Brain Contained

For the second half of March I worked and slaved over my six (what was I thinking!) different household binders.  I had one for basic stuff, the girls, budgetting/financing, birthdays & holidays, the blog and a personal development one for me.


Let that sink in for a minute.


Do you see the problem?

I had to look through FOUR different binders last week when I was updating my calendar.  I wasn't even done the system yet and it was in need of major tweaking.

So when Jen posted the challenge link I pored through the links posted.  Heaving a deep sigh, I took my carefully arranged and organized binders and dumped.them.all.out.

Pardon the blurriness. I really need to find my camera's manual.

Here's the basic one now;

Calendar; previous months, auto maintenance log*, important dates*

Gift Giving; gift wish list**, gift giving log*

Schedule; basic weekly plan, prepare for tomorrow, Frog, Turtle & Mommy routine sheets

Frog; data sheet, clothing inventory

Turtle (& ADD); data sheet, clothing inventory, chore & reward system, some basic ADD information on routines and behavioural techniques

Cleaning; home maintenance checklist*, minimum maintenance***

Menu Planning; basic weekly menu (seasonal), master meal list, favourite meals**, recipe inventory**, chillin' in the freezer, hangin' out in the pantry, Canada's food guide copy, Eating Routine for Young Children, Turtle's list of ok school foods

Medical; doctor visits log, dentist visits log, medications log, Frog immunizations record, Turtle immunizations record

Bills; finance checklist*, basic budget, +/- tracking (savings, budget, expenses, groceries, eating out and purchases), debt repayment worksheet**, savings fund**, FACE worksheet, money & finance master goals**

Contacts; emergency phone list**, medical professionals**

Now that I've finally assembled it into making some sort of sense, I can't wait to start using it.

Have you created a home binder or redone your current one lately?

*Jen's printables

**from Michelle's Value Pack

**Rachel's lovely idea