My Annual Photo Calendars: Printing & Assembling Them Myself Now Is Pretty Neat!

Well, now that everyone in the family has received their annual photo calendar, I can post this, as I didn't want to ruin the surprise (hey, there is always the chance I won't give them! Haha).

When I was spiral binding and hole punching the last two calendars Monday night, it hit me how cool it was that I was not only creating calendars with (mostly) photos I took the past year, but now also printing and assembling them, doing the whole process myself, for the second year in a row.

I have designed photo calendars through online sites for almost ten years, as well as created scrapbook-style ones. I have also organized non-personalized store-bought ones, where the photos are inserted in a frame or just glued on. However, long before that, during the fifth grade, our class handmade calendars for a Christmas project. Each year after, I continued to make one for myself, drawing a seasonal picture each month.

I think most scenic photographers have fantasized about traveling the world, shooting calendar pictures at one time or another. Even though I am certainly not doing anything that extravagant, nor selling my photo calendars -- just simply making thoughtful gifts that last the whole year through -- it still feels awesome to be able to do the whole process myself from taking the pictures to assembling the finished product.

Sure, I technically did that with my childhood ones, punching holes in the pages and tying them together with string, but today's are actually professional, sellable calendars! It's like this dream come true. LOL

Yes, I like to recognize these little steps I make in life, just as much as the big leaps! The circle will remain just a line if you don't connect it.

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