Is there an easier way to post-date entries

One of my favorite things about WordPress is the ability to post-date entries. One of my least favorite things about WordPress is the post-date process.

Any time I want to post-date something I have to manually choose/enter the month/date/year. It doesn’t even save from the last entry which would at least cut down a little bit.

Is there an easier way to do this? I’m going on an extended trip and am trying to schedule posts for a year ahead so it never goes blank and I can supplement when I have the time. But I’m finding that this scheduling process is VERY cumbersome. Can’t there just be a calendar to choose from? Or is there a way to change the default so when you want to post-date a post it displays the last date you used? It also makes it complicated to keep track of which dates you’ve scheduled posts for since it defaults back to current day each time.

Thanks for any suggestions!