Am I the only person out there who still uses a traditional planner? Despite having an iPhone (I love you iPhone!), I still feel the need to write everything down in an old school planner. Pictured above is the fabulous planner I bought last week at Swoozie's for 2011.

I can't get over the amazing animal print and love that there are inspiring quotes on each page. The only thing I don't like is that it is much bigger than the planners I have been using the past few years (And to think, I got the smaller size!). Seriously, I will definitely be able to use it as a weapon if needs be. Regardless, I think it is to die for, and I can't wait to fill in my loved ones birthdays, upcoming events, and my appointments for 2011.
Even though I do use the calendar on my iPhone every day, I guess I just don't trust it for some reason. Or, I know that I will either drop, break, or spill red wine on my phone any day now (thank you Georgia for doing so by knocking over a glass of red wine with your tail on my hot pink Motorola Razor Phone circa Fall 2007). What if someone steals my phone, or if I lose it? There goes my whole schedule! I realize I could always lose my planner, but I highly doubt someone would steal it. I also really like to look at my schedule when I am on a plane, and this is not always possible when your schedule is on your cell phone. Who else out there also kicks it old school with an actual planner? I guess I'm not the only person who still uses one because there are still tons of them in stores. People always ask me how I stay so organized? Perhaps the secret lies in my planner...
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Need to touch paper
I'm totally with you. I need to FEEL my schedule in my hand, and I need to be able to physically cross things off. I'd much rather flip a page than streak my finger across a touch screen. This is why I also don't see myself ever going to a Kindle.
I still use a paper day
I still use a paper day planner, too. Plus I keep all of my prior year planners (for business/tax purposes) and it's interesting to flip through them and see what "plans" I had on a certain day.
But you are way ahead of me with your purchase! I usually wait until after Christmas ... and sometimes I don't get a new one until the first week of January.
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