November 11, 2009

Small Cheap Planners, Datebooks, Pocket Calendars 2010

Are you looking for a planner so small it will fit into any purse? So cheap it will not make a dent in any budget? You’ve come to the right place. I’ve found you the cheapest datebooks available online in one convenient spot: Small Cheap Planners, Datebooks, Pocket Calendars.

November 3, 2009

Best Calendars 2010

Harry Potter Planner 2010: Date Book, Pocket Planner, Agenda Book

Unicorn calendars 2010


Eco Green Living Tips calendars and planners 2010

Cute Baby Animals Calendars and Planners 2010

Nature Photography Calendars, Date books, Planners and Poster Calendars

Jewish Planners and Date Books 2010


Marjolein Bastin weekly planner 2010

Spiritual mindfulness calendars Buddhism

Because mindfulness is a way of dealing with problems that does not require drugs or fancy equipment it has become quite popular among many. No surprise then that there are several calendars out there for those interested in enlightening their life through meditation or mindfulness.

The main teacher of Zen Mindfulness these days is of course Thich Nhat Hanh. His Calendars are as inspiring and calming as you would expect.

Mindfulness is really a form of Buddhism adapted to the modern lifestyle of Westerners. That is: what used to be a practice aimed at monks and nuns (and only a minority of those), is now practiced by people who aren't giving up any of life's luxuries.

Tibetan Buddhism too has brought us spiritual teachers capable of bridging the nun-laity gap: Pema Chodron for instance is very good at translating the ancient wisdom to something applicable to our modern hectic lives.

October 16, 2009

Calendar Stickers for moms, animal lovers and everybody else

I've found a collection of calendar stickers for just about everybody: Calendar stickers for every day planning and organizing.

But that’s not all I found. There’s are also sets of stickers for mothers, fathers and anybody who has to manage a family.

Last but not least… How about stickers dog owners and cat lovers?

October 10, 2009

Frans Lanting Desk Agenda Planner 2010

As far as I can find out there are two planners out for 2010 featuring the extraordinary nature photographs of Frans Lanting. The first features his landscape photography, the second is devoted to the Buddhist inspiration of Pema ChÖdrÖn, illustrated with captivating natural images.

October 3, 2009

Desk Calendars 2010

Having a desk calendar in the office can be fun or inspiring but of course always practical. I've collected desk calendars for 2010 about all kinds of topics, whether inspirational, fun or practical.

Let's start with that inspiration. I know many of you love to have Biblical inspiration daily, why not get that with a bible desk calendar? Of course there are many other kinds of religious and spiritual desk calendars as well. Like the 2010 Thomas Kinkade Desk Calendars, which come with and without spiritual quotes. For those of you who need all the encouragement they can get there are the motivation to succeed desk calendars. Last but not least, in the spiritual sphere, is this selection of Buddhist desk calendars.

But desk calendars can be used to inspire something totally different as well: arts and crafts for instance. Whether it's crafts for kids, or crafts for adults, you will be inspired to spend a lot of time playing with paint, leftovers or simply beads.

Also suitable for the home: this vintage fruit and vegetables desk calendar.

If you're a Jew, you may want to learn a Yiddish phrase a day with your desk calendar.

September 23, 2009

Newest calendars and planners 2009-2010

Don’t you just love wildlife photography? It's lucky for me they make wildlife photography wall calendars. I mean really, what can be more inspiring than these great vistas? Some of these calendars featuring Tibet are also nature photography calendars really. Others show us the life in Tibet: monks, children and women. You will also find yoga and Jewish calendars on this page as well as cooking desk calendars and Fine Art inspired planners.

Best planners and calendars

Top 10 selling calendars and planners 2009-2010

I sell calendars and planners online. Mostly I specialize in calendars for women and girls, spiritual planners, art calendars and nature photography. The following calendars and planners did best last year.

September 11, 2009

Beautiful Songbird Photography calendars and planners

Songbirds aren't just beautiful to listen to, they're also a class of birds that often have very beautiful feathers. So they're a good subject for nature photography as well.

