The start of a new obsession: The Household Binder

*** As I come across additional sites with resources and printables I will edit this post and add the link at the bottom.***

I have become obsessed with a new project:  a household binder.

A binder with all your to-do's, what's where, menu planning, phone number at a finger tip, organization for your household.

I found a set you can order on etsy (the pdf files) that I love but it's $40 and in the spirit of my post on budgeting, I figured I better find a way to do it myself.  Actually making the documents myself, at this point, seemed too time consuming and stressful so I've been doing some "research" on the web.

Here is a great site with explanation and a ton of free printables:

http://organizedhome.com/household-notebook

Here is another site that if you subscribe to it you can get free printables (they're kinda cute too!):

http://getbuttonedup.com/tools/

The original site that got me hooked:

http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/


Her Etsy with her uber cute pages for sale:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/IHeartOrganizing?ref=seller_info

Today as I painstakingly (what?!?! It takes a long time to save and print all of these free printables!  Totally cutting in to my "I am going to nap when Keegan naps for real this time" time!) save and print the documents so that I can put my binder together (I must get a large binder from mom and see if she has page protectors or if I need to buy them) I have also decided, why not do the the Three P binder as well (see below), and a sewing binder, potentially other craft binders, and medical binder(s) for the kids as well???  A monster has been created.

Post on the Planning Ahead (3P: Parties, Presents, and Packing) binder:

http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2012/09/uheart-organizing-planning-ahead-binder.html

*** Additional Resources***

More Free Printables!

http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/tp/Household_Notebook.htm

http://www.bloominghomestead.com/search/label/printables

http://printables.yourway.net/home-management-notebook/
(free printables or for only $7 you can download them all at once - time saving!- for only $7)

http://www.thissimplehome.com/2012/02/household-binder-project-part-1.html
(links to printables)