This past summer, on my first quest to become organized with my money and organized in general, I took an old 3 ring binder, threw in some folders and used it to hold all my bills, grocery lists and my daughter's schedules/receipts from school.
It has evolved from there and I don't know what I would do without it!
The idea came from the website Organized Home. Now I use it to hold monthly calendars I printed out (for free!)In my "home management" section I list weekly and monthly "chores." I LOVE lists so this works out great for me.
I also use it for all my bills, master grocery list, meal planner and I have a section for C. and E. that holds schedules and other important papers to be dealt with.
It has helped to organize my life! My first section "planning" now lists all my 2009 goals!
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I have a lot of work to do this week to get ready for the party. My cousin is coming over today and we're going to get started. I have decided to take a box and hit my laundry room/bedroom and just throw away clothes. If they have laid in a pile for months then we really don't need them.
If they are clean I will donate them to save and serve but if not they are getting burned. This is the only way I can deal with this situation right now without losing my mind.
After I tackle the clothes I will focus on CLEANING the laundry room! It will be wonderful to have a clean laundry room!
So, that is the plan for today. I also work 11-7 tonight so I will have to plan for at least a 2 hour nap this evening.
This is going to be a busy week.
My journal
December 30th, 2008 at 03:28 pm
December 30th, 2008 at 04:10 pm 1230653454
Don't you love how the littlest things help organize one tremendously? For me it was a simple three compartment laundry cart on wheels (it cost like $17 at Target). No more piles of clothing in each room - even the littlest ones understand white/black/color. The towels go in their own laundry basket. Now laundry isn't so hideous a chore. I still don't have a dryer so doing at least two loads of laundry a day helps to keep me on track (I hang the clothes in the basement). Good luck on making progress!
December 30th, 2008 at 04:55 pm 1230656148
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