A Busy Mommy: Busy Body Books

A Busy Mommy

Nov 3, 2009

Busy Body Books

(Contest Now Closed)

For the last few weeks I've been trying out a new way of organizing my day to day life. And boy oh boy did it ever need to be organized. You see, though I'm techie and geeky, I still prefer to keep notes written by hand, and a day book or schedule. I need to actually write things down to remember them; be it appointments, Ben's school schedule, or just about anything else...for it to stick in my head, I need to write it down.

So the new method I've been using is from Busy Body Books. I received two of their products to review and I have to let you know that both have changed my life. Making it so much simpler!

The first I want to share with you is the Busy Body Book Wall Calendar! If you have a household of more than 2 to 3 people, this calendar is a must have! Each page is a single week, dated along the left hand side. Then there are 7 Columns - one for each family member or category that you want. For Me, I am only using 5 of the columns so far: Mom, Dad, Ben, Bills & Pays though I have it set up into December, and have added a column for our new baby who is due Dec 17th.



The second product I want to share is the Busy Body Book Personal & Family Organizer. This goes with me everywhere...seriously! I have it all set up for both my personal/family life and my blog schedule. Everything I could possibly need to know is in that book and I will be using this from now on. It has become a staple in my life.

When you open the book the right hand page is your weekly schedule, similar to the wall calendar, dated along the left hand side, but with only 5 separate columns. The left hand page is for all your notes, reminders and anything else. This book leaves nothing to spare...you've got it all. Turn to the back of the book and you've got a contact page, pages for To Do lists (perforated for easy removal) Pages for notes and projects...all you could want. The inside of both covers also have a pocket for you loose papers or coupons...


The Giveaway:

I have one 2010 Busy Body Book Personal & Family Organizer to give away to a lucky A Busy Mommy Reader! To enter, leave me a comment here letting me know how this book would help you in your day to day life.

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Giveaway open to Canadian And US Residents. Giveaway will end on November 17th. Winner will be chosen at random and contacted VIA email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email or a new winner will be chosen.

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90 Comments:

At November 4, 2009 12:56 AM , Blogger edmontonjb said...

This book would help me because this year my youngest son started school and my oldest is in extracurriculars three days a week, so along with my own appointments, I have trouble keeping everything straight and I love to write to-do lists
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At November 4, 2009 12:57 AM , Blogger edmontonjb said...

I follow your blog
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At November 4, 2009 1:13 AM , Anonymous SproutBabyMom said...

Wow, I love how it has the different columns, that would really help me keep all the projects straight at one glance.

And the cover looks cool, too!

 
At November 4, 2009 1:54 AM , Blogger Execumama said...

Great post! I'm a WAHM with WAHD and a SAH three year old, until her 5 year old sister comes home. See why I need organizing tool??? :)

 
At November 4, 2009 1:54 AM , Blogger Execumama said...

I follow your blog.

 
At November 4, 2009 8:20 AM , Blogger renee said...

This would help me organize my three kids activites, between school activites, skating, gymnastics hockey, and skindergarten, plus any plans i may have for myself.
reneetaylor at sympatico dot ca

 
At November 4, 2009 8:21 AM , Blogger renee said...

I follow on google friends connect
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At November 4, 2009 9:04 AM , Blogger ~ Cee ~ said...

I am about to head back to work full-time, and will have a long commute. Much of the daily doctor's appointments, etc., will fall to my husband, who also works full-time but has a more flexible schedule. I think that this system would be infinitely helpful to us to see, at a glance, what the upcoming issues are, as well as help us keep on track with what is going on at work. Thank you so much for this giveaway! ceevegnashville [at] gmail [dot] com

 
At November 4, 2009 9:50 AM , Blogger suburban prep said...

it would be great to have one place that has all the evnets and dates and appointments that we have committed ourselves to be in one place and not on post it or on notes byt the phone or by the computer or the bedside.
msgb245 at gmail dot com

 
At November 4, 2009 5:02 PM , Blogger mogrill said...

I would love to creative organization in this chaos of mine!! Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net

 
At November 4, 2009 6:49 PM , Blogger mverno said...

it would be a great way to keep myself more organized and aware
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At November 5, 2009 9:03 AM , Blogger Catherine E said...

I'd love this book as I go back to work in a month and my son starts daycare for the first time. I've had enough trouble keeping track of lessons, appointments etc without having my job on top of - I could really use a family organizer!

 
At November 5, 2009 9:03 AM , Blogger Catherine E said...

I subscribe by email

 
At November 5, 2009 11:46 AM , Blogger Kristy said...

Right now I don't carry a planner and my new years resolution is going to be more organized!

