In my
first post of the year, I explained my calendar/planner dilemma and how I was planning to create my own. Well, without further ado, here are the results...
At this point, I only created the first six months of the year. This allowed me a margin of error as I play around and decide how much space to use for each month. Behind the initial two page monthly spread, I left four blank pages (2-2 page spreads). For January, I used these pages for a Gratitude Journal, Meal Planer, and Blog Post list. I really liked having these pages and plan to continue them each month. The fourth page I used for Books Read and Ideas. However, I wasn't as crazy about it. I did use the Books Read space to keep track of, not only books finished, but books I'm still reading and carrying forward to the next month. Unfortunately, I wrote nothing in the Idea space. Apparently, I had no ideas in January...ha! I'm trying to decide if I want to change the space to a Commonplace area or Misc. Maybe I'll just leave it blank until something hits me :)
You can see from the first photo above that I used a simple sewn composition notebook for the calendar/planner. I did decide to tab each month for easy access. I also use this Creative Lettering book to help me with font ideas...
I'm in the process of finding pens that I like. Currently, I have
Bic Cristal Bold colored pens, but I'd love to invest in
Pigma Micron pens as time goes by. Making your own calendar/planner is definitely more work up front, but I love the flexibility of creating personalized pages. I can customize my calendar/planner to exactly what I need!
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