The Seeso Better Day Planner is a slim softcover planner with weekly planning on the left hand side of the page and a blank right hand page for notes and sketches. The Better Day ships with 2012 and 2013 sticky calendars that can be added to the book or write in your own dates. Available in four colors, each $14.
Vintage Year is also a simple undated weekly and monthly planner with stickers for highlighting and creating tabs for each month. I particularly like the quote on the cover: “A dream written down with a date becomes a goal A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan A plan backed by actions makes your dreams come true. Greg S. Reid” It appears to be a hardcover volume though the description is not specific. Its 4″x6″ in size for $20 from Anthropologie.
This 10″x7″ Office Space print by Drew Wallace may be just the reminder your office co-workers need to warn them to stay away from your stapler. It also shows your allegiance to the bored, lonely office workers of the world. $18
After a Goldilocks moment with a couple sale backpacks I found on Timbuk2, I was able to establish that the 10L-sized Pisco was a tiny bit too small for me and the 20L-sized Shotwell was way too big. Goldilocks needed a bag that was “just right” so I’ve been on the hunt for something in the 15L range.Timbul2 didn’t really have anything in that range and most backpacks I found are either too hi-tech or too kid-centric for me. So, where do I turn? My friends, of course!
Thanks to a tip from Kathy at 16 Sparrows, I discovered the Kelty Cycle Hiker which coincidentally is 18L-sized and styled in a classic, non-super-hiker/skater/kid look. In cross-referencing, I also came across the iconic Fjällräven Kånken, a Scandinavian classic since 1987 which is a 16L volume bag. In the “plus column” for the Fjällräven Kånken is that its available in a wide range of colors but sadly it doesn’t have padded straps or much in the way of internal organization. The Cycle Hiker has more internal organization and those coveted padded straps but is only available in a few colors.They are comparably priced in the sub-$75 range though both can be acquired for a bit less with some searching on the internet.
Decisions, decisions! I think I’m going to order the Kelty.
Anyone else stocking up on back-to-school items, even though you might not be in school anymore?
While I put together a perfectly acceptable photo-tutorial for refilling an ink cartridge, Brian over at Goulet Pens had to totally one-up me with one of his spiffy videos. So, while my photo tutorial is fine as a quick reminder, if you want the step-by-step, check out the video!
In honor of Left-Handers Day, and because our fine friends at JetPens also care for the lefties among us, I’ve decided to host a lefty-centric giveaway this month. This is for all the lefties out there though I won’t exclude lefty-lovers from entering as well.
Tell me what your greatest lefty challenge is in the comments below and enter to win a $25 gift certificate. All you non-lefties have to say something nice about the lefty/lefties in your life in the comments to be entered to win. Maybe there’s the perfect product for your “lefticentricities” or those of a loved one at JetPens. I love composition and perfect bound notebooks like a Kokuyo Campus, Field Notes or Pelle Journal because I don’t have to rest my hands across wirebound rings or, heaven-forbid the giant rings of a 3-ring binder!
The drawing will be held on Monday, August 13, 2012 — Left Handers Day, at 10pm CST.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs his first act as president, a proclamation, after being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States during the inauguration ceremony in Washington January 20, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)
FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Monday, August 13, 2012. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Tuesday. Winner will be select by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money.
The Pentel Pocket Brush pen is one of the best, if not The Best, brush pens on the market. First, the understated look of the pen is a pleasure to behold with nothing printed on the pen but one elegant character. The pen has a simple silver clip and a solid black plastic body. The cap clicks solidly onto the pen. The pen comes with two permanent black ink cartridges.
The tip is what makes this pen so notable. Unlike other brush pens that use a porous sponge tip shaped like a brush, the Pentel brush pen is an actual filament brush so that it gives and flexes like a real brush. It allows for delicate fine lines and bold strokes, quickly and easily.
While actually drawing and writing with a brush is not my forté, I did want you to see what a variety of line weights were possible with this pen. Clearly, I could use some practice writing with it!
Pen and refills available from JetPens. I purchased my pen from Utrecht.
Do It Tomorrow is a simple app available through the web for free or as an app for iPhone (free), Android (free) or iPad ($4.99). The look of the app is distinctively notebook-y which is what first attracted my attention. You can add a to-do item and then shoot over to tomorrow if you can’t get it done today. And that’s about it.
The iPad app will sync with iPhone and web allowing your simple 2-day-at-a-time planning to go with you wherever. While its limited functionality does not allow for long term planning, it can help keep track of just those things you need to do today. Of course, a pocket notebook will do the same thing.
