My Organizational Calendar(s)

In Which Type of Calendar?, I discussed the various types of calendars and planners business people use or could utilize.  I wondered what system you found effective.

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I haven’t progressed to the electronic ones because I don’t like having to turn on a computer to find out what I’m to do for the day.  I’m wary yet of having my life displayed on my cell phone. 

We have a system that seems to work well for our family and business at this point, although I’m always open to ways to improve.

• We have a wall calendar with fairly large spaces around the numerals.  There the five of us write appointments, my substitute teaching dates, and family events since they all involves us to some degree.
• There’s a bulletin board nearby where my daughter, son-in-law and I post our weekly work schedules for the local supermarket.  Thus we all know when everyone is working and how to coordinate rides.
• For my blog writing, I have a notebook for each blog with deadlines posted there.  These are kept in a box with current writing notes.
• Business and financial dates pertaining only to my husband and me are kept on a calendar in our office.

This may seem cumbersome to some people, but it has worked for our families for years and seems to be a system that keeps us on track.  Some day, we probably will do more electronically.  However, the one time we put data on an electronic planner, it crashed, so dates, addresses and phone numbers all were lost.

What are your calendar successes?