Calendars galore! Which should I choose?

So many calendar styles...which is right for you?

Month at a glance

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Great for noting special dates, simple to-do's with deadlines, anniversaries, birthdays, school events, sports schedules, etc.  I also find this useful when used in conjunction with a color code to determine if my schedule is heavy on certain types of events.  For example code family tasks in one color and work  in another.  You can quickly see which color is the dominant one that month.

Weekly spread

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Works wonders for tracking items that need to be done within the week (no specific time/date).  Minimal set up required to create the spreads.  Limited time spent migrating unfinished tasks. I love how simplistic these can look.  Not overly frilly and complicated.  Great place to start for beginners in my opinion.  If you find it getting cluttered with finished tasks consider moving to daily.

Daily Spread

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Simple list by day of your to-dos.  If you have a ton on your plate start here until your list dwindles and gets more manageable.  You start with a fresh clean list of things to do each day.  Easily see how much you accomplish on a daily basis.  This worked great for me after baby #2.  Struggling with figuring out where my time went and always felt like I accomplished nothing.  Also helped me to dig out of my depression and increase those feelings of worth!

Hourly Spread

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Need a super detailed list?  Add hours to your daily schedule and create a super detailed daily plan.  If you are using this method of planning you will probably want a "future plans" section where you can list out things due in the upcoming months without cluttering or doing more rewriting than needed.


Tell me your favorite in the comments :)