The quest to find the perfect organizer and planner is a hard one. I love my BusyBodyBook. There are so many features that fit my needs and wants perfectly. For one, they offer an August – September academic version, which is perfect for me since back-to-school is when I really begin to feel the need for order in my life and schedule, and of course, that’s when things begin to need scheduling if you have children in school or other outside activities.
The other thing that is unique is the five column layout. This enables you to assign each family member a column or to use them however you wish. For example, I use the first column for appointments and scheduling; the second for calls and emails that I need to make; the third for blogging posts that I have planned, or other timely events; the fourth for work tasks that I need to keep up with for my part-time job; and the fifth to plan out my dinners. I use the To-Do list on the facing page to write out project goals for the week, items I need to buy, or errands I need to do that week.
There’s also a pocket at the front and back to hold any receipts or invitations that you might need. The cover and ring binding is sturdy, and I expect it to last as I cart it around. All in all, it’s very functional and makes getting and staying organized a bit easier.
The Fridge Grid pad is similar in its layout, containing the columns and a to-do list, but it’s undated, and has a magnet so that you can keep your schedule right on the fridge for all to see. This is perfect to keep up with various family members’ schedules, meal planning and more.
You can enter to win one of three great products today (U.S. only). Just take a look around the site, and let us know which one (or more) of the following products interest you most right now:
The Weekly Fridge Grid Pad
The Weekly Grid Organizer (for January – December 2008, OR if you are still struggling to get it together and don’t want to wait until January, we are also giving away the August 07-September 08 if anyone wants one).
Joan Goldner also writes a BusyBodyBook blog with many practical uses for the products and information about how and why she started the company.
We will announce a winner on Wednesday, October 3 (U.S. shipping addresses only).
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I’m no good with books, but I’d love to have one of those fridge pads!
I have the Busy Body Book and OH it is a LIFE SAVER right now. With appointments and fall plans out the wazoo! That said, we could also use a Fridge Pad so my Husband doesn’t have to say, “What’s on the agenda for today.” LOL
I’ve had my eye on these. I would love to have the 2008 organizer!
With three kids, 2 puppies and a hubby, I NEED one of those busy books! Count me in, thanks!
I would love to win a BusyBodyBook – the five columns would fit my family perfectly!
I’d love a fridge pad, or the polka dot weekly grid book. Thanks!
I would love to have the five column book, it would help immensely!
I think the BusyBodyBook looks great.
I need all the help I can get! This would be great.
I’d LOVE one of those organizers!
I would love the fridge pad. That way the whole family would know what’s going on for the week, not just me.
I love the fridge pad for sure!!!! Much nicer than the one I have now!
I would love the organizer for 2008 – although the fridge pad is neat too.
The Fridge Grid Pad would be perfect for us in our efforts to get the kids to take care of their chores in a timely and responsible manner.
Sign me up please!
I’m a sucker for new planners.
This looks wonderfull! Please count me in.
I love the book and the fridge magnet. So very colorful and bright!
I like the weekly grid notebook!
I really like the Weekly Grid Organizer!
I would love the Fridge Grid pad! I have the planner and it looks great!
Oh, I have one of these (Busy Body Book!) It’s awesome! I would love to win the Fridge Grid pad!!! And I could totally use the August07-Sept 08 one!
Steph
I could really use the Aug-Sept planner (in stripes!) I love planners, and this one looks awesome!
Fridge grid pad!
OMG!!! The personal and family organizer is incredible!
love the weekly grid organizer.
Hate to say it – but they both look fantastic!
I like the brown one. They are so cute!!
The 2008 organizer would be great to win!!
I love either of the planners. Both the stripes and the dots would be fine. These look so terrific and I could definitely use one now that school has started.
I love the striped BusyBodyBook!
I would love the fridge pad. Thanks for all you do for Moms!!
This would be great in my house. Please count me in!
Lately I’ve just been using the calendar that our financial planner gave to us last year. Now that it’s coming up to the end of the year, I’m looking for something new. I’m a huge planner fan and I love the areas to put all my to do lists and the layout of calendar. This would be perfect!
I would love the fridge one to hang on my file cabinet right next to my desk to keep track of various business aspects… – one column for writing, one for advertising etc.
i could definitly use the busy body book. i always forget appts. count me in
I love a good planner, but I think the fridge pad would be extremely helpful to our family. That way everyone could see what was planned for the week.
weekly grid brown please!!
thanks!!!
Organize me baby!! I sure need this!
I like the Aug-Sept in stripes. It would be great for homeschool!
The Fridge Grid looks like it would work perfectly for our family! What great products!
The book the book! I’m in desperate need of organization…. ::sigh::
I’d appreciate the August – September organizing book 1st, then the fridge pad!
