Attention all working moms: If you don't have a FAMILY CALENDAR, get one now. Then tape it up on an inside kitchen cabinet where everyone in your family can easily access it but friends and relatives who come to your home cannot.
Set aside some family time together and fill your calendar with:
photos
holiday stickers
all classes and activities
doctors/dentist appointments
plenty of spare pockets for school permission slips, class schedules, to-be-paid bills and loose paperwork
HINT: Use a different colored pen or pencil for every family member to help keep track of who’s appointments belong to which person.
Why all the fuss about a calendar? Because when you're optimally supporting your team, everyone gets fair representation. Your family calendar will help you manage it all and NEVER FORGET OR MISS anything.
Plus, you can clear your brain from having to keep all of that information inside your head. Let it go – it’s on the calendar now. Just be sure to check your calendar each morning, or the night before, so you know what’s coming up!More calendar tips:
Include EVERYTHING on your family calendar for EVERY MEMBER of your family. Write down tentative dates in pencil; permanent ones in pen. Include birthdays, school holidays, sports practices, community events, movie and pizza nights and any miscellaneous activities. Be diligent about promptly updating your calendar as schedules change.
Encourage everyone in your family to check the family calendar every morning, or the night before, to see what's on the agenda for the day.
If your calendar starts to get a bit too crowded, have a family meeting. Can anything be rescheduled or cancelled? Can any activities be split among you and your husband?
Say "NO" whenever you want and don't feel bad about it. As a working mom, you already have a full-time job. Do what you can and don't feel guilty about what you cannot do. Spend your spare time doing fun things with your children instead. Having said that ...
Schedule some family days on your calendar. Trying to maintain a frenetic pace of activities and monthly events can exhaust you, your husband and your children. Schedule yourselves some well-deserved fun times and make some everlasting memories together.
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