5 Not-So-Ordinary Ways to Use an Online Calendar

<p><i>Think an online calendar can help simplify your life? You're right! But besides the usual uses for a calendar, online calendars provide many other options that you may not have thought of. </i></p>

<p>Who among us doesn't rely on a <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" " target="_blank">calendar </a> to keep track of appointments, car pool schedules, social  engagements, birthdays and our children's varied activities? Whether  you use a printed calendar or an online version, you're well aware of  how helpful - even essential - they are. But did you know there  are other ways to use calendars? Online calendars especially lend  themselves to a variety of other uses, and since chances are good  that you're already online, why not try them for yourself?</p>

<p><b>Journal</b><br />
Many online calendars  allow you to enter unlimited text, which makes it the perfect place  to keep a journal. Whether it's a pregnancy journal, goal journal,  personal journal or travel journal, an online calendar is easy to use  and safely stores your writing. Some online calendars even allow you  to share your journal, but only with the people you choose. Of  course, you can also choose to keep it entirely private.</p>

<p><b>Fitness Log</b><br/>
Experts agree that keeping track of  your food intake and exercise helps you reach your fitness goals.  Unfortunately, many of us start out strong with keeping our fitness  journals, but eventually stop doing it all together. That's where an  online calendar can help. Remember - a good online calendar will  provide unlimited room for text on each day, and since you're  probably already online at some point during the day, it's a snap to  enter your information into your fitness log. If you have a  Web-enabled phone, you can even do it on the go!</p>

<p><b>Bill Reminder</b><br />
If you're  responsible for managing your household's finances, you know that  it's not always easy to remember due dates. Try using an online  calendar to enter due dates for each of your bills, and then mark  them off once you've paid them.</p>

<p><b>To-Do List</b><br />
Tired of using a  pile of sticky notes to keep track of what you need to do each day?  Use an online calendar instead! It's easy to add more items to your  daily list, and you can even print out a day or week at a time and  keep it with you. And best of all, some online calendars will let  your access it from any computer or phone with an Internet  connection, so you can check it from virtually anywhere.</p>

<p><b>Special Event Calendar</b><br />
Do you  have a large family, with lots of children, nieces, nephews and  cousins to remember? Or maybe you just like to send cards for the  many special occasions that occur each year. Either way, an online  calendar provides a convenient place to keep track of all the  birthdays, anniversaries and weddings in your life. You can enter  gift ideas for upcoming birthdays, make notations when cards and/or  gifts have been sent and much, much more! </p>

<p>There's almost no limit to what you can  do with an online calendar, especially user-friendly versions that  allow unlimited text and easy printing options. Try the ideas above,  or incorporate some uses of your own, and you'll soon discover just  how easy and convenient online calendars can be.</p>