What does time actually look like?
Calendar is the spatial time surface for the household. It shows fixed commitments, flexible activity, financial occurrences, reviews and resurfacing dates in the shape they actually occupy.
Calendar controls
Calendar owns exact placement and spatial context. This Week owns weekly planning decisions.
August 2026
Different event types should never collapse into one generic calendar block.
Selected day · Thursday, August 20
Day Detail gives exact time context without turning Calendar into Today.
Load equipment, confirm address, review customer notes.
45 minutes expected.
Expected duration 90 minutes.
Approx. 45 minutes.
Insurance dialing can resume if travel closes on time.
Commitment Envelope
Appointments block the real-world time they consume, not just the event rectangle.
TV mounting job · 1:00 PM
Unavailable 11:30 AM–3:15 PM
Day Briefing
Brief the selected date when you need interpretation rather than raw time blocks.
Protect the field-job envelope from 11:30–3:15. Avoid placing meaningful deep work immediately before departure.
Conflict to resolve
Calendar detects collisions; planning workflows decide what should move.
Review begins at 12:00 PM, but the field commitment envelope requires departure by 12:15 PM.
Calendar sources
Overlay without erasing ownership.
Google Calendar
External appointments and family events.
Daily Command
Flexible work blocks, commitment envelopes, resurfacing dates.
Source systems
Financial occurrences, reviews, deadlines, service dates and other temporal facts.
Workflows on this page
The workflows and workflow entry points this area should support.
Create / Edit Appointment
Add or change fixed commitments, attendees, location, source link, duration and notes.
Commitment Envelope Setup
Define prep, travel, event duration, return/onward travel, and optional recovery.
Day Briefing
Interpret a selected date: fixed time, preparation, risks, free windows and suggested sequence.
Day Detail
Inspect one date without switching into the active Today operating surface.
Conflict Resolution
Identify overlapping commitments or unrealistic transitions and hand flexible changes back to planning workflows.
Agenda / Scheduled View
Provide the former Scheduled capability as a Calendar view instead of a duplicate permanent tab.
External Calendar Sync
Overlay or import external calendar events and handle outside changes without losing source ownership.
Resurface Date Placement
Place follow-up dates for waiting items so they re-enter Today or This Week when actionable.
Calendar Overlay Management
Show or hide appointments, flexible activity, finance, reviews and resurfacing without making event types look identical.
These are declared, not built. Each becomes a real workflow when this page is connected.