To me, a new year means an excuse (to drink champagne) to buy myself a new moleskine, but most most importantly, give my family's calendar an overhaul. 

So we've scouted out 4 great sites (and their mobile apps) to get your family off to an organized start in 2012. To call them "family calendars" would be an understatement. Think of them more like home and family management tools you may never want to live without.

Cozi
Our readers are no strangers to this mom-favorite family management site. By creating a free family account, mom favorite Cozi let's you keep track of things like your family calendar, to-do lists, grocery lists, menus and family photos. And all these pieces of information can be easily shared between family members. With apps for both iPhone and Android, you can have access to your lists and appointments at all times. 

MoreDays
While this site is a relatively new launch, it looks like it has tons of potential. It is a hub for calendars, contacts, notes and appointments and even syncs with your already existing Google accounts. With more functionality coming in the near future including iPad and iPhone apps, coupled with a very friendly, appealing design, it's definitely one worth a bookmark. 

AboutOne
AboutOne can handle everything from archiving your child's artwork to helping you organize your next home renovation project. It is a self-proclaimed family management system that could potential allow you to do away with your planner, binders and ugly metal file cabinet full of family records. Not only is it a hub for almost every bit of family information, it also makes printable hardcopies of special notes and instructions for anyone from relatives or doctors, to your kids' babysitter.

280Daily

This site is the antithesis of the ones I've mentioned above, but I felt it definitely deserved a mention in this list. The concept behind 280Daily is to "archive your life". Each day you are given a blank slate with 280 characters to mark the day. (Twitter X 2?) Whether you use it to mark a special occasion like baby milestone's, your daily food journal or reverse to-do list (Things that got accomplished! Yay!), we appreciate its scaled-down approach to managing life. Think of it as a micro-journal in a world of information overload.

For a busy mama balancing everything, this may be just the quick and painless brain dump you really need. -Molly