I am a stationery addict. I make no bones about it, but one thing that has always evaded me was the perfect diary. When I was at work I had an electronic one that linked in to work, but never felt conforable with an electronic one at home. Since being a mum it is even harder for me to keep up on what we are all doing.
KTwo sent me one of their Busy Life Diaries to review and I am really impressed. It costs £9.99, which I think is a reasonable price for it and it is designed easily keep track of two schedules, side by side. You can use the two schedules for ‘home and work’, ‘parents and kids’ or ‘partner and you’ to view all your weekly appointments and activities at a glance. I will be using it for “me and them”.
It is a great size at 13.5x 185 cmm and every 3 months you have a pocket in the diary so you can keep receipts etc.
2013 Diary Contents:
- Year-to-view 2013
- Double page week-to-view
- 4 storage pockets
- Elastic closure strap
- Pen loop (new feature for 2013)
- Notes pages
Now the fab people at KTwo have offered a free diary to one of the readers of The Mad House. So please follow the rafflecopter instructions.
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Oh, definitely paper. As organised as you can be electronically, nothing beats a good diary!
Sometimes I wish I could be more organised! I LOVE a good paper diary!
Gotta be paper for me. I need something handy to scribble in at all times!
Always a paper diary for me. I dabbled with an electronic one back when Palm Pilots were the gadget of the day, but found paper to be more reliable. I do use my iphone as a back up to remind me of important meeting and such though.
This looks really nice! Would love to win it 🙂
So that’s what the other people were commenting on! I thought I had to leave a comment first before clicking the rafflecopter button. : ) paper definitely!
Paper every time
Always paper. I love pretty stationery and feel really satisfied when I can physically tick something off my todo-list. Furthermore, I don’t have to worry about a technology fail…
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I’m so fickle that I do a bit of both. I have a paper one with all kinds of things stashed in it, but also do an online collaboration so I can have hubbie’s work shifts online too. I was looking at these in a local garden centre last week, they look great. I then got distracted by Father Christmas walking past!
Paper. But I have to do both otherwise Mr C doesn’t know what’s going on.
Definitely paper, I never seem to get on with the electronic variety or remember to update them
Paper all the time!
For me, nothing can beat a lovely paper diary!
I love a paper diary at home, at work i have electronic and it is just so impersonal. As a way of keeping everyone on track I usually have a page a day diary on my telephone stand but your giveaway is far far better.
I always use a paper diary.
definitely paper.
Always paper!x
Paper for me
Paper for Sure! 🙂
I tend towards electronic for calendars and diary entries and paper for notes and things. But I am so far from getting it right, and am always, always forgetting things!
Paper all the way! We have a giant home diary we all write in – if it’s not in there then it doesn’t happen!
definitely paper for me!
Does it come with a personal assistant? Looks very useful to me. Sign me up!
I’m all about paper ones – I need to be able to flick through the pages and see what we’re all doing with something tactile!
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Paper every time. I’ve tried electronic but I just like good old fashioned pen and paper. I also like to keep last year’s diary to see where I was and what I was doing. This diary is an amazing idea – trying to run a busy household and keep a tab on everyone is so hard. This would make it so much easier.
Always paper x
Paper for sure.
I use both but I use my paper one at home x
LOVE a paper diary, and a nice pen of course 🙂
I’m a paper girl
I have to have a paper diary, I would never update an electronic one!
I rely on my electronic diary! the only pain is when i’m not near my computer I feel like I’ve lost my head! – I want a paper diary for 2013 to keep in my bag!
Good old fashioned paper for me 🙂
Paper, so much easier to flick through!
Paper, and then update to my phone as well!
I do love this diary – the two options are great for keeping studies and home-life apart and easy to see! Such a shame, though, that they never repeated what I think was their most perfect design – the 2009 busy life diary, as well as these features, had a great monthly double spread, so you could see your month at a glance, and a fold out year, so you had that all in front of you too. These two additional features were brilliant for me in terms of forward planning, while the double week to view gave me the space I needed for details. Bring back the old design!