Item: Vintage Alice in Wonderland planner/journal/scheduler
Creator/Store: 2014huiju-j
Store Location/Nation: South Korea
Source: Personal purchase from eBay store.
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How we met: I’m the type of person who can’t use her phone as a planner, especially when I have a lot of things going on. Therefore, last year, before I started graduate school, I started to hunt for a new planner, because my other one had run out of pages. I would be a grad student in an accelerated program (2-3 years worth of schooling in 8 months, woo!), and I would also be working as a Teaching Assistant on top of that. I needed something that I could use to keep everything organized, or I knew that I would have a meltdown.
After perusing the local stores and finding that there was nothing that really stood out, I decided to head to eBay, as I’d seen many cute things on there in the past. And this is when I came upon the Alice in Wonderland vintage planners (and yes, there are more than one kind!) After a few days of looking at all of them, struggling to decide, I finally went with the white rabbit one pictured below.
Our time together: I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but from the photo, I could tell that it would be a hardcover journal, which was important because it would have to survive the battle zones which are my purse and backpack. I also really liked the layout of the weekly, and day-to-day planning sections inside.
If I have more than one thing going on in one day, I don’t want to run out of room to write (that sort of thing drives me nuts, as a perfectionist). And with this planner I found that despite my busy schedule, I never ran out of space! Another benefit to this journal was that it wasn’t tied to any particular year. Each page had all 12 months listed so that you could circle the one which you’re in, and the date for each day was also left blank so that you can write the necessary numbers in! Because of this, I still have more than 60% of space left in this planner because I haven’t used it since June of this year, when I finished grad school and my last internship. Because of this, I can just start right where I left off, when I become too busy to keep track of everything in my head, haha.
This planner also has a section dedicated to yearly planning, as well as monthly planning at the very beginning, which is benefitial for those who like to keep track of things on a yearly or monthly basis. Or those who set yearly or monthly goals for themselves as well. There are also some lined pages at the back, for miscellaneous notes, memos, and such, which I also found useful.
Overall, I really adore the design of this planner, as well as appreciate the practical aspects which it offers. I recommend this planners for those who like to keep a very general diary, those who are only a little busy, as well as those with a busy as schedule as the one I had during grad school!
THANK YOU FOR READING MY REVIEW! ALSO, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK YOU COULD GIVE ME ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE REVIEW ITSELF, AS THIS IS A NEWLY LAUNCHED PROJECT, AND THIS IS THE SECOND BOOKISH REVIEW ON THIS BLOG! THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS!
What is the owl watch that’s with it? It’s cute!
It’s an owl watch necklace! My uncle bought it for me at a festival in Sighisoara when I was in Romania in 2012 🙂 I’m sure they’re for sale online somewhere though!
Absolutely beautiful!
Such a wonderful review! It’s layed out very nicely, and I am considering getting one of these planners for myself!
Thank you so much! Also thank you for reading and leaving a comment! And I hope that you end up getting one! They have many different styles, and I’ll definitely be buying a new one once I run out of pages in this one 🙂
This planner is adorable! I’m a stationery addict but have been keeping myself on a tight leash as of late… I do tend to spend a lot of money on cute stuff that I end up not using hahaha
Great review! 🙂
Hahaha oh you’re not alone! I have a bunch of notebooks I’ve bought because of their looks and then never used D: lol.
And thank you so much! Also thanks for reading and commenting! 😀
Great review! I love the layout and the photos! Can’t wait to see more!
Thanks so much! And aaaah that makes me so happy! I’ll keep writing these bookish item reviews then! 😀
You’re welcome! Please do keep them coming! ☺️
I really like that planner. Teachers tend to be obsessive about office supplies and stationary supplies–especially the cute ones! I thought I was in the wrong blog for a minute because I had recently read 2 reviews on scarlet bookkeeper.wordpress.com of modern takeoffs of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. What a coincidence!
That is a coincidence! And what do you mean by modern takeoffs? Do you mind sharing the links? I’m curious! 🙂
I am glad to post them for you. I think you’ll see what I mean by modern takeoffs when you read the reviews. They seem to have a fairytale like atmosphere and “channel” some of the crazy characters. They are not the same story told as if the characters are in the 21st century. They seem to have original plots. I haven’t read them, just the reviews. Ironically, the reviewer has not read Carroll’s original. I’ll be interested in your response to the reviews.
https://scarletbookkeeper.wordpress.com/2016/11/24/review-furthermore-by-tahereh-mafi/
https://scarletbookkeeper.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/blog-tour-heartless-by-marissa-meyer/
Thank you so much for sharing! I will let you know what I think once I’ve read them 😉
Ohhh!! I had a feeling these were the kind of books you were talking about! Marissa Meyer has also re-told Cinderella, Little Read Riding Hood, and Rapunzel (and maybe more that I’m not sure about, such as Snow White).
Both Furthermore and Heartless are actually on my “to-be-read” list also 😀
One more coincidence! This is a new world to me–one more benefit of reading book blogs. You can expand out of your comfortable area and discover other types of books you like that you might not have picked up on your own!
I’m a little late to the game here but I love this! I’m obsessed with Alice and for there to be an Alice planner, wow wish I knew about that when I was getting my school planner. Great review!
Thank you so much! And there’s always next year! 🙂 there are some out there that are more detailed too, like with some of the original artwork inside and such!