planning & organizing

In January 2008 I made this planner from

and old French lesson book...

...and here it is after 4 years of serious

use and it is still holding up great.

With sections for cleaning plans,

menus, notes, to do lists, etc. and

contacts,

it has made all the difference in helping

me stay more organized.  I would be lost without it!

The subject dividers which I made myself

are getting a bit worn,

but the laminated, store-bought ones

are doing better.

{inside front cover}

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This year I used some yellow lined paper

to print out my monthly calendars,

and I like having the lines to

help keep my writing a little neater.

{printableplanners.net has many

calendar templates from which to choose.}
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I was feeling a bit anti-housework lately,

but this 'declutter calendar'

has me motivated again...

...just one task a day,

and if I can keep it up,

by the end of year

our house will be more organized 

and free of a lot of unnecesary stuff--yes!

And less stuff,

means more time for knitting and

reading while curled up in front of a cozy fire...

~Deb