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Get Organized with Peter Pauper Press

November 27, 2009 by Carrie

I’ve been using this calendar (formerly called “Mom’s Family Calendar” but it is being renamed to “Mom’s Weekly Planner”) from Peter Pauper Press since July and I absolutely love it. For starters, each month is indexed which makes it easier for you to flip to the appropriate month. (As for me, I typically leave it spread out to the month of choice.) The main page spread for the month is just simple blank boxes which I love because it allows me to see everything at a glance. Then, if you like to get a bit more detailed, behind the visual calendared month, are pages for scheduling. To explain, on a two page spread there are seven days listed (so that you can plan your weeks at a time). Each day is broken down into three sections: “morning, afternoon, evening.” While I do like the full month staring me in the face, sometimes it’s hard to write down hourly plans inside the little box. This distinction for morning, noon and night allows me to write out plans and block out portions of the day for various activities. It’s very convenient. In the back there are pages for you to write down the names and addresses of Very Important People (haha) as well as a section for you to create and use a To Do list if that’s your thing.

Another marvelous aspect of this calendar book is that it covers a year and a half. (The current calendar goes from July 2009 to December 2010. Naturally it also gives you a preview of 2011 if you are curious as to what day your birthday falls on in the next calendar year! Ok, so now you know what *I* always check . . .) I love that it covers more than a year’s worth of time because as a wedding photographer I typically plan my life out quite far in advance. Being able to look several months ahead, and frequently into the next year, is a huge benefit to me. Love this calendar very much.

Peter Pauper Press’s i-Clips will save me numerous pieces of shredded paper. When I’m reading a book, I usually keep a sticky note pad next to me. As I read along, I shred the sticky note to pieces and place it on paragraphs of note that I want to remember and write down/type up into a review. When I’m finished reading a book, I’m usually looking at pieces of paper sticking out from all angles and then, of course, I just throw the papers away after I’m done. (It is a horribly wasteful habit, I do admit it!) Enter: the i-Clips. These fantastic magnetic tabs allow me to mark the pages I wish to re-references and then I can easily reuse them on the next book I read. Furthermore, they are just plain cute! They have a variety of designs to choose from so you can find a clip that suits your personality or the personality of those you are gifting them with! Love these things too!

Lastly, Peter Pauper Press have a wonderful variety of journals. I’m particularly fond of the look of their Floral Silhouette Journal just because it’s so pretty. It has 160 lined acid-free pages. An elastic band holds your page in place which I also like. Additionally there is a pocket inside the back cover allowing you to keep a few important papers of your choosing. This is just one journal of many that they have to offer and the one that caught my eye. Check out their line of journals to find something unique that suits you best!

You can also pre-order the next year’s Mom’s Weekly Planner if you’d like. I now know it’s a calendar I don’t want to live without! It suits our lifestyle well.

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Would you like to win one Mom’s Weekly Planner, a set of i-Clips and a journal? Peter Pauper Press is graciously and generously offering one of each to one of our readers here for our Gift Guide and Giveaway. If you would like to win, simply leave one comment (and only one) below. U.S. Residents only.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Even if you do not win, consider Peter Pauper Press for some of your Christmas gift giving (or receiving?!) ideas this year. They are a wonderful company with quality materials and a good variety of styles at that! Check ’em out!

Entries will be closed on December 8, and we will announce the winners on December 9. Please watch your email and check the site for your name, so that we can collect your shipping information and you can get your gift by Christmas.

Be sure you’ve entered all the giveaways in our 2009 Gift Guide and Giveaway event.

Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know and Reading My Library.

Filed Under: Carrie, Gift Ideas, Home Tagged With: Gift Guide

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Comments

  1. jen says

    December 5, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    I really love the journal! So cute!

  2. Elizabeth says

    December 5, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    I’ve actually been thinking about buying a journal for my mom. She has dreams about my late dad, and she wants to write them down as she remembers them.

  3. Jill L says

    December 5, 2009 at 11:11 pm

    Would be a great way to start off the new year.

  4. kathy dunaway says

    December 6, 2009 at 11:12 am

    I would love to win the Mom’s weekly planner.Thanks for the giveaway:)

  5. Aniela says

    December 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    I like those i-clips and they are so pretty too.

  6. Gayle Morgan says

    December 6, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    I could really be organized with these.

  7. Monique Rizzo says

    December 7, 2009 at 1:10 am

    I need some help organizing. Thanks for the chance.
    [email protected]

  8. Erma says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:47 am

    This looks so helpful.

  9. Diane Westerbeek says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:31 am

    We all need to plan

  10. Melissa McNicol says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:03 am

    This sounds like it can help me organie in the new year!

  11. Sue says

    December 7, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    s.mickelson at gmail dot com

  12. Kimberly says

    December 7, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    This planner looks perfect. It seems like I never find a good organizer and am stuck with a too small planner with messy notes in the margins.

  13. Ed Nemmers says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Happy Monday!

  14. Angela Winesburg says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    I would love to win this, thanks for the chance!

  15. Heather B says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    oh how I would LOVE to be more organized

  16. Bambi M says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    I’d love to be more organised and have a planner like this, and I’m sure hubby would make great use of the i-Clips!

  17. Leslie D says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    could definatley use this to become more organized!

  18. Lori Taube says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    I could definitely put this to great use! Thanks for the chance!

  19. Jessica McKelvie says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    great prize! Hope I win!

  20. Jessica says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    This would be great to stay organized. Thanks.

  21. Kerri R says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:42 am

    This would be a great must have around my house

  22. Janice says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:45 am

    This would be handy for me.

  23. Linda K. says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:56 am

    This would be a great tool for me to have. I struggle with staying organized.

  24. Jay French says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:36 am

    Very nice journals, I like the designs.

  25. dawn says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:45 am

    Wow.. to be organized would shape my life up. Would love to win. Thanks

    mightynaynay(at)cs.com

  26. Gianna says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:50 am

    I love their Artisan Journals 🙂

  27. Gloria says

    December 8, 2009 at 8:17 am

    This would be so useful!

  28. vanessa hunter says

    December 8, 2009 at 8:20 am

    Organization…the final frontier!

  29. Tara Hill says

    December 8, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I need a planner…two babies make my brain malfunction! I used to remember everything!

  30. Janet says

    December 8, 2009 at 10:17 am

    AWESOME giveaway! thank-you very much 4 the entry!

  31. Veronica Garrett says

    December 8, 2009 at 10:31 am

    I am a busy mother with a fulltine job. I need a journal to keep everything organized. I love these products.

  32. Jes*In*CO says

    December 8, 2009 at 11:43 am

    I need some organization in my life, lol.

    Please enter me:)

    Thanks to Peter Pauper Press and 5 Minutes For Books~ Very cool giveaway!

    [email protected]

  33. kathy pease says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in 🙂

  34. CASSANDRA says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    this is something that my mom would definitely need lol , i love her but she needs some organization in her life. 🙂

  35. April J says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    I could definitley use the weekly planner for all the things going on with my kids.

  36. Miranda Allen says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    I am so disorganized I need this to help me remeber Appt’s Where the kids have to go what bills are due when and Help me keep my wedding planning in touch

  37. Karen Gonyea says

    December 8, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    Great Product – count me in 🙂

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