Does anyone use paper planners anymore?

[phred52]

I'm 'paper'. I don't like change so much...

 

[wlake]

I just visited the Snapfish website last week to make my new "back to school" notebook style calendar. So upset that they no longer make them. I was hoping another company offered this - but sounds like they don't! I loved having my son's picture from a favorite vacation on the front each year.

Exactly! I've used the "same" photo for years -- one of my boys sitting on a rock in a field of daffodils. I love looking back through the old ones (I always seem to be looking for previous dates!) and seeing how much they've grown. I did email Snapfish about it and was told they were discontinued. I need one quickly for the upcoming school year, so I did order the Erin Condren one because I could have my daffodil photo put on it, but the price took some getting used to.

 

[unionville]

I just went to check out the Erin Condren site. Love it - but the price is indeed much more than my Snapfish!!!

 

[Evi]

I use a combination of both. Though with newer cell phone I don't feel the need to get a full on franklin covey type system anymore just a paper back up of whats going on.

 

[wlake]

I just went to check out the Erin Condren site. Love it - but the price is indeed much more than my Snapfish!!!

Someone posted a $10 off coupon code earlier in this thread that I used, which helped. I used to get two Snapfish ones -- one for me/kids/home and one for work. The Erin Condren one looks like it's got enough room so I can get away with one, which would be helpful. Plus it comes with stickers -- I like stickers! (Can you tell I'm still trying to justify the cost?)

 

[disneysnowflake]

Someone posted a $10 off coupon code earlier in this thread that I used, which helped. I used to get two Snapfish ones -- one for me/kids/home and one for work. The Erin Condren one looks like it's got enough room so I can get away with one, which would be helpful. Plus it comes with stickers -- I like stickers! (Can you tell I'm still trying to justify the cost?)

When you get it, let us know how you like it.

I've used Amy Knapp's Family Organizer for years. I was disappointed last year to see them change the binding. I made my own Disney cover that I was able to put onto my new planner each year, but with the new binding I was unable to use my Disney cover this year. This is my last year using Amy Knapp's Family Organizer because of the change in their binding.

For 2012 I'm recycling a 2011 Vera Bradley Agenda Planner. I was given a 2011 one as a gift. I cut up some file folder label stickers to put over all the dates, and then rewrote all the dates for 2012. I printed out monthly labels to stick in the planner, and I added some nice stickers I already had. It took me about 3 days to do it while watching tv in the evening, but it looks pretty good, plus I didn't have to spend any money except for the file folder labels I bought at Dollar Tree.

And the Vera 2011 Agenda Planner is a 3 ring binder type with no year printed on the cover, so I'm going to try creating my own pages on my computer to use in it. Perhaps I can create something to use year after year.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

I use a two-page per day Day Timer and could not manage without it. I have tried electronic systems and they just don't work for me at all. I live in fear that they will stop making these some day because I don't know what I'll do if that happens.

Teresa

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I just use a paper calendar on the fridge. I have tried day runners, but I kept still centralizing everything on my paper calendar at home.

I use my iPhone, not so much as a planning device but more a reminder device with alarms.

So I can't help on dayrunner suggestions--but I do empathize with the need to keep things on paper.

 

[klmall]

I do and it works for me! Even though I work my job has few obligations to note and my family is grown taking care of their own stuff. We keep family dates on a wall calendar in the kitchen.

 

[ericamcl]

I have a Staples spiral bound date book that I keep in my purse - DH is a total techy geek and he makes fun of me, but I find my date book to be way more convenient than a digital organizer.