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A new calendar || Un nuevo calendario

December 31, 2014 by Yael Leave a Comment

B”H

We’re about to begin a new year according to the Gregorian calendar that most of us go by and I just found the perfect agenda for the coming year that has me super excited (Found it at Marshall’s, of course). I’m a pretty organized person, (my family would say “extremely”) but I can always be more organized and one of the “systems” in my life which needs much improvement is my calendar/agenda “system”. Let me explain.

Estamos por comenzar un nuevo año según el calendario gregoriano que la mayoría seguimos y hace unas semanas encontré la agenda perfecta para el año entrante, la cual me tiene super emocionada. (La encontré en Marshall’s, por supuesto.) Soy una persona bastante organizada, (mi familia diría “extremadamente organizada”) pero aún tengo como mejorar en este departamento. Uno de los “sistemas” en mi vida que necesita mejorar bastante es mi sistema de agenda/calendario. Me explico. 

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When I schedule things in my calendar, I cannot ignore the Hebrew dates, because I will get myself in big trouble. My life constantly revolves around both Hebrew dates and Gregorian dates. So I need a system that encompasses both, which is what most Jewish calendars out there do. The problem is that I have yet to find a Jewish calendar that fits my organizational needs.

Cuando agendo cosas en mi calendario, no puedo ignorar las fechas hebreas, por que me metería en tremendos líos. Mi vida revuelve constantemente alrededor de ambos el calendario hebreo y el calendario gregoriano. Así es que necesito un sistema que incorpore ambos, que es lo que la mayoría de los calendarios hebreos hacen. El problema es que aún no he encontrado un calendario hebreo que cumpla mis necesidades. :-(

No offense to the wonderful institutions that put these Jewish calendars together, and mail them out to us for free. I really don’t want to be ungrateful. It’s just that practically speaking, most of these calendars leave much room for improvement. They are either huge (with the intent of being on your kitchen wall, perhaps), or tiny (with the intent of being on your purse, perhaps).  Either way, there’s never enough space on the date itself to write much. They are not an agenda. I get it.

No quiero ofender a las maravillosas instituciones que crean estos calendarios y nos los envían gratuitamente. En serio no quiero ser mal agradecida. El problema es que en términos prácticos, muchos de estos calendarios se quedan un tanto cortos. Por ejemplo, son o enormes (con la intención tal vez de colgarlos en la pared de la cocina), o son pequeños (con la intención tal vez de llevarlos dentro de la cartera). De cualquier modo, enorme o pequeño, nunca hay suficiente espacio para escribir nada. No son una agenda. Entiendo.

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And then there’s the design. When I’m trying to get my mind and life organized, I need minimalist design, I need open, clean space – and honestly the pictures of the wonderful Jewish organization’s programing and/or the Jewish art they’ve chosen, and/or the ads of the sponsors from the community- all of these add clutter to my already cluttered brain. I can’t handle it. For my brain to work effectively I need uncluttered and pretty.

Ademas está el diseño. Cuando yo estoy tratando de organizar mi mente y mi vida, necesito diseño minimalista, necesito espacios limpios y claros. Honestamente, las fotos de las organizaciones maravillosas y los programas que ofrecen y/o del arte judía que han seleccionado para su calendario de este año, y/o los anuncios de los patrocinadores de dicho calendario, son todas cosas muy buenas pero añaden mas desorden a mi ya desordenado cerebro. No puedo. Para que mi mente funcione efectivamente, necesito orden y “lindo”.

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Thus, I usually just have a pretty notebook that I carry everywhere and in which I write EVERYTHING. I love my notebook but it definitely has setbacks. I also, jot down appointments into my phone, if and when I remember. In the mean time, the Jewish Calendar hides in a drawer in my kitchen or in my office and I take it out from time to time to jot down what I ‘ve already put into my notebook and/or my phone and to make sure I’m not getting myself into a scheduling mess. Well guess what? Keeping your Jewish calendar inside a drawer because you’re a design snob, is a guaranteed way to get you into a scheduling mess. You just ask me.

Así es que tengo una linda libreta que llevo conmigo a todas partes y en la cual anoto TODO. Me encanta mi libreta, pero definitivamente tiene sus desventajas. También, apunto citas en mi teléfono, cuando y si me acuerdo. Mientras tanto, el calendario hebreo está escondido en una gaveta en mi cocina o en mi oficina y lo saco de vez en cuando como para “organizarme” y apuntar las cosas que he ajendado en mi teléfono y/o en mi libreta y para asegurarme de que no me haya metido en un lío. ¿Pues adivinen que? Tener el calendario hebreo guardado en una gaveta por que eres una “snob” del diseño, es una manera segurísima de meterte en un lío. Sólo preguntenme a mi.

