Each year I get a family calendar from my sister for christmas. You know the sort, a column for each family member. It's very practical and a huge part of how we, as a family, synchronize our lives and plan events. The calendar in the kitchen is the truth. No other calendar trumps this one.
So every year I take down the old calendar and replace it with the new one. Before the new one is hung up, some events, like birthdays need to be transferred.
Before the old one is ready for the bin, I always enjoy taking the time to read back through all of the events of the year including sleepovers, fun nights out and business trips abroad. It reminds me when we first met some people and really shows you with whom we spend most of our time.
It is a real reflection of the past year.
A calendar full of memories.
I realize how full our lives are with appointments, places to be and activities for each one of us. There is hardly any day without entries.
It's all there in black and white.
So before you throw out your old calendar, I encourage you to spend a moment seeing how you spent your time. Are you happy with your 2012? Did you spend time in the right places with the right people?
If you didn't, it's not too late for some new years resolutions!
I thought I was the only one who did that! I always look back over the calendar (and yes, we have the 'real' one in the kitchen too) before it gets binned.
ReplyDeleteHi, the same here...i however don't get it from my sister :-) to close the past year at the end of december i make one Myself with pictures of the past year, so calender 2013 is showing sweet memories of 2012 in pictures from activities done in the same month but a year earlier. When replacing the old one with the new one it is a real family moment walking through the old one, looking at all we did the past 2 years and notice indeed how time flies by and how full (sometimes rather hectic) our lives are...but at the same time we are also grateful that we had the opportunity to enjoy aal these little and big moments !
ReplyDeleteI also make a calendar with my previous years pictures.... And then when the year is over, I actually just keep the calendar and throw it in my memory box!bpathetic I know but I'm a sucker for nostalgia!
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