Every year when school begins, I always get papers that I think "I'm going to put this in a place that I won't forget"... but then I usually do forget. You still with me? Yep.. I see you shaking your head.
And since the day my husband and I got married - we have had a system for bills. We have a notebook and everything is written down when to pay etc.
So I decided to put everything in a binder. These are some of the tabs that I have...
1. One for each kid.. with their school papers that I need to keep in their sections. Along with names and phone #'s of their friends (with the parents names and address).
2. Another for my Christmas card list.. everyone's address is there. Along with my regular address book.
3. A tab for bills - need I say more.
4. Emergency repair phone #'s - like utilities, gas, cable.. etc.
5. Emergency house information - like where the shut off is for water, breaker box, gas line.. etc. Do you know where these are in your house? You should - what if there was an emergency??!! (sorry.. got a little bossy there)
And pretty much anything else I can think of in the future.
And since I like things 'pretty' - I made this binder cover...
29 comments:
The binder looks great and such a good idea!
Oh my goodness,why was I thinking that the September sew in was on the 27th? I missed it!
So Cute! and such a handy item!!
This binder cover is so pretty! If I took the time to make such a pretty binder, I would probably be more likely to actually use it. I like the idea of being organized and compared to my husband, well, let's just say, I'm the queen of organization, but that's compared to my husband.
You are soooo clever ! It's great!
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Love your binder cover. Must nicer to look at than the plastic cover.
Good for you! My kids were sick last night so can you take me off the link up list?! (since I don't have anything to show!)
Too cute, I need to make something like that for my household binder!
That is too cute and useful..did you have a pattern for that? Ok need to go post my pics too..
Barb
Oh, I love that, makes it easy to find too
What a great idea for using the little stack of squares Heidi! I'm going to do that too!
Just love it...and what a fun way to get organized.
That is such a nice binder cover. That is the sort of thing I wanted to work on, but, instead, I played catch up. Oh well. Necessary before glamorous, I guess. Thanks for hosting.
Very pretty cover! I wish I was that organised!
The binder is lovely .Thanks for hosting this, it was fun.
Sheri
Binder came out great. I got to finish up my quilt top. Its the fons and porter Prism pattern.
Vicky
Wow! That's gorgeous. Why had I never thought of doing that before?
Completely copying this idea at some point in the future.
Great idea Heidi! Pretty fabrics too!
Very Cute, and great idea! I love the colors of the fabrics:)
Much nicer cover to look at than a coloured vinyl. I've made journal covers but never thought of covering a folder!
Very cute Heidi! sorry I missed the sew in this month. We've been really busy with school and some family stuff. I'll be glad to find some sewing time soon!
thats a good idea! I won't be using it at the moment but it is earmarked for later!
I am in the proccess of reorganising my house. Mainly because I found a mouse and haven't been able to catch him for almost a month now. He makes rare apperances and I am always so startled I forget to try and get him. Also we will be moving at the end of the school year and I want to get as ready as I can, as de-cluttered, as sorted as I can now while I am working on finding little buddys nooks. everythigns out anyways!
Sooo cute, Heidi!! What a wonderful idea too.
Your binder cover is gorgeous. Useful things should always be pretty.
Thanks for hosting.
Oh this is so smart and so beautiful. I did sew. I don't think I ever got my link on. For some reason I had trouble with it. We were at our hunting club and I brought my little feather weight. I didn't finish a project but did get started. I will post about it this morning. Thanks for hosting this and I am so glad to be back.
Any effort for organization gets my vote! Having quilts in every form brings a smile, so even a folder for bills can be covered up and cause a grin to appear when least expected! Nice work! Debi
Love your binder cover!
That is the CUTEST binder cover ever !!!!
This is too cute! Nice job!
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