I saw these on Homeschoolblogger. They look so great! I would love to get a January 2008 one. What a way to start a new year!
WOW! The fridge grid pad would be great for my crew. I have a calander but it’s on my desk because it won’t stay on the fridge (to heavy).
Of course I totally Love the book too! Cool stuff!
So hard to choose, but I love the fridge pad! Definitely would help our disorganized family out!
Sweet – I can always use help being better organized! Thanks!
I love the August to Sept Dots book…
Great give away please add me to the drawing.
I would love to have an organizer! Either the Aug-Sept or the 2008 would be great
oohh!!! Yes please!!
This looks awesome! I think I’ll have to buy me one, even if I don’t win one!
The busy planner book looks great! I would come in Handy organizing this big family of almost seven!
I would love the fridge grid pad! That is just what i have been looking for.
The book – absolutely – I need it, want it and would ENJOY it!!!!!
I’ve been looking at this for quite some time. I could really use the Busy Body Book (Aug. 07/Sept. 08). If I don’t win, I may have to break down and buy one
Zowie! The Striped BusyBodyBook might actually get my family whipped into scheduling shape. What a great product.
What a great planner. I love the book. Sign me up for the contest and please try your best to pick me…lol!!!
I would love to get a January 2008 one!
I love the books…the fridge pad is awesome too. I’d be happy to win either of them! Thanks!
I’d love to have the fridge grid!!
I love the Jan-Dec BusyBodyBook in brown. Gorgeous and helpful=perfect!
I love the Jan-Dec Busy Body book! It would be great!!
I like the book you have in the picture in your review. I’d like to enter the contest.
I like the Weekly Fridge Grid Pad. Handy!
Wow these look good so I will want the Busy Body Book
any of these would help! I like the fridge grid pad especially.
I’m most interested in the book…sign me up please!
I really could use an organizer like that. I especially like the polka dot BusyBodyBook.
Those are great! I love academic organizers!
I like the dots BusyBodyBook and sure could use one!
I love the stripes BusyBodyBook with the weekly grids. Those would come in quite handy around here!
I would love one of these for my fridge!
I could REALLY use the zigzag book!
Oh, that fridge grid is awesome! Please add me to the contest for one of those!
I like the BusyBodyBook. Maybe this could help me organize my mommy of almost 3, substitute teacher, homemaker, and everything else I volunteer for life.
The Weekly Grid book would be great! I could use one right now but wouldn’t say no to the January-December 2008 version, either…
I love, love, love the fridge grid pad! This is something that everyone needs!! Thanks!
Since I have more than 5 members of my family, I like the updated one that has 7 columns. Would love to have that!!
busy body mom needing a busy body book! Please!
I totally need the August 07 – September 08 busy body book…that would be a life saver!
The 2008 book or fridge pad for me. I already have 2007 squared away
I would LOVE one of those books!
I would LOVE one of those books, they are awesome!
I have entered a contest just like this before, for hthis same exact thing. Neat, I love the idea. Thanks for the chance.
Would love to win either one! Love the Dots book!
I need that Fridge grid.
Holy smokes do I need that thing.
Please????
I would love the brown one from Jan – Dec, thanks!
Enter me please..
I would love the busy body book… looks cool.
busy body book.
Both look great. We could definately use them both at our house.
I love the fridge organizer!!
I’m in!
Weekly Grid in Brown would be my first pick. Thanks for the chance to win.
Ohh! The busy body book would be my choice!!
Ohh! The busy body book would be my choice!!
The busy body book would help me keep track of all of my jobs
I would love to win the BBB. That is an awesome organizer to be able to grab and go with.
The Busy Body with weekly grid is my choice.
oh for sure the book!
The fridge grid pad sounds like just what I need.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Definitely the Busy Body Book. My life is spiraling out of control. Organize me!
I’ll try to win anything and eventually I will… right?! I’m in a happy posting mood tonight..LOL
God bless,
Sallie
I like the January – Dec 2008 Brown one the best of the Busy Body Book.
For sure the jan-dec book.
I echo Laura although any of the items would be nice. I have finally faced the fact that I must write out everything as I’m way too forgetful:0) And these organizers look just perfect.
WOULD LOVE A BOOK TO ORGANIZE ME—-AND MY HECTIC LIFE—–COUNT ME IN
The fridge grid looks pretty good right now. With 6 of us, sometimes we forget what is going on, this would be a great item to own.
Count me in please!
Organizing help is always welcome. Love the idea of the fridge pad, but my little guy would find ways of pulling it down. Would love a polka dot planner!
Wow, the fridge pad looks like a great idea. But those organizer books look great too. Cute patterns!
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Oh my. The Fridge Pad makes my heart race! Great organizers! I love the polka dots.
I would love to have the organizer!
