2024 stationery

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Just about to look for a new diary. Anyone have anything to share they’ve already bought?

I love Martha Brook stationery. It’s a small, London based paper business with great quality. https://www.marthabrook.com/product-category/diaries-books/personalised-diaries/view-all-2024-diaries/

I love to see the different colours that people like to get - there seems to be a lot of green on here; my favourite colour is purple so all of my notebooks tend to be a shade of purple or, at least, dark pink.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08R95ZSK9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&th=1

Wow the circle planner looks amazing

A couple of years ago I treated myself to a William Hannah A5 notebook after a recommendation here. The inserts are amazing - so many different types of calendar and then plain, dotted and lined paper so my diary is exactly what I need it to be. Not cheap but I love it

https://williamhannah.com/collections/a5-classic-notebook

Thank you to the lovely poster who used my Papier code

@BookShark Could you not have a work and personal diary?

Thank you v much everyone for your thoughts!

I’ve ended up getting the BoxClever diary again (linked)

the pattern was much prettier for 2023 but cest la vie.

looking for pens now! Especially anything with a juicy thick nib. No smirking in the back please!

Talking of pens, DH just gave me an Ellington fountain pen that he’d forgotten that he’d bought me for Christmas.

It’s so beautiful. I got the Nautilus in a medium nib. It writes wonderfully.

I like biros, papermate inkjoy pens are lovely to write with. (Are they biros or roller balls? I can't remember!)

Incidentally I'm still waiting for my new diary!

My Diary has arrived but I'm waiting for my new pens before I get properly stuck in

https://amzn.eu/d/hpQoXZT

I already like this but invariably lose all my favourite colours so I've rebought a small set - they're brilliant. Very smooth to write with but most people I know hate borrowing them! (Added bonus) https://amzn.eu/d/7qy1xll

I'm still waiting for my diary but my new pens have just arrived and I love them! The Sarasa Vintage ones recommended up thread. Lovely

I only use my paper planner for a glorified to do list. Meetings all have to be online for me as they change so frequently. But you could use stickers and move them?

I'm another who only uses diaries as scheduled to do lists - I'd probably be better with a bullet journal but I can't get my head around them.

Work is constantly changing and I have multiple meetings every day, so easier to do that in Outlook, even if it's not as nice as writing things down.

My comments on the Busy B - it's okay from a layout perspective and gives me space to do what I need, but the paper is too thin - I use a fountain pen and it's bleeding through. I'll live with it rather than buying a new one, but will go back to my personal planner site next year unless anyone can recommend something with thicker pages.

Love the box clever - room for a to do list next to the days time slots. I write out my to do list and then move items across to the times to do them.

the next time I use my diary - next day or 2 weeks later, I’ll go over my previous to do list and write out anything undone including anything new etc.

I cannot use something everyday due to forgetfulness (adhd) and this system has worked really well. Doesn’t matter how infrequently I use the diary - as soon as I’m wanting to be organised again I’ll pick it up, brain dump all my to do list and briefly plot out my day.

i use the calendar on my phone for every single appointment. My diary is more of a to do.

I meant to say I like the page quality. I HATE cheap paper.

If anyone likes Smythson then check out TK Maxx as a branch I visited today had a lot of Panama notebooks and also had some small accessories like purses.