There’s no reason to set up another calendar. I use the same calendar that I put my business appointments and regular family events on. They enjoy having something to look forward to, and they are old enough not to be devastated if something doesn’t happen as planned. This is the first year I’ve been able to sit down and share the week’s activities with my kiddos. If there is a day without planned activities, I’ll mark calendar time at the library, movies, or a friend’s house. But that’s OK, because then I have choices. Sometimes I’m not sure if we can fit it all in, or which side of town we’ll be on that day, so I end up double booking.
So if I hear about a free concert or any other event that looks great for the family, I immediately block out that time on my electronic calendar, and fill in the location, address and other logistics. Some people thing it’s strange to schedule weeks and even months in advance, but I don’t want to miss a thing. This summer, the name of my game is, “Keep them BUSY!” I’m packing the calendar to overflowing. Summer Organizing Tip 2: Write it on the Calendar And my to-do list in Evernote keeps me on track professionally. We also use the Getting Out of the House list very single day. Just put it on the list, and I won’t have to buy one more I only need for the day. Since I have approximately 472 tubes at home, I hate to buy another when we are out, ya know. Didn’t she do a good job? Yes, we need a list for even a short day trip like this because I managed to forget lip gloss last time. In fact, my 7 yo wrote down the list shown above that we’ll use to get ready for one of our favorite summer day trips, to Sesame Place, which we’ll do several times this summer. One parenting gift I am giving them is the gift of lists. I don’t travel much these days, but I’m always on the go with my little ones, who are now 7 (she reads) and 4 (she doesn’t read yet). In fact, I’ve been so backed up because of all the days off early this year, that I’m just now getting around to a Summer Organizing Tips post. If you know me, you know that I’ll be saying this about any kind of weather we’re having this summer. Subscribe to Blog right over there -> Thanks.Īt least it’s not snow. Automagically get new organizing info sent to your inbox.