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By the time I pull my dear Jewish calendar out of the drawer, I’m in a scheduling mess already and/or have overbooked myself. These could look like dental appointments five days before Purim when the Purim cards have to be finished and mailed out and the mishloat manot have to be in process. Or, how about generously committing myself to host a fancy lunch for potential investors of our company, just a few days before a three day Jewish holiday (Yom Tov)!? But, to top it off, I   realize (only after I’ve committed myself) that the kids will all be home from school at 12 pm on the date of the investors’ lunch. Why? Well because teachers also need time to prepare for a three day holiday. I’m a teacher but I wouldn’t have read that memo because I was busy planning an investors’ lunch!). Anyhow, you see how being a design snob can get you me in trouble?

Para el momento que ya saque el amado calendario hebreo de la gaveta, ya estoy en tremendo lío, con compromisos totalmente atravesados. Estos pueden ser citas dentales para los chicos cinco días antes de Purim cuando las tarjetas tienen que estar terminadas y en camino al correo y las mishloat manot tienen que estar en proceso. O, ¿que tal que generosamente me comprometa a invitar inversionistas en nuestra compañía que vienen de afuera a almorzar a nuestra casa? Pero, dicho almuerzo resulta ser tres días antes de un Yom Tov de tres días. Y para completar la cosa, los niños salen del colegio a las 12 ese día. ¿Porqué? Pues por que las maestras nos tenemos que preparar para Yom Tov. ¡Claro que yo soy también maestra pero no me hubiera enterado de esto porque estaba ocupada planeando un almuerzo para inversionistas! ¿Se dan cuenta de como ser una “snob” de diseño, puede ocacionar líos?

So my “system” or lack of is is a problem-a big one, especially when you’re juggling multiple  people’s schedules in a two system calendar (Gregorian and Hebrew). And yes, I know there are Jewish Calendar apps out there that could solve part of the problem, but they will not address the fact that I’m a child of the seventies and thus, I still have a thing for pen and paper. (I still love snail mail and I still write a lot of thank you notes, by hand). I like to write things on paper, look at them, get them done and… cross them out!

Así es que mi “sistema” o falta de, es un problema – un gran problema, especialmente cuando menejas el itinerario de varios miembros de la familia y en un sistema de calendario doble (gregoriano y hebreo). Y si, ya se que hay Apps de calendarios hebreos que solucionarían parte de mis problemas, pero no toman en cuenta que siendo una niña de los ’70, amo el papel y la pluma. (¡Aún envío tarjetas escritas a mano!) Me gusta escribir las cosas en papel, leerlas, hacerlas y… ¡tacharlas!

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So until I, or someone else, goes to market with a beautifully designed Jewish calendar that is a pleasure to carry around- a perfect combination of form and function- I have to re-create my own. And this year, I think I found the perfect little agenda, to do so.

Por lo tanto, hasta que llegue el día en el cual yo, o alguien mas, se invente una agenda/calendario hebreo con un lindo diseño – la perfecta combinación de función y forma, por decir- tengo que re-crear el mío.

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The fact that it is leather bound, with navy and white stripes and gold is what made me pick it up in the first place. So predictable right? If you’ve been to my house, you know what I mean. The inside is just wonderful, enough space on each date, plus ample space for notes. The only thing missing were the Hebrew dates, but so was a dash of pink ;-)

Con tapa de cuero, rayas azules y blancas y detalles dorados, claro que lo agarré. Si han visitado mi casa, entienden. Pero la realidad es que la parte de adentro también esta buenísima – suficiente espacio en cada día, mas suficiente espacio para mis apuntes. Lo único que faltaba por supuesto son las fechas hebreas y un poco de rosado ;-)

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So after everyone went to sleep at night, I pulled out a pink pen and the huge, Jewish calendar from the drawer and got to work. Tedious. I’ll admit.

Así es que cuando todos se fueron a dormir, agarre una pluma rosada, y el enorme calendario hebreo y me puse a trabajar. Fue tedioso. Lo admito. 

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I had to finish the next day at the Houston Public Library (I told you here that we visit often.)

Tuve que terminar el día siguiente en la Biblioteca de Houston (les conté aquí que la frecuentamos).

But now that all the Hebrew dates are in, and the system is ready to be implemented, I’m excited to try it and hopefully, I’ll be more organized in 2015.

Ahora que todas las fechas hebreas están allí, el sistema esta listo para ser implementado y estoy entusiasmada en hacerlo. Tal vez así estaré mas y mejor organizada en el 2015.

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Do you have a favorite calendar or agenda that you use? Are you a pen and paper person or do you just use your phone calendar? Have I found a business opportunity here? Anyone out there want me to create beautiful Jewish Calendar/Agendas and sell them? I really love the idea.

¿Tienen un calendario o agenda favorita? ¿Usan papel y pluma o el calendario del teléfono? ¿Encontré un nuevo negocio? ¿Alguien quiere que diseñe bellas agendas/calendarios hebreos y los venda? ¡Me encanta la idea!

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