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2009-02-12T11:37:00.001-08:00

I just returned from the Franklin Covey store to get pages for my planner. EVERY time that I make a purchase from that store, the price that they quote me is never what I pay! Today I was told if I got 1 more item, i'd get 15% off my total. Yet again, It didn't happen that way. Instead 15% was taken off 2 packages of lined paper. I am very angry. This is my last purchase.
*Posting from my HTC Touch*

2008-10-15T16:38:00.000-07:00

Wow! I haven't posted since February??!!
Lots of things have transpired since then...
Let's see, I have purchased several planners since then...

1. Franklin Covey Vercelli binder in the classic size. I also got the Leadership daily pages to go with it. I only used it a couple times because the rings get in the way.
I knew that I wouldn't like that setup because I prefer spiral planners. I was talked into this by my cousin who was tired of my complaining that I had no where to write.

2. At-a-Glance Monthly Action Planner! Yes! finally! This baby is almost 100% of what I want!
Downside is, boring green color! Yuk!

3. Hot Chocolate Planner from Walmart - Got this after loosing my Action Planner. Gosh, what a bummer! This one is cool because I draw a line down the center to separate appointments from tasks. There's not a lot of note pages, but thats ok because I am disassociating myself with a lot of useless, meaningless things; therefore I no longer need that much room to write! :)

4. And in between numbers 2 & 3, I've purchased lots of spiral notebooks. I just seem to love them! And from Google, I've learned that I'm not alone!

New Pens

2008-02-01T08:31:00.001-08:00

My new Pierre Cardin pens from OfficeMax! And I can't get them opened! :-(

On to Other Things!...

2008-01-24T22:26:00.000-08:00

Well, I've finally gotten situated with my planner delima.
I feel like a load has been lifted because after 5 days I've chosen the planner I'm going to spend the rest of the year with. (yea right!)
So, now I can move on to something else!

Bye Bye Franklin Covey!

2008-01-22T07:45:00.000-08:00

Well, its a woman's prerogative to changer her mind!
After being a die hard Franklin Covey fan, I have defected to At-a-Glance!
Franklin was great, however I always had to compromise.
All I wanted was a wirebound month/weekly planner with more than 3 pages of notes!
My goal was to eliminate the bulk, so I wanted a planner & notebook all in one. So, because Mr. Covey couldn't deliver, after numerous emails, non of which were acknowledged, I found At-a-Glance Monthly Action Planner, item # 70-EP07!
Its great! It has 46 note pages & 60 ToDo pages! Voila! My planner & notebook all in one!
Still a tiny drawback, there's no week view, but, I simply print a weeks worth from Outlook in classic size, slice them with a cutter, staple them, and slide them in the pocket of my Action Planner & I'm set! Oh and did I say, "pocket"! Yes! It has a pocket! (kinda of flimsy but, its there!)
Thank you, At-a-Glance!
It even fits in my Franklin Covey leather journal cover, which they no longer produce journals for!
The At-a-Glance is not as attractive as the FC planners but they have come the closest in providing what I need! And, it was on sale for $18 at OfficeMax!

Bye bye Franklin!

Tonka!

2008-01-02T20:43:00.001-08:00

My Franklin Covey Collection

2007-09-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Well, here's a fuzzy pic of my Franklin Covey Collection. I have a peach leather wirebound cover, 3 Classic Wirebound planners, Bright & Bold, 7 Habits and my favorite, Her POV. Also shown is my Leadership journal and the front cover from my Monticello Daily Planning Pages.

Is there a Franklin Covey 12 Step Program?? If so, where can I sign up??

My New Metallic Journal

2007-09-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

And here is the journal i got from Target, $6. It appears to be 3x5. You can see the elastic band and it also has a satin ribbon marker and a storage pocket!

Post It Pics!

2007-09-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

Here's the Post It Notes case I spoke about below. $4.99 at Target!

Post It Notes!

2007-09-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

I can't remember if I'd mentioned that I have fallen in love with post it notes. Today I had too much idle time on my hands & went to Target. I wanted a solution for capturing notes on the run. Franklin Covey (FC) has a zippered notepad thats extremely functional, but I couldn't live with the leather-look material. So instead I opted for a nice little notebook that looks like the moleskine thing, but has a metallic cover as well as the elastic place holder. I didn't want to spend $6 for it, because it wasn't 100% what I wanted, but it looks classy!

But what I did find was a 3M Post It Note case! It has a hard cover which is good for protection. Inside there were 2 sizes of note pads, 3x3 as well as what I would call index strips. It has a definate cool factor as well as being highly functional. I can make notes while I'm out, then transfer them when I get home. While I'm happy with it, I would have liked the case to be of some other material because it scratches easily.

Also, I picked up a flag pen! Why? Just because! :)

Moleskine??

2007-09-08T23:46:00.000-07:00

I hear a lot of talk about Moleskine. Hmm? I don't know. I like to use different forms of paper to records daily notes, tasks & reminders. I have a nice little 3x5 notebook that I got from Walmart. I then found lines pages on the clearance table at Office Max. I took neon colored index cards & punched holes in them to make dividers for each section. Then I used colored flags to quickly find each section. It lasted for a month or so, then it was sent to "The Drawer".... a resting place for stuff I wanted at the time.

I have a pocked sized pink leather binder & calender from Franklin Covey, but its a bit much. I think I'm gonna go to Target tomorrow & get that periwinkle FC notes & flags thingy.

Paper Planning

2007-09-08T23:30:00.000-07:00

After years of favoring my HP Pocket PC & later my Dell Axim, I have now found that no matter how much I love buttons, styli & LCD screens, paper & pen keep prevailing!

Paper & pen has proven to be more secure then my electronic devices. I have lost tons of important notes due to battery drainage or system crashes.

Now that I've come to depend 98% on pen & paper, I now have to find a storage solution. Should I find a centralized location to store notebooks after I've filled them or purchase several Cambridge Archival Notebooks which are way cool.

Everything in One Package?

Today I picked up a Franklin Covey Leadership journal for $5. Its a great notebook book however it doesn't fit in my peach colored leather Franklin Covey cover that I used to carry my Her POV wirebound planner. It would be nice if the journals where the same size as the planners, but I will have to have them separate.

Several key pieces that I take to the office on a daily basis are my FC Her POV planner, a notebook & 4x6 lined stickie notes. I've found the stickie notes to be invaluable because they allow me to keep my notes centralized and I can order them any way I like... and re-order them if necessary, before transcribing them.