Back in December I was (like most other moms) looking for a new planner/organizer/book that would change my life for the better. If you are an organizing junkie or love office supplies like I do then you completely understand! There are so many planners, calendars, and organizers out there (and I feel like I have looked at them all) but this is my first Uncalendar review.
Some of my friends have been talking about the Erin Condren planners, Plum planners, and some of them even take the time to design and print out their own planner pages and then have the pages professionally bound. As much as I love this stuff I have to admit that I’m just not that committed to changing my life…
I did check out most of the planners mentioned above but some of them just didn’t have the design I was looking for or they were so out of this world expensive (talking to you Erin C) that I didn’t even consider them. It’s nice for your planner to look great but hey, be honest with yourself. Do you want to spend $60 bucks on something you are only going to use faithfully for 6 out of 12 months if you are anything like me?
Then I found the Uncalendar site. The Uncalendar is only $20.95. I admit it isn’t as ‘pretty’ as many organizers I have seen but it fits into my budget much more nicely! I looked over the pages and the design really appeals to me. I am a list lover. I love making lists and I love checking things off lists. This is the primary purpose of having a planner for me. I use my iCalendar on my phone to keep track of appointments and rarely write them in on my planner. The Uncalendar has a place to keep track of daily appointments or you can use the area for daily list of things to do.
From the Uncalendar website – www.uncalendar.com
I love the ‘block’ system on each page. Each block area can represent a different project or area and has plenty of room for a list or for writing down ideas. I also like the “What Needs To Be Done This Week” area. It helps me prioritize the things that absolutely must be accomplished during that week. The blocks are different colors which could be helpful if you have a long term project and want to associate that project with a certain color block in your planner.
At the very front they have instructions on how you can use the layout to get the most out of your planner.
Also wanted to mention that there are no dates written in and this is another feature that really appealed to me. If I don’t use my planner for a week or three – no worries. I haven’t lost those pages, I can simply pick up and start right where I left off.
When I first placed my order I expected to get the Uncalendar’s in just a few days, however, they never came! When I tried to track them with the tracking number provided the post office said they were untraceable. I emailed Uncalendar and explained that I was concerned the Post Office had incorrectly delivered them to my old address and they offered to send out two replacements free of charge! Yes – they offered I didn’t even have to ask!
Two months later the person who purchased our old house finally let me know that the package had been delivered to her, she still had them and had finally had a moment to let me know. I followed up with the company to let them know that I now had four calendars and they said I could keep the extras and offer them as a give-away here. Yay!
Undated monthly page
Isn’t that great? So few organizations offer great customer service anymore and I was so pleased (and a little surprised) to be treated so nicely. So (courtesy of the people at Uncalendar) I am excited to be able to give away two great planners!
There are special note taking pages at the back.
Many thanks to Uncalendar for designing such a great organizer, for offering top notch customer service, and for offering 2 planners as a give-away here!
Want to win a free Uncalendar? Just leave a comment here and tell us how you normally use your planner. Lists? Track appointment or projects? Doodling? Winners will be announced on the 24th!
I am a planner failure. I am trying again this year to be more organized. I like the flexibility of the Uncalendar. Looks interesting.
Yes this feeds my need to be organized but the inability to keep at timely calendar. I can use it as I need it! Awesome! Now if they make a matching phone app that would be the greatest!
I am a total list maker and have been eying the Uncalendar for a while now. I would LOVE to win this!! I have many hats to wear and this planner looks like it would help to manage all of them 😀
I am a list person. I have been using the Erin Corden Life Planner but did consider the Uncalendar.
I use a regular $1 desk calender and $1 calender planner from Walmart. I am not sure what I would do with a fancy planner. hahaha
Susan
I bought one of these for the first time about 8 months ago. It is by far the best planner I have ever used. I love all the sections for notes and the flexibility to use the spaces however I need to, even if that changes from week to week. I will definitely be a repeat user!
I’m a mom of 2 active teenagers. I work at a university with 20 college students. My personal planner is for my activities. Then I have the family planner for the kids school schedule, projects, tests, sports, house keeping and of course the oldests works schedule.
My husbands travels and meetings after work go on my personal planner.
This planner looks cool.
to keep track of all my kids and church stuff! Also to-do lists.
The Uncalendar looks awesome! I love planners and creating new systems. Last year I went to Office Depot and bought a fancy leather planner with your standard templates that I used every day. For Christmas my best friend sent me a packet of moleskin notebooks with a note about the Bullet Journal (bulletjournal.com). She explained how great it was and asked me to give it a try. I have been using it for 2 months and love it! I have made my own template and like it a lot. I even have a section each week for reflections because I do think it is important to reflect on your week. There are endless possibilities. I can create any list I want and prioritize my schedule. I can create and recreate templates to suit my life. A friend of mine recently told me about Planner Pads, which look cool. She said she use it in college when she couldn’t find any other planner to suit her.
I would love to give one of these a try! I especially like the undated pages…I will have weeks that are very light, and I have no use of my planner every day, then weeks that are jam packed that I use it a lot. Not having a wasted, half empty planner sounds great!
