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Step 1
Purchase a large three-ring binder, a dozen or two section dividers with pockets (depending on the size of your family), plastic sleeves and a three-hole punch. All the papers you need to hang onto and find easily at the right moment will go into this binder: Medical forms, school handouts, class schedules, babysitter phone numbers, master occasions list (birthdays, anniversaries), emergency numbers, recommended Web sites, book club ideas and so on.
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Step 2
Create section dividers into broad categories: to do; to buy; to fix; schedules; phone and address lists; medical; home repair contacts; and a school file for each kid.
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Step 3
Train your family to transfer all the scraps of information that they bring home into the family organizer and to get into the habit of writing down what they need in the appropriate section.












Comments
Anonymous said
on 7/31/2006 I began my organizer with a section for shopping lists, weekly meal planning and an address book. Starting with only a few regularly needed sections and then expanding as needed makes the transition to organized living a lot less daunting!!