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Podcast Episode 32 — Six Month Calendar Update
Can you believe it’s July already? It’s time to take a look at your calendar and see where you are and what is coming up in the next few months. This will help you keep up with your organizing goals. It might also serve as a reminder of some things you need to do but have forgotten about.
Did you make plans or goals at the beginning of the year? How are they going? Do you need to re-start or readjust your timeline? Look at what you wanted to get done and see where you are. Then block out time on your calendar to ensure that you have time to get the steps done to reach your goals.
Now is a good time to make sure that you have all upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and special events listed for the rest of the year, as well as when you will be shopping for gifts for those, if appropriate.
If you have kids in school, check to see if the school calendar for next year is available yet. If it is, put any days off or early or late start days on the calendar. Also put testing days if you know what those are. My kid’s school offers the PSAT in the fall, and I think I was able to get the date in August of last year. Also put breaks on the calendar. This will help with planning if you’re going to go anywhere on fall break, winter break, or spring break — it’s never too early to book car rentals or hotel rooms, and the…
