In an effort to reduce my paper consumption, I've started to use a web-based calendar for our household scheduling. It's great for several reasons. 1) It reduces my paper consumption (no more paper calendars). 2) I can access it from anywhere, using either my smart phone, a computer or a tablet. 3) No more phone calls from DH wondering what's going on at night, and confirming what time he needs to be home. He can check for himself from work. 4) I can colour-code events, so I can quickly see who has what when.
I'm still using my paper calendar for 2012, but am gradually transitioning it out. I find that as I add things to the web calendar, I keep forgetting to add to the paper one. I'm no longer 100% certain the paper one is accurate, and am always cross-referencing with the web-based one. As I more forward into 2013 and beyond, and become more comfortable with using the web calendar, I think I'll be able to wave goodbye to paper scheduling.
The inspiration for this blog came after reading Vanessa Farquharson's book, Sleeping Naked is Green, and wondering if her new eco-lifestyle was really applicable to a family of 5 that was already fairly environmentally friendly. At the urging of a friend, I took on the challenge of trying to improve my family's "green-ness", using the book as a template. This blog will record our attempts to improve our environmental foot-print one small change at a time.