Entry FeedManaging the lives of a family of five, you need a decent system. Some use their blackberries, some an iphone calendar, others the old fashioned kitchen calendar.
Lost without my details, I was at Walmart yesterday and bought a bristol board, drew my own calendar, and called it, "MAY!" Yes, I also bought one for June.
May is a busy month - we have the usual ballet, gymnastics, speech - and then we add hockey (that never ending sport), lacrosse, T-ball and soccer. Plus, Husband and I are taking a 10th anniversary trip to Italy, there are school assignments and field trips, and parties.
With Husband and I away for 10 days (YES!) I want to ensure that it is crystal clear for those watching out children who goes where, when. This will also help out Husband, who BTW arrived at the wrong arena on Wednesday night for the regularly scheduled hockey practice that hasn't changed since SEPTEMBER!
So, I sat at the kitchen table last night, filling in my full size bristol board calendar, and a friend arrived to take me out. SHE LAUGHED AT MY CALENDAR! She asked if I was planning on hanging it on the kitchen wall when I was done. OF COURSE!
Sure, she's laughing now, but I already know that we are triple booked on Saturday the 15th of May. And May 2nd. And probably every other weekend between now and July...
But I have to remind myself that there are two keys to having a successful calendar... the first is making it, the second is checking it!