I have a confession to make: For years, I have been Goldilocks wandering in the Three Bears' Office Supply, searching for the perfect organizer. And I have tried everything. You are looking at someone who has owned Franklin Covey daytimer binders in every size. Plus a Palm Pilot.
But that has all changed, thanks to my Levenger Circa notebook. It came today, and as the mail room guy brought it to me, fresh with Fedex Fairy dust, it gave off a kind of supernatural glow in his hands.
I opened the cardboard box, only to find another box of lovely sage green, with an elastic ribbon round it like a precious seal.
Inside? A flannel storage bag with the Levenger logo, and as I ruffled it gently with trembling fingertips, a cloud of leather scented molecules flew up and into my nostrils like a band of angels.
Oh, the glory of it! It happily and accomodatingly holds reports from Outlook for me, plus my contact sheets. It sits perfectly flat, like the thighs of a great yogi in cobbler's pose. The page dividers are strong, yet pliable, like willow reeds. It has pockets in back, for tucking away momentarily crucial documents--discreet and available as a rich woman's boy toy, but infinitely more useful.
When you hold it, you get that same feeling you got on the first day of school, when you held your brand new composition book that your Mom let you pick out at the grocery store the week before.
9/11/09 update: www.flickr.com/photos/txkimmers/3909658148/
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j david 100 months ago | reply
but, but, but...
...what's wrong with gadgets?
/me sulks...
Lianne 100 months ago | reply
OOOOO - very nice Kim. The levenger catalogue is my porn.
fredden 100 months ago | reply
Luddites love Levenger?
Broken Haiku 100 months ago | reply
How many megadoodles can it store? ^^
Ms Entropy 98 months ago | reply
OH God. I luuuurrrrrrv organizers....always lose them, or forget about them...
Terry Madeley 88 months ago | reply
Hmm. Very interesting. Thanks for the link to their website.
lexly87 aka Duc N. Ly 80 months ago | reply
www.squidoo.com/circarolla
mimsical 78 months ago | reply
I know this is an old photo and comment thread, but I just bought myself a levenger for use in keeping my knitting pattern designs organized and I was feeling uncertain about my purchase having never even heard of a levenger notebook before, let alone touched one and your description totally cemented my purchase!
txkimmers 78 months ago | reply
It's been a couple of years now and I still use it every single day. LOVE that thing! I have since learned that that company that developed the circa stuff is called Rollabind--and they sell very inexpensive versions of the circa binder on their website! Still, love my fancy one the best.
I hope you love it as much as I do.
lexly87 aka Duc N. Ly 76 months ago | reply
ducly.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/txkimmers-circa
tokerud 76 months ago | reply
I added your photo to my iPhoto. I love that particular black leather. Shiny with the Alligator look. I just took the Circa plunge when a friend bought me the big Circa punch plus two letter-sized notebooks last week. Lucky me! Now I am eying all three sizes of the leather notebooks. But they only sell a plain black leather version of the notebook now. You have me spoiled already.
jmerelo 67 months ago | reply
But anti-gadgets are incredibly cool!
Yanks4Life23519 65 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All things indoors =), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
txkimmers 65 months ago | reply
done, Yanks!
Zcott 64 months ago | reply
I love the story!
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pangalactic gargleblaster and the heart of gold 64 months ago | reply
that's a lot of words... you sure you dont want to write them, you know, in the book ;)
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crookster1 58 months ago | reply
Call me old fashion, or perhaps cynical, but you've only owned it for a day in your scipt. Having owned so many, I get the feeling you might be looking (yet) again for the solution in a few months time.
Ho hum. It waas 44 months ago I guess....
txkimmers 58 months ago | reply
crookster, I still use my Circa Levenger every day, and have actually purchased other less expensive versions of the same system. It is the best thing EVAR.
lexly87 aka Duc N. Ly 58 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Levenger, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Dreaming ... 55 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Books and Magazines!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!