My January Goal

**jolenegreen2** · 01-02-2009, 09:23 AM

One of my goals for January was to get our household binder put together fully and ready for the new year. Thought I would share what I put in mine:

Calender Pages-Just ones that have bdays, important dates, appointments ect
Chore lists for kids
Cleaning lists-weekly, monthly, yearly, seasonally
Homeschooling Calander-basic jot of what I am planning that month
Schedules-daily routines for everyone
Food inventory sheets-pantry, freezer and fridge and any other storage
Recipes for homemade cleansers, wipes etc
Menu Planning-monthly menus broken down into breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Master Grocery list
Monthly grocery list by store
Coupon section-holds coupons etc
Monthly Budget
My Goals, Any online challenges I have joined and my progress
Homeschool Section- list of things hubby can do with kiddos to help out, curriculum planner,
Library books to get, course of study, plans etc...my want list, annual unit study,
books needed list
Home projects to tackle monthly
Seasonal Yard mantience charts
Ongoing wishlists for family members (great for xmas and bdays)

Recipe Section-new recipes to try, couple at a time...will move out of here when tried
A copy of a checkbook register to keep track better of spending
Weekly Errend list
Projects I am working on..checklist, crafts as well....put a few patterns in here, ideas,
instructions etc..When finished will be replaced with new
My 101 in 1001 Checklist
Family Fun list
List of things I would like to buy...save up for...smaller things
Extra money Earnings
Bulk Cooking Section-Past menus, furture menus, OAMC, food lists, bulk cooking plans,
Articles on particular methods, recipes for bulk quanities, canning, freezing and preserving
List of storage life, things that can be frozen
Tips- Things I dont remember that help me out, laundry tips, frugal tips, cooking tips,
kitchen tips and organization tips
Family Phone Number list
List of things to re-use and how to re-use them...another step in being frugal
Running List of Gift Ideas
Gardening Info Section-List of what I have and what to grow, indoor growing, info on certain
stuff, this shouldnt be to big of a list
Food Prep list-things to prep for the rest of the week
DIY section- articles on how to fix or build things, house mantience, etc
List of long term goals for fixing up our home

**Patty A** · 01-02-2009, 10:21 AM

You have done a great job.....the only thing I have in mine that I see missing from yours is an emergency information list. I really like having all the emergency information close at hand and this form really is a nice one. Click the link below, its about half way down the page and its printable and free!
http://notebook.organizedhome.com/pr...eworks-planner
I love my household note book.
Also for those of you with pets, I would include the ASPCA Animal poison control number. 1-888-426-4435 This number can be a lifeline for those with pets.

**kittykatstrong** · 01-02-2009, 10:25 AM

Wow you are getting so oragnized.

**momof2joys** · 01-06-2009, 11:31 PM

What a great book, how big is it??? From the looks of it you would need like a 4 inch binder!!! LOL!!!

Great start, you have also given me a few ideas for mine as well, Thank You!!!

**jolenegreen2** · 01-09-2009, 09:58 PM

Yes it is a 4inch binder! There is lots of stuff in it! LOL

**mom2three** · 01-11-2009, 08:04 PM

I think my January goal is to just get my household binder together. I tried unsuccessfully in the past.

BTW, what is the 101 in 1001referring to?

Amanda

**homesteadmamma** · 01-11-2009, 08:10 PM

Great job on setting a goal such as this. You've done a great list.

**khjmom** · 01-11-2009, 08:22 PM

This is something I have been working on when I get totally frustrated with learning to crochet. I just can't get it....but atleast I am down from 6+ household notebooks to just two. I will get those combined down soon.

**thesightofoneself** · 01-14-2009, 10:33 PM

i never thought to stick it into a binder! i have a thousand and one different computer files of stuff. a binder might be better.

**geckoace** · 01-21-2009, 09:05 AM

i had a form i just added (due to some recent unplesantness on our street)

i made a simple map (some boxes with house numbers) of our immediate block and put the names and phone # of the neighbors on it. i figure it will come in handy for sitters or dh or the kids when they get older

also i have list of locations of utility (breaker box, water, gas) shutoffs
and outage report numbers (these are also taped to my phone)

**MomToTwoBoys** · 01-21-2009, 10:16 AM

Oh wow! That's quite the list.

Now that I think about it, a binder might be good for us also. I love lists but our biggest problem before was that there was so much disorganization in our house. Since we took the load to the dump and cleaned out literally half the basement, I have room to move around and find stuff now.

A household binder might just be the best thing for us, and you all have given me such inspiration to get one started!