On this lens you will find calendars and planners devoted to songbirds. In one case you will even get a CD with birdsongs along with the calendar. For the real or aspiring birders among you. To make it all feel more real, I've included a youtube video that also has the sounds of several song (or perching) birds.

North American Songbird water color art calendars and planners

Beautiful pictures and paintings of Canadian and USA songbirds
I love nature photography, but art based on nature is equally enchanting. I do think that's a good word for this lens, because many of the calendars on here turn nature into something romantic, not quite of this world. Colors turn pastel because of the use of watercolors and the bright colors of nature become almost luminous in the hands of these artists.

A biology teacher of mine said once that the only reason we don't think ducks are pretty is because we see them too often. Some of the artists who made these calendars clearly agree. You'll find common birds portrayed as well as rare ones.

Cute Baby Animals Calendars and Date Books, planners, agendas

These calendars and planners have the cutest baby animal pictures, sometimes with their parents. Inspiring, beautiful and simply a great addition to your home.

You'll find farm animals, pets and wildlife photography. Some of these are cuter than cute, others merely very beautiful. You'll find pink and pretty as well as elegant. One calendar combines Bible verses with nature photography.

All in all, a collection that I hope will help you decide what calendar to buy this year.

Nature Photography Calendars, Date books, Planners and Poster Calendars

2009-2010 calendars with beautiful nature scenes
I think pictures of nature are very relaxing to the nerves. Especially if they are beautiful. I selected nature calendars from various vendors to make it easier for you to find just the calendar or engagement planner you want.

Some of these calendars feature images inspired by nature, while others are collections of photographs with beautiful nature scenes.
I think pictures of nature are very relaxing to the nerves. Especially if they are beautiful. I selected nature calendars from various vendors to make it easier for you to find just the calendar or engagement planner you want.

Some of these calendars feature images inspired by nature, while others are collections of photographs.

Harry Potter Planner 2010: Date Book, Pocket Planner, Agenda Book 2010

I have found only one Planner published that features THE fantasy movie of the year: Harry Potter. I think it’s a bit of a disgrace actually and a sign of how few children’s planners there are out there. There are several Harry Potter calendars thankfully, as if to make up for the lack of planners. Anyhow, here it is, the:

India and Hinduism Wall Calendars

India is a country rich in gods, history and culture. The calendars gathered here share only that one common thread: the country of India. I found you a calendar with paintings and textiles from the ancient courts of the country as well as calendars featuring photographs of Indian women, modern popular religious art and posters that were once spread to make Indians into proper citizens.

Buddhism desk calendars

With the popularity of Buddhism, it’s a bit surprising I was only able to find three Buddhist Desk Calendars. While elsewhere I did find other kinds of Buddhist calendars, these three do just what you want in a desk calendar: remind you of the wisdom of Buddhism AND help keep you up to date on where you are in the year.

Susan Winget Primary School Planners 2009-2010

Lang Graphics brings you two date books for primary school. The large academic planner can be used by the teachers and moms as well as the grade 5 or 6 students. It has enough room for homework, schedule and things like that. The pocket planner is great to start teaching smaller children how a calendar works and how to plan.

Pop Art Planners and date books

Most of the calendars I feature on my blog are meant, implicitly or explicitly, for women. These aren’t. Whether it’s Andy Warhol’s date book devoted to cars, or Dale Chihuly abstract work – I don’t think many men will be ashamed to walk around with most of these pop art planners.

Susan Seddon Boulet Fantasy Art Calendars and Planners

Susan Seddon Boulet (1941-1997) was a passionate student of the world religions and mythology. Her art uses the symbols she found all over the world. Pomegranate has come out with several calendars devoted to her spiritual artwork.

Beautiful black weekly planner for women

Black planners look good on men as well as women, but this one is made with a vintage touch that will appeal mostly to girls and women with style. Aside from the beauty of it, it’s also a practical planner with plenty of space for jotting down appointment: whether work or home. The calendar features pages inspired by a vintage ledger, includes a ribbon marker, and has foil stamping on the cover. Throughout the pages, you will find artwork culled and collaged from vintage sources, alongside functional and beautiful layouts.

