The Walnut Acre Chronicles: home management printables

I spent the majority of one of my vacation days last week reorganizing and upgrading my Home Management Notebook. At one time I used this notebook all the time but somehow it got disorganized and clunky and eventually it was just too much trouble to try to use it. But I really missed it. After getting used to using one it felt a little like losing a limb not to have a working home management notebook system. So now I'm happily using my notebook and reaping the benefits of feeling a little more organized.

In fact, I'm so happy to have it I thought I would give a tour of my notebook and where I found the printables I'm using. They're from a variety of different places but they're all free.

So here goes . . .

Here's the front of it. I love that it can be zipped shut and I can use the handle on the side to carry it. Because I do carry it with me almost everywhere.

When it's opened up you can see that a child decided to decorate it for me. Eventually I may get some more dividers but it's really not a big deal to me. It's simply a little picture into my life. I love the calculator built in here as well as the pockets pen holders.

Next is one of my favorite sheets in the whole system. I love this weekly planning sheet from I Heart Organizing. She has a whole section of free printables that are well worth checking out. I've looked for a long time for a weekly planner laid out this way and am so happy to have finally found one. And I love the colors as well.

Next up is a simple little printable with a list of morning and evening chores and activities that need to be a regular part of the daily routine to keep things running smoothly. I found this one at alphamom.

Then there's my printable list of weekly and monthly housekeeping chores. I have them divided into the chores that I do and the chores Austin and Amanda do. As they get done throughout the week I cross them off.

The next nine printables come from the printables section of Life Your Way. This is one of my favorite sites for printables and there is a fantastic section of printables for holiday planning that I intend to make use of later this year.

I love the menu planner printable. Here's one I've partially filled out. At this point I was still waiting to find out what some of the kids were planning to cook on their days so it wasn't all filled in yet.

The Homeschool Planner fits my needs very well.

I have monthly calendar sheets for the rest of this year . . .

. . . and a one page 2013 calendar.

There's a sheet for babysitter information.

A place to list all the important birthdays - I desperately needed this one!

A handy place for all the Bible verses that are so encouraging.

Here's one I really needed. There are so many sites that I need a password to get into and I've forgotten some of the passwords. Finally there's a place for me to write these down, all in one place so I can quit having to reset my passwords all the time.

And finally, from this site, a place to keep school information for CJ and a couple of the kids I babysit.

Also in my planner is My Daily Food Plan. This is my customized food plan developed with this Daily Food Plan tool. I've used this before and really liked it.

I looked and looked for a blog planning sheet that I liked and, although I found a lot of really nice ones, I just couldn't get them to work for me. So I finally created my own. This is working well for me. The numbers at the bottom of each square are the dates. If the number is highlighted that post has been written and scheduled. If there is a date with a handwritten note I have started that post but not finished it - I may need photos or additional information before I can finish and publish it.

The last three printables come from a site called Free Printable Medical Forms. There are so many really handy forms here. Here are the three that I felt were relevant for us - the Medication Tracker, Seizure Record, and Doctors Visit Record.

At the very back of the planner there's a place for business cards. I also keep a set of Bible Memory cards here.

And, finally, a few sheet protectors with various things in them. Here are some crafts and games that were ready for the kids to do soon.

And that's a look at my current Home Management Notebook. I hope you enjoyed the tour and that some of these sites and printables will be useful for you.