Well Planned Life

It’s been a little over a month since my last post.   Cappuccino has been busy keeping my crazy weekends organized and well planned.   (I have to say that I absolutely LOVE this binder.   It was worth every penny, and I have no desire to move out of it any time soon.)   Since first writing about my new Van der Spek binder, I have been to Philadelphia and New York City, done volunteer work (twice), worked a couple of weekends, gone to a Mother’s Day brunch, and gone back to Philadelphia.   Now she’s helping me to relax during my vacation at home. This is a list of things to I’d like to accomplish while I’m off this week.   But it’s a loose list, meaning if I don’t get to cross these items off my list, it’s okay—this is just what I would like to get done.   I started this list a few weeks ago.   Since my weekends have been so busy, there have been a lot of things that I didn’t get to (blogging is one of those things).   So I crea...

Ever since their arrival within the planning community (or least, ever since I have known about them), I have wanted a Van der Spek binder.   I knew it would happen one day, but I didn’t think it would happen so soon.   For anyone not familiar with their brand, Van der Spek (VDS as it is lovingly referred to) is a leather goods company in the Netherlands.   They make many different products, planners and organizers included.   I can’t speak towards the other products, but the planners are made from genuine leather.   They are handmade.   The quality is impeccable.   Their customer service is amazing.   Sure, with this kind of craftsmanship, you will pay a little more.   But in my opinion, it is worth the extra cost to know that you are getting something that is handmade and of great quality. Did I mention that you can customize your own planner?   As in, you choose the layout and colors ?   Add that to the quality of wh...