Ever since I stumbled upon this some years back, I always use it to plan for events at work and home. The idea is simple, a whole years calendar on one page. The dates are to the left of the page which makes room for you to make notes on the right.
The general method of use is to print the calendar, and then circle the dates of importance while linking them to notes on the right. Here is an example of what I am trying to explain (taken from the authors site):
If you are interested, click on the following http://davidseah.com/compact-calendar/. To be sent to David Seah’s site, the creator of the CompactCalendar.