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“Co-owning” a Calendar With Your Spouse

written by Parita 15 Comments

I recently discovered [for myself] the magical [free] tool that is Google Calendar.  You guys!  I freaking love it.  In fact, I’m a little obsessed at the moment, especially with color coding everything.

So the back story (because there always is one!) goes a little something like this.  When I first got my iPhone over two years ago, Vishnu convinced me to download and use the Gmail app.  And at the time, it was all the rage.  So for the past two years I was solely using that.  And don’t get me wrong, it’s a great app.  But it doesn’t have a calendar feature.  Even that wasn’t an issue because I used my work Outlook calendar as my personal calendar as well.

Then earlier this month it dawned on me – I wanted to share a calendar with Vishnu so that we could map out his shifts at the hospital as well as his upcoming interviews and all of our upcoming travel.  And I couldn’t do that with my Outlook calendar.  I turned to my trusty friend Google for a solution.  And of course, Google told me about it’s very own tool!

I got really excited and started reading guides on how to to ensure your Google calendar syncs with the calendar on your phone.  After deleting the Gmail app and tinkering with a few different settings, it worked!  Everything was showing up just as I wanted on my phone.

The next step was to invite Vishnu to “co-own” this calendar with me.  And because I couldn’t contain my excitement, I shared it with him that very day.  I also named our calendar “ParVish.”  Creativity is my middle name…what can I say!?

When we saw each other later that night, I told him all about what I had done.  Let’s just say he wasn’t as excited about this discovery as I was.  NBD because I was excited enough for the two of us.  In fact, when he mentioned something about one of his interviews, I told him to put it on the ParVish calendar.  This wasn’t enough to generate action…just a head shake.

Well, this past Saturday Vishnu experienced the beauty of having a joint Google calendar with his wife.  He was on his laptop, when all of a sudden he turns to me with a confused look on his face.

Vishnu: Why did I just get an alert about this volunteer event that starts in 30 minutes?
Me: Oh that’s my thing.  You’re seeing it because of our joint calendar!  Cool, huh?
Vishnu: I don’t really want to see all of your things.  Is there a filter?
Me: Absolutely not!  That’s the whole point.  Just ignore it if it doesn’t apply to you!
Vishnu: Well, at least put all my stuff in one color, so I know what’s for me and what’s for you.
Me:  Ok, will do.

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Fast forward to earlier this week…

Me: Oh, just FYI…I color coded our calendar so that all of your stuff is in bright red!
Vishnu: Bright red?  Red signifies danger.
Me: [Silence]

I can’t win.  But at least he’s kind of on board with the idea!

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Written on October 22, 2014 Related:Marriage, random

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  1. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

    October 22, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Hahaha Alex and I use our work Outlook calendars (we both work at the same place and unfortunately we can’t access google docs and stuff from our work computers) but he loves it because then he knows when I’m going to be busy with friends and he can plan his own stuff to do!
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  2. Kacy says

    October 22, 2014 at 10:32 am

    Haha, love it! Tom and I do this too. He was reluctant at first but now he’s totally into it. He sometimes adds new plans before I do, which makes me so proud 🙂
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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:16 pm

      I’m hoping Vishnu comes around sooner rather than later!

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  3. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

    October 22, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    kind of cheesy but i love it.
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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:17 pm

      LOL! I’m a dork!

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  4. GiGi Eats says

    October 22, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    LMFAO!!!! That’s too funny 😉 I don’t have to worry about co-scheduling because, NO SPOUSE HERE ! ha ah ah! But…. if that were to ever happen…. Yeah, I could use this as a reference!
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  5. Chayal says

    October 22, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    That’s so great! My girlfriends were just discussing how they all do this with their schedules/their husband’s call schedules this past weekend, that I came home and did it right away. So much easier than bugging my husband constantly for his schedule. Good luck to Vishnu on the interview trail!

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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:17 pm

      I think joint calendars should be mandatory for medical professionals! So helpful!

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  6. Pragati says

    October 23, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    We use iCal to sync our calenders. Easy access from our iPhones 🙂

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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:19 pm

      Google calendar syncs with the iPhone too!! I’m behind the times with all this technology!

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  7. Lauren says

    October 23, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    Ditto on the iCal syncing! I get maybe a little too excited when Joey adds something to the calendar and we’re also super dorky and fill in the “Location” section with things like “Our Couch” or “The Little Brick House” 🙂
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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      I love it!! Hopefully brings that level of enthusiasm soon!

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  8. Honey What's Cooking says

    October 24, 2014 at 1:10 am

    This was such a funny and cute email. Enjoyed reading it. He is kinda right about red. I color coordinate my outlook calendar and red is danger… LOL. Usually work related.
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    • myinnershakti says

      October 24, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      Thanks, N! But SHHH don’t tell Vishnu!

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  9. Salma says

    October 29, 2014 at 12:56 am

    We use it too and it’s really a life saver!
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