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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Two questions - about mattresses & binders.
The first is about flipping mattresses - we have a very thick foam thing on top of our mattress. Should we flip the foam thing, or the mattresses as well?
The second question is about those home management binders. I want to make one, but as it stands now, we're in an apartment. We will be moving in a few months, but to a new apartment that we'll be in for several years. What do you think would have to be done differently for an apartment as opposed to a house?
Re: Two questions - about mattresses & binders.
Not so sure about the mattress.
Home management binders are really to make your life more easier. They're not based on whether you live in a home or an apartment. You design it the way you need it to work for you. When I decided to make mine, I just did a ton of googling for them, looking at many different blogs. If you're on Pinterest, there is a lot of HM ideas on there. I also made all of my own pages, simply because in all of the printables I found, none really were what I was looking for. These are the sections and contents I have in mine:
Home: 'You Are Here' page with directions to our home, baby/house sitter page, emergency phone numbers, & an emergency packing list
Insurance Policies (with copies of each policy): homeowners, auto w/ registration, health and dental, life, other
Finance: MTD bill paying checklist, list of accounts and due dates
Family & Health: Individual info w/ medical history, pet info
Meals: Weekly/monthly meal planner, meal options, grocery list, price list,m menus
Cleaning: weekly cleaning schedule/checklist, spring/fall cleaning list, helpful info
Planning: important dates, payday schedules and work holidays, school calendar, event planning, post office holidays
Home Maintenance: repair/maintenance/improvement log, paint/fabric info, garden
Addresses & Phone Numbers
Misc