Calendar, my calendar

Have you seen my calendar?

Every six months, at the beginning of spring (March) and fall (September) cleaning, I take three large pieces of watercolor paper to the cleared-off dining room table.

I use my big ruler to measure seven boxes across, five boxes high.
I do this on each side of the piece of paper.

Every six months, I sift through my collage box to pull out month-appropriate papers and headers. Each header takes into consideration the weather, the mood, the events that the month is known for.

Then I measure out equal distances. Four times I hole punch. Through the holes, I hang the calendar on magnetic hooks stuck to the side of the fridge.

Yes, it’s easier to buy one,
yes, it’s more convenient to just buy one with puppies or whatever on it.

But I like my time-intensive calendaring method. It’s a meditation on the next six months. As I number each box, as I label each column Sunday through Saturday, I am reminded not to take my time for granted, not to zoom through each day, to make days that matter.

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