Have you picked a calendar yet for 2009? If not here are some cool picks:
For the whole family:
Cozi is a free and attractive online web service that provides a family calendar. You can track your shopping and to-do lists, organize chores, addresses, photos, and more. There’s even a family journal plus Cozi is mobile ready. For the basic Cozi family calendar there’s no download required.
If you’re looking for a family calendar you can carry with you, try the BusyBodyBook Personal & Family GRID Organizer.
For a hanging style there’s the handy grid style Whomi 2009 Family Wall Calendar.
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Like lists? Like clocks? Both keep you organized, and now you can have the combined best of both world, with the Blackboard Wall Clock. It’s useful and cool.

This blackboard clock from eco-artware is made of Pennsylvania black slate and comes with a piece of chalk that fits in a holder on the bottom. There’s no eraser included, but it’s handy to the max. You can jot down grocery lists, tasks, and more, while keeping track of the time. Very fun.
[Image via eco-artware]

I don’t buy too many groceries currently, but when I had more people living with me, I kept a master grocery list to save time.
You can easily create a master grocery list, keep it on your computer, and print it out when you need it. Take a hour, and go through your pantry and fridge, jotting down items you normally keep around. Sort items by bold headed food groups like dairy, natural, baking, frozen, beverages, produce, canned items, and so on. If you like, you can add a household category with items like toilet paper and foil.
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Do you remember the AnywhereVault Giveaway that we had here back in July? Well, just wanted to let you know that if you were interested in a home inventory solution, but didn’t happen to win that giveaway, now is a good time to try AnywhereVault.

If you need a crash course reminder about this useful home inventory service read:

Anywhere Vault – One Home Inventory Solution
AnywhereVault – Digital Home Inventory Tips
AnywhereVault Review

New features and specials at AnywhereVault:

Quicker and easier home inventory creation, including backing up your important documents.
Currently the only online home inventory system that creates your inventory for you. …read more

It’s almost never too early to start thinking about next year’s calendar; not with so many lovely ones to choose from. Also, with the holidays coming up, you might consider some calendars as gifts – everyone needs one.
I found this calendar shown below recently and I think I’m a little in love:

This is the Classic Calendar from Mrs. John L Strong. Featuring 12 classic images from Mrs. John L. Strong’s archive of famous dies stamped in gold, and sold with a 19th century based brass table easel, this calendar will look amazing on any desk – fancy; but not overly …read more

Maybe you don’t care if your Internet experience is organized or not. As someone who works online only, I can tell you that I care DEEPLY that my Internet experience goes major smooth.
Guess what happened three days ago? My Internet experience failed to go smoothly. My modem died. No warning, no seemingly awkward pauses in service; it just flat out died. NO INTERNET. That’s nightmare inducing for me. My lovely Internet service provider folks wanted to send me a new modem super quick; like in a week or two. WHAT? Um, no.
Three days, three trips to the modem store, …read more

I was sorting some stuff, and found some old address books. I used to keep all my friend’s info in there. Phone numbers, birthdays, etc. At this point in life, I’m all digital. I have a pda, computer, and cell phone.
Pros of digital storage:

Well, no paper.
Easy to carry with you – if you have a small digital solution.
Easy to transfer to a new solution.

Cons:
I had over 200 phone numbers on my last cell phone. My cellphone died. I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get the old memory card to work on my new cell phone. …read more

Currently we’re running the AnywhereVault Giveaway – a great way to stat getting your home inventory organized. If you haven’t checked out the AnywhereVault website yet, you should. You can take a nice tour that shows you all the basics of the system, including screen shots of how to use Anywhere Vault.
If you’re thinking that AnywhereVault sounds like a great solution then you may be interested in some tips that can help you to maximize the service and make it even more useful for your home inventory needs. Bobbi, from AnywhereVault sent me the following cool tips. These are extra …read more

I want to kick this week off with an intro to Anywhere Vault. Recently here at Declutter It we discussed home inventory lists. We looked at both how to create a home inventory and also talked about items that should be included in your inventory. In the comments, Lisa mentioned that you could keep an inventory on your own website – a choice I was concerned with due to server issues. I’m blog savvy, but not quite as good when I’m in charge of my own website and server issues; I mean I manage, but it’s a little stressful.
Unless …read more

Filofax has a new mini organizer out – perfect for ditching the big bulky day planner, because this one you can use for a wallet too. It’s much better to have one tool do the work of two.
The cute little Piazza (in Venetian Red):

And an interior shot (in Sunflower):

Other colors include Citrus Green, Crimson, Black, and Violet.
Features include: 3 1/2″ X 4 1/2″ with five 1/2″ rings, two cut edge credit card pockets, full length pocket, one full length zipper pocket, and pen loop.
Includes the following:

Ruled notepaper, cotton cream
Name, address & telephone, cotton cream
Plain notepaper, cotton cream
To do, …read more