Drew my whole October spread in pen before realizing it was September

I was at a coffee shop in Portland, super proud of my fall setup with all the pumpkins and stuff, then the barista asked if my September page was broken and I looked at the date, oops. Took an hour to white-out my way through 30 pages because I don't do pencils, has anyone else committed to a month too early and just rolled with it?

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the_taylor6d ago

Wait, did you really white-out all 30 pages instead of just starting over? That's some serious dedication to a mistake. I mean, I get it, the fall vibe is strong in September even if it's not official yet. But white-out leaves those weird chalky patches and then you gotta rewrite over it anyway, feels like double work. Honestly, I'd have just said the whole month was a preview and kept the pumpkins going. October is basically September's cooler cousin anyway, so nobody would've noticed. You earned those white-out fumes, I guess.

theabennett6d ago

Honestly, is it that deep? A planner is a tool, not a museum piece. If the dates bugged you that bad, just scribble over them with a marker or slap a sticky note over the whole month. White-outing 30 pages sounds like you were trying to win a award for most committed mistake fixer. Plus, that chalky texture makes the pages feel gross to write on after, so you're just making the problem worse for later. Feels like a lot of effort for something that only you are ever gonna see anyway.