Christmas

My Christmas is over. Somehow I always feel like the year is over when Christmas is over. I always spend the last week of December in limbo. I can't use my new calendars or planner pages yet..so how am I using up my last week of 2013??

Making new goals and printing out my January Filofax calendars!  I got the A5 Original and the calendar inserts are for 2014 (as well as being vertical) and I haven't had the chance to use them yet. However my 2014 is VERTICAL! I don't think I can work vertically? It's so strange how you can get hooked working one way that's it's almost impossible to think about working in another format. So, I'm printing my January month horizontally. 

I really want printed inserts from Piaric or maybe a rainbow set from KiddyQualia on Etsy. This far I have been printing my own from Philofaxy. I feel torn between buying a set to use or keep printing my own. Time wise it would good if I bought printed ones. It would save me time, paper and ink that's for sure! But, I have enjoyed printing out various printables and making my own calendars.  

Okay, it's off to play with paper! 

Peace, Love and Plan Ahead!! 

-Wayword

This girl is on fire!

This week's menu! I went ahead and divided my pages into lunch/dinner and I decorated my shopping list sheet as well! It's sort of a 'cheat' week as I am making more prepared/frozen foods than I normally do. It's partly because I have a really hectic schedule with work and it's partly because I am trying to cut back on our expenses as far as food goes. We don't spend very much on food compared to most families I'm guessing? We don't have our kids two of the seven days in the week, so that helps with costs. But, we're headed into the winter months and for us...the most expensive part of our year. It's birthdays and holidays, so I am trying to buffer as much as possible ahead of time! 

I had my planner opened up at the store and a lady stopped and said, "Oh my! What a gorgeous way to do your grocery shopping! You're so organized!" I immediately puffed up with pride and pointed at my Filofax and I was like..."it's my Filofax!" as if I'm saying, "It's my spinach! I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!" haha. 

On top of that, I still have to decorate my week...and I'm excited for that because it's my FIRST real decorate week ON Filofax inserts! (Not the homemade ones I have been using.) I am planning on looking around for more printables...I just haven't gotten around to it. Guess I should plan that out using my Domino! Yeah Buddy! 

Anyway, my life is becoming seemingly less stressful. I know what is coming up and I am getting better at planning what needs to be done and not over doing it by saying 'yes' to things I do not have time for. This girl is totally on fire this week. :) 

-Wayword

Paperisms

I have been obsessed with paper for so long. I used to make "charts" as a child and file my papers from school in alphabetically order. 

(Working on my correspondence!) 

In true OCD fashion, I went to a local 'oddities' and gift shop here in Spokane to find some stationary. My sister has been after me to stay in touch, so I thought I would buy some paper to write her a letter...because ordinary white paper just won't do. Lol. 

They have a good selection of papers, notecards etc, but nothing 'to write home about'. (Ha)

So I guess I'll be looking online for cute paper products! Anyone out there know of any? 

-Wayword