tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post7606166051350569071..comments2023-05-14T15:27:46.164+01:00Comments on Plannerisms: 2011-2012 Moleskine 18 month planners available now (already!)!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-42681862130062582372011-03-04T07:18:38.832+00:002011-03-04T07:18:38.832+00:00I think I will stick to the 18 months planner and ...I think I will stick to the 18 months planner and use them for 12 months. Although I am always open to try new things, I believe I woudl struggle with the monthly planner. I had another look and I believe now, maybe I should try the extra large 18 months planner ... :-) Happy Weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-74820929813545929402011-03-03T17:04:00.926+00:002011-03-03T17:04:00.926+00:00Good point Marcus! It benefits Moleskine to sell a...Good point Marcus! It benefits Moleskine to sell as many planners as possible.<br /><br />And I agree, January is an awkward time for me to start a planner too. Usually we travel during Christmas and New Year, so if I start a new planner the week of New Year's Day that's two planners I have to bring with me on my trip!<br /><br />And anyway, now with kids in school it helps me to have an academic-year planner.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-30554032441781421102011-03-03T15:34:39.158+00:002011-03-03T15:34:39.158+00:00Hi Laurie,
I thought about your idea too :-) Howev...Hi Laurie,<br />I thought about your idea too :-) However it would just postpone the 6 months of wasted time as the new 18 months planner will start again in July ... :-(<br /><br />I really like the idea of NOT having to start a new planner in January. December is busy enough with all the festivities and I am glad I dot have to prepare a new planner (entering birthdays, etc) for January; so I will stick with the 18 months planner.<br /><br />I doubt that Moleskine will extend the use of the 18 months planner, after all they are running a business and want to sell as many planners as they can.<br /><br />Happy Thursday<br />MarcusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-29477948272409613342011-03-02T11:15:54.532+00:002011-03-02T11:15:54.532+00:00David I agree, I find the 18 month format very use...David I agree, I find the 18 month format very useful for planning to the end of contracts etc. And I too like the flexibility of the overlap.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-60994394486878014032011-03-02T11:05:42.564+00:002011-03-02T11:05:42.564+00:00Fantastic kudos to Moleskine for doing this....I g...Fantastic kudos to Moleskine for doing this....I get very frustrated mid-year when the time comes for the new planners and I can't get them.....as someone who plans months, and sometimes a whole year or more in advance, these really are invaluable. My old Time Manager always carried an 18 month planner in the front, taking me through to June of the following year, and its great to have this option from The Papeterie and Moleskine themselves.<br /><br />I'm certainly going to be looking into these as a serious planning option for mid-2011 onwards. The overlap is one of the key things to making it all work for me.<br /><br />Thanks so much for flagging this up<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-71678868820911575632011-03-02T10:00:46.032+00:002011-03-02T10:00:46.032+00:00So who was I kidding? There was no way I could re...So who was I kidding? There was no way I could resist buying one of these planners.<br /><br />I almost bought the Large 18 month weekly notebook, which would have been the 3rd year in a row I've bought it. But both times I've used this planner it failed sooner or later due to the small day spaces (especially those tiny weekend days!).<br /><br />So I ordered up the Extra-Large 18 month weekly notebook this time. I actually almost bought the 12 month version back in January, but resisted because I already had so many weekly planners for this year. So I promised myself I would get one of the 18 month ones when it came out. When I remembered that promise to myself, all systems were go.<br /><br />Another reason I'm happy to have the 18 month planner: last fall when my daughter started school, I realized it would be nice to use an academic-year planner to be able to plan her entire school year in one book. (That's when I got the Life Book which you can read about here: http://www.plannerisms.com/2010/09/2011-life-book-diary.html and which I abandoned after only a month because the day spaces were too small for my needs.) Next school year both of my kids will be in school, so I think I'll be glad to have the big day spaces of the XL Mole, in the academic year format.<br /><br />Ever thorough, last night I drew a mock-up of the weekly notebook format in my Moleskine extra-large cahier notebook, to see what the format would be like in the Extra Large size. (I've used the Moleskine weekly notebook in the Pocket and Large sizes but hadn't tried it in the Extra Large size before.) I put in everything from my current (very busy week). And the result was, I loved it. I've always loved the format but previously felt restricted in the smaller sizes. In the XL planner the day spaces are plenty big for me, and the huge page each week for notes will hold all my weekly lists. I really hope the monthly calendars are still there, because having a big month spread will be excellent for planning too.<br /><br />I'm really excited about this planner! I can hardly wait for it to get here. You can be sure I'll post about it here on Plannerisms after it arrives!<br /><br />The Extra Large 18 month only comes with the soft cover, which I don't have any experience with (I've only bought hard covers or cahiers). I hope I like the soft cover and that it's not too floppy.<br /><br />So now my goal is to continue to use my Minister until the 18 month Moleskine starts in July, then switch over. If I manage to stick with the Moleskine, I'll have the entire school year conveniently together in one book.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-62992108168856013802011-03-01T22:58:04.253+00:002011-03-01T22:58:04.253+00:00notebooktivity, I see your point. It does seem lik...notebooktivity, I see your point. It does seem like a shame to waste planner pages.<br /><br />But because the 18 month planner goes all the way through the end of December, you could just go with a calendar-year planner after that. This would be useful for people transitioning from the academic year to calendar year (after they graduate for example). They can complete the entire 18 months in their planner, then get a calendar-year planner after that.<br /><br />It is an interesting idea though, and I wonder if Moleskine will implement it in the future.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-15530623689860609102011-03-01T21:27:43.037+00:002011-03-01T21:27:43.037+00:00Hi.
just noticed the new 18 months today too .... ...Hi.<br />just noticed the new 18 months today too .... I really like the idea of having 18 months, however as the new calendars always starts in July I find there is hardly any possibility to use all of the 18 months. For me the best would be if Moleskine would bring out the new 18 months diary to continue when the previous is going to finish. This way one could actually use the full 18 months and then continue with the next one and use it again for 18 months.<br />I had emailed Moleskine about this last year in July when I started the new one. The reply I received, was that they are going to add my suggestion to their pool of ideas.<br /><br />Happy planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-86855471344723042052011-03-01T16:53:30.464+00:002011-03-01T16:53:30.464+00:00As a side note, I had the realization today that i...As a side note, I had the realization today that if I had used my July 2010-December 2011 Moleskine planner this whole time, I would've lived in 3 different countries during the course of the planner: Albania, Scotland and Indonesia! Would have been interesting (and odd) to have records of living in three such different places in one book.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-630059337480608632011-03-01T16:15:57.001+00:002011-03-01T16:15:57.001+00:00This is hard to resist! I thought I was bad, but m...This is hard to resist! I thought I was bad, but my challenge of using a filofax for a whole year is difficult. I miss my moleskine :(Femkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748671519666062399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-54990674525058780672011-03-01T16:15:12.553+00:002011-03-01T16:15:12.553+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Femkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748671519666062399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-26155302472193235892011-03-01T15:24:08.008+00:002011-03-01T15:24:08.008+00:00Thank you angela, that is very kind of you! I wou...Thank you angela, that is very kind of you! I would be likely to say something more like "freak," or at least "obsessive!" But aficionado is much nicer. :)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-19257476278177511662011-03-01T15:07:23.477+00:002011-03-01T15:07:23.477+00:00Totally love it - you truly are a planner aficiona...Totally love it - you truly are a planner aficionado!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com