Posted by dmcnulty | Posted in Google calendar, iPhone, new school, old school | Posted on 3:13 PM
After Zach and I got married, we had to find a way to get organized. We needed to know each other’s schedules. Zach works full time in campus ministry and plays in two bands. I take one course on Purdue’s campus and two online classes, and I also work part-time at Ivy Tech. Needless to say, our schedules are a little insane.
I liked staying organized by writing things down in my Mortar Board (a day planner book for those non-Boilermaker readers). My idea was to have a calendar printed on the refrigerator, and we would both write down our commitments on it. Zach went along with it for maybe two days before he said he couldn’t handle it. He hated writing things down. He also said that the calendar was worthless if we weren’t at home to look at it. So Zach decided we needed to go digital with our calendar. Of course.
He loves Google Calendar. He set up a calendar for his work appointments and band concerts. Then he showed me how to create calendars. I made two. I created one calendar that is for school and work commitments. My other calendar is more of a “social schedule” that contains dates to meet with people, have friends over for dinner, or go to Indianapolis to visit our families. Then Zach color coordinated all of our calendars. Finally, he made sure they were all synced to our Gmail accounts and iPhones.
At first, I hated it. I couldn’t remember to update it, and I kept writing things down instead. Eventually though, I saw the value of Google calendars. I always had our schedules at my fingertips, thanks to my iPhone. My phone also alerts me 15 minutes before an event happens. I probably would forget things if it didn’t do this!
Now, I couldn’t function without Google Calendar. This emerging technology actually takes away stress. I don’t have to try and remember everything anymore. If I need to recall an upcoming function, all I have to do is check on my phone or computer instead of attempting to remember what I wrote down at home on a paper calendar.
Old School – 0
New School – 1
For now,
Dana
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