There are so many days when I wake up, notice the date, and anxiously think, “Oh gosh. Whose birthday is it?”
I love birthdays. I love the extra energy they bring to make someone feel noticed, important, and celebrated. I love the challenge of making them laugh or smile in some sort of ridiculous social media post. And I love the excuse to share time, creativity, and a little money on a good gift.
But lately, I am shit at remembering birthdays. It used to be so easy. Or at least Facebook made it easy. But now I don’t use Facebook near as much, and my head is not near as reliable. If you know me well, you know I have never been great at retaining numbers.
I need to make a birthday calendar. I’m thinking it can be a few pages listing every date of the year, and people’s names listed out after the dates. It will be black ink on artist paper—aesthetic and simple. And I can put it on my clipboard hanging above my desk this way I will look at it every so often and make mental notes. Also it will be kind of fun gathering the names and dates of people I care to celebrate.
As I’m laying in bed thinking up this idea, I realize it probably already exists. Honestly I could probably go to Target, and they would have exactly the calendar I just described. And it would be decorated with pastel flowers along the edges of the pages, and that one thick and thin cursive font listing all the months. You know exactly what I mean.
Unpopular opinion: I really despise that whole design trend, so I definitely will still be making my own. And after I do, I won’t have to lie in bed, worrying about if I forgot someone’s birthday. I’ll be prepared—a quirky social media post at the ready. What a dream!
Keep peace and keep creating,
Parker <3
