Blue SkyDay Designer for 2023 Weekly and Monthly Planner, 8.5" x 11", Frosted Cover, Wirebound, Secret Garden Mint (140101-23)

I love my Day designer agendas. I gave one to my partner for planning his fans around his dissertation. I love love love using these, and he loves his. I don't know what it is about this specific brand. My coworkers were adamant when shopping for theirs at Target that it had to be this specific brand. I was a fool and thought that agendas were agendas. I was converted lol.I love my first one the most which had, more or less, this layout because it had the hours. I would go through and add what I did during the work day and was constantly amazed about how much I was getting done. I felt so much more productive and valuable. I loved having notes from date nights. "Made pizza. Got flour hand print on pants." "Went to Tioga Gardens. Bought spearmint." Just reported that spearmint three years later. I just really love how easy it is to log all of these memories here.For those with chaotic brains like me, there are little boxes in the margin for scribbling. For instance, my state inspection is due anytime in December. Well, there is a to do section for the whole month for each month. There are a few pages for a to do for the entire year. There are little note sections for the week, for goals, etc.Plus the stickers! I so love when I encounter the Pay Day sticker! I put birthdays and vacations on the monthly and weekly views to be sure I don't miss them.One thing I learned from my coworkers was to overplay and just put a down arrow whenever you don't getting something. Oh, and always write down something you've already done so you can cross it off right away.This year, I got this planner because it was spaced like my first one with the days in better hour formats. More importantly, it is small enough to fit in my purse. My 2022 planner was way too big. I have to balance how much I can write with what my purse allows as I choose a size. I wouldn't worry about the front and back covers when choosing a design; if you're like most people, you seldom see the covers because you're flipped to the current week.

Blue Sky 8.5 x 11 is my go to planner. I like having both monthly and weekly calendars. They are simple, but pretty. I wouldn't mind having a pocket in the back. It seems like the paper is a little different from years past - seems like it was a better quality, which is why I gave it 4 stars.

Nice planner! The front plastic used to be a pocket but it’s just a clear plastic now. It has colorful floral on all the pages which didn’t show in the original posting which is really nice and adds some color on all your pages. Overall it’s a great planner I can use for 2023. No complaints!

I like the quality, layout, and design of this. It is my second year using the same kind. I miss the pocket, bookmark, and stickers from the 2022 planner of the same style and brand.

Best overall functionality of any day planner I have used, and the most esthetic. This is my fifth year of using Blue Sky planners.