Stop Being the Family Secretary

As one of four children, I watched with admiration how much my parents did (and do) for me and my siblings. Between school events, sports practices, doctor appointments, and playdates, my parents kept us organized and on track. Schedule management took a lot of time, but it was the engine that kept our lives running and on track.

During my last semester at Yale, I realized how much time I was spending on my own calendar management. I spent hours each week finding time for meetings and hangouts, keeping track of events and invitations, and manually adding events to my calendar. I knew there had to be a better way.

So Carly was born. I needed something that could take any schedule information — whether it was a photo of a schedule, a forwarded email from school, or a text about a birthday party — and just add to my calendar. What started as a personal tool has now helped hundreds of families reclaim their time and reduce their scheduling stress. Many features in Carly came from real parent feedback and real needs.

If you're tired of being the family's unpaid calendar coordinator, give Carly a try. I'm confident that once you experience the peace of automated scheduling, you'll never go back.

— Sarah Warman Hirschfield