Coordinating a Family/Business Calendar
Family and business often are interrelated, especially if you have a home business. Even if your business is outside the home, you still must coordinate family appointments and activities with your business demands.
Since we live in a multi (three) generational household, there are many times when we have to coordinate personal, business and school schedules. Sometimes it involves transportation of getting a family member to an appointment. Other times it’s knowing who will be home for a meal and who won’t.
When I have business meetings and deadlines, then it’s helpful to know what the rest of the family are doing.
We have a general calendar on the wall near the living area and main phone. There we all write appointments, tack work-outside-the-home schedules, dentist/doctor appointments, school activities, business meetings, and times anyone will be away for an extended period.
I carry a schedule book in my purse to jot down appointments and commitments that come about when I’m not at home. I transfer the appropriate ones to the family calendar and my writing ones to my writing deadline calendar which I keep in my office.
This may seem cumbersome to some people but it works for us. The main calendar is accessible to everyone without our having to go into a computer or ask anyone.
Some people like online calendars and those with a daily reminder when they turn on the computer. However, I find the “at a glance calendars” works well for me. Also, if the computer goes off, I’m searching my memory for deadlines and appointments.
What works best for you?
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