plan weekly

The system is also built around a weekly schedule on purpose.  Experience shows that plans more than a week out rarely help except for main events. Planning for less than a week is horribly inefficient because you end up planning all the time.  the balance is planning once a week for the coming week. Then that plan carries over to the next week but adjustments are made weekly. this gives a very comfortable routine of weekly effort in review for what worked, adjustments for what needs changing, and carry over for what is ok. Part of the weekly schedule is making/reviewing  the weekly schedule. this is also the time we review child development, family issues, family direction, school needs, etc.  In the future the plan is to incorporate a yearly "calendar" that will automatically merge with the weekly schedule for adjustments around things like birthdays, trips, dr appts, etc.