Today I spent an hour and a half in the bookstore looking at agendas. Not to buy one, since my planner is still good until January. But to start the process of looking at my options. It's good to have a four-month lead.
Choosing an agenda is an important decision. It's something I'm going to look at every day (dozens of times per day) for a year. It can shape my mood, can put me into a certain head-space, or can be filled with quotes or questions to contemplate each week.
Choosing an agenda is an important decision. It's something I'm going to look at every day (dozens of times per day) for a year. It can shape my mood, can put me into a certain head-space, or can be filled with quotes or questions to contemplate each week.
Three looked particularly interesting. One is a planner for procrastinators. Each week
it asks questions such as: "What do I need to do that I can put off for a day, or two, or three...?" I think it's important to remind myself that I don't need to do everything so quickly -- or at least have a sense of humour about the fact that I probably won't do everything so quickly.
Another was very scientific and artistic, looking at astronomical, weather, flora and fauna effects throughout the year. It has beautiful fold-out timelines at the beginning that show the year in terms of star, planetary, sun and moon phases, plant and animal changes, and weather conditions. It also names each day -- not the common "Monday" or "Sunday", but days like "Eggplant" and "Freezetime". There are 365 date-names, each inspired by something happening at that time of year.
A third agenda was particularly beautiful, far more a book to read than practical holder of appointments. It had images of goddesses, stories and poems. It was so full of lovely things to look at and read. But I couldn't imagine keeping track of my meetings and to-do lists, squeezed between pages of writings and paintings.
What do you look at when planning your days? Is it on a screen, in your bag, or on your wall? (Or all of the above?) How does it make you feel to look at it?
By Lauren Stein MA
it asks questions such as: "What do I need to do that I can put off for a day, or two, or three...?" I think it's important to remind myself that I don't need to do everything so quickly -- or at least have a sense of humour about the fact that I probably won't do everything so quickly.
Another was very scientific and artistic, looking at astronomical, weather, flora and fauna effects throughout the year. It has beautiful fold-out timelines at the beginning that show the year in terms of star, planetary, sun and moon phases, plant and animal changes, and weather conditions. It also names each day -- not the common "Monday" or "Sunday", but days like "Eggplant" and "Freezetime". There are 365 date-names, each inspired by something happening at that time of year.
A third agenda was particularly beautiful, far more a book to read than practical holder of appointments. It had images of goddesses, stories and poems. It was so full of lovely things to look at and read. But I couldn't imagine keeping track of my meetings and to-do lists, squeezed between pages of writings and paintings.
What do you look at when planning your days? Is it on a screen, in your bag, or on your wall? (Or all of the above?) How does it make you feel to look at it?
By Lauren Stein MA
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