My Notepad Obsession

Hello Everybody!

Now, as you can see this is  rather large collection of notebooks because I cant help myself, I just love a new notebook! There are 16 notebooks here that have been given to me or bought by me throughout 2013, thats over 1 month (eeeek). Most of these notepads have only been used in the first few pages and then replaced by the next one. Three of these are diaries and obviously I do not use all three at once, so here is a little description of each one. The Dodo-Pad (http://www.dodopad.com) is one of the coolest diaries that I have ever bought but is definitely more suitable for family planning as each page is divided into sections. Dodo Pads cost around £12 and are definitely worth it when you consider you use it through the whole year, however two things I was not keen on was the fact there were no lines and the whole diary is almost A4 so unfortunately not handbag size :(. The blue filofax-style planner bottom left is from Paperchase and although I loved this one at the start of the year it quickly became dirty, dog-eared and difficult to write in as the binder got in the way. This did not put me off organisers in general though as you are about to find out if you keep reading!

This is my super duper, brand new, amazing, scrumptious, gorgeous Kate Spade organiser which I have FALLEN IN LOVE WITH. Now I could talk about this forever so I am going to have to restrain myself before I bore you to death. 

This was not an easy purchase to make as I will confess to you straight away that this cost me £99 (gulp! Down from £165... slightly better). I had been looking at another organiser, the Erin Condren one to be precise (https://www.erincondren.com/life-planners <-- go and check them out they are gorgeous) when I had a brain wave! For the price of this Erin Condren planner that only lasts ONE year I could buy a very good quality planner that I could use every year by buying a new insert, so thats what I did! 

As you can see the organiser has a zip that goes all the ay round the outside of the planner, this ensures that everything stays neat and tidy. This is brilliant as it means I can tuck loose bits if paper inside the planner knowing full well they will still be there next time I look! Also it has a very handy pen loop inside which means I always have a pen tucked inside ready to go. The organiser is A5 size which also means it is perfect for fitting in most of my handbags including my awesome Kate Spade bag. It tucks neatly into my school bag without taking up much room and due to the zip, no dog-eared pages! I am also post-it note obsessed and use them to record all my to-do lists and notes so that they can be ripped off when the task is complete. I also use pink stickers on birthdays and green stickers to show when I am working, slightly OCD but very useful. 

Anyway, I think I have done far too much talking already so I will leave you in your state of complete envy. Im off to go and find something to organise!

Lots of Love

Hannah

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xxx

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