" for each of these trackers, I haven't yet started tracking. I have some goals to hit in 2025, and this fresh new start has been key to my motivation! May the month of February kick off in a good way!

Page 12 offers another tracker, this one being for sleep. I have no trouble in this department, so I usually skip it. The opposing page, however, is another one of my favorites. Page 13 offers a Gratitude Jar with enough space to write more than one item everyday of the month! It's amazing how much a mindset can change for the better when you start your day off journaling what you are grateful for. I highly recommend it, even if you don't have this particular planner!

Because this month's theme was "admiration," we received three thoughtful prompts regarding this topic. I was asked to think of a time when I was proud of myself and describe it. I also was asked to list 5-10 qualities I admire about myself, and ways I can continue to appreciate these qualities. This was hard as I don't like to "toot my own horn," but found it to also help build up my self-confidence a bit. On the following page, I was asked to write a letter to someone I admire. I wrote mine to a neighbor and really am thinking about sending it as I think she would appreciate it! What great prompts this month!!

The next activity was on that was a new to me. This "Duality Exercise" has you embrace your qualities you have on the left and the opposite trait you experience on the right. This was an interesting exercise and reminded me of the Alanis Morissette "Hand in My Pocket" song!!

The opposing page offers a beautiful poem titled "Phenomenal Woman." This Maya Angelou writing is simple and so true.

Page 18 and 19 offer two more fun activities: an adult coloring page, and an "Acrostic Poem" page. I love the adult coloring page, but so far I haven't had time to take out the markers. The poem was created using the word admiration. Mine turned out pretty simple, but incorporated things I admire as well as qualities. Breaking words down and completing these different exercises really gets a mind working and gives me a sense of hope I otherwise don't think I would pull from a typical journal! Thank you, Silk + Sonder!

Every Silk + Sonder journal comes with a recipe, and though I typically don't try them, do appreciate the thought. This month's "Sun- Dried Tomato Pasta" recipe looked tasty but I need to hit up the grocery before I can test it out. Delicious looking, I'm wondering - does this taste good? Let me know if you've tried it!

On the opposing page, we received a "Admiration Heart" page. Here you write down an affirmation in each heart that makes you feel full and loved. With 9 hearts, you can write multiple affirmations and look at them every day for the month - on the easy days, but especially the hard ones!

Blank sheets are always helpful and a great place to do some long division, write notes, and jot down addresses!

Each month we are given some sort of mind puzzle, and this month it was a crossword puzzle. These aren't my favorite, but I might give it a whirl one day during my morning coffee. It also included a riddle that neither my son nor I could figure out. I'll have to remember to ask my husband as he always seems to get these riddles! The opposite side features an expense tracker, and while lovely, because I utilize a Google doc, don't fill this out. Again- use this journal how it works for you!

I love the fact that this journal always starts on a Monday, even if that means it starts the month prior. Here you can see Monday is the 27th of January, and I am ready to take on the week. As far as this journal as a whole goes, I tend to put most of my time into these calendar pages. With sections for meal plans, to-dos, habits and activities, shopping lists, and specific day sections, I write everything here. It keeps me on schedule for each day and feeling accomplished, and there is NOTHING more satisfying than crossing out an item on my list. I also appreciate the extras these sheets have - while I sometimes don't fill out how I want to feel each week, this week I found it helpful to write it down and pray over it. This journal is just so darn helpful!!

Tidying up with one last quote, the dictionary definition of "Sonder," and the back cover, that's all there is to it. I have come to find that a key part of my day is when I sit and fill out my planner with my cup of coffee. This quiet time happens before the kids are awake, and kicks my day off to a good start before I start my school day. It is extremely important for me to keep a consistent schedule for managing my anxiety and creating much more positive life, and this journal definitely is a big help in that.

The Verdict

After a decent January, I am ready to start enjoying the longer days February has to offer. Because we are still trying to balance life with basketball, our schedule is still extra busy! To keep track of our lives, Silk + Sonder has become a necessity and without this planner, I'd definitely be lost (as would my husband!) I continue to be impressed with this subscription, and can't wait to see what's in store for March.

I typically tend to allocate about 15-20 minutes a day to this journal and flip from front to back reflecting, adding to, and processing what I have previously written. By the end of the month, my brain feels much more organized and stable. The beauty of this planner is remarkable, and the packable size means I can tote it around in my purse. Being extremely impressed with all aspects, I am really looking forward to discovering more about myself, all while staying organized and offering myself a little daily quiet time and important self-care. 

To Wrap Up:

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Your subscription will start with March as your first month but there is an option to add on February for 50% off at $10.99. A note from Silk + Sonder on shipping:

You can expect your SILK + SONDER issue to arrive 2-5 days before the 1st of every month.

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