A long, long time ago, when the calendars that we checked out everyday were hung on walls or standing on our desks (and not saved in our electronic gadgets or online), birthdays were noted down religiously each year so that we'll remember to greet that particular person on his/her special day. It did seem to require a lot of effort to remember birthdays (making them all the more special), but I've found from several sources that if you have a single calendar where you wrote down all your friends and family members' birthdays, you won't have to go through the tedious task of jotting them down each year. This calendar would have only dates (no days - MTWThFSS) so that you'll know who will be celebrating their birthday on any given month. Of course, it's not as convenient as saving birthdays on your phone and just be reminded yearly by an alarm that you set only once. But it sure is a lot prettier to look at. ;-)
I decorated each month according to the season or the major holiday that falls on that particular month.
For January, a fresh start to a new year, it seems fitting to
remind oneself that "life is for living".
For February, the sentiment reads,
"Beauty is found in many things, but most of all in love".
For March, when the school year ends here in the Philippines,
and summer break starts, it seems an appropriate motto to "seize the day"s.
And then for April, with the lazy days of summer drifting by,
it quotes William Carlos Williams - "In the summer, the song sings itself."
You get the idea. Start your year with something crafty. Make your own birthday reminder calendar. :-)
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