Pink leather planners for girls

These high-quality planners feature hand turned bonded leather cover, rounded corners, white vellum end papers, and premium white writing stock. The planner has a slightly more extensive reference section which includes: time zone, area zones, area codes, international dialing, toll free travel numbers, and holidays.

Maggie Oster Garden Calendars Herbs and Spirit

Maggie Oster describes herself as a gardener, writer and photographer who specializes in herbs, food gardening, cooking, and crafts. Her gardening tips and photography are well known and make a magical combination.

She shares her love for gardens in these two 2010 garden calendars. The one features herbs and herb lore. The other shares with you the Japanese style of landscaping, which is particularly conducive to restoring an inner rest. Just what you need in your busy life.

2009 lego advent calendar

The 2009 lego advent calendar contains, as always, a piece of lego toy for each day of December leading up to Christmas.

Perfect for small kids to grow their collection of legos.

The nine figurines include a snowman, sled, mini figure with ice skates and more. The other pieces are a total of 257 pieces, so your child will have something to assemble as well.

Pema Chodron Tibetan Buddhism Planners and Calendars

As an ordained nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana tradition, Pema Chodron inspires with her day to day wisdom. Amber Lotus has created three calendars in her honor: a wall calendar, a mini wall calendar and an engagement planner or date book. All three are beautifully done and the inspirational and uplifting quotes from The Places That Scare You, which is designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness within the challenges of daily life. These insightful quotes are paired with beautifully evocative and meditative nature photography.

Bible, Proverbs and psalm verses planners, date books and agendas

These go by many names. Whether you call them agenda books, date planners, planners, pocket calendars or date books... They go where you go and help you keep track of your life. Since they are also spiritual calendars, they help you get inspired about your life in the meantime.

Rumi Calendars and planners, date books and agendas

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, Sunni Islamic jurist, and theologian and mystic. He is often called 'Mewlana' (or Mevlana) or simply Rumi. His poems and sayings are amongst the most beloved religious poetry in the world. Based in the sufi mysticism of Islam they are at once sensuous and wise, tantalizing and deep.

No wonder that books with his poetry sell so well.

Spiritual and Religious Wall calendars

I use my wall calendar for shopping notes, engagement planning and just having some great artwork on the wall. These calendars are inspirational, uplifting and beautiful.

Spiritual and religious planners, date books and agendas

These go by many names. Whether you call them agenda books, date planners, planners, pocket calendars or date books... They go where you go and help you keep track of your life. Since they are also spiritual calendars, they help you get inspired about your life in the meantime.

Many of these are made to also function as your year diary: keep track not just of your appointments, but also of your thoughts and feelings about your life. What did your kids achieve? How did they respond? etc.

Religious and Spiritual Calendars 2009 - 2010

Each religion and spiritual tradition has its own celebrations. These holy days or seasonal days are often linked to the movement of the moon and the sun instead of a specific date on the calendar. This means that keeping up with them requires a calendar which includes them.

In addition to this some religions, like Islam and Judaism, have a different calendar from the one used in the West (the Gregorian calendar). China too has its own calendar.

Most people looking for a spiritual calendar these days want it to be pretty as well as functional. It should have the main dates of their spiritual tradition, but it should also inspire - whether illustrated with beautiful artwork or by spiritual quotes, or of course both.

Below you will find links to pages with wall calendars, pocket calendars, desk calendars and date planners from the main religious traditions: Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Wicca (paganism), Judaism and more. But I have also collected motivational and healing calendars for instance. I've even included a few eternal calendars that are meant to help you stay inspired throughout the year, each year.

Some of these calendars are monthly, others daily or weekly. Most of them have a meditative atmosphere which should help keep you centered. I've selected some of the best calendars around.

July 21, 2009

How to use your student planner to organize your academic life

Make that deadline!

Papers cannot be written well the day before the deadline – that is, for most people that will result in a paper that gets at least one grade point lower grade than if they'd started well ahead of time. In college your teachers will not remind you of your homework every time you see them – and you also see them less often than in school. Still, those papers and tests do have to be done – and you want to do them well to get ahead.

