A while back I won a great little planner from Jonesville and got back into using a binder type system. I do love to be organized, but have never managed to do well with planners because you have to put the information in there for it to be useful (unless it's really cute, and then at least it counts as a decoration). Right now I use a family wall calendar and one journal for to-do lists, prayer lists, gift ideas, etc. I like the journal idea, but I am finding that it's not cutting it for organizational purposes.
We close on our house on Wednesday so I'm sure that's part of the organizational mood; there's nothing like packing and moving to re-evaluate what you want to haul, store, pack, unpack, etc. So I found a nice Franklin Covey binder at Goodwill for $0.50 (even though there are MUCH cuter ones available on Etsy and elsewhere) and sought to get refill pages for it. Here are a few Etsy links I thought were especially clever:
Crown Bindery- She was so nice to work with, and let me mix and match to suit my planning needs. She offers a huge assortment of basic lists that are simple and clean. They also have a beautiful website- I think it's easier to really see the products here. The best part: I paid $10 and I will have all the undated files to print out for years to come. If I want some of these printed on heavier paper, color-coded cardstock, etc., no problem!
Clean Mama Printables- Becky was really friendly and sent my PDFs within minutes of my order (and it was personalized). Her stuff is a little more funky, and she is willing to personalize any and everything. Chore charts are customized, she has an exercise log that I want to buy eventually (let's be honest- it wouldn't get a lot of use right now), curriculum planners, shopping lists, etc. You choose the font, colors, and text. Some of you (Lea) are thinking: You could totally do this by yourself! First of all, I can't- or if I could it would take me forever- and it's $8 for 6 custom charts of your choice. I think it's a steal!
Paper Submarine- I will be buying these when we go to make calendars for grandparents next year. I love the simplicity of it!The picture up top is from A Quick Study's shop. I love the idea of an almost done to-do list!
For more information on creating a home planning notebook, here is an informative article with specifics and even a video. I will be referring to it often as I create mine.
We have another house showing this evening...I'm off to make it look like no one really lives here!
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Brite, you are amazing.
Or you could just adopt my system which is to occasionally write things on my wall calendar, occasionally in the phone, occasionally post on the fridge, and occasionally forget things like MD appointments, choir rehearsals or drill weekends (Haven't done that since I was pregnant). Fortunately, I still have my sanity and two cute kids who did not forget to be born, who don't forget to wake up early every day, and who don't forget to remind me when they are hungry. They're pretty good at remembering. Maybe my new system will be to have THEM remember things for me. :)
Elisa, you're so funny! To be honest, my system pretty much mirrors yours! :-) Somehow, it all gets done.
For the stuff we do that requires paperwork and planning, it seems like I have a separate notebook for each thing (School, Girl Scouts, MOPS, ShoppingLists/Coupons ...) not sure if that's good or bad. :-)
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