On Agendas

Sale PSA: The excellent Uniqlo compact down jacket is now $10 off for a limited time (the coat too – if you want either I’d grab now), the cashmere sweater tee (which I have and love) from Everlane, now $75, waterproof boots from Blondo, now under $90, and a fun tie dye backpack from Vans, now $21.

Also a few of you pinged about more Etsy recs so sharing what I bought this weekend – this little felted fox kit, to save for a future night when I need some stress relief. Can’t wait to try and make!

As we past the mid-point of October and November looms near, I have been distracting myself from the election with one particular shopping chore. One which I look forward to each year. Buying an agenda!

Even though I buy an agenda every year, for some reason 2019 was the year I started keeping one in earnest. Before that I mostly used my phone’s calendar, but after awhile I started to revert to paper…I don’t know, I guess it felt more “real” to me. And ironically enough, easier to organize and track – I can’t remember all the times that I just “snoozed” on an appointment, and was late/forgot something altogether. I also like leafing through and seeing all my past activities.

Now, like most of you 2020 is a year I’d mostly like to forget…I have quite a few EMPTY weeks in my current agenda. However, 2021 is coming up! Which means…new agenda! One I promise this time to only use my neatest handwriting in! And never put my the unwanted stickers of my children! Is there anything that holds more promise than a brand new, empty diary?

With that said…some of the ones I’m looking at, below:

Moleskine: I have this version now, in plain red. It’s great! It’s well priced! I really love all the various Moleskine special editions and especially these lucky cats. They are an arrow of adorability straight into my heart. BUT sometimes you want to try something new. A new format, slightly new layout, you know. So to that end, I’ve also been looking at…

Smythson. I had a hard time choosing between this and the beautiful gold version. These agendas are bigger than the Moleskine above…they’re definitely “sit on desk and look gorgeous” agendas. Or do we call them calendars? Anyway, I normally wouldn’t consider such a large planner BUT I’m really not sure how much I’ll be leaving the house, at least in the first half of 2021, you know? Portability isn’t so top of mind then. And so, if I’m going to spending so much time at my desk, why not have something nice to look at? A splurge? There’s also this pocket version which is probably better for me but just much less glamorous looking.

Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner: I love Leuchtturm. My favorite little notebooks are from them. And I really really love how many different colors these planners come in (all very millennial and trendy). That being said they do seem quite close to the Moleskine AND I kind of think the fact that they come with a little extra notebook is a waste. What am I going to use a tiny little notebook/address book for? But I think their paper quality is slightly better than Moleskine so this one is still on my list.

Rifle Paper Pocket Agenda: Last but not least! This one is really tempting me. The price is so good and it is adorable. I adore Rifle Paper and kind of regret not using them for our wedding invitations (I had thought about it and even gotten a quote – that was back when Anna Bond was still doing custom illustrations for each one!). This one looks so sweet and compact and has everything you need and nothing more. It is by far the least expensive, too. It might be the one I get..I just wish I could see it in person so I could see the quality and paper thickness. Anyone ever tried a Rifle Paper calendar?

Are you an agenda/planner addict? Which are your favorite? Taking suggestions!