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11 Magnolia Lane Calendar Pad & More Organizing Tips

August 29, 2015 By Amy 29 Comments

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Happy weekend everyone! Wasn’t our Operation: Organization Back to School series fun? So many great projects were shared, I hope you were inspired to get a little more organized this fall 🙂 For more about keeping yourself and your family organized, I am back today with more about our new line of organizing products! If you missed them, you can see the full post about the launch here. The video with all the info is below, it is quick and sums up what these products are all about nicely.
 


 
While we also have printable versions and supplemental printables to organize all those specialty tasks like {menu planning, school work, shopping, recipes to try, etc.}, I’ll get to those in a minute, the premier product in our organizing line is The Calendar Pad. As I mentioned in the video, this 50 sheet, printed pad {on nice, high-quality paper} is designed to keep your whole week on track.
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Today I wanted to share a few more tricks for using The Calendar Pad. Sometimes I just stick with plain black pen, but this time I used my colors {I love using these fun Le Pens!} to lay out my entire week, so that’s what you see on my calendar. We’re pretty busy at this time of year!  This pad has been a great help in keeping everyone in my home all straight, I’d love to hear from those of you who are already using it {thank you so much!} how you like it.

 

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Here are some more tips to maximizing this pad as an organizational tool…

I do most of my weekly outlining Sunday night–that is why the pad is designed with the weekend at the end of the week. I sit down and look at the week ahead and figure what needs to be done when to best allocate our time. It helps our week flow much more smoothly.

I use a different color pen for each family member, that way they can tell at a glance what pertains to them.

For our recurring practices, I made up little slips with sticky notes so I don’t have to rewrite all the ongoing practices, I also like how they stand out and since practice times are still changing at this time of year, they are easy to move around. A simple magnetic strip glued to the back will hang this nicely on your fridge, door etc. so everyone in the family can see it. Now my husband can’t claim to “not know” we have dinner plans with his in-laws 🙂

Don’t like your handwriting? Try printing in all capitals with the markers, it takes a little longer but almost everyone can write more neatly that way.

My most important tip!

***Take a picture of it with your phone, you’ll never be without your plan, shopping list and things-to-do!***

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To order your own, just click below…

 

 

 

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As you can see the Pad has a weekly calendar with places for activities and things to do, it also has space for menu planning and a grocery list, a place for bills and budgets and a project and priority planner. Having the whole week in front of you makes it simple to plan ahead, it’s a great tool to stay organized. And, once you snap a picture of it–you’ll never be without your shopping list when you pop into the store for milk and those other few things {that you can’t remember once inside} ever again!
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If you don’t want to wait to have one shipped out, or want a standard 8.5×11 size sheet you can order the printable version below.

 

 

Our Student Version is now available as a printable for instant download.  This is a great tool for kids to organize their entire week and develop important organizational life skills. This is a printable version, so you can print as many as you need, so it’s great for multiple children. Click HERE for more information on this product or to order click the buy button below.

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Finally, in addition to The Calendar Pad we offer a package of supplemental printables to help you organize all the details. I compile mine into a Home Management Binder, but this way I have a pretty place to track our projects, recipes I want to try, our meal plan for the month, larger shopping lists, party planner and more!

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You can order this complete printable collection for the low price of $2.99 below, it’s the perfect compliment to The Calendar Pad or they work great on their own.

 


 

 

 

While you are here, I invite you to read my post on the how and why this product line came to be, you can find that HERE. Time is a gift, my hope is that these products will assist in managing your time so you can find the time to do the things you love.

A great way to stay organized for the week.

 

XO,

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  1. Sally says

    August 29, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    Beautiful calendar!

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  2. Dorie says

    August 29, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    LOVE your calendar pad and think it would be a great addition to anyone’s calendar system!

    Reply
  3. Yvonne says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    I love this calendar pad and would really like to add this to my calendar system. Thanks for the opportunity to win one!

    Reply
  4. Heather C says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    Love the idea of taking a picture of the calendar. It’s so pretty and streamlined making it simple to use.

    Reply
  5. Sandy A says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    Great calendar with everything you need to know and do at a glance and ease of use…

    Reply
  6. Claudia M says

    August 29, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    Perfect and just the right size for everything!

    Reply
  7. Peggy says

    August 29, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    I love this calendar pad! Would you ever consider doing a dry erase version or some sort of reusable version so that it’s green and still functional?

    Reply
  8. Pat says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    This is such a great idea and I love that you added the colors! Yes, I love Le Pens ~ used them for years. 🙂 I’m older than you are too. Such a great idea to take a photo of the calendar…and I’m always forgetting something at the store if I don’t have my list.

    xo
    Pat

    Reply
  9. Staci Torgerson says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    I’d love to win. Anything to help me get more organized is a plus in my world!

    Reply
  10. Sara Newell says

    August 30, 2015 at 6:41 am

    You two do everything with such style… I love your blog!!

    Reply
  11. kiffie says

    August 30, 2015 at 11:02 am

    LOVE this calendar pad! I have been using a much smaller pad this year that’s worked OK, but this one is larger and looks a lot more functional. Can’t wait to try it out!

    Reply
  12. Hannah Jennings says

    August 30, 2015 at 11:08 am

    Great giveaway! I love that it an easy, all-in-one place to capture everything.

    Reply
  13. Lauren says

    August 30, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    What a great way to start the week!!

    Reply
  14. Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says

    August 30, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    I really like this Calendar pad! Great way to put all your events and details for the week in one spot!
    Great idea to take a photo of it on your phone!

    Reply
  15. Donna Wisodm says

    August 30, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    I ordered the pad about two weeks ago and love it. The art work is very simple and clean but very stylish. It has a great design and is a helpful tool.

    Reply
  16. Tina says

    August 30, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    I was looking for something to summarize the week that stays at home. The electronic organizers are great, but not at all cute or stylish.

    Reply
  17. Kim says

    August 30, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    Love your blog.

    Reply
  18. rachel says

    August 30, 2015 at 8:21 pm

    I loved those pens too! Honestly just looking at the post and thinking about the pens inspires me to go get organized before the school year really crashes over me!

    Reply
  19. Karen says

    August 30, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Love love love the calendar! Can’t wait to see what else is coming!

    Reply
  20. Heidi says

    August 31, 2015 at 5:24 am

    This would help me stay more organized!

    Reply
  21. Tressa H says

    August 31, 2015 at 11:04 am

    With a busy family, this look like a wonderful solution to stay organized (and even be on time to everything)!!

    Reply
  22. Nikki says

    September 1, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Excellent calendar design. Good job!!

    Reply
  23. Carolyn Evans says

    September 1, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Never fail to amaze and impress! The calendar is wonderful and will be so helpful!

    Reply
  24. Laura says

    September 1, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    I need this desperately!!

    Reply
  25. Pam says

    September 1, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Great idea. Could really use this to keep track of everyone and everything.

    Reply
  26. Rose says

    September 1, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    I like how you used a classy design for the calendar, like your blog header. 🙂

    Reply
  27. Dulce says

    September 1, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    Recently started to follow you thru Pinterest and Facebook. For sure, will have to do some of your make-overs. Thanks 😉

    Reply
  28. Deborah A Schmidt says

    June 21, 2019 at 2:20 pm

    I’m trying to print the Calendar printable pad and am having trouble
    Can you email me a like? or am I doing something wrong?
    Thank You so much

    Reply
    • Amy says

      June 21, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      You should see a pink “buy now” button toward the bottom of the post that will enable you to purchase the printable calendar pad, it will come to you via email. Thanks! Amy

      Reply

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