Busy Body Book
The Busy Body Book’s award winning grid system made it the favorite organizer of women nationwide less than a year after its launch. After reading this accolade, I had to see it for myself because I’m one of those busy moms who are absolutely dependent on a written calendar. When my husband asks me what I’m doing today, I answer in all honesty, “I don’t know. Let me check the calendar.” I’m also one of those people who are not at all interested in making the technological leap to the palm pilot. To me, palm pilot means writing myself a note on the palm of my left hand!
This book helps busy moms organize and coordinate everything from doctor appointments, school meetings and activities to their professional and personal commitments. The key to this spiral bound planner is the grid system. Family members’ names run across the top of each page while the days of the week run down the side. This system allows family members room to organize, review and coordinate their activities with other family members’ schedules. Conflicts are easily spotted because of the grid layout.
Other features worth mentioning:
-Unlike most planners, this one is a 16 month organizer.
-Plenty of room to keep lists or take notes next to each week’s dates eliminates the little pieces of paper that clutter up our lives!
-The back of the planner includes room for appointments and plans for the following year; something my planner system has yet to incorporate!
-Removable shopping lists on perforated pages let mom create grocery or gift lists.
-Deep pockets hold important papers, invitations or receipts.
-A special bookmark keeps mom on the right page at all times.
-Finally, it’s portable! It’s big enough to organize your family, but small enough to carry with you on trips, errands and to family activities. What a great way to teach your children the importance of organization and of respecting the family schedule as they begin to make plans for themselves!
Where can you find your very own? Amazon.com or busybodybook.com.