pinenuts

i really wanted to write yesterday, but then the day was done before i got the chance :S

i got a new daytimer at work (aka a planner - oddly enough i can't remember what i usually call it). i've got a pretty set routine with my planner (ah, that felt natural. apparently i call it a planner). i've been using the same one for the last 9 years, and i like my routine. i've refined it nicely and it works well for me. my planning and organizational needs are being met with that format. SO, you can just imagine my surprise when my new planner arrived yesterday in a COMPLETELY different format. i was really thrown, and i even said to the woman "there must be some mistake. mine should look like this..." (holding up my 2011 planner). but no, there's no mistake. the manufacturer has changed it up a bit. as i set to work, initiating my planner with phone numbers, dates, owner information, i felt rather stunned! i'm easing into things slowly.

 

from a completely objective point of view it's a nice planner - functional (comes with attachable tabs for the different months), attractive (green ink instead of the typical blue), there's more writing space, and there's a different leaf graphic on each page along with a tip for how to be more environtally friendly (and so far i like those!). all this said, if i was in staples and saw this nice, more modern planner, beside my usual planner i would have gone for my regular one 100 times out of 100. my main concern (albeit small, but still nagging) is that i'll grow accustomed to this new format, like it better, only to find my old format arrive next year - this has happened before (the difference was slightly smaller - there were more notes boxes on the page than in the regular format. other than that everything was exactly the same). i don't adjust well. clearly.

 

i think small things hardest to adjust to - the things that i usually don't need to think about. it's been an easy transition living at the exile, and yet i can't for the life of me remember to drive to main street instead of york street on my way home from work. i always turn onto nelson street by accident. planners are just small detail stuff, i don't like them to interfere with my day. if i've found something that works, why change it? it'll only trip me up. anyways, i'll adjust. i might do it begrudgingly at first, but adjusting against my will is usually easier than doing it by choice. at least i can't kick myself for the unnecessary change.

my mom asked for a new plant for christmas. she wanted to replace her spider plant that has become challenging to maintain. so i ceased the opportunity to ask her what her plans were with the old plant and she said i could have it. yay! it's a nice big spider plant. in 2012 i resolve to not kill this plant. she gave me some instructions including replanting it in a bigger pot. i should have one big enough, one of my pots from my balcony garden days. i hope the transplant goes well and that our cats don't slowly eat it. fingers crossed!

 

my regrets are few.