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Most of Alimero's readers, like me, are mothers. And, of course, we all understand that it is difficult to combine the “work” of a mother, a careerist and just a woman. I want to bring to your attention a review of the assistant for us, namely the diary of a happy mother.

Opening the calendar... Oh, diary...

From the very beginning, the diary has to itself. The fact is that turning over the cover, I saw a place where you can stick a family photo. This is very cute and important for any woman. But besides this, I was pleased with the bookmark, on which it is written in 5 languages ​​“There is nothing here”, and on the reverse side there is a sign with plans for the year.


I am delighted with the first part, as it gives very interesting and unusual tips on how to parse your thoughts and plans on the shelves. In addition, how to streamline them so that you do not become a driven horse, but enjoy the fact that everything is in time for everything.

There are 4 articles in this part, which occupy 13 pages. The author writes very interestingly and colorfully, as they say: he spreads his opinion from the heart. It is very felt. Another important point was the fact that there is a separately written explanation of how to fill in the diary correctly.

What's inside?

If we talk about the part of the diary itself, then it is quite voluminous, it contains a lot of information and this is an absolute plus, since women with children have a lot of responsibilities.

At the beginning there are pages with plans for the year: goals, projects, plans for watching movies, reading books, cooking, visiting places.

Convenient pages and a discovery for me were “Birthdays” and “For vacation”, “For the holiday”. The first one is clear, and secondly, you can write down ideas, lists of things, what to buy, etc.

Now we get to the diary. The dates are not on any page, but the days of the week are. Before each week there is a small piece of advice or an idea for leisure activities. The page itself is divided into two parts, this is the development of the author himself in order to be able to divide the planned tasks into those related to the house and separately for work. I personally found this to be very helpful.

The ending

At the end of the diary, too, some solid usefulness. There is a list of useful sites, ideas for buying gifts and books for different ages, as well as kind and educational cartoons.


My opinion

Of course, the work is rarely done perfectly. So here, I found a little later a minus - the quality of the paper. If you want to highlight some information, then everything instantly appears on the other side. The same goes for ink and capillary pens.

I would also like to add a “State of Health” column for notes about how the family feels, who is sick, etc. Sometimes such information is useful after a while.

I used to use business diaries at one time, but this one was precisely and clearly designed for a mother who works and wants to be successful in everything.

This diary is really my assistant and I want to say a huge thank you to the authors. Some ideas and tips are already working in my daily life and bearing fruit.

It is known that a significant part of scrap craftswomen are mothers who stay at home with their children. In conditions when you need to do everything and not forget anything, mothers will need a traditional tool for organizing their time: a diary. But not many diaries are made specifically for moms (and moms!!). But this is exactly what the diary from Zarina Ivanter is: she collected all her experience and designed it into a convenient "book" - you can make it your "desk friend" and in some ways even an adviser. I will tell you about my experience with the diary, because it is personal and different for everyone.

I read about this diary in blogs, and already painted a nice picture in my head about how I use it. And when I got it in my hands - it happened. And now I will describe exactly how this happens and what can be found in the Diary of a Happy Mom. (It's nice, by the way, to read such a name, inspires, I want to be called a happy mother - oh yes!).
It looks like a thick book (but not heavy because the cover is semi-soft). Usually it lies on my kitchen table, and in the morning you can enter all the things into it - I used to write them down on all sorts of pieces of paper, then I threw them away, but here you can see how much has been done !! Even when it seems like you can't do enough.

Zarina manages the successful children's clubs she opened, conducts training - and it's nice when the author of the book is successful himself and shares his secrets. In addition to the actual pages for notes, you can read tips for each week (I liked them the most), lists of "What to see for kids", "What to buy as a gift (for different ages"), "Children's games on the iPad" and so on.

I really liked the idea of ​​dividing the tasks of the day into 4 sections: In computer(all that needs to be done there is usually part of the job, shopping on the Internet, obligatory letters and congratulations, in general, something is found every day ...); Calls(you can deal with them right at the beginning of the day!); Houses(this is all cleaning and other household chores, perhaps some activities with children); City(all things that require going outside - it is most convenient to write them out in one column, like here, and do it at a time. For one walk with a child, for example).


This is what my typical daily to-do list looks like.

But I marked in it with a color how my page is divided into 4 blocks - I think this is very convenient! Sometimes the block is left empty, for example, Calls or City.


