With a binder or planner, some paper and a printer–you’ve got all you need to setup a complete household management hot spot: your Household Organizer (aka Household Notebook, Journal, or Planner).
These are a great tool to keep your routine chores, To Do lists, activities and notes organized. You may also find they help motivate you to keep things moving on a daily basis.
Visit the links below for examples and instructions for a few different systems and inspiration galore. You’ll also find some free printables & tools to use listed at the bottom, make them as pretty or simple as you like!
- Building Your Own Control Journal
- By Sunlight & Candlelight
- Make Your Own Planner for an Organized Home
- Foss Family Home Companion
- Organizational Binder
- How To / Tutorial
Free Printables & Tools
- Full-sized Planner Printables (see menu links across the top, more printables offered)
- Printable Planner Pages
- Yellow Mums: Monthly Menu Planner
- Life Your Way
- The Ultimate Grocery List
- Monthly Budget Sheet: Nicely done design with itemized expenses on the left side of page (mortgage/rent, insurance, utilities, etc.), then actual amounts spent on the right side of page.
- Weekly Cleaning Calendar: A checklist of chores for each day of the week plus blank lines for “Other”. Free pdf download.
- Daily Routine Planner Sheets: Free pdf downloads for both single and double pages. Items documented include a meal plan, exercise, daily water intake, appointments and more.
- Weekly Docket Chore Checklist: Has spaces to list tasks, projects and activities for the week plus chores to do Monday through Friday.
- Daily Housekeeping Schedule: A quick reference noting daily upkeep and chores for each day of the week (Monday through Sunday). Includes a quote from Ecclesiastes “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
- Weekly Planner With Menu For Each Day Of The Week & Shopping List: Single pdf download with sheet in 8 color schemes (including grey & white).
- Weekly Cleaning Schedule: A full page sheet (pdf download) with space for each day of the week. You can personalize tasks with an image editing program or just write it in.
- Pretty Vintage Weekly Planner: Lovely page filled with vintage graphics, has a section to track what’s needed around the house (Mon – Sun), a section for Dinner ideas, Appointments, noting Purposeful Moments and a quote “I will hold myself to a standard of Grace, not perfection”.
- Assorted Schedules: You’ll find a weekly docket for tracking chores and errands plus a daily food diary to download.
- Family Planner Set: Includes a childcare schedule, meal planning, enrichment activities, medical information, school schedule and title page.
- Quick Cleaning Cards: One card for each day of the week for quick 15 minute chores, plus an extra one for monthly goals.
I moved the helpful tip that was posted in here by Suzanne to the Random Household Tips From Tipnut Readers area, thanks Suzanne!
I’m sorry, but after 1 year of therapy, the very first test was to quit making notes, schedules and making my bed as soon as I got up. did it stick, nah! Carry on.
Hey – Thanks for adding our Home Management Downloads – glad they are helpful!
I need this! Thanks for all the printable links 🙂
i love printables & would like to see more useful ones !
This is some good stuff.
Lately, I’ve been dismayed at how unintelligent I feel for the fact I simply cannot even begin to plan out some sort of organizational system for my household. I begin on a good note, but then I quickly become frustrated at the sheer size of the endeavour and the momentum is gone before it can even get going. Its a huge mental block and I hate it – because I can never stop thinking about how messy my life is. Yikes. Hopefully some of these tips take…
Using a household notebook can get you on, and then keep you on a schedule. This can include a daily cleaning schedule, weekly cleaning schedule, and a more periodic maintenance and cleaning schedule for your home. It also can get the whole family involved, because everyone can see what needs to be done, and can pitch in and help. I love using my household notebook!
Thanks for the link to my site! 🙂
Thanks so much for including the Life…Your Way printables!
Thanks for including Sissy Print in this great directory of organization tips!
Thank you for including Artsy-Fartsy Mama in this wonderful collection! 🙂
These are very good will be very handy for me.
A very big THANK YOU for the list of printables . I am making a Home Management for the first time I appreciate your work so very much .