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DIY: Advent Calendars
The anticipation of Christmas facilitated by my mother's advent calendar was always my favorite part of the holiday season growing up. (These days, it's mulled wine.) But I've never been a fan of those store-bought advent calendars where you opened a little paper door each day. They're cute, but certainly not as fun as a calendar filled with treats or activities.
Buzz's Fall TV Calendar Is Back and Better Than Ever!
Fall TV time might be the second most wonderful time of the year, and I'm helping you all get ready with a brand new printable calendar! With so many shows and premiere dates to keep track of, you'll be organized in no time with my handy (and oh so colorful) schedule. Set it as your desktop wallpaper, post it in a safe place, and make copies for family and friends!
How to Receive a Daily Agenda From Google Calendar
Google Calender has tons of features that make it easy to stay organized, and one of my fave tools is the daily agenda email.
To get your daily agenda, just go into your GCal and look in the left margin for My Calendars. Click the down-arrow button and then click Notifications.
Geek Tip: Add the Date to Your Top Nav Bar
Do you ever ask people around you what the date is, even though you have like, five applications available that will tell you? Not only do I have iCal in my dock, but iGoogle (which I have open all day), and my iPhone can all tell me the date at the click or push of a button. Call me lazy, but sometimes when I'm feverishly typing along, I don't want to stop and check to make sure my dates are right.
Do You Keep Your Plans Electronically or By Hand?
Pretty much everything I need to know, I have in my iPhone or BlackBerry.
Appointments, plans with friends, meetings, events — they're all in there somewhere. But I can't deny the secure feeling of a leather day planner in my hands, and knowing that the paper pages inside have my plans on them in ink.
Etsy Find: Jennifer Squires 2009 Photo Desk Calendar
It's that time again. Well, actually, it was time for calendar-shopping in December, but you can't expect a person to think ahead, can you? Canada-based photographer Jennifer Squires has fashioned a beautiful desk calendar ($20) out of 12 of her stunning black and white and color images to carry you through the year in style.
Get a Tip a Day With Google Countdown!
Eeeeeee! It's almost 2009! Whether or not you have done all you wanted to in 2008 (at the very least, do try to make your voice heard on some Best of 2008 polls), the end of the year is nigh — and Google wants to help you get there with Google Countdown.
DIY: Photosynthesized Botanical Calendar
Have a nature-loving pal who still needs a gift this season? Then try making her a cool botanical calendar. It's also an easy project that you can share with precocious youngsters, so everyone can get in on the fun!
Website of the Day: Deadline
I'm not as obsessive about my online calendars all the time as I wish I were — I would never forget about the occasional appointment or date I made on the fly. Even though I use calendars, sometimes you just need really straightforward reminders — which is what Deadline is great for.
For instance, I have a doctor appointment on my calendar, but what I really need is an alert a half hour before I need to leave for that appointment.
Roundup: Advent Calendars
If you didn't go for the Tiny Shoe Advent Calendar, but you're still open to the tradition of advent calendars, you're in luck. I'm sure you can arrive at plenty of ways to DIY your own, but perhaps you'd just to prefer to shop. I know I should cut back, but as a San Francisco dweller, I'm personally loving the Gump's Painted Ladies Advent Calendar ($125).
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