Notebook binders are absolutely fantastic organizing tools. I use them for just about any project. Don’t spend your time looking for fancy notebooks to suit each topic. Just get yourself to the office superstore, buy some cheap binders, paper, index dividers and a three-hole punch and start organizing! Here are some ideas:
1. Personal Cookbook: Print your favorite recipes you use all the time. Label index dividers with your categories, such as appetizers, main dishes and desserts. File each recipe in the appropriate section. Use plastic page protectors to save your recipes.
2. Household Information: Add all the information you need to run your home. You might have your pest control contract, names and telephone numbers of teens who can cut the grass, the plumber’s cell number.
3. Health Information: List all the family doctors and their telephone numbers. Keep prescription numbers for drug refills. Include health forms your kids need for school.
4. Car Information: Include copies of car warranties, the tire and oil maintenance schedule and the names and telephone numbers of good mechanics. You should also keep newspaper and magazine clippings of cars you may be interested in purchasing.
5. Home Decorating: Are you involved in some decorating projects? A binder will become your best friend. Include pictures, paint chips, fabric swatches and any random ideas you have. Take the binder with you when you’re shopping.
