Happy New Year!! I’m still in holiday mode and don’t plan on doing too much, but one thing that I always do on the 1st day of the year is organise my diary/calendar. If one of your new years resolutions is to get organised, then this is a great place to start.
Organise your diary, planner or calendar
With today’s technology many rely on the calendar on their phones. I use both my phone and my planner. There are a few options which you can use:
- a diary (see some ideas below)
- or your phone
- The Organised Housewife daily or weekly planner
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How to organise your diary
Add the following dates into your calendar, adding all these now will save you so much time through the year and be a great reference for you to open the page with the details already in it.
Personal
- Birthday’s
- Proposed Birthday party dates
- Anniversary’s
- Holiday dates or proposed dates
- Family events
- Friends/family visiting
- Public Holidays, find all dates on the Australian Government website.
Kids
- After school activities (sporting, music etc)
- After school care
- Immunisation dates
Work
- Business trips
- Social engagements
School
- School Term Dates, view all Australian school term dates on the Australian Government website.
- Pupil Free Days
- School Events
- Dates you are volunteering
Around the Home
- Annual Pest Control
- Car servicing
- Change smoke alarm batteries
Other
- Dentist checkups, every six months
- Hairdresser, schedule regular appointments every 2-3 months
- Meal ideas
- Last dates for overseas Christmas post
- Pet immunisations
Tips for keeping your diary organised through the year
Get a diary you like – You can buy a basic diary, but spend an extra few dollars to get one that you like, that’s pretty, as this will be money well spent as you will be more inclined to use it!
Keep your diary within reach – don’t put your diary in a drawer, under paperwork, keep it within easy reach so you can easily add in important dates once you learn of them.
Look at your diary the night before – Open your diary before you go to bed to check what appointments you have for the following day, this will help prevent you from missing an appointment.
Use colour – Use a colour to help you separate work from personal or meal ideas from cleaning tasks, gym times from coffee dates with friends. Using a colour for separate events will help you to easily find them at a glance.
