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By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:43:49 +0000

Thanks to everyone for your great recommendations! I’ve made my decision, and you can read about it at http://organizing-business.com/2009/10/05/paper-planners-the-showdown/. If you’d like to add your two cents worth, please comment on that post.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:24:19 +0000

Correction: Size 8 x12 closed and 16 x 12 open.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:19:50 +0000

Hi Janet! I use a Filofax system for my purse which includes addresses/telephone info & the insert is a week on 2 pages. However, for my office I use a Planner I can’t live without & have been using for about 10 years. Actually I buy two of them each year as my office has several work stations & I utilize half for home and half for biz so choose to use a separate planner for each.

Its called the ‘DayMinder’ by Hilroy. It is a spiral bound Dec-Jan Professional Monthly Planner. Item # SK2-00 and the sku/barcode for the 2009 version was 38576 13189. I know the first five numbers stay the same each year but the last five on the sku change with each year. I purchase it from Staples and it runs about $11-12.

This is a thin Planner with approx 16 pages. When opened it sits flat and looks and functions like a blotter but with the advantage it can be closed and stored on corner of desk or overhead shelf out of the way, unlike a cumbersome blotter that gets in the way of the work surface. Size is approx 8 x 12 closed, and 8 x 16 opened flat.

Each page provides the days of the month at a glance and each day is lined. The margin show 6 months at a glance – one month prior and four months ahead of the current. There is a Time Zone page, 3 year at a glance page, and a monthly Future Planning page. There are spaces for notes on each page though space is limited for that. I still do a separate to-do list (as I use various types of printable pages for to-do lists) and tuck or clip it to the inside back cover and I like that as I can take the list anywhere w/o taking the planner. Another feature I like about this planner is it has a leatherette feel in that the covers are sturdy but flexible. You won’t find it pretty as it’s all function.

For home or biz if I have tickets for a something or seminar I print off page of info and clip tickets and info inside back cover so anytime I am looking for further details for something in planner I will always find it inside back cover. I simply couldn’t live w/o this planner!

Hope a suggestion one of us has left helps you in your search!

By: eve lester

eve lester — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:22:11 +0000

I love the momAgenda personal portfolio- so many uses and they are super pretty!! They have several others too, but that one is my fav!
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By: Marcie Lovett

Marcie Lovett — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:56:55 +0000

I use and recommend the FranklinCovey system. For appointments and meetings, I use the week-on-two-pages format, which comes with a month-on-two-pages. I like to see what I have going for the both the current week and the entire month. In addition, I use ACT! for my electronic calendar, which is more detailed, with phone calls and tasks. You could use Outlook for the same purpose.

I need the portable calendar, as do most of my clients; having daily to-do details in the computerized calendar works well because I only do those things when I’m actually in the office.

By: Sarolta

Sarolta — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:47:08 +0000

Hi Janet,

We use the MyTime system. It can be ordered through Art – Add Leadership Group, LMI Canada. It is the best system and Art can show you how to use it.

Check out this website http://www.ldgrp.net/mytymesuccessplanner/mytyme.htm (Affiliated with LMI-USA)

Sarolta

By: Jennifer Tankersley

Jennifer Tankersley — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:39:05 +0000

I am the creator of ListPlanIt.com where as a member you have access to over 400 printable/downloadable lists & planning pages including calendars, daily & weekly to do lists, and so much more. Once you are a member, you have access to the pages for 1 year and can print as often as you would like. If you purchase a Download membership, then you are able to downlaod the pages to your own computer and then type right into the page as a .pdf. Store it to your computer or print it.

Jennifer Tankersley
http://ListPlanIt.com
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By: LobotoME {goods to keep ME sane}

LobotoME {goods to keep ME sane} — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:52:49 +0000

Check out our weekly organizeME desk planner – one week view with columns for today & someday; sections for “special events”, errands, to-do’s, meal planning, grocery shopping, fitness tracking & me-time….you can leave it on your desk or hanging up or tear off the weekly sheet and carry it around with you!

http://www.LobotoME.com {goods to keep ME sane}

Cheers,
Jenny
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By: Ruth Martin, MaplewoodVA

Ruth Martin, MaplewoodVA — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:48:38 +0000

Janet,
Once we get a system in our mind that works it can be a challenge to find it in printed form. For this reason, I’ve found that it’s easier (and cost effective) to create a simple form in Word or Excel that can be printed and hole punched to fit the current ringer binder you’re using or in a 6×9 binder.

As the needs change, the form can be modified. Looking at the expenses year after year of purchasing a new planner and contending with the possibility of it being discontinued verses printing out some pages, often two up on a page, the printing can bring some long term savings.

Hope you find the perfect solution to your planner needs.
~Ruth

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