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By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 01:59:56 +0000

In reply to Sarah Laurence. I remember a board book with the Sandra Boynton animals... you could start collecting for the future : )

By: Sarah Laurence

Sarah Laurence — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:32:13 +0000

Cheers to staying organized! I think this might be my last year of a “Mom” calendar on the fridge now that the kids are gone. ICalendar suits my needs better, but I shall miss those crazy Sandra Boynton animals.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:29:26 +0000

In reply to kcecelia.

Katherine, I loved the foldout maps–and of course I still have mine. The quad pages were the ones I used too–makes me wistful for the olden days. I’m interested that you use both electronic and paper…

I reread some of planners when I was writing this post–the ones while I was living in Quebec and in France gradually moving into French. I thought I might throw some away, but no. The precision and imprecision of memory has been a constant this year in my delvings into the past.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:00:13 +0000

In reply to Katharine Davis. Oh nice, Katharine. What fun to do this on a trip to NY. I might just have to resurrect the paper planner for 2016. Great to hear from you.

By: kcecelia

kcecelia — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 00:55:35 +0000

I do this as well. I had a Smythson period in the 1980s, and a long Filofax period during which I fell in love with the leather covers and all the extras one could add—foldout maps, rulers, colored pages, quad pages—now I use an electronic diary and a Graphic Image leather bound paper diary. I have all my old paper diaries stored. When I re-read them, I see both the precision and the imprecision of memory.

By: Katharine Davis

Katharine Davis — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:46:53 +0000

I absolutely love planners/calendars. Also, had a Filofax phase, then tried to slim down with one little leather book. Every fall I think hard on what my system will be- often waiting for a trip to NYC to buy the new one at my favorite stationary/luggage shop on Madison Ave. Your post resonated with me big time!