I have been complaining to my husband that I have been looking for a daily planner for so long (see blue route in below image), but all I found were bulky leather organizers. I was only looking for a daily planner that could fit my purse and of course, light weight. Something you could buy for less than fifteen pesos in Manila.
It was a 4-day weekend. The military declared Friday (22 May) family day and it was Memorial Day yesterday (Monday - 25 May). So come Friday, we decided to allot the whole day looking for my daily planner. I tell you, we searched all possible shops in the whole island.
Starting from Point A – Home.
To Point B = Guam Premier Outlets, Ross and Bestseller bookstore.
Guam Premier Outlets (GPO) is the biggest (and I think only) premier outlet store here.
Ross – my favorite department store when it comes to finding best buys.
Bestseller bookstore – I believe is the biggest bookstore in the island. We did find a perfect and oh so gorgeous planner here, only, it had a catch – the planner dates starts on September 2009. Uhm, hmmm.
We then went to Point C – Ben Franklin’s Crafts Store. We figured, since it is the biggest crafts gallery in Guam, it might have something like a planner in it or something I can use to make them. Well, still negative.
Point D – the naval base. It has a bigger department store/mall compared to the Air Force base so I was kind of hoping we could find something there. Well, I was wrong.
Point E – K-mart. They did not even have any school supplies there. Booo!
Times like these, I really miss National Bookstore. Second to any Home Department shops, I could stay in National Bookstore all day and not complain about it. I can just browse through all the craft materials there (not so much of a book person though) and think of a lot of projects I can do. Painting, stationery, cards, gifts, pens, notebooks, notepads, etc etc etc etc. Owning a National Bookstore franchise remains one of my greatest dreams. Hehehe.
Well, as they say, if you can’t find them, make them!
So I did! Since I always design and print and bind my own notepads, why don’t I make my own planner too? I printed using plain white bond papers, cut them, then used a spare checkbook case as cover. A customized planner fit for my needs without the cost.
Ahhh… the products of creativity and desperation. ;)
3 comments:
isa ka tlgang henyo! hahaha...lam ko na igigift ko sayo sa christmas. lol. :)
ang liit ng guam! parang naikot mo na yung buong island dahil lang sa planner na yan ha. :)
Oh yes! You can only imagine the frustration! teka.. tagal pa ng christmas pero oks na rin, so for sure may 2010 planner na ako? =P
sure! hehe...just don't expect a planner from starbucks! :)
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