0th world problems

i am in planner hell. 

i know exactly what i want and it doesn't exist. i tried to make it myself and it's so hard //whine//

so, yes. i'll grant you: not being able to find the ideal planner is definitely a first world prob. how first world is it?it's so first world that... meh whatever. 

most planners are calendars. that's fine but not precisely what i'm after. i have a work calendar in outlook and a personal calendar in google, and i don't want to replicate any of that on paper. 

they make undated planners, of course, but the choice there is blank pages or, generally, overly fussy designs. i don't need a million boxes, lines, and graphs. i don't need a dot grid in one corner of the page. i don't need little water droplet outlines to scribble in like the ACT answer sheet of hydration. i need spaces for three daily goals and one "grateful"; a to-dos box each for morning, noon, and afternoon; and a free space for simple notes. i can draw what i need. i HAVE drawn it...but i don't want to. i want someone to make it for me. i want it to be professional.

besides the pages themselves, i seek a spiral bound hard cover in the 5x8 or 6x9 size with a REAL pocket, a pen holder, an elastic loop closure, and a ribbon marker. 

the pages need to be big enough to make sense without being unwieldy. 6x9 is about the limit that i can reasonably be expected to schlep around. 8x10 or bigger is for teachers and architects.

using the spiral to hold the pen is for the birds and those plastic TODAY markers are even birdier. a connected ribbon is so much smoother and classier and actually workable. the plastic ones just break. 

the pocket is essential. not one of those absurd squashed-on-the-inside-back-cover pouch pocket things. a REAL pocket, preferably double-sided, to contain receipts, notes, that postcard from your bro, et cetera. 

so, we have: 5x8 to 6x9 trim for carrying convenience. spiral to lay flat or even turn back for a smaller footprint. hard cover for writing anywhere and holding up in my bag. elastic loop to prevent flop-opens. double-sided pocket for whatnots. pen holder to preserve the spiral. ribbon marker because i am not a bird. 

truth is, if i could find a blank book that met all these specs, i'd pull out the ol' ruley-ruler and draw my own pages. but...haven't found it yet. if you spot one, definitely let me know.