Birthday Calendar

I'm still stuck in the good ol' paper days when it comes to grocery lists, to-do lists, and this birthday calendar that I've relied on for years now. Yes I know all of this can be done on my phone but my brain doesn't work so good that way - I need to either have the paper in hand or the birthday calendar on my desk.

It's not hard to make - I typed out each month and some lines underneath, 6 months per page, each month is sized 2.25 x 3.25 and fits in this little standing clear acrylic frame...so it's small and takes up minimal space on my desk, but since it's in my face every day I don't usually miss a birthday (unless I don't change to the next month fast enough, if a birthday is the 1st couple days of the month sometimes I don't see it in time!).

I made a little holder for the months that aren't in the frame (I keep 6 months at a time in the frame), very not fancy and now that I've been helping Ronda and learned a bunch of ways to make paper/gift holders I think I'll make a patterned paper one soon! In the meantime this is what I've used forever and it just goes in my desk drawer until I need them.

one year ago: chocolate marshmallow cookies

Desktop Organizing

I whipped up these super easy small folders to hold all of the sheets of return labels I have (I save all the free ones that different charities send) and stamps that aren't on a roll, then I stood them up in a decorative file box that is on my desk also holding my calculator, scrap paper, envelopes, etc. This way they aren't loose in a drawer or strewn about everywhere! Ahh, much better...

fold a piece of heavy cardstock or thin coated cardboard in half (mine are about 8" x 10")
then staple on a file folder label thingy (what is that thing called? I'm blank) and insert
a piece of paper indicating what is in the folder - I did "return labels" and "stamps"
but you might have other flat odds and ends that need corralling on your desk!