At the top of the page there are three lines: what today was done for a Project/Work, what made with a child(not in the general sense to play, but specifically new-developing), which made for myself. It often turns out that I usually have the second line as a priority (we circle our palms, play with water, jump, walk along the "paths" of towels, well, everything that you can think of with a child of a year and a half), and with the third usually "sagging". To do for myself... I hope it will be easier to complete tasks on this topic a little later!!
You can plan children's "razvivayki" in advance for a week. And on a particular day to know that he (the day) was not in vain!

You can specify any dates, the diary is not dated. It used to be that you miss a week (everyone was sick, planning was cancelled), you can safely skip it in the diary and start with the next one.



At the beginning there are sections about vacation (you can start writing lists in advance, they will not be lost, but you can check the previous ones); sections about Work and Personal projects; deeds dedicated to the beautiful; what you should not forget to read and watch, and all that useful stuff... Instead of planning globally for a year, Zarina has a suggestion to plan per season, 3 months(somehow calmer from this and do not want to postpone things). Not bad idea!! Many things do not fit me in a month, and a year is too much for them. Let's try the option with 3 months.



I found a couple of minuses: from the City block - business or what to buy - you need to rewrite it on a piece of paper in order to go out light and do all this. Besides, I don't take a diary with me. If I went to work, I would probably take it with me; whoever has a car is not difficult, but if not ... you will have to start another one at work! However, remember that the Diary is for mom, that is, after all, she is mostly at home, even if she works from home ...



By the way, on the flyleaf of the book (the back of the cover) you can stick a photo of the family. This is a thought! Available bookmark where you can write out your projects, and look at them, not forgetting to do something on them - in small steps. And scrapbookers will surely be able to update such a bookmark and arrange it to their taste. There is also the usual ribbon bookmark.


I also note that the paper is white, it is convenient to write, the ruler is not dark (I really don’t like too bright ruler) - there is a cage, there is a ruler, as you can see above in the photo. The block is sewn firmly, the sheets cannot fall out, while it can be deployed with a full turn, and it will not close.

I plan to turn to the section with a list of children's books (there are dozens of them!) And choose something for the right age. You can find advice on gifts, the minimum wardrobe for a child ... and just texts that motivate action, I liked, for example, these:

the "rule of three days" for emerging ideas;

weekend planning;

vacation for mom
how to spend a vacation if 2 children;

how to find out what useless time is spent on;

order in the car, mail, table.

Much has been said about the benefits of planning. But the transition to practice is not so easy, you need to "push" yourself. Or not yourself - if you buy a diary as a gift, and especially mother with first child... In fact, any active mother needs a "tool" for the distribution of time and effort. And for a needlewoman, too, such a diary can become a more popular "tool" than scissors and a ruler!

What is it?






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What is it?
This is a diary designed specifically for busy moms who are torn between work / hobbies and a child. And they want to look great!

The diary was invented by Zarina Ivanter, a successful woman, owner and head of child development clubs ("Classics", "Las Mamas") and a happy mother! Zarina offers a beautiful and convenient planning tool that will help you organize your time properly in order to be in time for everything and everywhere.

With this diary every mom can:

Properly allocate time between work, children and pleasant things "for yourself."
Bring order to multiple tasks.
Decide on the main goals for the year and implement them, breaking them down into small and easily achievable projects.
Prepare for holidays, holidays, birthdays of relatives and friends.
Plan things that constantly fly out of your head or for which you never find time.
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This is not just a notepad. You will find in it a huge number of ideas for projects and small things that you can devote your time to and that will fill your life with new content. The diary also contains useful lists of books, toys, cartoons recommended specifically for children under 7 years old.

And also - the illustration for the cover was drawn by the recognized European illustrator and author of the book "Profession - illustrator" Natalie Ratkowski!

Why did we decide to publish this journal?
Most of the time management books (Getting Things Done, Time Drive) are written by men, and there is not a word about how to balance family and work.
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For many of us, the beginning of the year is firmly associated not with the calendar New Year, but with September 1st. No wonder, because for so many years this day has been for us a harbinger of something new, exciting, surprising and long-awaited. And now, having returned to Moscow, warmed by the summer sun, I start planning the “academic year” in the Club of Passionate Moms and in my own life. By tradition, a new stage, "new year" I start with a new diary. Today, at the request of my subscribers on social networks, I will tell you more about the diaries that I have chosen for this fall.

Diary of a successful woman

The first instrument of all-success that I want to talk about is "The Diary of a Successful Woman" (labyrinth, Ozone). The author of this weighty notebook is Sofya Timofeeva, the director of a network of children's clubs, an author of books, a teacher, and a consultant on opening children's clubs. Some time ago, I already had the diary of another owner of children's clubs - Zarina Ivanter (), so it was quite interesting to compare them.