I’d love the Aug-Sept book!!!
I’d love to have a purse planner with 5 columns!
Jeanne
What a great idea!
I would love the Fridge Grid Pad. I forget everything.
These products all look great. I really love the brown Jan-Dec 2008 planner and the 7 Column BBB Weekly Fridge Grid Pad.
This would should make life a lot easier. Products look great
I like them all, but I really like the Jan. 2008 brown one. Would love to finally get organized. With 2 girls old enough to be involved in multiple activities this would be great!
I could really use this
The book organizer looks just perfect – I’m already trying to figure out how to manipulate my current organizer (Filofax) to work for myself, hubby, baby-to-be and dog!
The weekly grid will answer so many issues for my small but very busy family! Oh, and I LOVE polka dots!
I think the BusyBodyBook looks great. However, I’m also interested in the weekly grid.
Love the Dots weekly grid planner. The colors and design are fun and simple. And that fridge grid is great. Right now I print out my own calendar and put it in a page protector so we can write on it. Very cool!
tasra
I’m always looking for better ways to get organized. I swear by Franklin Covey – however very cost prohibitive. I don’t have that kind of money every year! Please enter me in the drawing!
I think the Fridge Grid would work best for my family!!
Oooh I like the frig grip.. I would use that to the max!And then maybe my husband would actually know what is going on!! Since the big calendar is on the other side of the room!
I also like the idea of the busy body book but don’t know if I would use it as much!
The BusyBodyBook or Fridge Grid looks like they would be a lifesaver for those with busy lives who need organization.
Wow…that would really help me organize my life and my home business much better! Count me in!
love the fridge pad
Looks great
love the BusyBodyBook!
OH I really need that! I could keep track of all of our dr appt’s with it!
Wow. I could so use the fridge one! My poor little fridge calendar is so full I can’t even read it.
Busy body book, but any of them would be a huge help in my busy life!
Love any product that Helps me get organized!!!!
The Frig gird I would greatly adore!!!
What a relief…simplicity!!!!
I like the 5 column planner ’08 in Brown.
I like how organizing calendars have evolved to fit our insane lifestyles. They are much better than just a simple calendar or one column for each time.
Love the Fridge pad. It could also work in our house notebook. Count me in.
Love the brown 08. Anything that helps me stay organized is wonderful.
Oh I love the weekly fridge grid pad, what a wonderful idea!
I love the fridge grid pad – even I could be organized with something like that!
I like the grid view w/ the doodle part on the opposite page – very handy!!
I would love one! Pick me please! It sounds great and I can promise you it will be put to great use!
Ah the joy of my life. Organizational tools. It looks like something I could fall in love with. Plus, with all the activities that my children are in it would go to great use. Please pick me.
I would love the 2008 Personal and Family Organizer!
I’d love a brown busy body book! It reminds me of the Whomi organizers, but this book has more writing area and is more affordable!
I really like the Weekly Grid Organizer!
I would love to win this. I love the look of it.
i’d love one of the fridgepads. that would be great for hubby to see what the week held for the whole family.
Please count me in for this win!
What a great idea. COunt me in!
I need a book that I can take with me to organize my life!
awesome, I’d love one
Ohh this is just what I need. Working full time and managing the schedule of 3 kids seems almost impossible. HELP!!!
Oh My Gosh… I don’t even know if posting a comment will matter… there is like 300! I have to say I LOVE THIS CALENDAR!!!!!!! It’s so cute, so functional and overall happy! More more cool stuff please…!
I could definitely use the Fridge Grid Pad!
I would really like the busy body book! I might just get one anyway since there are a TON of entries!
I’d love the Fridge Pad. That would solve lots of problems around here
I’d love a busy body book!
The Busy Body Book would be SO handy!!!!!!
I’d love to win this!
Thanks so much!
Hugs,
Nina
Oooh, I love the personal family organizer. I could really use that.
Count me in for the win!
Fridge pad for work at home Dad!
I am trying very hard to be more organized, but I can never find a planner that fits just right or has enough room for all the things I have to plan and keep track of. With 2 boys, a full time work at home VA business, a baby on the way, and a very spontaneous hubby, I absolutely could use the 2008 planner. I think I finally found one that just might work for this disorganized mama on a mission!
I love the planner please enter me in your contest
very nice
Oh how I need to be organized. If I win this will help !
Wow, I would love one of these!
I’d love the Jan-Dec 2008 Brown BusyBodyBook. Cute and helpful.
I am very disorganized so this would be great!
Please enter me to win
Love those fridge pads!
I love my BusyBodyBook. I’ve been using it since last year. I would love to try one of the fridge pads.
I would love either the book or the Fridge calendar, for next year of course, I am so over August and September
I just realized, I could win both, I would love that, new here still wading the waters