Calendar Journal

One of my FAVORITE blogs EVER posted this awesome Calendar Journal idea a few weeks back, and it immediately made my 

"Must Be Done Before Lady Bug Comes"

list.

The idea is genius.

Basically, for a mom who has no time to journal, you write a short blurb about what happened that day and then flip the index card to the back.

It could be big things like "Lady Bug took her first steps!"

or something small like, "slept in until 8am."

Either way, the more years you keep up with it, the more fun it will be read!

Source

 Here's the actual link to the tutorial.

Some tips I learned along the way:

1. Watch a movie while you stamp the dates.  It makes the time go by faster.
(A reader also created the 4x6 cards with the dates already typed on them.  You can click here to print them off.  Then just cut them in half!  Should save LOTS of time.)

2. If you don't have vintage postcards, just print out some favorite photos of nature, kids, etc... and trim them down to 3 x 4.5".  

(I ran out ink before I finished printing my photos, but I wanted to get this post up so you could make one before the New Year!)

3. I didn't know where to look for a clean fruit box, so I used an old box that this Target candle came in.

They sell them in all different scents and prints, so you can surely find one you like!

The box was the PERFECT size.

Now, journal away!