I picked up this lovely pink five year diary* earlier this year to use to keep track of my finances. It was a dear diary in the sense that I paid £15 for it (at least £2 went to breast cancer campaign charity) but I had to account for the fact that it was lovely and would be lasting five years which I reckon works out at £3 a year! I bought my copy from WH Smiths.

Front page and material
Besides being my favourite colour, the front has an attractive design on it and it is made of a tough but soft rubberised material. It is hard wearing and will definitely last me the five years.

Ribbon (pink) !
The diary also has a pink ribbon sewn into the spine so you can keep yourself up to date with the page.

Page layout
The layout is good. Each page is a date eg. March 1st then the page is split up into 5 years, just named year one to year 5 so it's open as to when you start and end with it.

Size
The size of the diary is A5 and it is portable if you want to take it with you when you're out and about. It does weigh quite a bit though so would not be one for everyone.

My use of the diary
I use this diary for keeping track of finances, a sort of spending vs savings diary and the page style works out really well if you're tracking insurance etc so you can see what you paid last year! (or five years ago).

Adequate space to write in
Each day has seven lines space to write on which I find is plenty for my own needs.

Recommended?
I have been happy using this diary for 11 months and will probably buy it again if it's still available in 2016!

Conclusion
I thought it was an added bonus that this diary was supportive of an important charity in my mind. I didn't mind paying a little more for it as it has an extremely 'premium' feel to it and is hard wearing. I have no doubt it will withstand the wear and tear of five years. I enjoy using it and feel it looks nice sitting in it's cubby hole in our computer desk. For organised people and diary addicts it is the ideal gift but make sure you are not lumping someone with it who likes a small one for their handbag as it is a noticible weight.

*The one pictured is very similar but mine is a five year one and not a 2009 one!