The distance from town creates a challenge for shopping, and when emergency situations arise, such as my husband's double bypass, being organized is critically important.
To cope with this, I've developed a simple system of organization that might be helpful to others. I'll start today by sharing how we use our Life Notebook.
Since we live near 3 active earthquake faults and in a wildfire zone,
and in the 12 years we've been here have never had a theft even when the
house was left unlocked, my priorities are clear.
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| Cover photo taken on a morning walk |
Our binder has small rings because A) I've learned to be concise and B) there isn't a whole lot to track for 2 people and a cat and a dog. But this could easily be scaled up to handle many more people and assets. The key idea is summary pages with all essential information in one place.
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| Goals for 2012 & a little calendar grid |
This binder is front and center every day. I take it out when I need to:
- Record expenses
- Balance statements
- Pay bills
- Plan our meals
- Create a 2-week shopping list
- Log household repairs and auto maintenance
- Record doctor visits or medication changes
- Do a weekly update in my calendar
Next time I will show how I shrunk my calendar from a Plannerpad to a Filofax to an Exacompta Space 17 planner. And why that probably won't last either.
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