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Hi Everyone. I haven't responded for a while. I'm new to this site but I got a bit discouraged when I saw the responses about HABIT, and the use of the calendar. I immediately wanted the calendar because it would be a wonderful aid for us as a couple, and then saw that it isn't readily available. I do understand why you have to take the course in order to obtain it. But that doesn't apply for everyone. For instance I signed up for an online course called " Living Well with Chronic Pain". I started the course, and had to be hospitalized and had to disrupt the course because of the follow up care at home. I was able to read the entire book, and put the concepts in place. I was already on a healthy diet, but I added the routine exercise plan in the book. I got other tips that I followed and they were enormously helpful. I was doing exercises that were too extreme. I'd start... hurt myself, recover...return to a plan, hurt myself, etc. But by following the ideas in this wonderful book I have done amazingly well, and my physical condition is much better. I also shared the book with my Rheumy. He knew of some of the authors, and thought it was a great book. The same thing happened when I signed up for a class on caregiving for my husband. Different circumstances, but similar, and I was able to negotiate the materials to get a great plan in place and he's doing amazing well. I went on the site at Mayo and found out that what I gleaned from the materials from the Savvy Caregiver Program were very similar and useful. I wasn't able to finish the course, but the materials were very helpful. I'm certainly an intelligent person. I have a masters degree in Social work, and worked in the field for my entire career. When I found out that I could not purchase a calendar that would be helpful to me it annoyed me. So I'll just design one for myself, but a ready made one would be helpful. It's just me. Not a reflection on Mayo, but I have so much on my plate right now that it would have been a helpful tool. To devise one of my own will take time, and right now, and at age 84, I have been able to get back to doing the crafting that I love, and I don't have a lot time to spare to design a calendar, but I will. Just recently we didn't write something down that would have been helpful with a calendar nearby. It's a smallish thing compared to trying to keep all of the balls in the air, but we need all of the help we can get. At 84 everything is a race to the finish line. ha ha. I'm trying to keep myself as healthy as I can, support my husband, have a little fun, etc., and do the things that I love. I had two sewing rooms upstairs, and I had to figure out how to lighten the load, get all of my stuff downstairs, 'cause I can't do stairs any longer, and sort, donate, gift, and toss. I was diagnosed 5 years ago and all of that stuff was in limbo. I got the job done, and have a nice small area where I can work and I can use other spaces in the house when needed. I never had a health concern in my life, and then I had PMR, GCA, and all that entails. I refuse to give up, but tapering isn't fun. I go between 7 and 8 and I can't seem to lower it. I did the Pfizer vaccine with success. Welcome back to the world! I can now meet friends for lunch and have People who are vaccinated over for lunch, hug old friends, see my kids and grands, and great grands. Life isn't too bad. My son in law is doing splendidly with his esophageal cancer surgery, with no sign of cancer from the pathology tests, going home in 8 days rather than ten from the hospital. But I need/want that calendar to make my life run more smoothly. Like I said...it's just me. As you can see I don't hold back when I reach stumbling blocks. I will figure this out.

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HI ! I too am frustrated about The Calendar System . Is it possible to just post an educational Training Video on how to do it please ? One can EASILY make do with already produced systems from Franklin Covey..it may not be the right size, but surely with so much NEED that this could done as a SERVICE to those seeking skills from The HABIT PROGRAM and don't have 2 years to wait to get accepted. Please. Thanks