Cleaning & Organizing
Wingit
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Who has done a Home Binder?
I started searching online and getting a few pages drafted but I'd love to have your ideas of what you've included in yours. Do you mind sharing any templates or "table of contents"?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Re: Who has done a Home Binder?
I have four. Three are manuals organized by room with a section for portable items that move from room to room. This way, when the stove acts up, I can find the manual in second. Each manual is in its own plastic pocket since no two manuals are the same size.
The fourth one is color swatches for each room plus the instruction sheets for any painting techniques, plastering techniques and types/brands of wall papers, carpeting, tile, flooring etc. I use the heavier plastic pockets from staples to keep the the pieces in. I think their original use was as a pencil bag. When I needed to touch up the front wall, because DH accidentally made a hole moving in the new flat screen, I was able to get the special plaster for that room and match the paint easily.
These are the sections/contents I currently have:
Home: You Are Here (home info w/ directions and DH's and I's #s), emergency phone numbers, emergency packing checklist, hurricane preparedness guide (I live in South LA); planning on taking an inventory of all our 'big' things we have in the house and taking pictures of each, keeping any warranty info with this.
Family: Our personal info (allergies, med info, copies of ins cards, etc), Pet info (Names, birthdates, vet info, feeding schedule, shot record, etc)
Cleaning: Daily/Weekly cleaning sch, spring/fall cleaning checklists, cleaning tips/tricks
Meals: weekly meal planner, master grocery list, price list (for when things go on 'sale'), take-out menus and restaurant coupons
Planning: Important dates, school calendar, party planning
Money: a list of all of our accts and contact info, logins, etc... (I don't have full acct numbers, only the last 4, and I also don't have the full logins/passwords, just a few letters/numbers to jog my memory), a YTD monthly checklist for bills paid
Misc: master to-do list (like big projects, not daily to-do's)
*I have this all in a 3-ring binder, with dividers, page sleeves, and folders in certain sections to hold important things. I made my own checklists in Word (a few I googled to get ideas, but still made my own), and I got some little dry-erase markers to write on them. I just started this project over the summer, and as anal as I am, I'm sure I will never be 'finished' with it. I don't have any kids yet, so I know I will be adding to it when that day comes. I know some people keep their calendar in this, but I prefer to have my own master calendar (that is with me at all times). I also have a separate (13 pocket) folder that I use for any ideas I get, and save magazine clippings and what-not in that.
http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/
She has AMAZING binders for all different things. I think they are in the "printables" section, but I'm not 100% sure.
i have one *sorta* i have all the manuals that go with products I think i might need to refer back to