Somehow, my gyne and dentist appointments, boring meetings, and interviews for gigs I know I won't get seem a tad more tolerable when I'm scheduling them in a cute planner like this one from poketo ($17), which comes with monthly, weekly, address, list, and blank pages, as well as pockets to store receipts, business cards and the like. A great gift for the person always on the go who needs something with a little more personality than your average planner from Office Max.

Of course, some people prefer to keep track of schedules on a wall calendar. For the modern art lover, this moon phase calendar from the MoMA Design store is hot ($17). How about an award-winner, like this one by Herman Yu, featuring 12 original botanical images (Rare Device, $33), or this beautiful--and popular--handmade calendar from Creative Thursday ($35)?