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Household Management Binder Part 2

04:19 PM, Friday, January 4, 2008 .. Posted in Homemaking .. 2 comments .. Link

For those of you who are anxiously waiting (yea, right) for the next installment of my Household Mangement Binder, the next section is "Cards & Gifts." This is where I record the gifts I get people for their birthdays and other holidays (excluding Christmas). That way I don't get similar things every year. It's also a great place to jot down ideas for gifts and to record who sent you a birthday card last year so you can return the favor this year. Organized Home is another great site for planners and printable pages for your household notebook. They have a form I use to remind me of birthdays and anniversaries here.

The next section is Chritmas, which is why I don't record Christmas gifts in the "Cards & Gifts" secion. Anything and everything to do with Christmas goes here, from your list of Christmas gifts to who sent you a Christmas card, to what's on the Christmast menu and where the good Black Friday sales are. We are just getting over Christmas, so this is a good time to jot down what you gave so you'll have a record of it before buying next year's gifts. Throughout the year, I also print out recipes for Christmas cookes or gifts-in-a-jar and place them here.

Then comes the secion on "Church." Again, you may or may not need this section. I do a lot of volunteer work at church, and I need a place to keep things. Do you help with Vacation Bible School? Teach a Sunday School class? Are you on a committee? This is a good place to keep that paperwork.

Next is "Cleaning." This is a good place to keep cleaning schedules, tips on cleaning, Fly Lady stuff, hints on taking stains out of clothes, or whatever.