No organized home is complete without a family calendar in a central area to schedule you and your families busy, busy lives!! This week’s FIND is all about calendars, and I have two favourites that I wanted to share. The first is a large, spiral bound 16 month calendar from More Time Moms. It has nice, big lined squares for putting all your appointments in and a small illustration banner at the top, which translates to more area to write!

The second calendar from Motherword is equally good, as it fits perfectly atop the freezer section of your fridge. It is magnetized, and if your kids are anything like mine, it seems that I am in and out of that fridge all day!! It is ideal to always have your calendar, at eye level and accessible where you simply cannot forget ANYTHING (that may not always be a perk!) The squares, while unlined, are still are a good size and I love that it can fit on my fridge.

Every year I buy BOTH, the larger More Time Moms calendar for the office, and the Motherword calendar for the fridge. Hot tip from Maja: Buy an assortment of pens - my personal faves are the Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker - you get the best, bright colours!) and assign each family member a colour. (Pick their favourite so it is easy to remember) and get busy scheduling! Make sure to have a colour for the whole family as well so you can plan family time as well. Once your calendar is up and running and all colour coded, teach your family to look at it daily so everyone knows what is going on and is on the same page! Have fun colour coding and enjoy knowing at a glance who is going where when! - Maja

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