Sunday, January 1, 2023

The most fun ever calendar house

I'm very literal and linear! so this has really helped me keep track of days as well as just relax! It's a calendar dollhouse actually utilizing dollhouses and their paraphernalia! It's best just for covering 2 weeks in my Sunday to Saturday calendar (it would be perfect as a Monday to Sunday too, it's just I'm used to the visual of a Sunday start in a monthly calendar). There are 7 rooms across, 1 for each day (at the moment I can also configure for a 1- to 4-day first "week")....In each, as I've mentioned for my older paper setup, I put reminders of what's happening that day, like you perhaps can see I'm getting some produce and milk deliveries mid-week. 

Here's another view of the week:

Here's today in my calendar dollhouse -- it's of course planny-at-the-desk today, and Gifting Day in my calendar, the first day of the year as well (note Looking Back is not completely safe!):



Of course looking from another angle is darling:


-- and that picture brings up something that saves me a lot of $ -- if I really yearn for something but can't really fit it into my budget, I look for it in my dollhouse options! So, I would swoon to have an upstairs sitout/terrace/big balcony, but can't right now, so voila here is one! There was also a darling bed cum desk cum storage I saw somewhere, but I saved oh $1,300 by getting a similar feel dollhouse sized! (I slide a desk where the wardrobe is.) https://www.target.com/p/calico-critters-sister-s-loft-bed/-/A-51349519

Technical-ish-ities: I use 1:12 dollhouse items for the most part; Target's L'il Woodzeez and their and elsewhere's Calico Critters work, plus of course real dollhouse items which usually (not always) cost more but really elevate the look. You can see some stored in the background near Ms Kitty.

I've been experimenting with this for a while; here's a cozy day I loved from last month:








Thursday, October 27, 2022

The LAST of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 12th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-last-of-12-installments-of.html

Thursday, October 6, 2022

The 11th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 11th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 
 
http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-11th-of-12-installments-of.html

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

The 10th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 10th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors.

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-10th-of-12-installments-of.html

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

The 9th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 9th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-9th-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html

Monday, July 11, 2022

The 8th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 8th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors.

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-8th-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html

Monday, June 13, 2022

The 7th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 7th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors.

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-7th-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

A wonderful perennial calendar!

 I want this set! It's not just dates but ideas of your plans! Plus it's in the shape of one of my obsessions (houses!)! From Instagram:



Tuesday, May 3, 2022

The 6th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 6th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 

 http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-6th-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

The 5th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 5th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors.

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-5th-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html

Monday, March 14, 2022

The 4th of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 4th of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 

http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-4th-of-12-installments.html


Thursday, March 10, 2022

No pressure!

In case anyone else is unnecessarily feeling these pressures...

How silly it was of me, but I for some while felt pressured (by social media I guess) to create a lot of goals and to act as if I own a business etc etc. I worked hard at brainstorming those things...

...Then I realized, duh, I already own a business -- more than one, actually. It's just that they all are charities.

I also realized I already have and am meeting approximately 1,317 :-) goals. I think that's enough. No wonder I was finding it hard to think of more!

A lot of planners I saw were geared toward the above businesses and goals, but I had of course already designed my own best planners for all of my projects.

But I enjoy having a general planner as well. I saw a horrible lot that assumed one was lazy and procrastinated everything. Not a problem here, thank you; I actually overdo -- so I found such planners insulting and the opposite of encouraging. I needed something calm and also attractive. I think I finally found one; it arrived yesterday and I'm starting to play with it....I won't mention names because this is such a very personal choice, we're all different!


Thursday, February 3, 2022

The 3rd of 12 installments of a book of food ideas including LOTS of holidays!

Go over to my food blog to see the 3rd of 12 installments of a menu cum cook book with lots and lots of holidays! Including many food holidays, but also holidays like the birthdays of my favorite authors. 

 http://favoritefoodthisweek.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-3rd-of-12-installments-of-wonderful.html