Posts of the Week: Two sides of the Thank You note debate, both from NPR. After sending many gifts to friends and family and hearing nothing, I think a thank you note, even on a postcard, to let the sender know that the gift was received is a good way to guarantee you will get…
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Inside My Filofax Original Planner (Personal Size)
Now that I’ve settled on the Filofax Original personal-sized planner in dark aqua as my planner for the year, I was ready to add my inserts and customize it to be mine. I’m not inclined to be too craftsy with it because I want to use my planner to get organized. I don’t want it…
Giveaway: Word. Memorandum 2015
Several weeks ago, I decided I wanted one of the Word. Memorandum 2015 notebooks ($11). I ordered it at the same time I ordered the Polygons and Indigo Word. Notebooks. Then I went full-tilt on ring-bound planners so it feels extraneous to keep this beauty to myself. The Memorandum us beautiful with a rich brown…
Day 11 at On Fountain Pens
Check out the guest post I wrote on my Top 5 Fountain Pens for Lefties over at On Fountain Pens. It is part of her Twelve Days of Christmas series. Many thanks to Maybelline for including me in the series!
My Planner Journey
After putting together the Ring-Bound Planners series, I decided that I needed to take my own dive into planners too. First, I ordered a green Franklin Covey Giada binder in the compact size. The compact size in Franklin Covey-speak is similar in size and ring configuration to the very popular Filofax personal sized binders. …
Word.Notebooks: Polygons and Indigo
Back in 2013, I reviewed the Word.Notebooks but have not spent much time with them since. The original assortment in Camo, Orange and Kraft colors didn’t inspire much loyalty from me but when I saw the indigo series and the polygon series, I was moved to gives these more consideration. I liked the look of…
Hacking a Midori Traveler’s Notebook
Like Field Notes, Hobonichi Techno and Filofax, there’s a rabid and growing following for the Midori Traveler’s Notebook. At its essence, the Midori Traveler’s Notebook (MTN) is a simple leather cover with elastics to hold small bound notebooks and accessories into it. As more people use them, the more they’ve added to them — from…