
If you were to look back through my inbox, the phrase that shows up over and over in my emails is Where does the time go?
The days of our family having relaxing, casual evenings and weekends seem a thing of the past and I'm pretty sure that the years from when my husband and I slept in and had breakfast in bed are from a completely different lifetime. Suddenly I feel like each week is spent struggling to keep track of activities, appointments, errands, blogging, sports, trips, and more... leaving my brain feel like it is running on overload.
With so much going on with all of us, I knew that I needed to improve on how I keep track of everything (pretty much all in my head) or else I was risking things falling by the wayside. Fortunately, BusyBodyBook and their collection of organizers, planners, and calendars are just the thing for busy moms (and dads) everywhere to keep life under control.

Considering that the award-winning BusyBodyBook GRID format has the ability to be customized to fit your needs perfectly while showing the agenda of the entire family in their own spacious column, I knew that the Personal and Family Calendar with the weekly GRID planner was just what I needed.
And when the stylish Blueberry design arrived, I was ready and willing to get my life (and that of my family) organized.

Right away I liked the bright, modern design and the durability of the sturdy pages and thick plastic front and back cover. It was easy to see that this was one tool that was made to hold up to an entire year's worth of being opened, closed, stuffed into a bag, yanked out of a pile, written on, and more.
In the inside, there seemed to be just enough of everything that the user has plenty of space to write down information without it being cluttered. I love the way that there is room for each family member or area of your life and that when writing in anything from sporting events to work meetings to household chores, it only takes one glance to see if you have booked a playdate at the same time as a check-up with the dentist.


If you're someone like me who likes to be able to see the full month at a glance, that is offered:


This organizer can do it all! I love being able to combine a desk calendar, a planner, and more all into one stylish place and have plenty of room for every aspect of my day. With the ability to get life in order for a single, working adult to a busy, stay-at-home-mom (to everyone in between), BusyBodyBook has the products that will work for you.
Retailing for $17.95, the Family Organizer is just the thing to help you get life's craziness under control during the busy back to school time of year. Also available from BusyBodyBook, the 7-Column Undated Weekly Grid Pad ($12.95) provides even more space and

For 2012, let BusyBodyBook help make sure that you don't miss a single appointment or deadline - or give the gift of organization to someone in your life that will surely appreciate it! You can even test out how well the innovative GRID format will work for you with BusyBodyBook's FREE downloads! And, thanks to their generosity, three people will be prepared to start the new year off on the right foot as well, because...
One lucky person will win their choice of item from BusyBodyBook!
To enter to win: Visit BusyBodyBook and tell me which of their innovative products you would choose if you win.
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Giveaway will end on December 5th at 11:59pm CST. By entering this sweepstakes, you are agreeing to these official rules. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited by law. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and must be 18 years of age or older.
A big thank you to BusyBodyBook for providing a Blueberry organizer for me for review as well as the product of choice for three lucky giveaway winners. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.
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