Mary Engelbreit's Your Home is Your Canvas: 2010 Desk Calendar [Spiral-bound]

Mary Engelbreit (Author)

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 120 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Dsk Egmt edition (July 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740781227
• ISBN-13: 978-0740781223
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Enough Room !, August 18, 2009

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Ta "Contessa" (Amherst, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mary Engelbreit's Your Home is Your Canvas: 2010 Desk Calendar (Spiral-bound)

Not enough room to write down needed information. Weekend 'space' for appointments might be ONE inch square for each day, and the rest of the week is far smaller than 3 years ago. Will need to purchase a less cheerful desk calendar again this year (sigh...). I need a whole page separated equally into 7 days. Illustrations are as charming as ever. Will miss that.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not functional, October 5, 2009

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Gina S "GSL" (Honolulu) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mary Engelbreit's Your Home is Your Canvas: 2010 Desk Calendar (Spiral-bound)

Despite my review of the 2009 weekly calendar, I did purchase it. Now after using it I can say, yes, the illustrations and "look" of the calendar are beautiful, surpassing many other calendars out there, but it is not functional enough for my purposes. Again, the 2010 calendar does not have the entire month-at-a-glance pages at the beginning. They were great for filling in appointments for the month and being able to see the entire month, rather than only a "week" view. I have a feeling that was discontinued with hopes customers would buy the monthly calendar as well as the weekly one. I think it's a shameful way to bilk loyal customers out of more of their hard-earned dollars.

As for the weekly sections, the 2010 is divided into seven blocks, the weekend blocks are tiny, and there is absolutely no room in the "notes" block. When I think how great the layout of the 2008 and 2007 calendars were, with each day laid out horizontally (and equally measured) and the "notes" section running vertical the entire length of the page, and of course the entire month pages, it's clear how badly the calendars are designed now.

I took a look at this calendar at my Barnes & Noble store and decided to make a break from ME until the calendar is redesigned. Instead I bought Linda Nelson Stocks 2010 Folk Art Calendar - it DOES have full month views at the beginning, and the horizontal week layout. It works for me and doesn't have so many unnecessary pages in the back. It lacks the full page list of holidays (but they are filled in in the monthly views) and I do like the ME illustrations better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy buyer., November 4, 2009

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J. Cobb "Organized" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mary Engelbreit's Your Home is Your Canvas: 2010 Desk Calendar (Spiral-bound)

These calendars suit me well. I have used them for about 10 years. As they have changed over time, they have carried more relevant information. It's a one-stop source at the computer.