The Way We Plan: 2009 Planners Review

When you are an Organizational Communication student, chances are you are Obsessive Compulsive too. This kind of correlation might be brought about by the formalized theories about writing, organizing, managing, leading and, of course, communicating. Except for these, there are more reasons to be properly organized: Lots of homework, tons of reading assignments, several group meetings per day, numerous professional interviews and discussions per month, different org activities and overlapping appointments that could make you insane. Ergo, we need something to make us organized: Planners/Journals! I have seen a diversity of planners among my friends and I want to share it with you. This would serve like a mini-review too. :)

Design Your Life 2009

Featured owner: Ren

The Good: Only a few own one.  The design is really cool (different designs per month!). You won’t get bored writing. And there are also spaces for pictures and doodles that would make it a personalized planner!

The Bad: None! I love my planner, nyaha. If there is one bad thing, I think it would be the cover: Its edges are prone to tearing.

The Lowdown: Get the planner if you like designing and all those artsy fartsy stuff and/or if you are a kid at heart. :)

Belle de Jour 2009

Featured onwer: Nancy

The Good: Discount coupons from really nice and popular fashion shops, restos and much more!

The Bad: So many sections. Information overload and begging for more!

The Lowdown: The perfect planner for the girly you!

This Journal Will Actually Change Your Life in 2009

Featured owner: Nikki

The Good: A professional yet hip journal! It does its job well.

The Bad: I think its pages are prone to tearing. Yikes!

The Lowdown: There’s virtually no boring day with this journal!

Cosmopolitan Planner 2009

Featured Owner: Jel

The Good: I haven’t seen anybody using it so that’s a major plus (unless someone sees this and goes buying one tomorrow! wuuh!). But for a planner not exceeding PhP 500 with a bunch of coupons and girly tips, cosmo’s a win!

The Bad: The space for weekend entries are just one horizontal space each! So many things happen during weekends!

The Lowdown: It reminds me of my Candy Mag Diary back in 2nd year HS (and I loved that one!)

Moleskine Journal 2009

Featured owner: Alvina

The Good: My planner is a Moleskine! And it’s Red! Fanboys claim that Moleskine is like, The Apple of the Planner/Journal World, making it very special. Frankly, I only care for its fabulously minimalist design, good paper and color. <3

The Bad: A whole week is crammed on one page! Pages on the right are left for more notes though.

The Lowdown: Really, there’s no competition. Get the Moleskine!

Tomato Planner 2009

Featured owner: Rish

The Good: The cover is nice–it’s not your typical journal cover. Plus cool discount coupons!

The Bad: The spaces each day are really limited and there are not enough spaces for extra notes.

The Lowdown: A very nice planner with a low price!

Starbucks Planner 2009

Featured Owner: Nash (and Bhea :D)

The Good: I like the quotes! And it’s quite spacious :)

The Bad: It’s not aesthetically pleasing (I didn’t receive good feedback regarding its design)

The Lowdown: It suits me because of its simplicity. I love it!

GoNuts Donuts Planner 2009

Featured owner: Alps

The Good: Really spacious space provisions for each day! A discount card from the merchant!

The Bad: Boring! The paper is like a recycled material. Haha. I think some people would like it though.

The  Lowdown: With the market bombarded with girly planners, a GoNuts Planner would be nice for male students like me. :)

There you go :) It took me a while before I got a planner. The GoNuts Planner I have is actually a last-resort option. So many girly planners like girls own the world, shame. Guys have the right to be organized too. Haha. I don’t want to use a generic planner just because it’s too mature for a young boy like me. Lahlah. I should have published this earlier to guide planner-hunters out there, but I think it’s not yet late to get one! Plan to be happy in 2009! :)