Recently, while hanging out on pinterest looking for ways to better organize my daughters ever growing toy collection I came across the blog iHeart Organizing. The blog was filled with wonderful organizing tips, but the thing that stuck out to me, was her household management binder. Talk about AMAZING! I mean why haven't I hear of these before? One should be passed out to each couple as a wedding gift! I'm telling you AMAZING! So after spending 2 days reading her various post about the binder, and researching other similar binders, I decided to create my own. If you know me personally you know how much I love creating forms and spreadsheets, so for the next 3 days I was in 'get organized heaven'.
I started with my cover sheet, creating something neutral toned that my husband wouldn't mind looking at, and with little stars, because well... we are all stars in my book. ;)
I then added a pocket to hold my coupon pouch, pencils, a calculator, a dry erase marker and at some point our check books.
After that I created my first section, Household. In this section I have a sheet 'Important Information' that list all the important numbers we call regularly. This saves us the time of looking things up online when we need to. (GENIUS! I KNOW!!!)
I also have a page of little pockets to put all those business cards that tend to clutter the fridge, my purse, and get scattered around the house.
I then created an automobile log, so we can keep track of car maintenance without trying to shuffle through glove compartments for service receipts.
In this section I also have a password log for our various shared accounts password and user names, there is a family wish list, and a family outing ideas sheet; This way we can keep track of these thoughts and ideas. Lastly, this section has a household cleaning plan, and a household maintenance schedule, that way everyone knows what needs to be done, and when so they can possibly lend a helping hand if they have time.
The last section is Food. In this section I have a freezer inventory sheet so that I can plan meals according to what I currently have; a meal planner sheet so that I can try to shop more efficiently and ensure that I am cooking lots of healthy meals for the family instead of eating out when things get super busy in the week; and baseball card pockets for coupons! I also plan on hole-punching and placing a few favorite recipes in this section for easy access.
Lastly, the binder has a 'To-Do' pocket where I place things that need my attention, a tab for school newsletters and dance class related items, and of course any good organizational tool wouldn't be complete without that wonderful "Misc" section. ;)
I am so excited about this binder! What would you put in yours if you created one?
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