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Making calendars work for real family life (with Michelle Arencebia)

Michelle shares how linking calendars with her husband and adult children cut down on confusion, why she enters events right on her phone the moment she hears about them, and how she uses weekly dashboards and interval calendars to keep the bigger picture in view.

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So, I do my major planning on an interval basis, review calendars & plan with my husband monthly-ish and do a quick weekly or every other week check in to be aware of what I need to organize and prep/where I need babysitters, etc.
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Even though I may not always feel organized, I actually am pretty on top of the important things in my life.

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