Ok, this is the time of year I go through a planning ritual for the coming year. Part of that – for me – is getting a new calendar for the coming year.
Say what you want about digital calendars, PDA’s or whatever gizmo you want, I want some paper in my hand.
I also like some paper on the wall in full view. So in the home office I share with my wife, we have a Thomas Kinkade calendar between our two desks so we can have a “month at a glance” view readily at hand with a beautiful picture from Thomas Kinkade… this month’s calendar is a beautiful Christmasy image of a snow covered “Ginger Bread” looking house with a snow man and snow covered Christmas tree in the foreground. Like most Kinkade pictures it has water flowing in the picture. We find a Kinkade Calendar like this very relaxing.
There is another calendar I’ve seen I might also like though for putting up on the wall… I’ve never been much at astronomy. But with Mars and Venus so evident this Advent season in the Southwest sky, this Stargazer 2009 calendar caught my eye:
I live outside of town and love to look up at the sky on a clear night… so this calendar might be relaxing too.
But I like paper in my hand too. I use a pocket notebook daily for my “to do list”, for monitoring my cash flow, recording what I eat (when I’m being disciplined!) and that takes PAPER… For my money, there’s nothing I like better than Moleskine notebook. That means I keep a supply of Moleskine notebooks handy but would also consider this: Moleskine 2009 Calendars
Moleskines are classy… I don’t go to Starbucks, so I can afford one extravagence! You can see what they look like here.
Those are my picks for the kinds of calendars I’ll be checking out. I want something RELAXING on the wall… and practical in my pocket!
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