Let Whomi take a piece out of your days

I’ve been offered several organizers while I’ve been doing this. I have already reviewed two that I was quite satisfied with one I keep in my office, one in the car. My wall and purse were lacking. I know, can you say OCD? I like to be able to access a calendar from all places. No, I don’t want a virtual one. I want paper and pen/pencil. I want the old-fashioned way. I know I could sync calendars, load into my phone, but then I have to access either the computer or phone. Not just turn a page. I babble I know, but excuse that for now please as I get my bearings.



whoMi caught my eye because it had a few products I found accessible to an individual on the go. One of the products that I can’t go with out is the color-coded What To Do Pad. The What To Do Pad is a portable, spiral bound notebook with three separate color-coded pads available in two versions: either shop/call/do (marigold, cherry, and sky blue) or buy/contact/do (ecru, pale green, and sky blue). Just make your list, tear and go. You can even hand it off to the significant other, a child, or a friend and delegate the tasks. Don’t know when you want it done? There’s always What To Do When perfect for a full schedule that you aren’t quite ready to tackle.



The Whomi on the Wall Family Calendar was another hit for me. It’s color-coded (I always love the color-coded so I know who is where just by looking at the - you guessed it - the color! It’s an extra large one, which lends for more space and events. If you are like me, then you have, PTA, School events, parties for the kids, after school activities, last minute things, dinners, you name it, and in a regular calendar, space is a commodity, not in a whoMi.



Clarity Agenda does all this and you can hide it in your purse!

• Weekly Planner tracks multiple family members all in the same view
• Color-coded lines for each family member
• 30% of customers use color-coded lines to track:
• volunteer work
• extra-curricular projects
• elderly parent care
• special projects
• fitness schedules
• notes
• View your entire week in one easy snapshot
• Portability enables scheduling on the spot
• Beautiful and unique shape, layout and graphic design
• Vinyl cover for durability

I use it for almost the entire list above. Okay, I don’t workout. As for the rest, it all comes in quite handy. I have a metallic hidden agenda with which I can dress up my Clarity Agenda or go it alone. A friend also tested an agenda and was blown away at the ease, comfort, and simplicity of the agenda. It was easy to carry and keep in a purse or briefcase. Not bulky or unattractive. All of the patterns were attractive to us, and the covers were funky.



I would say it’s yet another niche that an agenda fills but a unique one at that. One, I really like. I like things a little funkier!

Contact www.whomi.com to order online or find a retailer near you.

Labels: agenda, calendar, organizer, planner, whomi

Why I loved 2007 … MITK favorite thing of the year

(Find the Bloggy prize below.)

Technically we were only up for part of the year, but in that time I tested quite a few products. I worked with several vendors, customer service and marketing agencies and the one who went above and beyond for me was The Big Pink Cookie Company.

On the initial order they sent, my dog ate the product. My 100lb black lab jumped on the marble counter and pulled the beautify wrapped box to him by the bow and went to town on a peanut butter cookie. Then he had the oatmeal raisin for dessert.

Two problems there, my dog ate the product I had to review plus my family was without the sweets to which they are so addicted. I don’t like cookies or so I thought.

Adriana Ryan heard of "the plight of the cookies" as I was calling it as I had called to order more at my expense and she replaced them (don’t try this at home she knows the trick now!) and sent one of each out a.s.a.p. including the chocolate chip one and the littlest one in this house was elated. She has chocolate running through her veins.

Can you name many other companies that would have done that? I know I can’t in 2007 reviews.

Mom In The Know will give away one $25.00 gift certificate to The Big Pink Cookie Company.

As a thank you, The Big Pink Cookie Company will give away one cookie with the purchase of two now through 2/4/2007.

Answer this question and email it to momintheknow@gmail.com with Big Pink Cookie in the subject line to be entered in THIS contest.

What color ribbons do The Big Pink Cookie Company use to wrap their cookies? (You just need the colors; you don’t have to match to the cookie)

It must be emailed and received by Midnight Feb 1st MST. Winner will be drawn randomly by a kid in the know.

This is just one of the many giveaways this week so keep watching! Thank you big pink cookie co!

Tuesday-
Giveaway #2 Pangea Organics Facial Mask

Wednesday-
Giveaway #3 Busy Body Book A Moms best friend is another giveaway! Email momintheknow@gmail.com with BBB in the subject.

Thursday-
Giveaway #4 A little bit of everything surprise package. Take your chances!

Friday-
Foot Petals Stiletto Survival Kit

So that's Big Pink Cookie
Mask
BBB
Surprise
Foot Petals


That's it. I posted Friday a tad early for you, my dedicated readers.

Now you must email momintheknow@gmail.com. You still must follow above rules for cookie entry.


First name drawn will have first pick of prizes, second name second choice and so forth for all prizes until all are awarded.

my webmaster [saved by jen] is also participating in the bloggy giveaway carnival - go check her site out as well.

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Labels: agenda, big pink cookie co, bloggy giveaway, pangea organics, review, The Busy Body Book

How busy can your body be

I love testing and reviewing agendas as I'm always on the hunt for the perfect one. Every mom will have a preference I’m sure but The Busy Body Book rocked my world. What can I say to make my day easier makes everything in my families’ life easier, just ask them!



The grid format is so accessible and I like the doodle pad on the side. For me … it’s a saving grace. I always think of things on a whim that need to be noted here and there and for me it’s my book of notes. I just need to recall where I wrote it.

Having two daughters a husband and myself, we each have a column where I write our daily duties. Our tasks and where we will be. I know that at 12:30 one of them should be in lunch on a Tuesday afternoon.



Want to know some other features?

Monthly Planners
One planner to record birthdays & anniversaries! Another to note next year's appointments & future events. Who can’t use that? I know anyone can. Just move it month to month to year.

Months-at-a-glance
An overview to help plan ahead for the holidays, vacations, or special events. That helps me so much just to see where they will be and when we have free on particular days. A large block all at once makes it easy for my spouse all at once to X out days.

Key contact pages
2 pages for your emergency contact information, doctors, coaches, babysitters. Also great for family you call a lot, repair men, poison control, friends, emergency personnel, or someone who has access to your house in the event of an emergency may need it.

Removable shopping lists
Perforated pages for creating handy grocery or gift lists, I like to tear away and go. They fit in most purses and you can make notes as you go along. Also a great way to give out your number or important info when you need to.

Two Pockets
Inside front & back covers provide a deep pocket to hold important papers, receipts, coupons one of my favorite features! Good for important meetings, taxes, Doctors appointments, school meetings. Bank meetings, you name it!

Bookmark … one of my favorite features so I can never lose my page and they don’t get all dog-eared.
Easily flip to what you want - anytime anywhere! Don’t fold over those pages anymore and dog ear another book!

Notes
A full page each week for notes, to do's, lists, or alerts. Plenty of notes pages in back of BBB too to record and keep important records. And in this day and age … are records enough? I can never have enough of them if seems. Emails, paper, the spoken word!



I utilized all of the above and have to say that my favorite times were when we pulled together and planned as a family. It was a nice time that we had together and meant a lot to us. Little things, they say, little things.

I reviewed The Busy Body Book for Maya’s Mom and momintheknow.blogspot.com.

Labels: agenda, review, The Busy Body Book