Change of Plan-ner

I used a Belle De Jour planner for 2011, a gift from my youngest sister last Christmas. In contrast to my previous planners (Starbucks), I used all pages from January to December. Aside from reminding myself of important activities like birthdays, anniversaries, I was able to keep track of must-do's, errands to follow, and other important details. The weekly design was very useful because I was able to write down thoughts, reflections on anything and everything that happened on one day. The downside was the discount coupons which I occasionally used. I confess I'm not very "kikay" and it will just encourage me to spend more rather than save. Also, it's bulky since it's hard-bound. So far, it's the only planner I was able to successfully use.

But for 2012, I wanted to look for other planners. Perhaps there's another planner that's useful as BDJ but less kikay. 

Last month, I bought a Paolo Coelho Daily Moments 2012 planner at Powerbooks in Greenbelt 4. It's supposed to be for my youngest sister as her christmas wish list. But she changed her mind. Instead, I gave it as my exchange gift during our department christmas party. I didn't like the design - it has no monthly calendar, has a few lines to jot down important events, thoughts during the week. 

I went back to Powerbooks to search for my next planner. I saw Navi. It was done by the same people behind BDJ but less kikay, lesser coupons, cheaper. Without hesitation, I bought it. Navi is short for navigator and as the name implies, it is a travel journal. Very, very appropriate for me - I like to travel & I want to travel. I also adore the uniqueness of the design - the right page of each book is blank. I have the freedom to write down anything & everything under the sun, I can paste pictures, and even draw. 

I can't wait to start writing down on it. :)