Menu Planning is a Process - The Board

Here's the dealio... I am searching for the perfect a useful menu planning system for our family. I have decided to go with some form of magnetic calendar board.  Since I am unwilling to pay $30 or more for a whiteboard with a calendar printed on it, I paid less than $6 for a plain, magnetic dry erase board, 17" x 23" at Walmart.  I also purchased 1/8" black art tape from Office Max.  So, under $10.  We used this tape in high school for yearbook paste up... I guess that's pretty "old school" now.  Anyway, I have to decide how big I want my calendar squares and whether I want a whole month or two weeks...?  Did I mention I am not so good with decisions?

Of course, just as I do before I tackle any project, I did a quick search online for someone who has already done whatever it is I am trying to do.   I found this DIY tutorial for making your own dry erase calendar to be interesting.  I don't necessarily care to have a shadowbox, but I do like the idea of having the art tape behind the glass.

Source: sisteroo.com via Tonya on Pinterest

Ooohhh, or I could just purchase a ready-made, desk size paper calendar without dates and put it behind glass to use over and over... hmmm, I am really thinking I like this idea.  And as soon as I typed this sentence, I found this DIY "tute" for that very thing.

Source: sasinteriors.net via Tonya on Pinterest

Just when I started to like the calendar-behind-glass idea, I remembered how much I want the recipe titles to be magnetic.  Back to the drawing board...

Well, that was fun.  Now I am back to where I started a blank dry erase board and a package of art tape.  I'll let you know how it goes.