Plan(ner)s Laid Out

Year after year, the new year excites me because of one nostalgic and rather shallow reason: turning over planners. I'm a big fan of going green and digitizing everything but I can't seem to let go of the fun and passion of jotting down itineraries, crossing out completed items, doodling goals, and whatnot on paper using my favourite Stabilo Galaxy 818 XF ball point pen in purple, pink, and blue. :)

my 2010 best friends: ragged and ratty by late October

I must always have two planners. I say must because I don't want my (too) personal ish lying around at work. It's nothing that will kick my b*** out of the office but I'm talking about insurance policies, bank account inserts, and the like. Last year, my planners were published by the same company. I got the BDJ as a gift while I guzzled on so much caffeine for my work planner aka. the Coffee Bean Giving Journal.

For 2012, I supported Coffee Bean's campaign again because part of their proceeds will benefit my Church's foundation, Real Life Foundation (ok and the journal itself's too pretty to resist). It's quite a task to go to the branch closest to my office building though so I got to bag its competitor's version a tad faster (like I have a planner in 2 weeks hahaha):

Hello 2012 must haves!

my 2012 work planner

This planner's not really love at first sight but with coffee trips thrice a day, I think you can tell this was sort of a giveaway for me (another freebee -- XX lbs I gained because of the extra hot, Venti white cranberry mocha). I only found its charm when I first scribbled on it.

Left: daily meetings Right: beauty products for review

The paper's oh-so slippery smooth (only a true stationery nut will notice this)! My pen glides on every page effortlessly! Ang ganda tuloy ng sulat ko! :) I like the Moleskine touch too where there's a pocket at the back cover. Very useful for coupons and the like.

My personal planner came a little too late and as a wonderful surprise. By too late I mean I only got it last 30 December so I was almost sold to purchasing another planner to be left inside my bag. I got this in the mail from our friends from Sun Life Philippines.

Can I just say this planner has everything I'm looking for in a personal planner? No exag but it has everything I need in terms of short and long term goal setting, budget and expense tracking, account maintenance, and of course -- ample vertical space for daily notes.

*le sigh* I love my 2012 planners! I love them tad much that they're starting to get the beating from me. :) I'm curious -- do you share the same planner passion that I have? What planner/s did you get for 2012? Spill the beans below! :)

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Because I've been extremely blessed last year I decided to reward more of my loyal readers this year by recognizing the commenter of the month! It's not going to be a random draw but will be based on the quality of feedback (it can be a question, reaction, or a request even) he or she leaves on each post. For January, I'm giving away this awesome Nivea Visage Q10 Plus Anti-Wrinkle trio. :)