BusyBodyBook Planners - Review (Giveaway Closed)

If you've been reading here for a while, you know that I love, love, love my BusyBodyBook.  I considered using it for homeschool planning--and I think it would be great for that--but I decided to use it for my overall schedule.  (The following two paragraphs are excerpted from my initial review, with minor updates.)

For each day, there are five columns.  I assigned the columns for Appointments/Errands/Time-Sensitive items; House and Laundry; Kitchen and Food Prep; Online (blogging); and Personal (spiritual goals, exercise). I write my menu plan in the Kitchen/Food Prep column, and it also includes prep tasks like starting the sponge for sourdough bread. I think the rest are self-explanatory.

The BBB has additional features like tear-out pages for to-do lists (or grocery lists), as well as pages for notes, birthday and anniversary reminders, and appointments for next year. (I love that. We often schedule our January dentist appointments in July, and I never had a good place to record those so that we'd remember!)

I've been using the BusyBodyBook for about a year now, and it's been a tremendous help.  I like that I can prioritize tasks:  for example, washing the towels could be postponed until tomorrow, but picking up Mooseman from practice can't wait.  It's not a magic "get everything done" solution-- maybe the next edition will be ;) --but it helps me stay organized.  And with that, I need all the help I can get!

The new editions of the BusyBodyBook are available for the academic year (August 2010 - August 2011) and the calendar year (January - December 2011).  For each week, you get a two-page spread:


This design offers plenty of room for scheduling, as well as space for other notes, phone numbers, and so on.  The newest feature is the addition of full-page Months-at-a-Glance, to help you see the "big picture."

The company also produces a magnetic 7-column UNdated BBB Weekly Grid Pad and a wall calendar.  The organizer book works for me, but I appreciate the other options for families with different needs.  I also appreciate that BusyBodyBook offers free printable weekly grid sample pages and home management printables.

Would you like to have one of these planners? Or maybe the wall calendar, or the UNdated Weekly Grid Pad would work better for your family. Either way, there are two great ways to get one for yourself.

Buy it: Click over to the BusyBodyBook site and order one (or more!). These are not only great for household planning, but useful for students, too.

Win it: Thanks to Joan at BusyBodyBook, one reader will win a product of his or her choice from the BBB collection.

This giveaway is closed.

Here's how to enter:  Just leave me a comment to let me know which BusyBodyBook product most appeals to you and why. Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you. Limit 1 entry by this method. This must be done in order to qualify for extra entries.

Here's how you can earn additional entries (please leave one comment per entry):

• Leave a comment to tell me which of the organizer cover designs you like best. (1 entry)
• Leave a comment to let me know which feature of the organizer, weekly grid pad, or wall calendar you like best. (1 entry)
• Follow BusyBodyBooks on Twitter.  Leave a comment here with your Twitter name. (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway, including a link to this post. ( RT @FC_Melissa Enter to win a @BusyBodyBooks Personal Organizer http://bit.ly/cCiUaL #giveaway #planner ~ Ends 8/2 ) (1 entry per day)
• Subscribe to my feed in a feed reader or by email. Leave an extra comment to let me know you've done this. If you already subscribe, leave a comment to let me know. Email subscriptions must be verified to qualify. (1 entry)
• Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this post. Leave a comment with a link to your blog post. (1 entry)

More details: Open to residents of USA, age 18 or older. Giveaway ends 8/2/10 at noon (Eastern time). Winner will be chosen by the random number generator at Random.org. Winner will be contacted by email and must claim the prize within 48 hours, or another winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited.

Disclosure:  I received a BusyBodyBook planner, at no cost to me, for review purposes.  I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions are my own.  I have not received any compensation for hosting this giveaway.

Good luck, and thanks for reading! I'm linking up to Things I Love Thursday!