I need a diary/planner for 2021

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So - I have the memory of a goldfish and really just need to keep track of everything - so when I ordered something, bills to pay (when due and when laid), lists for birthdays/presents etc, keep track of everyone’s dentist/trips etc, receipts, reminders...

I want something that will hold all of this - but the only ones I’ve seen are full of bloody twee motivational quotes and dumb lists ‘if not now, when?💕💕💕’ bleugh. In not a drippy teen for goodness sake!

Has anyone got something that is grown up and practical?

I have a little pocket one which is ideal. It’s the Hebridean Pocket Diary. It’s a compact diary so ideal for noting down appointments etc, and it has pretty little sketches by Maori Hedderwick. No twee crap.

...that should have been Mairi...not Maori as autocorrect thinks!

I need a big one! I usually have several notebooks and a calendar and am good about keeping records but just want them all in one place!

My ds got me a lovely Collins scandi a5 diary for Christmas. The cover is pink (as he said my black one was boring) but other than that theres no inspirational quotes etc.
It's a page a day, which I need to keep track of everything between work and home.

I get the boxcleverpress family life planner - it’s A5 size.
List of sections
So useful numbers page (I also wrote the kids various school log-ons etc here)
Then 3 timetable pages (1 for each term) so I write kids timestabkes, afterschool clubs etc here. Enough columns for everyone and more
Then it’s a week to. Double page. 7 columns so I use q for each of the 5 of us, 1 for work and 1 for general (eg birthdays, whole family things etc) there is also a menu column and a to do list.
Each month also has a double page month planner so you can see the whole month at a glance.
Then there is a Christmas/summer holiday planning section. Useful for list of who to send cards to, summer calendar planner so good to work out childcare arrangements over the holidays (mine is a mosh mash of me or DH off, kids going to MILs, various holiday camps, childcare shops with friends etc)
Then a budget planning section so monthly outgoing etc and then a shopping list section.
Comes with some stickers for things like dosctors appts etc

I've ordered this one : gb.moleskine.com/en/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-12-month-large-weekly-notebook-planner-mad/p1862

Love a moleskine planner.

That is really cute - I might get that for my sister! I think I saw some Peanuts ones too (but the drawings aren’t very nice?. I’ve ordered one of those boxclever ones - I’m a sucker for stickers and lists!

For the second year running I have gone for a boxcleverpress one as well after seeing a recommendation on here last year.

I use a personal planner.com one. You can personalise it a lot before being printed.
Different layouts per week , monthly views, extra planning pages from tracking, budgets, academic planning etc. Got one for mum last christmas and she asked for another this year, and I made myself an academic year one in the summer. They do take a couple of weeks to arrive as printed unique for you, but great quality!

Another vote for www.personalplanner.com/EN/planner_editor/

Completely customisable, lots of different sizes - I think they're great.

These are all good. I never realised other people enjoyed stationery porn to...

Second the box clever press family planner, I also use the matching calendar

www.whsmith.co.uk/products/whsmith-a5-day-to-page-2021-black-essential-diary/5013872101169.html

Utilitarian all the way for me. They have different sizes, plus day to view or week to view.

The only planner I have found to work for me and have used consistently is the undated planner by scribble and dot available on Amazon

I love a Filofax

@AliceinBunniland I think I would like a Filofax but are they expensive? Not the case, but the paper inserts every year? Do the ring binder bits get in the way when you are writing?

The inserts don’t need to be expensive as non FF branded ones will fit too. I had one (almost 30) years ago and it’s still knocking around somewhere...

I don't think they're very expensive @BlueDaysTillChristmas - less than buying a nice new diary every year

I don't find the rings a problem but it depends which one you have and the size. I have A5 ones so have a bit more space

Yes it’s A5 I was looking at. But there are so many extras you can buy, rulers, hole punchers, plastic wallets, stickers, little maps, the list goes on and on. I’m not sure I have the willpower to get started, it might just turn into an expensive hobby . They do look good though, it’s the customisation that appeals.

Yes it can also be an expensive hobby too

I've got he A5 compact heritage in brown and a filofax original a5 in neutral

I quite like swapping them out too

You can get some things on the sale too