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2017

1/3/2017

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Happy New Year, friends! We've turned the page on 2016 + what better way to put symbolism into action than to open a new calendar?

If we are talking strictly zero-waste...daily, monthly, + yearly planning can all be done digitally without a piece of paper in sight. There are calendars you can share with your significant others + reminders that can ding in your pocket. All of these sound amazing...but, well...not for me.


I like something that I can see. I like the feel of a pen in my hand. I like to see my own handwriting. It just seems friendlier somehow...not so business-like and rigid. 

Last year's calendar, for me, was a fun exercise in monthly creativity + I enjoyed it very much (once I set aside the time to do it). I used the back of the previous year's calendar pages to create a whole new one. It was a great zero-waste project...and I'll have fun repurposing that calendar even further now that all the pages are filled up.

This year I would like some more space to write...breaks, trips, concerts + cleaning jobs (see how I led with the fun stuff?).  :) (This is our tribe's collective calendar. I sort of bullet journal for my personal planning.) Instead of spending a lot of money for a calendar, I purchased a printable template on etsy. I'm sure it is possible to make one of these myself, but I don't feel the least bit bad about spending $5 + supporting someone else's creativity. There are a bunch of minimal designs available (a few I like are here, here + here). This one would be nice clipped together on a clipboard...each month a child's drawing, seed packet, autumn leaf, or special photo could be clipped on too. Oh, and this one is free! I like the minimal designs best, but there are plenty with more decorative designs...just search "printable calendar".

The calendar I chose is one of the most versitile templates in that it can be used month after month, year after year. I just fill in the numbers + the month. I can hang it on the wall clipped together on a clipboard...or use sheet by sheet...on my fridge.

OK, 2017, let's do this!

Love,
Jane
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Heather link
1/3/2017 09:28:28 am

That template is so pretty! I love minimal design. I usually make a monthly calendar on a blank index card. It's a monthly ritual. :) However, I've been wondering what might be the best way to outline my goals for the year, to set deadlines for myself. Any suggestions?

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Jane link
1/5/2017 08:05:50 pm

I love that you can fit your calendar on an index card! I bet it's so cute! I'm not sure what the best way to outline + track goals is, but this is what works well for me. :) I use a Leuchtturm1917 notebook as a planner. I like it because I can arrange my pages just as I like them (and also have other pages for whatever I like to record). Along with space to record my budget, I have a spread at the beginning of each month where I record my goals, + then I refer to it throughout the month. Especially toward the end of the month, I check in + decide what to shoot for during the next month. Maybe you could do that on the back of your index card or on another one. :)

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Kari
1/3/2017 10:27:09 am

I wish there was a "like" button for blogs. So often I just want to indicate that I totally agree with you, but I have nothing to add in the way of comments.

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Jane link
1/4/2017 10:29:47 am

I've totally felt that way too! Trained by instagram. :)

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