While each family's organizer will be unique, most are simple three-ring notebooks with several divider sections. Most household notebooks include a telephone and message section, a divider for church, clubs or volunteer activities, travel, home management and finance sections, medical information, and personal records like gift list and clothing size charts. Because they're infinitely expandable, household notebooks become as distinctive as the family that uses them. Empty nesters will rely on packing checklists for vacations, home repair records and gift suggestion lists for far-flung children.
Professional organizers recommend the concept.
Bonnie advises adding specific dividers to each section to personalize the planning notebook. By compiling and storing family information in a central location, life at home benefits. No more searching for scraps of paper or mislaid permission slips.