This is why getting organized is so important. And it can't hurt that being organized will help you later in life as well.

As anyone will tell you: to get organized you need a planner. In fact, you need a GOOD planner and you need to use it too, of course.

Customized calendar with baby pictures

This Baby Calendar Kit can be used to create your custom calendar starting at any month in the year. If you select the undated version you can use this calendar year after year if you combine that with the laminated pages which are erasable if you use the pen that’s included. An undated calendar can double as a birthday calendar because when you order you can add your own custom dates.

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Harry Potter Calendars and Planners

Planners, Date Books, Calendars and Agenda Books with Harry Potter
In 2009 the 6th Harry Potter movie came out, so it makes sense that the 2010 Harry Potter calendars are all devoted to 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince'.

"Harry Potter" is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. With Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Harry fights evil incarnate: Lord Voldemort. For some reason (the reason does become clear in the series) Lord Voldemort has decided that the baby Harry Potter is the most dangerous threat to his rule of the wizarding world.

Advent Calendars 2009

We had an advent calendar for a few years when I was small. It had a strange magic, though as one got older they did become boring.

These days advent calendars come not just with pictures behind doors, but with stickers for each day counting up till Christmas - and even with toys: playmobil or lego for instance.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content.

Today, most advent calendars are made for children. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with many "windows", one of which is opened every day during Advent. In less elaborate calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, or part of a story such as the Nativity story itself. More elaborate Advent calendars have a small gift concealed in each window, such as a toy or a chocolate item.

Witches, Wicca and Pagan calendars, date books, day planners and agenda books


Paganism, wicca and witches calendar books

I've selected some unique calendars for everyday use. Some are great mainly to make a note about your plans. Others have information about the Wiccan moon cycle, spells and legends. Learn about the God, the Goddess - and admire the beautiful artwork.

Thich Nhat Hanh Calendars and planners


Peace activist and teacher of mindfulness

Known in recent years as a teacher of Zen Buddhist meditation and mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh entered public consciousness as a peace activist. During the Vietnam War he was active in relief efforts by rebuilding schools and other grassroots efforts. Traveling to the US to study at Princeton and convince Martin Luther King to denounce the Vietnam war, he was asked within a few years to lecture at Cornell and Columbia.

His international efforts towards peace have made him an exile from his own country. In between travels he resides in the South of France, in Plum Village, the Dordogne where he has set up a retreat center. His books sell world wide and his speaking engagements are usually sold out well in advance.

His writings can be divided into two: there are popular Buddhism books which mainly talk about mindfulness and right living, but in his other books he goes into Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist teachings quite deeply. Thich Nhat Hanh is a major influence on Buddhism in the West.

Astrological calendars and year guides, agenda books, engagement planners and day planners

2009, 2010 astrological guidance and inspiration

For all astrology enthusiasts - or those who want to give a family member a spiritually inspired gift.

These calendars come with information on conjuncts and retrogrades. You will also find guides for your personal star sign - or one you love - for the whole year. A great spiritual gift or your personal guide to the year.

Motivational Calendars, planners and agendas


Keep yourself motivated with these agenda books

My selection of pocket and wall calendars to help you keep track of your life and stay motivated at the same time. Beautiful calendars from various vendors selected for their beauty, their energy and their reminders to live with intention.

Zen Calendars, Planners, Date Books and Engagement Organisers

Calendars and date books with a Zen Buddhist theme. Some of these calendars have a specifically Zen Buddhist theme, others use Zen as an inspiration, but aren't religious. Zen Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh is so popular, his teachings are shared in engagement planners and wall calendars. All of these are beautiful and inspiring.

Religious Planners, Date Books, Engagement Planners and Agenda Books

Spiritual diaries and engagement calendars
Find pocket calendar that fits your religious inspiration and background. I've found Christian, Yoga, Muslim, Buddhist planners and more for you.

Spiritual Quotes Calendars

I love spiritual quotes - I want them around all the time... These calendars have a quote to make you think for each month. In color and black and white. These are perpetual and dated calendars and date books.

