tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post1386141693197199901..comments2023-05-14T15:27:46.164+01:00Comments on Plannerisms: Monthly pages in TrinoteLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-5061413553691921212010-11-19T13:44:15.792+00:002010-11-19T13:44:15.792+00:00Christy, here's an update:
I took the plunge ...Christy, here's an update:<br /><br />I took the plunge and cut my Monthly 4's cover. I figure the planner expires at the end of next month anyway so if I didn't like the result I wouldn't have to live with it for long.<br /><br />First I trimmed only a little bit off, maybe less than 1/4 inch. But I still had the buckling problem so I took some more off, maybe totaling not quite 1/2 inch. The result is as I predicted: the cover fits nicely with no bending/ buckling, but the Monthly 4 pages hang out about 1/4 inch. Not enough to be an issue, really. <br /><br />But holy wow, the resulting "Tri-thly 4" book is thick! It is nice to have the huge month view and lots of notes pages in the Monthly 4 incorporated into the awesome weekly planning power of the Trinote. But I don't know if I want to carry this thing around with me!<br /><br />The saga continues...Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-12342559937892680502010-11-12T22:59:20.977+00:002010-11-12T22:59:20.977+00:00Thanks for the tip, Laurie!
I am going to use my...Thanks for the tip, Laurie! <br /><br />I am going to use my "Tri-thly 4" hybrid for a little while and see if it works out well. If it does, then I will probably end up cutting off part of the first page of the Monthly 4, fusing the two planners together, and making whatever other permanent changes I need to in order to get the best possible fit. I have a bit of a phobia of making permanent changes (such as cutting, gluing, etc.) before I am positive that I will not want to go back to the original version.<br /><br />LOL, that's why I am so glad to have found this blog (and other similar ones)! In real life, most people look at me like I have some sort of strange sickness if I even mention any of this stuff:)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424437944154187628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-49704334421745779892010-11-12T06:50:03.781+00:002010-11-12T06:50:03.781+00:00Hi Laurie
Have you tried using the scaling setting...Hi Laurie<br />Have you tried using the scaling setting on your Printer, say 95% to adjust the size so that is fits perfectly? <br />Just a thought....<br />Regards<br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-68617989874096351832010-11-12T04:53:26.720+00:002010-11-12T04:53:26.720+00:00I also have to customize my planner. I'm curre...I also have to customize my planner. I'm currently using a lined notebook as my planner (one of those cheapo metal double O- ring jobs you can find in any supermarket). I have to write in the date & print out a monthly calendar which I glue in the front(similar to the 2 pics above). <br /><br />I've tried several sites that offer free printable calendars to download. If someone else is looking, here's one in both pdf & Word doc formats that you can size to fit. I had to change the font size when I shrunk it down to fit my 5x8 notebook-- worked out fine.<br /><br />http://www.printable2010calendar.net/<br /><br />There are other sites that offer calendars in different layouts & with different graphics.<br /><br />I got tired of writing the date in every day so starting Jan '11 I'm switching to a large Moleskine Daily (about $15 on Amazon). I need the one-day-a-page format.Team Brindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617273530412639059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-21399381669820114112010-11-11T18:18:32.043+00:002010-11-11T18:18:32.043+00:00Thanks Christy, glad you're liking my blog!
I...Thanks Christy, glad you're liking my blog!<br /><br />I had an idea that I haven't tried but I wonder if it would work: to cut the Monthly 4's cover a little bit, just trim off 1/2 inch or so of the cover that you are slotting into the Trinote's cover. This would allow the Monthly 4 to fit into the cover maybe a little easier without bumping. But, it may cause the Monthly 4's pages to stick out a little bit. Just an idea.<br /><br />My quest continues!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-77227225497155822702010-11-11T18:03:56.213+00:002010-11-11T18:03:56.213+00:00Wow, I love this blog. This is the second time tha...Wow, I love this blog. This is the second time that I've found a post about the exact topic that I am thinking about!<br /><br />I also have a Trinote and a Monthly 4 calendar, and I also have been thinking about how they'd be just perfect --- if they were fused together in one book! I tried to combine them inside one Club cover a few weeks ago, but they didn’t fit. The widths didn’t match up, the cover wouldn’t close, and the first page of the Monthly 4 refill was very bumpy inside the cover and wouldn’t lie flat. So I was very disappointed and gave up on the idea. <br /><br />I haven’t stopped thinking about it though, and over the past few weeks, I have been trying to come up with a way to deal with the situation. Should I carry two different planners (plus my FF, which holds my master to-do lists and other important stuff)? Should I keep the two QV planners at home, and use them to regularly update my FF to carry with me? Should I carry just one of the QV planners --- but in that case, which one? Both formats are valuable to me. I even checked the sizing of different QV products, thinking that maybe I could find one that was just a little wider than the ones I have, then use that cover. Or, should I just give up on QV altogether (despite the fact that I much prefer their planner layouts, materials and capabilities) and return to using FF exclusively? <br /><br />Anyway, after reading this post, I was inspired to try ONE MORE TIME to fit the Trinote and the Monthly 4 inside the Trinote Club cover --- and I think it may just work! I'm not sure exactly what happened between now and a few weeks ago, but all of a sudden, the cover closes! The front (where the Monthly 4 is inserted) is still a little bumpy, but I'm wondering if that can be fixed by just folding down part of the front page. It’s not a perfect fit (I think the Monthly 4 is ever so slightly wider than the Trinote), but maybe it will work well enough.<br /> <br />So now I have the two planners inside one Club cover --- the last page of the Trinote is inserted in the Club covers back flap, and the first page of the Monthly 4 is inserted in the Club covers front flap. I put the Monthly 4 Club cover over the two planners and the Trinote cover and I am holding them altogether with that QV bookmark with the ugly brown strap. I’m going to keep them closed (when not in use) for the next few days while I consider whether this will really work and if I really want to keep them this way. If I decide that I do, I’m going to have to find some way to bind the last page of the Monthly 4 and the first page of the Trinote refill so that they stay together and don’t flop around too much. If not, back to the drawing board!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424437944154187628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-73186576888270262802010-11-11T12:25:31.344+00:002010-11-11T12:25:31.344+00:00Another reason I love my Franklin. Monthly pages a...Another reason I love my Franklin. Monthly pages are an integral part of the system.bazalkrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844526818820104804noreply@blogger.com