Shortly after the new year I had been browsing Pinterest looking for organizational ideas. I really wanted to start the new year off right and get everything in my life organized. I found some great websites and other blogs that had amazing ideas not only for around the house but for day to day takes. Refer to my Home Organization post where I talked about putting together a home management binder. I scoured blog after blog looking for the perfect printable that would fit my needs. Well needless to say I never found any templates that fit me and my life. So, what better thing to do then make my own. (This is where my designer side came out!) So, sadly 6 months after I decided to make my binder I can now share it with you guys. I was so happy with myself when I was able to complete my binder! I went straight to filling out some of the information that was needed in the binder and then it started to get stuck under paperwork on my desk. After 5 months I have managed to find a little time to dust it off.
My question to you: Do you ever set your mind to get something done push yourself until the task is completed then let it collect dust?
Here are a few of the forms that I created. I started with forms for the very basic information.
Basic Medical Information
Emergency Contact Information
Monthly Budget
Bill Tracker
Bill Tracker Paid
Weekly Schedule
To-Do List
What's Cooking Good Looking
Shopping list
Forms not shown above:
Favorite Restaurants: A place to keep all those numbers to your favorite take out restaurants all in one place.
What was that password: If anyone knows me at all they know that I can never remember a password to save my life. This is a form that after I filled it out I tucked it in a safe place in my binder. So, if my binder is sitting out in the open my passwords won't be available to anyone looking through.
Pet Information: I treat my pets like I would if I had children! Parents always keep medical information for their children in one place so, I thought that is was fitting that I kept all the vet information for my pets in one place.
Wallet Contents: If any other couple is like myself and my husband. We have separate credit cards for our emergencies. This form is a nice tool to figure out exactly how many credit cards you have and which ones carry balances. Once you write down all the credit cards that you have in your possession you might want to rethink how you make purchases. I know after we did this we were kinda shocked by the amount of plastic that we have.
What spent what??: I made this form with intentions of bringing home receipts and writing down how much we spent on a weekly basis. Well needless to say this is a form that still sits blank in my binder. No matter how hard I tried I could never remember to get a receipt when I was asked and then when I do get receipts they normally end up in the bottom of my purse and become to wrinkled that they become unreadable!
Overall, I think that I did a good job of putting together forms that meet my needs but, I have had a few issues with sticking to them. My husband and I come and go at different times of the day so, when we get a few moments to spend together we take that time. After working all day and coming home to make dinner I don't always find the time to pull out our home management binder.
