Family Planner

If you don't already have a family planner.... YOU NEED ONE! {in my humble opinion} :)

(To get the free printable pages like in the picture above, scroll down. The link is in large bold font and they are from Prepared Not Scared)

How Does She recently posted an article from a cute lady who showed us her planner and how she put it together. So... since she showed us her's. I'm gonna show you mine!

Why have a household planner?

I'll give you 2 good reasons!

1- It'll help you get organized and then STAY organized!

2- It'll  help your house run smoother and will enable your spouse, babysitter, or nanny to take over and run your household like you run it in your absense. 

Every household planner should be divided into at least 4 sections:

Cleaning {your weekly, monthly, and yearly cleaning schedule}

Cooking {Menu planning, recipe ideas, shopping list, coupon section, etc}

Planning {daily, weekly, and monthly planning.}

Basic Info {authorization papers, goals, babysitter info, family dr & medical info, etc} ***Think of how beneficial it would be to your family to have medical release forms, list of allergies, important medical information, and Dr/Dentist apt schedules and phone numbers in one place! {not to be confused with birth certs and other vitals... as those belong in a fireproof safe} If something were ever to happen to you or if a medical emergency arose while you were on vacation and grandma was watching tending the kids ALL that info would be at her fingertips. INCLUDING medical release forms!  
{something to think about}

and if you have kids or pets I suggest a section for them as well.

Each of my kid's sections in my binder have:
*a page about their personal information (current sizes, etc)
*a personal interview page {read about that important family tool here}
*and a folder which holds loose papers that pertain to them such as soccer schedules, school forms, etc.

I also keep a folder to hold MY loose papers
{like the stickers I use for my kid's reading logs}

and to remind me that I am a Wonder Woman :)
(or at least aspire to be!)

You could also add a:

finances section

and/or a

Contacts & phone numbers section.

I also have a blog section where I keep track of ideas and such.

Divide all your sections up with tabbed dividers.

and FILL the sections up with the following printables:

Prepared Not Scared has an entire binder ready for the printing!
(Click on the link above and scroll down until you see the "Day Keeper" printables)
*The first picture in this post is of a page from her printable binder system.

I HIGHLY recommend these free printables! They make up most of my personal binder.

If those don't suite your fancy, or if you are looking for more free printables to add to your binder, Organized Home has many to choose from!
Simple Mom also has several cute printables which include: A Daily Docket, a Pocket Docket, a Master Grocery List, and a Master Weekly Checklist

Here are some cute blog organizing printables
a Blog Weekly Calendar from Living Locurto
a Blog Topics organizer by Perideau Designs

And because I couldn't find everything I knew I wanted for my planner here are a few more that I made:
{Coming to you via Scribd because I have yet to learn how to do a clickable PDF link. I'll once again send out a heartfelt plea to anyone who knows how to do this that will share!! pretty please :)}

Blog Monthly Calendar that matches Living Locurto's weekly calendar
Blog Ideas Organizer. Jot down quick ideas for future referencing

And some menu planning ones I made:
Menu Planning Monthly Calendar. I print this out, fill it in (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and then hang it on my fridge for quick referencing. 
Recipes To Try List. I jot down recipes I find online with the URL or from cookbooks so that when I am menu planning I can draw from this list
Yummy Family Favs. This is another list I reference when menu planning.

I hope this helps get you started on your very own family planner! And if you already have one.. I hope you found some more printables to make your existing binder even better!

And if you know of any more free printables related to this idea please do share!!