 
At November 5, 2009 11:48 AM , Blogger Kristy said...

Follower!

 
At November 5, 2009 11:49 AM , Blogger Kristy said...

Subscriber!

 
At November 5, 2009 11:50 AM , Blogger Kristy said...

I follow the Christmas shopping guide!

 
At November 5, 2009 11:50 AM , Blogger Kristy said...

I subscribed to the christmas shopping guide!

 
At November 5, 2009 7:35 PM , Anonymous Joannie said...

This book would help me tremendously to organize my time and work. I work from my home, and need to be able to separate home from work to get everything done! I need help!
Thanks for the chance go win!
hi_joan_elliott at hotmail dot com

 
At November 6, 2009 7:49 PM , Blogger pish said...

It would be great to have a nice place to keep everything together. I love making lists, but they tend to be here and there (and sometimes get lost, eeep!).
melaniesands[at]yahoo[dot]ca

 
At November 6, 2009 7:52 PM , Blogger pish said...

Tweeted - http://twitter.com/SaywardBC/status/5492762305
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At November 6, 2009 7:52 PM , Blogger pish said...

I'm a Facebook fan! (Melanie Sands)
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At November 6, 2009 7:53 PM , Blogger pish said...

I'm a follower on Blogger (M.Sands)
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At November 6, 2009 7:54 PM , Blogger pish said...

I subscribe to A Busy Mommy
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At November 6, 2009 7:57 PM , Blogger pish said...

I'm following your Christmas Shopping Guide
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At November 6, 2009 7:58 PM , Blogger pish said...

I'm subscribed to your Christmas Shopping Guide, too - thank you!!
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At November 6, 2009 8:17 PM , Blogger theconfidentmom said...

Just subscribed to your Christmas Guide.

 
At November 6, 2009 8:17 PM , Blogger theconfidentmom said...

Love these ideas to help busy mom's! It would certainly help me - or better yet I can give as a gift!! I know just the person!

 
At November 6, 2009 9:58 PM , Blogger Tina said...

This book would help me keep all my information, planning, and scheduling in one place. The folders would be handy so I wouldn't lose any more scraps of paper.
cristina.hughes AT gmail DOT com

 
At November 7, 2009 6:00 PM , Blogger pish said...

Daily tweet:
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At November 8, 2009 1:47 PM , Blogger pish said...

Today's retweet:
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At November 9, 2009 5:11 PM , Blogger pish said...

Tweet for today:
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At November 10, 2009 12:03 PM , Blogger pish said...

Daily RT - http://twitter.com/SaywardBC/status/5591943012
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At November 11, 2009 3:06 PM , Blogger pish said...

Daily tweet:
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At November 11, 2009 3:49 PM , Blogger ktgonyea said...

Count me in :)

11/11/09 :)

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At November 12, 2009 2:28 PM , Blogger pish said...

Today's tweet:
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At November 12, 2009 2:53 PM , Blogger carol said...

T would help me with keeping tracck of doctors and dentist appointments for my self as well as My husbands appointments.

 
At November 12, 2009 2:54 PM , Blogger carol said...

I'm a follower

 
At November 12, 2009 2:56 PM , Blogger carol said...

I'm an email subscriber

 
At November 12, 2009 2:59 PM , Blogger carol said...

I subscribe to your christmas guide.

 
At November 12, 2009 11:13 PM , Blogger sito50 said...

I'm an e-mail subscriber.

 
At November 13, 2009 10:28 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

I'd use it to document my baby's "firsts" (She's due in 6 days.)
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At November 13, 2009 10:28 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

I blogged
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At November 13, 2009 10:30 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

Email subscriber
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At November 13, 2009 10:30 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

I follow your blog.
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At November 13, 2009 10:31 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

I Posted our Christmas Shopping Guide Button on my blog.
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At November 13, 2009 10:32 AM , Blogger Bethany said...

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At November 13, 2009 12:50 PM , Blogger pish said...

Today's tweet:
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At November 13, 2009 10:44 PM , Blogger Erica said...

I have a 16 month old and one on the way, I can't keep anything straight.

egreca at hotmail dot com

 
At November 14, 2009 11:30 PM , Blogger pish said...

Tweet tweet!
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Thank you!!

 
At November 15, 2009 3:32 PM , Blogger pish said...

Today's retweet ~
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At November 15, 2009 4:58 PM , Blogger Tammy said...

Me and my Dad have some health problems and have alot of docters apt.and this would be a tremendous help
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At November 16, 2009 3:05 PM , Blogger Tylerpants said...

I need some help being organizes, my current method is post-its on my calendar!
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At November 16, 2009 3:06 PM , Blogger Tylerpants said...

