We (my family and I) live off my life planner. It is not just a day planner, when this precious book is missing, even my husband starts to get all nervous and upset.
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I need a wall calendar and a planner. However, that does not work for me. If I write it on the calendar on the wall when I think of it, then when we are out and about I get a new thing that needs to be written down, then I have stuff in 2 places and whenever I need it I find that it is not in the right place. YIKES!
I have come up with a solution for my need for both and my need for only one. A little shelf! This shelf will hold my planner on the wall and when it is time for us to leave the house, I can grab it with my phone and purse and kids and keys and crating the dogs and stoking the fire and turning off the lights... and I will have it with me.
I took a 1x4 and cut it into about half. Then I added a piece of molding on the front so that it will hold the book from sliding off. Then I painted it black. I will be distressing it tomorrow and putting on some wax and then screwing it into place on the wall. I will put up pictures when I have it in working order.