I must say right away that I have been using this diary for only a couple of days, so I cannot yet evaluate its durability and some other parameters in practice, but from my rich experience of acquaintance with other diaries, I can single out such pros and cons of the “Successful Woman Diary”.

  • Nice design. A noble, moderately “businesslike” cage on the outside and pleasant pages in warm colors with subtle patterns, unobtrusive pictograms and frames.
  • Lyasse allows you to quickly open the diary on the desired page.
  • There is a division into cases tied to a specific time, and cases related to one of the areas - work, family or personal. There is a special place for recording personal care and sports plans. In general, all in order to maintain a balance between these areas.
  • Under each day there is a sign for recording achievements and the lesson of the day.
  • At the end of each week there is a parable of the week and there are inspirational quotes on each page. I can’t say that this is some kind of significant plus, but I know that many people love it, besides, I have not seen parables in diaries before, so this can be considered the highlight of this publication.
  • The diary is very thick and quite heavy, while the mass of pages in it has no practical use for most of us - these are various tables of measures and weights, telephone codes of cities, a calendar for as much as 3 years and some completely incomprehensible texts about widely known secrets of cheerfulness and successful negotiations. In general, what you least want to find in the diary.
  • There is only one spread at the very beginning to record goals for the year, "dreams" and new ideas. Further there are only pages for daily planning. I would definitely remove all these tables of measures and weights and add instead sheets for weekly or monthly planning.
  • The day of a successful woman starts at 9 am and ends at 8 pm. I understand that for a successful woman this can be quite normal, but personally for me a good half of the active time of the day does not fit into this framework. And I think this is true for supporters of what is popular today, and for those who, like me, practice late lights out.
  • Due to its volume, the diary is difficult to keep open (you need 2 free hands), and somewhere in the middle it tries to close all the time. For example, during work, and just during the day, I keep the diary open so that it is convenient to look into it. But the "successful woman" prefers to shut up and keep her secrets from prying eyes.
  • Catastrophically little space for weekend planning. In fact, these are a few lines under the parable of the week, and it's good if the parable is short.

In general, as a version of a desktop diary for planning work and personal tasks in “broad strokes”, the diary of a successful woman suits me. My rating is a solid 4.

Notebook for Highly Effective People ( labyrinth, Ozone)

This notebook, it seemed to me, partly speculates on the name of Stephen Covey on the cover. However, this does not detract from its obvious merits, thanks to which it receives an excellent rating in my today's review. And that's why. This is a notebook in which there is nothing superfluous, but there is a lot of what "real" diaries lack. It has what I believe is essential for effective planning for high-performing moms. Of course, I'm talking now about pages for planning the week, as well as a special place for recording results, conclusions, insights. In Notebook, this page is called the Notebook Time Summary Page. There is a page for planning the week with a breakdown by day and a place to write down the most important. Daily planning pages look extremely concise - on the left is a place to record tasks with a deadline, on the right - tasks without a deadline. Below is the most important. There are also inspirational thoughts, but only one per week, so the pages of the notebook do not look overloaded with information at all.

Tired of the mess in the nursery? Tired of endlessly collecting toys for the child?

Why did I write that the publication is speculating in the name of Stephen Covey. The fact is that Covey's approach is not directly related to the notebook itself. That is, in principle, any other theory of personal effectiveness could be presented on the pages of a notebook. How did the authors "tie" Covey to the notebook? Added pages describing the 7 principles and some of his advice. “The notebook will help you understand Covey’s ideas for yourself, refer to them often due to the fact that he is always at hand, develop useful skills and integrate them into your life,” says the introduction to the notebook, and it’s hard to argue with that.

Of the minuses, perhaps, one can note the small volume of the notebook - I counted only 21 weeks in it, the absence of a lace and also a “short day” - from 9 to 20. For Saturday and Sunday there is more space - a page for 2 days, but still there is " discrimination” weekends, but Covey called for planning time with the family!

happy diary

The previous 2 diaries were still designed for working people, this explains the limitation of planning time for the working week and time from 9 to 20. But I also have a diary created specifically for those who work 24/7, that is, for mothers . Since in this case we are dealing with samizdat, it would not be superfluous to say about the quality of the diary. This is a notebook on a spring, with a plastic transparent cover and rather thin pages.

