Rhodia Weekly 2010 Planner

I received my Rhodia Weekly Planner (by Quo Vadis) that I ordered from The Daily Planner a few days ago. I had originally ordered it in black but they were out of stock (as they seem to be for every item I have ever bought from them). Orange is not a favorite color but if you are going to buy Rhodia products, you get used to it.

The cover is deeply embossed with the year (2010) and the Rhodia logo. At first I thought the paper felt a little thin and more "toothy" then the paper in all the other Rhodia products I have, but after spending more time with it, it is fine. The paper is stitched in and the cover is flexible, so it's pocketable.

Inside, there is a page to write personal information like your phone numbers, email, web addresses and emergency contact information. Included is a space for your social security number! That's very thoughtful of them! Identity thieves will very much appreciate that feature for anyone naive enough to fill it out.

There is also a 2010 calender, with an assortment of US and internation holidays labeled.

The actual agenda section uses two pages for the week. On the left side is the space for Monday through Saturday, from 8am to 7pm in two columns, with each entry giving you about 1.5 inches (4 cm) space to write in. Vertical spacing is about a sixteenth of an inch (4 mm), so people with small printing or writing (like myself) will be okay. For others, hopefully your appointments cover two hours. That's not a big deal for me and I doubt it will be for others.

The big suprise to me was that the lines were not the medium blue I am used to from Rhodia, but a light grey. That includes the lines on the Notes grid on the right side of the page.

After the agenda, there is a 2011 planning calendar and an old fashioned address book section.

On the back cover is the now obligatory elastic band to keep everything together

I go through phases with agendas - part of me wants to use it because I really like paper and pen and the act of writing it down makes it easier to remember. The other part of me wants to use the technology. I have a laptop and a smartphone I can easily use to set up appoints and take notes. But I still like writing it down.