I'm a subscriber. tylerpants(at)gmail.com

 
At November 16, 2009 3:06 PM , Blogger Tylerpants said...

I'm a follower. tylerpants(at)gmail.com

 
At November 16, 2009 4:36 PM , Blogger pish said...

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/SaywardBC/status/5774960955
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At November 16, 2009 7:03 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I need help in getting organized!

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At November 16, 2009 9:37 PM , Blogger Darcie said...

This book would really help me as I am a secretary of the PTA for my daughter's school. I have a ton of stuff that I need to keep track of.
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At November 16, 2009 9:38 PM , Blogger Darcie said...

I follow.
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At November 17, 2009 2:46 AM , Blogger chazvgo said...

This would be great to help me keep take of my boys practices and games, And also all my hubbys overtime that he expects me to remember :)

 
At November 17, 2009 3:14 AM , Blogger Tonya M said...

With weekly doctor appointments for myself, 1 teenager that seems to do every sport and extra curricular activity & 1 preteen that is following in his brothers footsteps... I need anything that can help me get a bit more organized.

 
At November 17, 2009 4:52 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I can't seem to keep anything straight anymore with the more kids and responsibilities I have. This would be awesome for me.
ag1414@hotmail.com

 
At November 17, 2009 4:56 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I tweeted http://twitter.com/ag1414/status/5791348624

 
At November 17, 2009 4:57 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I'm a subscriber.

 
At November 17, 2009 4:58 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I follow your blog.

 
At November 17, 2009 5:00 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I follow your CSG blog.

 
At November 17, 2009 5:00 AM , Blogger Angela G said...

I'm an e-mail subscriber to your CSG.

 
At November 17, 2009 10:44 AM , Blogger flowerchild said...

this book would really help me keeping track of appointments and birthdays
thanks

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At November 17, 2009 10:46 AM , Blogger flowerchild said...

Fan of A Busy Mommy on Facebook

 
At November 17, 2009 10:46 AM , Blogger flowerchild said...

follower

 
At November 17, 2009 10:46 AM , Blogger flowerchild said...

email subscirber

 
At November 17, 2009 12:47 PM , Blogger pish said...

One last daily tweet!
http://twitter.com/SaywardBC/status/5800127578
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At November 17, 2009 3:16 PM , Blogger Summer said...

As a soon to be first time mommy, this will help keep me organized :-)

 
At November 17, 2009 3:17 PM , Blogger Summer said...

I follow your blog

 
At November 17, 2009 3:18 PM , Blogger Summer said...

I'm a subscriber

 
At November 17, 2009 3:20 PM , Blogger Summer said...

I tweeted

http://twitter.com/Earth_Creature/status/5803735512

 
At November 17, 2009 5:14 PM , Blogger Alma said...

We never know about something we had planned or somewhere we had to be because it's all in a little black book in the bottom of my purse.

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At November 17, 2009 5:34 PM , Blogger I'm Anitra! said...

I'd love to be able to see everything streamlined in one place. Thanks for the giveaway.

 
At November 17, 2009 6:11 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

This would be a great help to me because with 6 people living here, 3 of which are teens, needless to say there are alot of dental appointments, birthdays, anniversaries and work schedules, along with hubbies cardiologist appts that currently are being written on my calendar which is one big mess. Having this family organizer would allow me to put all these appointments and dates to remember in one specific book.

Please enter me. Thanks


cherdon@sympatico.ca

 
At November 17, 2009 6:13 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

tweeted

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At November 17, 2009 6:17 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

Fan of A Busy Mommy on Facebook

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At November 17, 2009 6:17 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

I Follow this blog through Blogger

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At November 17, 2009 6:18 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

I Subscribe to this blog

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At November 17, 2009 6:20 PM , Blogger cherdon said...

I Follow your Christmas Shopping Guide

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I Subscribe to your Christmas Shopping Guide

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At November 17, 2009 9:10 PM , Blogger Gianna said...

It would help me be more organized :)

 
At November 18, 2009 12:01 AM , Blogger purango said...

This book would help me organize and keep up with all the obligations I have as a husband, parent and worker. garrettsambo@aol.com

 
At November 18, 2009 1:41 AM , Blogger Mama Hill said...

This would help me keep everything straight. I used to be sharp...I never needed to write anything down. After baby number one, I started getting shaky and hung my head in shame when I started writing grocery lists. Now, after baby number two, I can't remember my address! Thanks!

 
At November 18, 2009 1:42 AM , Blogger Mama Hill said...

I subscribe via email

 
At November 18, 2009 1:43 AM , Blogger Mama Hill said...

I follow your blog!

 

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