A paper diary seems old school, but once you start using one, you’ll wonder how you lived without it. These 2020 diary planners have space for your shopping lists, to-do lists, social stuff and any day-to-day bits and bobs you can’t forget. Even better, you can use it to record your friends’ birthdays, so you’ll earn brownie points for remembering to text your mates even if you don’t use Facebook any more.

In any case, we never need an excuse to buy new stationery. Here’s our pick of the best 2020 diaries – get ready to get seriously organised.

1. Moleskine 2020 Diary, Moleskine

Size: A6
Cover type: Hardback
Type: Week to a page

A hipster classic. Moleskine’s 2020 diary comes in a choice of six colours and the paper has been specially created to handle a variety of different pens and arty tools, so you can doodle inside whenever the mood strikes, with whatever you have to hand.
Dhs90 on Amazon.

2. MATILDA MOO

Size: 17 x 12.5cm (small enough to fit in your handbag)
Cover type: Hardback
Type: Week to a page

Is 2020 the year you finally get your finances in order? Then this is the planner to help. It’s got a bills tracker, space for planning your Christmas shopping and a handy paperwork pocket for keeping everything safe. 
Dhs47 on Amazon.

3. 2020 Goal Digger Diary, MiGoals

Size: A5
Cover type: Softcover
Type: Week to a page, plus a weekly habits tracker

Hit whatever #2020goals you set, whether it’s a three-month fitness regime or those weekly work deadlines. This diary’s got seven short term and three long term goal setting exercises and templates, plus space to review your success and track progress. You got this!
Dhs100 on Asos.

4. Large Floral Planner 2020, KATE SPADE NEW YORK

Size: 24cm x 19cm
Type: Week on two pages

This one is the biggest of all of the planners on this list, but we think it will make a nice record to look through at the end of the year. It’s got space to record your hols, upcoming dos and celebrations and it comes with stickers for events like weddings, holidays and cocktail parties, so that’s pretty much got us sold.
Dhs146 on Amazon.

5. Croc Weekly Diary 2020, KIKKI.K

Size: A5
Cover: Softcover
Type: Week on two pages

If you didn’t manage to get your hands on a Kikki K stationery advent calendar this year, then treat yourself to this gorge almond diary instead. It’s got weekly, monthly and yearly planners, space for useful info, notes, your pal’s birthdays and some super-cute stickers too.
Dhs80 on Noon.

6. Yes Studio Power Planning Goal Planner, OLIVER BONAS

Size: 25cm x 21.4cm
Cover: Hardback
Type: Day to a page

This is less of a diary and more of a goal planner. It’s got yearly, monthly and daily pages so there’s basically no excuse to not stay on track.
Dhs64 on Asos.

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