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26 alaska parent spring 2024 AlaskaParent.comFOR PARENTSBy Kerrie McLoughlinWant to sync schedules, set reminders, add maps and details to appointments, as well as assign each family member a different color? Google Calendar does it all and more. You can send schedules to email inboxes and print them out.LIFE-CHANGINGORGANIZATION APPSGOOGLE CALENDARPINTERESTEVERNOTEBefore having kids, I held down a job, knocked out my college classes, kept track of my ever-traveling fiancé, and meticulously planned our wedding. The level of organizational acumen needed to manage a family, however, found me scrambling to step up my game. Enter soccer practices and games, theater rehearsals, Boy Scouts, medical/dental/eye appointments, school and homework, birthday parties – not to mention keeping track of my husband’s travel and my own work deadlines. Luckily, I found some useful and free apps to simplify my busy household, and I hope some of them help relieve a little of your stress so you can shine even brighter at life.If you want to remember the brilliant thing you just found online, turn to Pinterest, your online bulletin board heaven. Organize pins and boards any way you like – some categories include recipes, organization ideas, gift ideas, a board for each family member, travel, books, holidays, seasons, projects, crafts, and more.It’s the perfect place to park all your thoughts and reminders, including links, photos, graphics and more. Think Pinterest but with notebooks instead of boards, so you can create different notebooks for different purposes and share those notebooks with others. The search feature is a lifesaver.MANILLA Stop searching for lost papers! Manilla is a secure online filing system that lets you minimize paper clutter. Everything is in one place: email, bills, documents, things like subscriptions and accounts. This app also allows you to set reminders.