To say I love my BusyBodyBook planner/organizer is an understatement. I’m about to start my third planner, and I’m hooked! When I started using the BusyBodyBook with it’s unique 5-column grid system, I had never been able to stick with a planner. Oh, I always started out using it — filling in not only appointments and deadlines, but lists of things to do, menu ideas etc. But my resolve to use a planner in the way its intending always fizzled after a few months.
Not so with the BusyBodyBook. Perhaps because when I got my first one, I had more to keep up with — more kids, more deadlines, more appointments. But I think it was the user-friendly format that opened up new ways of using it that caused me to become dependent on it.
For me, the layout is ideal.
The right side of the page holds a week’s worth of the 5-column grid. I use the first column for appointments and regularly scheduled activities. The second column is devoted to keeping track of my hours for the freelance work I do. Column three is for keeping track of giveaways and scheduled blog tours for 5 Minutes for Books and 5 Minutes for Mom. Columns four and five are sort of for overlap. When I’m on my game, I use the last one for meal planning, but that doesn’t always happen (however it does make a lot more sense to keep it there than on the back of shopping list, which is the other place it ends up).
The left side of the book is blank on the first half and has a lined to-do list (complete with a place to check it off) on the right side. This side of the page gets my brainstorms, my hope-to-do list of household chores and errands, reviews that need to be written etc etc.
The BusyBodyBook organizer comes in two formats: The school year from August 2009 – August 2010 or the calendar year January – December 2010. I get my act together when we go back to school, so I always use an August – August planner.
They also have a wall calendar, which uses the same grid-system, but it now has seven grids. So you can devote a column to each family member’s schedule, keep one for meal planning so that all can see what’s for dinner, or write across two columns to keep more detailed information.
The Busy Body Calendar runs from August 2009 – December 2010.
We have one BusyBodyBook calendar and one planner to give away, so leave a comment stating if you’d prefer the planner (Aug – Aug or Jan – Dec) or the calendar, or either one.
This is part of the 2009 Back-to-School Giveaway. We’d love it if you helped spread the word!
- Leave a comment on this post as your entry.
- This contest is open to U.S. residents only. One entry per person.
- New giveaways will be posted through August 26. Winners will be announced August 31.
- Check out the list of the other giveaways in the 2009 Back-to-School Giveaway at the main post.
This sounds great. I would love to win the Aug-Aug planner. I think it would be a great help in keeping me organized and remembering appointments.
I’d love to win!
You know how great that would be for keeping up with my 5 kids!! I’d love the Aug-Aug planner.
I keep looking for a planner that I like. This one sounds great. I’d love the Jan – Dec planner.
I would love either! If the planner, it would be the Aug-Aug. Thanks!
I’d love to win the planner (Jan – Dec). THANKS!
I’m intrigued and would love to try it. I’d take either one. Thanks!
I think I prefer the calendar, but would definitely enjoy the planner too. They look awesome!
I would definitely prefer the planner. But either one I would be happy to have.
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It would be really neat to try out.
I would love the planner.
Oh, pick me! I’ll love to try the calendar or planner. I was shopping today for a school year one.
This would be really great. I could use the calendar. Thank you!
Does the planner come with a guarantee to make me more organized? LOL
I’d love to win it…with or without the guarantee!
I’d love to win the August-August planner! 🙂
I would love to win the planner and calendar. Maybe I’d keep things more organized. Please enter me. Thanks.
oo these planners look really great! I love how you can use them however works best for you 🙂
I love finding new ways to stay organized! I’d love the wall calendar and the Jan-Dec planner!
I would like the august-august planner please
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Both look really cool. I always enjoy trying new things to help stay organized. Please enter me to win either one. Thanks!
Great prizes. Either one would be a good thing to win…..
I’d like the Jan-Dec planner.
With 5 kids who will all be in school this year (sigh) this would be AWESOME!!!!! The Aug. to Aug. is super cool!!! Please enter me:)
Many thanks!!
Aren’t brand new planners wonderful?! 🙂 I’d love to try this planner (or wall calender, I’m not choosy!!). You keep talking about them and I’m intrigued. Just not sure if I can commit the money though.
The Aug-Aug planner would be perfect for keeping not only appointments but school related events and substitute teaching days!
I think I’d like the wall calendar because we us a similar one already, but I might like this one better. 🙂
This looks like a great planner. I’d love to win and check it out.
I love both, but if I have to choose, it would be the planner!!
Both of these are extremely useful and I’d be honored to win either one!
The planner – Jan-Dec!
I would be so pleased to win one of these. Seems I never get a thing done, yet am exhausted at days end. So, the planner…….Aug-Aug, definately.
This looks like a fantastic planner!
I would love to use the Aug.-Aug. planner to help organize my hectic teaching life and my three schoolchildren! 🙂
I would love to win.
Thank you for the chance
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I’m all about organization! This is right up my alley 🙂
Thanks!
This would certainly help me to be better organized.
I think I could use either one, but would probably get more use out of the calendar.
oohhh!! I LOVE IT!
Please enter me for the planner (Aug-Aug). I love the designs! 🙂
I’d love the planner…Aug to Aug…I need to buy one if I don’t win…I love mine as a tangible companion to my Outlook. I’m thinking there should be an iPhone app BBB though??
This looks so great!! Thanks for the giveaway.
I love trying new calendars – this looks great!
Would love to have one of these!
The calendar looks great – who doesn’t need help becoming more organized!?
Love it!!!
I’ve seen these Busy Body Books various places around the ‘net. They look awesome!
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The calendar would be my new best friend. Scheduling sports this fall for 5 is intimidating!
Honestly, either one would be great, but if I have to choose, I would say the planner. This would be so great to have!
I would love either the planner or the calendar–in August to August format.