One of the reasons I love my Go-To Resource book is that I can quickly get the big picture of what we have planned, when the kids have a day off, and when major holidays are.
I have created a full year calendar that starts September 2007 and goes until August 2008 and fits on one page. Now you can’t really write a lot of notes on it, but the way I use it is to take a few different highlighter colors and go through month by month and mark federal/national/religious holidays in one color. Then I go through and mark the kids days off in another color. Finally I add a third color for family birthdays/vacation/special days. That way when I need to know if we are going to be in town the week of January 22, I can quickly glance at the calendar and see any major conflicts ahead of time. Don’t put every little appointment on here - remember, this is the BIG PICTURE.
Once yours is ready, slide your calendar into a plastic sleeve and in to the binder it goes. If you got a binder that has the clear insert pocket on the front and back of the cover, you could put your phone list in the front cover and the calendar in the back - what ever works for you.
Also take the calendar of events that the school gives you (if you are that lucky) and slide it into a clear sleeve. Likewise, if you have a child who plays sports and you have a printed schedule of games/competitions, drop it in a sleeve. We’ll be focusing on the kids tomorrow, so be sure to stop back in.
Just in case you missed it:
- Creating a Go-To Resource Book - Step 1
- Menu Plan Monday and Go-To Resource Book - Step 2
- 5 Back to School Sanity Savers
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