Comments on: Planner thoughts and planner logistics

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:00:47 +0000

In reply to DVB. I was also going to recommend this brand, the layout sounds very similar to the Whitney English. I use it in the A4 size, but agree with DVB that you’d want the smaller size.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 22:12:12 +0000

In reply to Angela.

@Angela – thank you! I write one a week but some are just…not that good. This past week’s was pretty bad, so that will stay unpublished. But hopefully next week’s will be better!

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:05:33 +0000

I like your poem! More samples please :). And so sorry that you’re bed-bound right now.

By: DVB

DVB — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:44:02 +0000

I ran into the planner dilemma this year as well. You might give EmmaKateco (https://emmakateco.com/) a try. It’s not quite an A5 size and perhaps a bit heavier than my preference but love the equal space for days (including weekends) and in the horizontal layout a dot grid page.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:02:24 +0000

My two cents: life is too short and the year is too long to use a planner that frustrates you. Year out the pages you’ve used and donate it now – it will be a treasure to someone else!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:15:16 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Jones Robertson. @Jennifer -thank you! I'm doing my best to rest as I can.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:15:00 +0000

In reply to Diane Simmons.

@Diane – Hope your husband has been doing better! I haven’t really been able to get into any electronic systems – for whatever reason, paper just always works better for me. Something about my brain…I’m perfectly technologically literate on other things. I just like my paper!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:13:48 +0000

In reply to Erin.

@Erin – thanks! And I might need to check out Agendio. I don’t think I’ll mind the undated so much as I put my own dates at the top of my lists anyway…

By: Lori C

Lori C — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:58:08 +0000

One bright side of your job flexibility, but a nuisance nonetheless. Hoping for some cold snowy dreary days that make the time seem well spent, and hoping you feel better soon.

Regarding the planner, that is so funny that you discovered this! I realized I need paper smaller than a legal pad or notebook, and bigger than an oversized post-it for my weekly todos. I received a notebook from WTF notebooks dot com 2 years ago and realized the size is PERFECT and haven’t looked back. I buy a variety of styles from different places but love the size and the flexibility to add my daily schedule to a page if I feel like I need a full daily plan.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:00:15 +0000

I was also a devotee of the Whitney English week-on-one-page/to-do list layout (based on your/Sarah’s recommendations!). I tried the undated version and found it very annoying, so I ended up switching to a custom Agendio layout that was the closest I could find to the Whitney English layout. It took a little while to customize it on their site, but so far, I’m really enjoying it!

Hope you are feeling better soon!