I use my planners for lesson plans, to do lists, goal planning, and events. I like to write scriptures in the margins.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love mapping out my workouts on a day to day basis, including meetings for work and life if that might mess with them. Stuff like when my in-laws are going to be in town, when I have to stay late at work, or even a doctor appt! I’m trying hard to get serious about my training and not let things mess with that, and the only way to do that is to map it all out!
Sweet! I have been wanting a good planner. 🙂 I would probably use it for the blog. 🙂
Sounds like something that might work for me 🙂
This is the first year I’m trying a planner. Like you, I loved the looks of those EC, PPP and all those other pretty planners but the price! I wasn’t even sure I’d use one after all, I’ve been using Google Calendar and my iPhone’s calendar (linked to Google calendar) and managing okay. I’ve got a big white board calendar that I update every month (when I remember). Love that the UnCalendar is blank so you can use it as you need to use it. So far, I’m plugging in info into my planner but I haven’t quite mastered how to use it. If I win, I’ll use the UnCalendar next year.
Awesome. This looks like the perfect. Planner. Mother of five (only three left at home) I work two part time jobs & I’m heavily involved in the church, childrens ministry, women’s ministry and pastoral care. My schedule is always crazy, I try to keep organized sometimes it’s difficult. Everything is important. This looks like the perfect planner for me!!!!
i love the unfussy nature of this planner. low key and straightforward with the option to personalize as desired. i love it!
I’ve been drooling over this planner for 2 years. I di dthe Condren thing, and it was okay. Thsi year, I fussed and decided on a At-A-Glance planner, which I am completely regretting. I know I would use the Un for everything instead of a million papres shoved INTO my planner. Can’t wait till November when i can buy an Un. Un-less i win this one 🙂
I am currently using the PassionPlanner – i do like it – but??
This one has intrigued me for several months. I would love to try it!
I have a planner I use for school and keeping track of assignments, but I’m not thrilled with the layout. This looks fabulous.
I use my planner to plan my busy days at home with my four children, to track our outside commitments, and to make lists, lists, and more lists. Thanks for offering this giveaway!
I am a task and to do list and appointment kinda girl, trying to get into washi and stickers at the moment too!
I would like my son to start using the on calendar please put me in for the contest thank you
I use my planner to plan my meals, exercise and all my work, home and school activities. Keeps me organized.
I use my planner as a to do list, appointment book and reference source.
I used Uncalendar last year and loved it. This year I received an Erin Condren as a gift which I don’t like as well.
I would love to win this so I could justify not using the EC.
I use a planner to keep track of appointments and write lists. Thanks for the give away.
I use my planer to make lists and lists and more lists, appointments and reminders, birthday reminders and gift ideas, and to track my other half’s shifts and children’s activities. I’d be lost without one x
I too am a planner failure lol. I have great plans to make a big master planner and then use something as a daily and weekly planner. I’ve tried just about every one there is and none seem to fit my life! I love the instructured look of the uncalendar! This could be the ONE!
I left a comment earlier but it appears that it didn’t show. I am a list person. I would use this to organise my lists and activities.
I’m new to using a planner, but I love it already! As a newlywed and active church member, I use my planner to track special dates and to-dos. I’ve been considering buying a full sized Uncalender specifically for its multiple info boxes so I can better track other activities that I easily forget to manage, like exercise and water consumption. Thank you for hosting the giveaway!
I use my calendar for everything! Family, work, meals, bills, appointments! You name it, i do it! I would love to have another as a gift!! I also have a youtube channel. Thanks for the giveaway!!
I love the fact that the pages are not dates as you said. So no big deal if you skip a week. It doesn’t feel like a giant waste of money!
I use a pocket calendar as my planner. 🙁 I want to be so much more organized than that! This looks like an amazing planner!
I love planners. I use them for to do list, meal planning, appointments…everything. I like “real books” vs electronic planners.
Cool planner!
I use a planner for keeping up with school assignments.
I would adore this planner. I live in the UK and we have the most boring planners on earth. I’ve spent months trying to make something very similar but it’s not a patch on this. Maybe one day these fab planners will be available across the pond. In the meantime I will have stick with the most boring planner on earth. But I guess it works for me and that’s what counts.
I’m making my own calendar in a small moleskin notebook this year so I can keep it in my wristlet; would love to try this Uncalendar!
I have a notepad that I am using daily as a checklist; would love to try this Uncalendar to see if it would work better for my bookmark business Ribbons by Rachel.
I would use it to keep track of my schedule!
I learned about the Uncalendar through a YNAB (You Need a Budget) Facebook group. When I asked friends about it, one friend raved about how it saved her when she went back to school to get her Master’s degree.
I’ve asked for one for Christmas and have been pouring over YouTube videos and various blogs (like this one!) in order to get an idea of how different people use the planner.
I am very excited to use it (if I don’t get it for Christmas, I’ll buy it for myself 😉 )