Addicted to Calendar Making

Since the Election ban, I admit, I haven't been very productive at work. So I found myself a hobby to keep my mind busy and also to sharpen some really rusty Photoshop skills. It turns out that managing my finances meant I have to pay bills on time, and that dates are important. It definitely meant that I need to get myself an organizer. Sure I have a digital organizer app installed in my phone, but it's always nice to actually have something to write on.

I basically use my phone as an alarm clock and for reminders, as far as using it as an organizer is concerned. Since I can't find a decent calendar or organizer around here, and I really don't want to spend hours on the Internet looking for the right one and then buying it for like a thousand pesos. Even the Starbucks planner doesn't entice me. I love Starbucks, but not the fact that I have to spend almost P 3,000 just for a really thick book, which I am sure I won't get to fully use.

What do I do?

I make myself one, of course. I made one according to my needs. It's not done yet, since I practically started making the layout just an hour ago and its ten minute til 5pm. LOL

April's almost up, but I still have plenty to do, which doesn't concern being an employee. Take a look at what I came up.

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I found the original design on Pinterest, but if I printed it out, it would be too big to fit my bag. Not economical at all. So I modified it and voila!

Tell me what you think!

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