Calendars and diaries

Every year I choose to use a couple of calendars and diaries.
I love writing down what happens every day, things to do, lists and more lists!
That's how I am and I don't forget things in this way.
I have school work lists, reading lists (what I have read and what to read), stitching lists, mail lists (what I received and what must be written and sent),birthday lists, appointments lists,meetings lists,chores lists, bills lists etc etc
That's why I need lots of calendars and diaries!
For 2016
I put up the calendar Wonders of Hungary my friend Andrea brought me from her country this summer.

And that's the January page! I jot down important appointments and dates here.

I write my daily memoirs in the 2016 diary I was given as a gift from The Smile of the Child after our Luxembourg trip.

I keep notes and appointments in my Pygolampides  agenda in my bag. Local friends can find it for free in this link here. It has got lots of handicrafts and information inside.

This is the organiser I have at school. So very English.

I keep handicrafts notes (what I make every day) in this Mollie Makes craft calendar that was included in the December Mollie Makes issue that my friend Juliana sent me as a gift. It had lovely stickers with it and I use them in my diary.

And I also decided to print this free downloable Alisa Burke calendar and use it for more notes on my desk. I printed it on different colour for every month but it will also look lovely in white and you can colour the pages in.

Last but not least I am making a stitched calendar for 2016.
I joined in a SAL (=Stitch Along) and will be stitching this calendar every month along with hundreds of other stitchers around the world. It is free so if you like cross stitch join in!
You will find it on facebook but also on  this blog here. It is the Stitch Along The Joyful World by the Snowflower Diaries.

 I have already stained my white fabric and have already started stitching it. Barca always follows me while stitching!She seems to enjoy seeing me relaxing!

Are you keeping any kind of diaries or calendars?
Have a great 2016!

July up to now...

We are for a short break in the city because of a wedding and some medical tests.
The heat wave that is hitting the area in unbearable.
So I prefer thinking of how it was at the beach house during July....only the good parts......
Nature,flowers and insects...

 My dad's/brother's flower that bloomed for the first time....

 Fields covered in sun flowers.....

....dogs happy together....

 (that make neighbours unhappy and angry unfortunately)

 ...happy dogs even in cars......

...even at sea....

...and alone too...

...amazing sunsets....

....lots of reading....

 ...a day trip to Thessaloniki to meet my Hungarian pen pal Andrea again like last year,

 savouring Greek food,

 and exchanging gifts.....

 ...spending time with hobbies....

 ...collecting sea glass...

 ...enjoying the sea....

...underwater too...

...cooking....

 ...a day trip to Neos Marmaras savouring homemade ice cream and Italian pizza at Flavours' House, an old student's cafe.

 Don't miss to try Grandma's biscuit there if you are in the area.

 ...catching crabs....taking a photo of them and letting them back to sea....

 ...enjoying visits from friends and their gifts...

...dyeing my hair at a lighter colour at last....

 ...and going to a wedding....proud with my son and happy with the family of my ex husband....

Life is good inspite the problems.Have positive thoughts for Greece and for me.
Have a good rest of the summer!