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Diaries and calenders. What do you use to keep track of you and your kids activities?

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Dragonbutter · 08/07/2008 23:57

I've had a look at the organised mum stuff, but the family diary looks a bit big to carry around all the time.

Do i need one with a column for each member of the family?
Do i need a calender and a diary?

I used to use a palm pilot but am not sure how it would adapt to keeping schedules of four people?

Help!
TIA

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 09/07/2008 00:01

Crikey

I have a ring-binder A5 size diary and cram all four persons' activities intp it.

I cross-ref with my CM wallplanner

Can't work out the calender thingy on my mobile

[old-fogey]

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Dragonbutter · 09/07/2008 00:10

BALD - you're still alive then?

My phone doesn't do anything fancy. I'm not sure where my palm pilot is, somewhere in a box from my previous life where i had a career.
Not sure i've got time to fiddle around with it now.

For the last couple of years i've just run things from a calender in my kitchen. But i just started a new job and the hours vary and there are other hours up for grabs but i can't decide on anything unless i'm stood in my kitchen.
That's the dilemma.

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Dragonbutter · 09/07/2008 00:29

Admittedly this isn't the most exciting mn thread and is unlikely to make it to classics.
But help me. I need to be more organised.

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fivecandles · 09/07/2008 10:43

Google calendar. It sends you email reminders and you can print and view events by day, week and month. Love it.

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Dragonbutter · 09/07/2008 14:48

i think i'm going to need a calender and a diary.
am seriously considering a filofax.

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maidamess · 09/07/2008 17:28

I have a spiral bound diary, a page to 2 days. There are so many of us I need a big box to write in.

The downside is that I turn the page and am suddenly confronted with my Mums birthday and I've not got her anything.

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ComeOVeneer · 09/07/2008 17:30

I have the organised mum family life book, and the wall calnedar. Like others have said, if it isn't put on the calendar thentough if we are double booked.

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AMumInScotland · 09/07/2008 19:51

I go with a family calendar in the kitchen, which we all live by, and have a small diary in my handbag which I copy it into. Then I copy it from there to my work calendar, so no-one can book me a meeting when I'm going to be leaving early.

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Dragonbutter · 12/07/2008 22:02

Thanks everyone who posted.
I've got a filofax now and so far so good. I haven't decided between a dodopad or an organised mum calender yet, but as DH never looks at the calender we already have, I'm not 100% sure it's necessary.
For now, everythings' in the filofax and very portable so that's good.
As long as I don't lose it