Assignment: Create a Christmas binder with tabs
The Christmas binder is going to be your friend for the next few weeks. You know–the kind of friend you count on to help you keep your sanity. Your friend should reflect you, but more importantly, the vision you have for your family Christmas! Yesterday you made a list of what is important to you for the holidays. What it would look like for you if you started fresh this year.
Use your mission statement and go from there. But don’t forget this is supposed to be quick and easy!
For More Details: Get Yourself Organized for Christmas – Page 28
Supplies: a three-ring binder, tabs, (optional) colored pens, plain paper to decorate a cover sleeve to slide in the clear pocket.
Maybe you have an old binder lying around that contains your child’s old science fair project. Maybe you were on a committee for church a few years back and you can recycle one for a new purpose! Maybe you will take out a blank sheet of paper and decorate it and then slide it into the clear sleeve of the front cover of the binder. Maybe you make a fun label for the outside. Whatever you end up creating, make it SIMPLE.
Remind yourself:
Next, get some dividers for the different categories. Get one for Cards, Recipes, Budget and Receipts, etc. Next place them in the order that makes sense to you. Keep a copy of the mission statement in the front. This is to remind yourself of your core values and what matters most to your family.
Then set a reminder on your phone or an appointment on your calendar to do a binder check weekly. This check will ensure you are USING it after you took the time to create it! It is so important for you to not get overwhelmed.
Use this time to store away any needed items to keep yourself organized. Put that receipt in the receipt section now because when you are in a hurry later, it won’t happen. Doing a simple task now will keep you from feeling crazed later!
Share Your Thoughts:
Where did you get your binder? Is it newly repurposed? What tabs did you put inside? Did you list out your Mission Statement and enclose it?
Avoiding Overwhelm:
- Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 21: Your Personalized Special Project - December 4, 2016
- Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 20: Get Your Christmas Table Stuff Ready - December 3, 2016
- Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 19: Meal Planning At Christmas Time - December 2, 2016
I have a disc bound Bullet Journal & I created my Christmas Binder as a section in that Journal. My “Christmas Binder” sections are: Christmas Cards, Gift List, Stocking Stuffers (list), Receipts, Travel/Trips, and Meals (Christmas Eve & Christmas Day). Looking forward to Day 3 and onward!
Great idea to create it as a subsection of another binder!!! I also use a disc bound planner and I have several pages designated for my “Christmas” section but making it official with a pretty page makes me feel so much more Christmas-y!