Organization: Home Organization Binder!!

Yay!! Finally getting around to blogging about this!! I'm really excited about this post, because I LOVE this binder! It has been SO helpful and has really changed my life...no joke!

I have taken TONS of pictures, it seems to be the easiest way to show you how I organized it! It took me about 2 months to complete. I would work on it a bit every evening looking online for FREE printables (thanks Pinterest, and Shawna for your awesome blog!!), printing stuff, filling it in, rearranging it to work for me etc.

I was able to do this binder completely FREE!!! Other than buying the binder, tabs, stickers, and plastic folder inserts from Martha Stewart Home Office collection from Staples!! (Which I am SO in love with. I love this stuff from Martha Stewart so pretty and functional, and it's not overly priced!! Bonus!!)

So.....Here it is:

In the front there is a plastic zipper folder with colour coding stickers, pens and really cute post-it notes! 

Next, 

is my "Peek at the Week"and "Time Management"schedules!! I LOVE these!! 

Then, 

is "Monthly Calendar" and "Daily to do lists"! I am plan to get the Martha Stewart Monthly Calendar inserts but they don't carry them in Canada :( We are going to the US for summer vacation so going to pick them up when I'm there, but for now I have printed these calendars off from online! They are from Mrs. January! :) ~~ Check my Pinteret board for the link!  

Then,

the "Important info" Section! In this tab there is emergency contact info, home related phone #'s, family contact info, birthdays and anniversaries, home inventory list etc. 

Then, Meal Planning.....    (this is a BIG section so I will break it down) 

First, is the weekly meal plan sheet which I fill in every Monday, then I've inserted these cute little plastic recipe holders from Martha Stewart Home Office. If there is a new recipe to try for that week I put it in there, that way everything is together!! Then is the grocery list (I love this grocery list printable...thanks Shawna for posting the link on your blog :D) it is so easy you just have check off what you need, take it out of your binder and go to the store! No need to write everything out!! LOVE simplicity!! 

Still in the meal planning section....comes the "What's for Lunch" printable this is were I write out what i'm going to pack for lunch each day! You can plan it for the month but I usually just do week by week! Whatever works for you!! Then is the "Freezer Menu" printable to write down what freezer meals are in freezer and when they should be used by...this is SO helpful if you do a Big Cook which I sometimes do, it saves SO much time!! Then the "Pantry Inventory" lists...I love these too because it helps a lot when grocery shopping so you don't double up on stuff...I have seriously saved A LOT of money already by doing this!! I just gave some of these pages to my grandma too who is now using them and is SO loving it!! Helpful stuff!! :D 

Lastly in the meal planning section, is my "Stock Pile" list...same thing as the pantry lists but for soaps, toilet paper etc. again SO helpful and I have saved A LOT of money by using these printables!! There are two printables in here on "how long to store and freeze your stockpile" and a "Canada in season produce guide"...I love the produce guide helps me to know when things are cheapest to buy and when they are the freshest! Then comes the "Weekly Deals Round Up" which is where you write down where the sales are that week, like at which grocery store, produce market etc. for that week! I coupon a lot so this is really helpful for me!! Lastly, "Take Out Directory" this is where I write down where we order take out from, phone #, hours etc. 

Next is the Home Management/Housekeeping tab..... 

This is where I have the "Weekly Cleaning checklists", "Home Maintenance Log" to write down when you had work done on appliances in your home, and "Utilities Tracker". Also, in this section even though it's not home management but I have the "Car Maintenance" stuff, when you should check your car during certain season, and to log when you had something done to your car like to track your last oil change etc. 

Then.....CHRISTMAS!!! I didn't take a picture of this one. This section has a "Holiday Shortcut Checklist", "Christmas Budget Worksheet", "Gift Idea's List", "Christmas Shopping List", "Order Tracking Worksheet", "Decor Inventory/Checklist", "Baking and Recipe Planner"...for when you plan to make something to bring to a potluck. Lastly a "Christmas Card Worksheet" to plan out sending your cards, shopping list for stamps, cards, etc. 

I don't have to much to say about this section yet because I haven't used it, but I'm sure it will be SO helpful come Christmas time! I was so disorganized last year and had lists and papers everywhere! I'm really pumped to use the "Order Tracking form" I order a lot of stuff from catalogues and online during Christmas so that will be helpful! Last year I had papers everywhere with conformation numbers etc.! 

Next is my FAVOURITE one!!!! Fitness!!! 

I'm a member at "She's Fit" LOVE this gym and on a program called "Healthy Transformations" which was recommended by my Physio and doctor. They include personal training which I needed for my neck and back and nutrition all for $20 a month...such great value and they are SOO good!! They have registered dieticians that work with you and personal trainers! I love my trainer she is SO helpful!! So, in this section I have my "workout card", "stretches", "at-home workouts" for when you can't get to the gym, info from a "No more excuses" workshop that I went to. "Sticker Charts", "She's Fit" monthly newsletters, and then "a note from the trainer"! I just keep it in the back! 

Then comes the "Medical/Wellness" Section

This section is where I have "Physician Records", "Medicine/Vitamin tracker" to track symptoms etc., "Basic Medical Information", "Doctor Tracker"...this is for when you visit the Chiropractor for example, you can write down when you went, what they did, how much was paid, and receipt # this is helpful because I have to submit this info to our extended health provider! LOVE this page! Then the last thing in the section is the stretches that the Physio gave me to do 2-3 times a day for my neck and back. I was involved in CrossFit about a year ago which is an intense exercise program even more than Bootcamp...I was crazy!! :P I was loving it and doing it 4 times a week but started getting a lot of pain thats when the Doctor referred me to Physio. It was too intense and I completely wrecked my neck!! It was horrible! This is why I am doing "She's Fit" with a personal trainer. They said I need to take it easy on exercise and work with a professional not go on my own or I could do more damage!

Then Lastly!! Yay!! I'm getting tired typing...LOL!! The "Budget" Section 

I didn't take a picture of everything here because there is personal info, so I will just make a list of what is in this last section of the binder. I have "Build a Budget Worksheet"...this is where you write out your full budget, then "Financial Goals Worksheet", "Bill payment Schedule" this printable you write out all the bills you need to pay then check it off each month when they were paid so you know you did and write down how much it was if you like. Then "Account tracker", "Wallet Contents" I love this one in cause your wallet was to get stolen then all thee #'s for costumer service, card #'s are right there!! and then lastly "Healthcare costs" to keep track of how much you spent on Vitamins/Supplements/Medication!! Then I have plastic folder with my "budget envelopes" which were found on Pinterest!! Just print and assemble they are really cute and you just write on what each envelope is for...ex. "Groceries". 

....................That is it........................my Home Organization Binder!!........

So to recap...here is a list of my sections, and where to find the printables!! 

Sections

Front: Schedules 

Calendar and Daily to do's 

Important Info/Emergency Info 

 Meal Planning 

Home Management/Housekeeping 

Holidays/Christmas 

Fitness and Health

Medical/Wellness 

Budget/Finances 

Each one of these is coloured coded by the order of the Martha Stewart Tabs! I have the colours memorized so thats how I flip to that section easily! (ex. Meal planning that's the green tab) 

Where do I find the FREE printables? 

ALL of these printables are on my Pinterest account under the "home organization binder" board! 

If there is a certain printable you can find, please e-mail me or Facebook message me and I am more than happy to help!!! :D 

Well...that's it....Thanks for reading my ridiculously LONG post!! hahahahaha!! 

Enjoy making your binders!!