Ever find yourself overwhelmed, tired, barely keeping up? For myself, it’s easy to just brush it off and blame it on the facts of life that are part of being a working parent. But it’s important to look a little deeper and make sure it isn’t something else. About 6 weeks ago, I finally recognized […]
My son had a basketball game today for his middle school team. He’s on the C team (which comes after the B team which comes after the A team) so we’re not talking a glamorous, high profile game. But when I walked into the door, saw his face light up and then proceeded to witness his […]
When you’re about to head out on vacation, your calendar can be a great tool to make sure all of your bases are covered before you leave. In a recent post, Your Family Calendar is Your Safety Net, I talked about why you should keep recurring appointments in your calendar. Well, here’s another reason. We […]
It’s the first official week of summer camp. Getting the new morning routine established each year is a bit tough but within a few weeks things usually begin to smooth out. We need to leave earlier. There’s so much to remember. If it’s a field trip day that involves swimming, we need the swim suits. […]
Family life has a lot of routine to it. A lot of us keep the routines in our heads and use our calendars just to manage the exceptions. But trying to keep track of everything in our heads actually adds to the stress of keeping the family running smoothly. “Clearing the Mental Clutter” is good […]
Many of us have been in the situation where we thought we knew where we were going but our GPS got us lost. Something happened to me this week that made me realize this may be an interesting analogy to life. My babysitter is out on vacation so my mom was kind enough to come […]
Behind every strong person IS a supportive family. Knowing how to coordinate work and family schedules across work and family calendars is a key to success.
For working parents, having a plan for what the kids will do over the summer when they are off from school is important — and stressful. It’s expensive. There aren’t always a lot of options. My school aged daughter doesn’t even want to go to camp, asking me if I could stay home with her instead. […]
Because I work on Outlook Calendar at Microsoft, I see requests all the time to “automatically add travel time to my calendar”. Why don’t we see this in Calendar solutions out there today? It’s a bit tricky. Before I tackle the question of “Why Not?”, let me give some advice on how to deal with […]
I should say that a calendar could have saved the Tooth Fairy! It all started last night. My 9 year old daughter announced that she had lost a tooth while eating dinner. It’s been loose for weeks. Later that evening as my daughter was ready for bed and just coming up to have me tuck […]