There are pages for planning the month and the week, making to-do lists for the month and the week, working on the habits of the month, pages for notes and summarizing the month, the “My Dreams” page. There is a cardboard bookmark with a calendar. But in fact there is no place for detailed daily planning! That is, the plan of the week in this case includes plans for individual days at once. The whole week takes one turn, where in small cells (the fourth part of the A5 format) you need to fit all the plans for the day. Of course, there is no room left for dividing tasks into those with or without a deadline, highlighting important cases and summing up the day. True, there is a cell “To do the main thing” for the week, but its size does not allow it to save the situation.

For me, a significant drawback was the fact that the cells for planning are painted in gray - saturated enough to make the spread of the diary filled with plans look gloomy. Not a very suitable solution for a happy mom's diary.

Dear friends! Today I want to present you a very useful book for every woman, or rather, a diary. How do you plan your affairs? Do you write down your plans or keep them in your head? In my opinion, a woman who seeks to combine raising children, doing what she loves or work, household chores, and even look great at the same time, it is difficult to do without planning her time. Of course, it is simply impossible to keep in mind such a volume of cases. Just for this, smart people came up with a diary. And Zarina Ivanter adapted it specifically for active mothers. Zarina is a successful person, passionate about what she loves, a journalist, author of an electronic magazine, owner and leader of children's developing clubs, and a happy, caring person. It is difficult to combine everything and keep up with everything! What do you think? Using her knowledge and personal experience, Zarina created "Happy Mom's Diary" , and the Mann, Ivanov and Ferber publishing house made it available to a wide audience.

Why was the "Happy Mom's Diary" created?

First of all, I want to note, no matter how busy mom is, she should have time for her personal affairs when she can do something for herself. What these things will be like is a personal matter for every woman. Perhaps it will be a walk, meeting with friends, reading a book, visiting a beauty salon, fitness center, shopping, whatever, but this is time dedicated to yourself. Mom should be happy, huh! Having kids, a lot of responsibilities, a job, and so on, making time for yourself is often difficult, but possible. It is very important to organize everything correctly, allocate time, and planning is the key to a competent organization. " happy mom diary” was created just to ensure that everything was organized correctly, so that mom had time for everything and even take time for herself.

« happy mom diary" will help:

- reasonably plan daily household chores, work, activities with children, personal affairs;
- competently determine priorities, dividing things into important and secondary;
- define long-term goals, for example, for a year, and ensure their implementation, breaking down into easily achievable tasks;
- distribute household chores for the day so that nothing is missed and everything is in time;
- plan holidays, various events, birthdays, vacations;
— fix those things for which there is not enough time and monitor their implementation.

And the most valuable thing in any diary is the opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of your planning and work on the mistakes. Often this helps a lot to find free time and save your strength and nerves.

"Happy Mom's Diary" and its features

We begin to love many things in our life from the first touch. It happened to me with Zarina Ivanter's diary. Good embossed cover, very pleasant to the touch, white sheets, neatly marked so that you can use this markup in different ways, depending on your habits. The place for a family photo is especially touching, because the diary is intended for mom, and for mom, the family is of particular importance. The original bookmark, on which on one side there is a place for projects, and on the other side there is a mysterious inscription "There is nothing here." This bookmark, as it turned out, has a magical property: to remove from the field of view on the page of the diary those things that are not relevant at the moment, so as not to interfere with the current affairs, not to make mom worry that a lot of other things are planned.

Instructions for using this magical bookmark are attached. Zarina shares her experience on this topic and more.

Further, there are long-term plans for the year, a separate section with dates that you need not to forget, everything that needs to be taken into account when preparing for a vacation, for the holidays. In addition, each week also begins with plans, but already for a week.

At the very end of the diary there is a “Useful Lists” section, where you can find tips on what the baby can watch, read, what toys can be suitable for children of a certain age, what sites for moms to visit.

Before the start of each week, small tips from an experienced successful mom are posted that will be useful to many. As for the worksheets themselves, it is not entirely convenient for me that they are not dated, but not everyone likes this.

In addition, for example, leaflets that fall on vacation will simply disappear and remain unfilled. Yes, and you can start keeping such a diary from any date, not necessarily from the very beginning of the year. It's also convenient.

Considering all the advantages of this publication, I can say that it is not even just " happy mom diary”, this is a real guide, a reliable assistant in planning your affairs and a wise adviser! It will be a wonderful gift for any mother who wants to do everything: to do everything at work with high quality, to devote time to the family and, of course, not to forget about her beloved! Such a gift from the publishing house "Mann, Ivanov and Ferber" was received by participants in the children's crafts contest Yana Muzychina and Tatiana Saxon for a wonderful craft