We're delighted to hear that Day Designer planners have been helping you stay organized as a busy mom! Thank you for being such a loyal customer and for trying both our Original and Mini formats!
We do keep the layouts of the Mini planners the same as the Original size planners; however, the layouts are adjusted for size, (length and width of pages), simply due to the mini being smaller! The paperweight of all of our Flagship planners is 100 gsm - There is no variance between the paperweight of our Original and Mini planners. Many of our customers have mentioned that they enjoy using a variety of pens with our Flagship Edition planners! Some feedback we've received over the years have included: LePen, Tul, Pilot G2 07, Paper Mate Flair, InkJoy, and FriXion. There aren't many that will bleed, although a Sharpie or thicker fountain pen might! We always value customer feedback as it helps us continue to improve our products to better serve planners like yourself!