Part of the job description of being The Home Engineer is to keep the household and family running smoothly. How do you do this? What are your tips? Suggestions? What things have you tried that did/didn’t work?
For me, it’s the household notebook. Several years ago, I had papers flying everywhere for every occasion (birthday gift ideas, school information, medical info, babysitter notes and numbers, emergency numbers, meal plan’s for the week, etc). And for someone who is extremely organized, it was driving me nuts. I then made my household notebook. Since then, it’s been so easy to keep track of things, EVERYTHING goes in there that doesn’t have a home.
What I have included in my notebook:
Vital Info: (Poison Control #, County Sheriff #, Our Address, & Directions to our home)
Daily Tasks
Emergency Information
Housewords (family yellow pages)
Gift Suggestion list
Page for each month (write b/days/anniversaries in the given month)
Birthday Party Planner Checklist
Personal Info (a page w/ SSN, Cell, Business, Business Phone, Birthday, etc for each member of the fam)
School Info
School & Holiday Schedule
Fall/Winter Checklists & Spring/Summer Checklists (for cleaning)
Weekly menu plan
Car Maintenance Schedule
List of DVD’s to rent
List of books to read
Recommended websites
Babysitter notes (phone numbers, notes for her, etc)
Each page has a page protector on it. This keeps it clean from spills, water, etc. Also, I have different sections divided with notebook dividers.
I printed some lists from: Organized Home and Real Simple I had a friend help me with the more decorative pages but now I think I could do that as I’ve gotten into digital scrapbooking and using photoshop.
If you’d like help with yours, I’d love to help you…I love organizing and helping people get organized.
That is so cool. I have seen some home planners before but never to this extent. I really like it.
Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to going through your blog. It looks great!
I'll check out your other links too and am following.
Hugs,
Laura
that is awesome!
I LOVE this idea!!! Wow!!! I'm going to have to "borrow" it. I'm so unmotivated these days. Thank you!
Thanks for posting! I love the daily "to do's" I've often wondered how to get everything done in a week, and sometimes forget what needs to be done, so when I have a minute, I end up wasting it. =-) I also have a notebook for bills. Hated everything piling up on the kitchen table or in the laundry room, so I have a 3 ring binder w/plastic folders inside. All bills go into that folder after they've been paid and every 6 months, the whole thing gets cleaned out and filed in a filing cabinet. REALLY cuts down on the flying papers. =-) Thanks for the tips!
I love this idea….thank you for the tips.
I'm a big fan of the household notebook. I've been known to make a page or two for my own 🙂 I have a general notebook with contact lists and home management pages, but I also have a financial binder and a kitchen binder (where I store all of my menu planners and recipes). Thanks for the great ideas for new pages!
Oh, this is wonderful! Thank you so much for the links, pictures and how-to on how you organized yours, very helpful! Maybe this is the motivation I need to start with a notebook of this sort–I’ve wanted to for years.
Blessings for a wonderful week ahead!
I’m just now creating our family binder and fell in love with your beautiful pages! How did you do the Daily Tasks, Month, and Vital Info pages – I love the backgrounds, color, and font!
Love the household notebook idea – been meaning to start one. I may take you up on your offer to help.