Keeping track of all your appointments, plans, play dates for kids and various other important schedules can be a project in its own right when you have a busy social life and several kids!

As with many great inventions, the momAgenda was created to simplify the life of its founder – and caught on like wildfire. Nina Restieri, a former successful ad executive, and businesswoman at the helm of a family business, was attempting to organize her chaotic schedule (and those of her family of four young children) one morning when she started to think about wedding planners. Why, she wondered, are there hundreds of options for brides to choose from to plan their wedding, but not a single option for mothers to plan their everyday lives? One year of extensive research later, momAgenda was born. The first run of products sold out within three days to 120 stores. At that moment, Nina knew she had struck a chord with women all over the country who had the same desire to bring some order to their hectic lives.

Since its inception in 2005, momAgenda has grown annually to include a diversified range of products that help organize the lives of mothers and others, including day planners (myAgenda, mom Agenda and Personal Portfolio) home organizers (Kitchen Folio, School Years, Wall Calendar) and helpful pads (Weekly Menu/Grocery Pad, Permission Slip, Honey Do List and Babysitter Info). The collection is sold at leading national retailers and regional boutiques throughout the US, as well as their website.

Our top pick in this year's line of offerings is the 2008-2009 Faux Crocodile momAgenda Desktop available in pink rose or deep ocean from www.momagenda.com. Normally priced at $45, it is now on sale for $27 and is a wonderful investment for anyone who is challenged with keeping track of their family's schedules. Toss that hanging calendar in the trash and get yourself a momAgenda today! You will be delighted that you did.

As the proud owner of my third momAgenda, having had two of the desktop version and one daily planner, I can tell you that I have never been more organized! I'm keeping my croc desktop for 2009 on a cookbook stand on my kitchen counter next to the phone! No more fumbling through a hanging calendar or scrolling through a PDA ever again!