My Family Binder- or otherwise known as my OCD Portfolio (Free Printables!!)

Hey guys! Since its a new year I needed a new calender in my organization binder. What started as a new calender quickly turned into an all-out re-do. And I LOVE IT. Its prettier, its more functional, and I added a couple new things, as well as a seperate emergency info binder.

I made my first binder around the time Raewyn was born early last year. I got a lot of ideas from a whole bunch of different blogs and binders over a period of several months. it was functional, but not super cute by any means. But its been a HUGE help to keeping me on track and organized. Especially with the lifestyle we live- prepping, only going shopping once a month and being so cut off and remote.

Since this remade version is just so pretty i decided that as I made all these updates id erase my info and make a standard, blank copy to share with all of you! *applause* Keep in mind that i originally made this binder for my own personal use so there may be some things that don't apply to your needs specifically. I did try to add stuff to things like the inventory that most households use. my household tends to be a bit more on the greener, crunchier side of things, and i don't need a lot of the groceries or items that a lot of people do since we provide them ourselves. So, forgive me if i missed something. That is why there are blank inventory spaces and a completely blank sheet if you'd rather just fill it out yourself.

These are FREE printables. Download them. Use them. But please don't alter them or try to sell them. They represent hours and hours of my hard work and ignoring the dishes in the sink, and the kids scribbling on the walls. So don't mess with them. Or I will hunt. you. down.  

just kidding.

But really.


I have them here in the order i keep them in my binder. I separate each section with a divider tab, and i keep them in protective sheets. if i have one to be written on, i use a dry erase pen that way i don't have to keep printing them out . :)

Household Binder

Cover Page

Daily Life Section
Daily Planner
Weekly Cleaning list (i like to break up my deep cleaning into a room per day weekly schedule)
 I follow those with my exercise schedule & kids chore charts.

Calender & Events Section
Birthdays & Special Events 1
Birthdays & Special Events 2
January 2013
February 2013
March 2013
April 2013
May 2013
June 2013
July 2013
August 2013
September 2013
October 2013
November 2013
December 2013

Contacts Section
Friends & Family (print out as many as it takes to fit in all your friends and family!)

Inventory Section
Household Inventory
Household Inventory (blank) (You can fill it out yourself)
Pantry Inventory
Pantry Inventory (blank)

Meal Planning & Shopping Section
Menu Planner (I do four at a time for a whole month-that way i know what i need)
Shopping List ( I take mine with me to the store- double sided printing and a staple for the last page)
I keep a zipper pocket with my coupons in this section as well)

Recipes Section
Recipes (Print out as many as it takes to fill out all your recipes! I print out page one for the start of every section- salads, desserts, soups, etc- and then page two for all the subsequent pages.)

Notes Section
Notes Just a place for random things and notes to yourself. :)

Emergency Binder

This binder never leaves my house or its location on the wall unless there is an emergency.

Cover Page

Emergency Information Section
Emergency Info
Medical Information (Print one out for each member of your family-I put a copy of each persons birth certificate, social security card and vaccination card (what very little we have if the person has been vaccinated at all. For kids, i put back to back with the child id page with documents between them)
Emergency Child ID ( I update these every six months-print one out for each child)
Pet info (in case of a lost pet, you need to leave your pet with someone else, or you are bugging out. )

I put marriage certificates, blood type cards, and any other important documents in this binder as well as a digital copy of all my pictures. Basically if i had to LEAVE NOW Id grab my kids, bug out bags and this binder.

 When my grandma had to go in an ambulance and i had to get the kids dressed i took her medical page out and gave it to the paramedics. it was very well appreciated by the ER staff since i couldn't get there until an hour after she arrived and she is deaf.

I also keep all my smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector etc manuals and check sheets in this binder.

Well there it is! I'm working on a few new pages to come soon, ill post them whenever i get them finished! Enjoy guys! I hope this helps you organize your life!