Spiritual Quotes Calendars

I love spiritual quotes - I want them around all the time... These calendars have a quote to make you think for each month. In color and black and white. These are perpetual and dated calendars and date books.

Pagan Calendars, Planners, Date books and Engagement planners

Paganism Calendars
Paganism is a general term which is used by people of all kinds of alternative spiritual traditions who use pre-christian traditions (often shamanistic ones) as inspiration for their day to day lives. They too look for a large part of their spiritual inspiration to nature.

Paganism and Wicca both tend to look to the cycle of the moon (the lunar cycle) in their rituals, which is one of the reasons many of these calendars have information on the phase of the moon.

Planners, Day planners, Weekly & Daily Agenda Books

Find your new date book, agenda planner, pocket calendar

Looking for a appointment planner - a way to plan your family life perhaps? Looking for a home planner, or a student planner to keep track of your homework? Perhaps you need a weekly planner to organize your work, your social life and your notes?

These beautiful and practical agendas and engagement calendars were selected just for you. Most of them are dated: ready for use. From cheaply priced to high end date books and planners - I've found it all for you.

For each calendar I mention whether it's dated or undated, if I could find out from the seller.

So... if you need help to find a good agenda planner, you've come to the right place.

Spiritual Calendars and Planners

Spiritual Year Calendars 2009, 2010

Some of the most beautiful spiritual calendars and agenda books gathered in one place.

This lens has spiritual calendars and planners with Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and alternative spirituality themes. Each is inspirational in its own way. They are usually devoted to specific spiritual topics and questions.

I list dated and perpetual calendars. I could not find undated religious calendars.

There are a few available for the 2009-2010 school year. Calendars and date books for 2010 are available for pre-order.

Unique Calendars, agenda books and Planners

The best themed organizers and date books
Calendars and planners are a necessity of life - well, if you have any intention of keeping organized that is. I've made it my business to find you the best engagement planners and inspiring calendars around. These are unique. My themes include nature, religion and spirituality, girly stuff and more.

Because I like to keep organized, I've tried finding out whether the planners are dated or not. I don't really get why there are so many undated date books out there (why call them date books if they don't have dates?) If someone can explain this conundrum, I'm all ears. In the meantime: I'll give you all the information I have on what the planners contain.

A unique planner has one other advantage of course: it will really feel like YOUR calendar book. And why have a boring calendar on your kitchen wall?

Cute Girly planners and organizers

Flowers and Pink - Pretty Planners 2009-2010
No - these planners and engagement calendars aren't all pink. But most are. Looking for a girly planner? I've created a great collection for you.


$15.99 Celtic Mandala 2011 Engagement planner


Two themes have guided me in my selection: flowers and pink. Though one red moleskine date book did slip through...

Best Student Planners, Calendars, Organizers

For College students
As soon as students are expected to organize their own homework, you will need a planner or agenda book to keep track of things. This generally starts in Middle School - and as students get more and more responsibility - really never stops. After all, most professionals need an planner as well.

In college though - you really can't do without. Planning group work, finishing essays, handing in papers - teachers are no longer holding your hand.

To keep organized it's practical if your agenda book already has all the dates printed out. The best planners don't skip any dates and last a whole year. Where for school kids an undated planner will often suffice, in college this really will no longer do.

Family Planners, Calendars and Desk Agendas

Calendars, planners and desk books for moms (and dads)
Your kids have a busy schedule: school, soccer practice, ballet... Play dates, going to the park, homework... You cannot organize every detail of their lives, but you do have to keep track of a lot. These family calendars and organizers have been created just for your challenge as a mom of keeping track of the schedules in your family.

In between - try and schedule some time for yourself too, will you! Moms need play time as well, to remember what adult conversations and adult interests look like, sound like, feel like. With your husband - or without - make sure you get to relax too.

Most of these family planners are for moms. For those dads out there who are taking on the organization of their families and for whatever reason not leaving it up to mom - some of these do come in colors that I don't think you'd be ashamed to walk around with.