Meera Lee Patel

I liked this book. The beautiful painting like illustrations were beautiful. While, I liked this book, I was not in love with it. I only agreed with about half of what was written in this book about fear. Maybe this is because I am not as fearful as I thought I was. As I was reading this book, I realized that I have grown throughout the years and not let my "fear" hold me back as much. However, this is not just a book. It is kind of like a self help book. It should kind of be read a little by little as it will make you think and act. This book would make a nice gift for someone. Overall, this book had a good message.… (altro)

I get extremely picky when it comes to buying a new planner; it's always my first battle during a new year. I realize that my personal taste may be totally different than others, and I have rarely found another person who is as particular down to the tiny details. So, it means a lot to me saying that I was overall satisfied with Meera Patel's "Start Where You are - Week-at-a-Glance Diary."

The first thing I noticed (and I know this sounds weird) was the "hand feel" of this planner. It's almost like a rubberized surface for the front/back covers, but extremely smooth rubber (not sticky rubber). The cover itself is beautiful (a little on the girly side for me, but regardless, still beautiful). The BIGGEST con for me was that the planner does not open flat. If it were a book, I would not bring this up, but as something that I am planning on writing in a lot, it is annoying to have to keep the thing open constantly.

For people who do not use a planner every single day/month, this is VERY useful! Have you ever bought a yearly planner and only ended up using a few months and wasting the rest of the space? Patel's planner allows you to utilize as much space as possible depending on your needs.

Other cons: 8 wasted pages on "contacts" (which are much less relevant these days), paperback and not something more durable, monthly quotes are a little on the cliche side, the cursive font doesn't stand out.

Considering all of my personal (extremely) nit-picky tastes with planners, I am still overall happy with this product! It really is a very innovative usage of space for a week-at-a-glance, given how customizable it is.

http://hebrideshermit.blogspot.com/2017/09/customizable-planner.html… (altro)