Comments on: Extra weeks at the end of the year

By: Dani K.

Dani K. — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:19:49 +0000

Having January of the following year in the planner is SO HELPFUL, and not just for procrastinators. Like someone else mentioned, I do my planning often far in advance and it’s nice to have the space to fill in my planner for reference.

By: Michelle Pendergrass

Michelle Pendergrass — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:40:35 +0000

Totally useful. Not just for procrastinators. I typically plan 2-3 months in advance so having, at the very least, January and February monthly views included make me a very happy person!

And BIG kudos for doing just that in the 2010 Journal 21~I’m totally excited.

By: Muse

Muse — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:34:52 +0000

Absolutely. I have found that getting 1.5 x 1″ Post-It notes and having them cut in half at the local printer means I can write tiny notes and put them in the columns for the months that I don’t have handy (yet). Like B Irwin and Chet, I like having the extra feature. If you perforated it, say 1/8″ or so from the edge where it is bound, then tearing out the pages of the previous year that are not used once a few months have passed would be beneficial too.

By: Blake

Blake — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:24:05 +0000

Keep the price low. Encourage the procrastinators not to.

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:21:39 +0000

I absolutely agree – I only every buy my planners part way through January when a) the back-to-school sales are on, or at least b) the prices for the larger, more expensive ones (my preference) come down a bit after the new year.

That said, I probably wouldn’t pay much more for a diary with January in it, and like Laurie above, I certainly see no need to include the previouse year.

By: Chet

Chet — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:20:24 +0000

Yes! It’s called forward planning.

I make my own planners and the monthly section has an extra page with the new January drawn in it. The weekly section usually has a few days into the new year, but I’m thinking if 31 December falls right at the end of the week, I would draw the first week of the new January in, too.

By: B Irwin

B Irwin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:29:21 +0000

Absolutely. Many of my doctors begin giving me follow up appointments as much as a year before the new calendars come out for annual testing. Gives us a place to put them since the teeny lines on the year at a glance are too small to write the information.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:27 +0000

My 2010 Minister has January 2011 in a grid format after December 2010, and I like it.

But what I like even better is the following year’s anno-planning calendar (with the entire year at a view). The spaces are big enough to note a future event (such as a dentist appointment, trip, whatever). Especially late in the year, I find these features useful so that I don’t have to carry next year’s book and this year’s book with me everywhere.

What I find less useful are the previous year’s calendars in this year’s book. For example, my 2009 Visual has semi-annual planning pages for July-December 2008 and also monthly pages for September-December 2008. I would rather have these pages for notes.

By: LM

LM — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:18 +0000

I like that the Ministers start in December – I switch calendars then.

By: Pensive

Pensive — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:55:46 +0000

My 2003 Trinote includes the month of January 2004 at the back (the grid format, not the planning — I find planning calendars confusing) and it’s a very helpful touch.