fifteen minutes of {organization}

So this project did not take fifteen minutes, in fact it didn't even take one minute. So I'll start over…

fifteen seconds of {organization}

We struggle to keep track of all of our remotes for the different gadgets in our room….so today during my cleaning spree I had a genius moment. Use this little cutie that I had ordered from thirty-one to keep them together!

Now the remote for the TV, Xbox 360, fan, and space heater are all corralled so I can find them and they are not stuck in the couch cushions- yay!

i know, sweet lamp right!?

So hooray for a fifteen second organization project…Super simple, no time at all. I did have to go get the cute little basket out of a tote box first tho.

home management binder {finished}

 my

is finished!

Here's what we've accomplished over the last few weeks.

I started with this pretty binder from Target:

and a few other supplies

I created my sections and started putting my papers and dividers into my binder.

I added a title page.

Remember, my title page is from i heart organizing

 Here are two simple covers I whipped up, grab your free copy if you want to use them for your home management binder.

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First up is the calendar section. This will be the most frequently referenced section.

This section contains my monthly calendars, weekly schedules, and for this summer, my softball schedule. This section also contains a year calendar that contains my family's birthdays and anniversaries.

my weekly calendars are from iheart organizing and the nest effect. My monthly calendars are from anything but perfect

The next section is contact info. This section contains all the important contact information for the family. This section also includes my personal contact list.

This printable is from i heart organizing's family binder section

These address book pages are from the nest effect 

The third section is home maintenance. This section starts with a home maintenance log from iheart organizing. This will be a great resource for me when I finally get my own home. 

This section also contains my cleaning lists and resources. 

This is the cleaning checklist I made for my household. I made a more generic one to offer to you for free. 

{grab your free copy here}

I also snagged a few other cleaning resources from clean mama. One for the kitchen and one for a quick cleaning session.

My next section is vehicles. This section contains a vehicle maintenance log for each of our vehicles. My loan information is still safe and sound {somewhere} at my parents house, so that information will stay there for now. When a new vehicle is purchased, that loan and purchase information will be stored in this section.

This printable is also from iheartorganizing

I had a request to make a vehicle log, so I made one similar to the one offered by iheart organizing.

grab your copy {here}

 The next section in my binder is the finances tab. So far this section contains the most information.   

           

                                      

This printable again is from iheartorganizing. However I have made my own that I am offering to you for free.

Check them out below:

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{download your free copy here}

{download your copy here}

 Check our etsy shop for more custom budget or financial forms.

My next section is school. This section contains all of my school information and would also contain my hypothetical potential future children's school information. But for now it's just my school calendar and other school documents- like my contract, requests for days off, and things like that. 

The final section of my home management binder, for now, is family.  This section is a little empty for now. I am keeping medical and insurance information in this section. As my binder progresses from just me to an actual family, this section will start to contain more information. 

Congratulations, we made a home management binder. Hopefully this tool will help us all to run our households more smoothly. 

If you created a home management binder with us, pleae leave a link to your blog in the comments, we would love to check them out and share them with everyone else!

a little inspiration

So I have this giant list of things {mainly crafty crafts} that I wanted to do this summer because I thought I would have all this free time. ha yeah, free time? who really has that? But free time or not, here are some of the things on my craft wish list:

a trash containment device for the car

or perhaps like this?

a card collection and storage device

make a cuter change jar :)

tiny post it clipboards

make more cute clipboards, and maybe add my initial?

car emergency kit {perhaps the most practical thing on the list?}

this is a fresh start kit from clean mama, which in and of iteself is a good idea, however I also like the pens stored in the glass

glitter keys...even though I only have like 1 one key. its a good thought.

homemade ice pack using dawn.

kleenex for the car stored in tupperware. duh! why couldn't I think of that?

love blocks! I have two friends getting married soon...I have to get my game face on for this one.

super cute case for the laptop. I might be able to sew this?

covered magnetic memo board. easy peasy.

spray painted mason jars. note to self: find mason jars!

phone charger holder...I have a johnson & johnson bottle just waiting to be emptied

photo coasters...another good gift idea

more cute post it notes

postcards...to mail to Hunter while she is at basic training.

saw some cuties like this at hobby lobby. kicking my self for not buying them.

tinted mason jars

I neeeeed this!

an excellent reason for drinking wine

(see the sources from my pinterest page HERE)

I must get my game face on! We have much to do! and so little time. oh the crafting!

What fun projects do you have in mind??