Keeping tabs on a big family can be tricky, with after school clubs, nursery trips, birthday parties and doctor’s appointments to keep track of. Traditional diaries don’t really give you the option to have everyone’s schedule in one place – there just isn’t room to write down everyones daily routine.
The new Mum’s Office Big Family Diary is the answer. Their revolutionary GRID format enables you to see your weekly schedule in conjunction with your family’s. You can see at a glance who should be where and when. You can even use the grid for meal plans, work rotas, college work or shopping lists – whatever you need to keep your life running the way it should!
The diary is laid out with tabs so you can easily flick to the area that you need, and there is heaps of room to write down important tasks and things to remember as well as appointments and birthdays.
At the front of the diary is the usual information section, where you can record important details about yourself, your partner and your children. I love the kids section, where there is space to write shoe sizes, clothing sizes and term dates. I find these are the sort of things I often need to know when out and about, and when you have a large family it can be difficult to remember off the top of your head!
Despite being fully packed with all these features and containing a whopping 176 pages, the Mum’s Office Big Family Diary measures just 24.5 x 19.5cm – the perfect size for popping in your handbag. There is an expandable pocket on the rear inside cover for keeping paperwork and notes, a pen loop and en elastic strap to keep everything together. It is also bound so that it can lay flat when open, making it much easier to use on a day to day basis. It runs in line with the school year, from 1st August through to 31st August the following year, which makes it easier to co-ordinate with school terms.
As well as diaries, Mum’s Office also sell other handy products, including this Family Address Book. I have a lovely pink one to giveaway to one lucky reader – simply enter below for a chance to win!
Terms and conditions. Open to UK residents, giveaway ends 3/1/17. Winner will be randomly selected from all correctly completed entries and contacted by email. Winner must claim their prize within 10 days or it may be redrawn.
I hve pin board for letters by front door and a white board in kitchen and a mini white board on fridge . I pin letters up the night before that need to be taken next day and on white board I do a weekly list of events and appts. I also give the children some responsibility and ask that they remember dates and times to help me out ! I also ask school to give me a break as my memory is terrible since I’ve had a stressful last year and a 16 month old that never sleeps through ! A lot are very understanding though 🙂
Deal with paperwork straight away so it doesn’t pile up and write everything in a dieary and check it every evening so you are prepared for the next day
A planner is a must have if like me you have a brain of a goldfish lol
we have a family calendar with everyones activities and times on it
i set reminders on my phone
we use a family calendar that we all fill in. we also have group messaging on our phones so everyone knows whats happening
always need reminders
at the moment I write everything in my small diary or on post-its
I’d be lost without my diary!
We keep in contact via mobile phone texts.
A monthly planner is great, which reminds me I must purchase a new one for 2017!!x
I have a desk diary, a small personal diary, calendar and noticeboard to help keep me organised!
I love using a desk calendar – make sure to check it constantly! 🙂 This prize is fantastic!! Fingers, toes and everything else crossed! x
I try to use Google calendar,but often forget to update it!
by texts now there are older but used to have a pinboard where we used to put letters
I have a week-to-view calendar and everything goes on it.
I make lists nightly of all the things we need to get done
I would love this I’m trying to start my own business
Write down something as soon as I am told/ its arranged, this means that I can plan in advance and not forget about smaller things.
Write everything down immediately