My wife and I probably don’t talk enough- I’m sure that’s the case as far as she is concerned. She is the one who told me that woman speak more than twice the number of words in a day as men do. So I thought I was off the hook. Not so much. Well when we need to talk about something important like issues of faith, parenting or date night; we sit down and discuss them face to face. I’m not suggesting you become a robot in dealing with your spouse or family, but for the little interruption conversations throughout the day- we’ve opted for the Backpack message board. I can make a quick post in the newsroom and my wife is immediately notified via email or text. Now instead of the old way (replying to a chain of six emails- which isn’t so bad in Gmail) you can each take time to reply to the post when you find the time. No more interruptions via phone calls or emails that need a reply. The whole conversation is right in front of you and it’s organized by all the different post topics.

Just this last week, My wife I had handled the following tasks within Backpack’s message board.

1. Dog’s vet trip, and which account to use for payment.
2. RSVP ing for a kids fall bonfire/hayride.
3. How to handle servicing the heater before we crank it on this year. It was 32 last night in Louisville, KY.
4. Fixing an incorrect medical bill.
5. Coordinating a dinner for friends of ours who just had a baby.
6. Registering for a class at church.
7. Preparing a list of things we needed for our monthly Costco trip.

These were just a few. When the task or issue is resolved we delete the message. Pretty simple. When we check email or blogs, we just check Backpack’s newsroom as well.

I’m sure there are a ton of other digital tools and programs that will also get the job done. Backpack is so intuitive that we opt for it.