31 Days :: day 17- Gifting List

Day 17:: Gifting List

Today's list is a Gifting List- a great place to keep track of friends and family's birthdays, anniversaries, clothing sizes, favorite colors, etc. Bring this list with you when you go shopping so you have all the info you need on hand in order to pick out the perfect gift for your loved one! Fill in the person's favorite store so you can get the perfect gift card for a special occasion!

The printable includes a few blank spots- fill in any other important dates to remember about that person or any other favorite things. :)

{printable here}

31 Days:: day 16- Bible study bookmarks

Day 16:: Bible Study Bookmarks

Happy Sunday, all!!

Today's list is a crafty list :) I'm currently reading through the Bible in a year and I've chosen the chronological order- so it's the order of when things occurred historically and jumps around between books.

In order to keep track, I've created bookmarks with each day's reading on it, and broken up the reading into various bookmarks. I've listed the day's reading and a space to record which date I finished the reading on. It's a simple way to keep track of where I am in my readings. Every few days/weeks I get to pull out my next bookmark, and they're all different so it's fun :)

No printable today, but if you'd like a set, I'd be more than happy to put together a set for you via my Etsy shop!!

31 Days :: day 13, 14, 15- Autumn Projects, Thanksgiving Menu & Shopping List

Hey all!!

So I've been a bit of a 31 Day delinquent... sorry :( I hope you'll forgive me! This is apparently also my "31 days of getting better with blogging!" Bear with me though, today I come bearing THREE (3) great Autumn lists :)

Day 13:: Autumn Project Tracker

So autumn is a time of change around the house... some people opt to take screens out of their windows and store them away during cooler weather, you've got autumn decor to set out, perhaps do some "autumn cleaning" {like spring cleaning... but in autumn!} hehe... you know the drill. Or maybe your kids have a new fall sport and you've taken to volunteering to bring refreshments or help out at school... regardless of what your autumn looks like, it's bound to have a few projects to keep track of- so here's a little tracker for ya :) Super simple and super festive!

{printable here}

Day 14:: Thanksgiving Menu

So if you're like me, you like to have everything in a list... including large meals you may be hosting for Thanksgiving! I even used this list recently for an Autumn Feast we had with friends :) I find it very useful to plan what should be cooked when {ie. if two dishes cook at the same temperature, I can put them in at the same time} and how far in advance I need to start cooking everything! I also use the notes section to list out the order I'm going to cook everything in... I'll be putting out a new version of this soon that includes a slot for "temperature" and "#" for listing out what order to cook the dishes in :)

• category- main dish, side dish, dessert, etc.
• recipe- the name of the dish
• source- cookbook name, magazine name, recipe binder name, or simply "recipe card"
• pg- page number in the designated source
• time- time to prep/ cook (I usually jot down the cooking temperature in this section too)
• serves- how many does the recipe serve? this is useful so you know if you should double, triple, half the recipe

{printable here}

Day 15:: Thanksgiving Grocery List

And here's the final list list for today's autumn-themed group post- Thanksgiving Grocery List! While I'm putting together the Thanksgiving Menu {above}, I jot down what ingredients I need on the grocery list. I've included the major categories where I shop (ie. being a vegetarian, I don't have a "meat" category here)... I group in any oddball ingredients at the bottom of a section or just put a star next to it, so I know to look in another section of the store for it. If you'd like a customized grocery list, just send me an email! I could tailor this to include your major shopping categories :D

{printable here}

Happy Autumn- Easy DIY Paper Pumpkins

how cute are these, right?! hehe... I love making these little pumpkins- so super quick and easy, and great easy kids craft too!

ingredients

• orange cardstock
• green card stock
• green wire (could use curling ribbon, twine, etc too!)

steps

(1) cut out a bunch of circles

(2) fold 'em all in half

(3) glue them together
(4) cut the bottom a little, so the pumpkin has a flat surface to stand up on

(5) add a stem and some wire vines (or I've made them with paper).

Happy Autumn ya'll :)

P.S. I'll be back later today with some 31 Days of Lists the Like!! I know I'm a bit backlogged... eeep!

31 days :: day 12- Wrapping & Gift Closet Inventory

Day 13:: Gift Wrapping & Gift Closet Inventories

Today I'd like to share my Gift Closet and my Gift Wrapping storage station. I store them together- both items that I've saved to gift to people, and wrapping supplies to package up said gifty items! I'm sharing the two ways that I've stored my Gift Closet- first is in a storage bin and second is in a hanging shoe/sweater storage piece. Being in the Army, we move around a lot and also we don't ever know how big our next home will be- so our Gift Closet & Wrapping Station is on the smaller side... one day I dream of an entire actual closet for such purposes :)

Now my Gift Closet consists of two main types of items-

• Re-Gifting:: items that I was gifted that weren't quite my style, duplicates of things I already have, raffle items won, free gifts with purchase, etc.
• New:: items that I've bought for a particular person that I'll be gifting at a later date {future birthday, Christmas, etc.}

And it's always good to know what I have and what I've bought so that I don't re-buy something, or go buy something new when I have the perfect gift already in my stash! So here's what I have on the Gift Closet Inventory...

• gift :: short description of the gift
• occasion :: useful if it's occasion-specific {ie. wedding, Christmas, etc} or if I've bought it intentionally for a person for a specific holiday
• from :: who the gift was originally from {useful in the event of re-gifting}
• to :: who a gift might be for if it's a re-gift, or who I intentionally bought the gift for

{ Gift Closet blank inventory }

Up next is my Gift Wrapping Inventory. Now if you're anything like me, you save all boxes, ribbon, and tissue paper that is salvageable. I like to reuse items- both to save me money and to save the environment a bit. So I have a central place to store all my wrapping items. I also need a way to keep track of all the items that I already have... in comes my inventory list!

It's pretty straight forward...

• tissue :: all tissue paper
• boxes/bins :: all gift boxes, also included is any random gift wrap paper or certificate holders... anything that doesn't fit in the other categories I've listed here
• ribbons :: all ribbons and bows

{ Gift Wrapping blank inventory }

31 days :: day 11- Appliance Tracker & Service Record

Day 11:: Household Appliance Tracker & Service Record

So today's list piggybacks off yesterday's list... today's list is a Household Appliance Tracker. Simply used for keeping track of warranty, brand, and model info regarding all of our more expensive home appliances- namely ones that may need to be serviced once in a while. It will also come in handy when we want to replace said items one day- when we go shopping we can bring this list along to remember which brands we did or didn't like. There's a secondary list today- it's a service record for said appliances. Easy way to keep track of when & where items were serviced, including a notes section so you can jot down what was fixed and if you liked the repair shop or not.

I keep this tracker in my Household Binder, and here are the things I keep track of with these lists...

Appliance Tracker::

• Name- what appliance it is
• Brand- brand name
• Model- model name
• From- where did you buy it? if it was a gift, I note "gift"
• Date- date bought, if it was a gift, I note the year and that it was a gift
• Warranty- how long and if it's limited or full warranty

Service Tracker ::

• Name- which appliance was serviced
• Date- date it was serviced
• Location- Repair shop name
• Cost- hopefully "N/A" if under warranty :)
• Notes- notes about the part repaired and any notes regarding the repair shop

{blank printable here}

{blank printable here}

31 Days :: day 10- Kitchen Tools Tracker

Day 10:: Kitchen Tools Tracker

So today's list is about kitchen tools... you know, anything you use to cook & serve with! Well DH and I are pretty adamant about our cooking & baking products being made in the USA- anything that will be used for freezing or heating we try to be pretty strict about. Sometimes we bend, but definitely no "made in China" products for those purposes- don't want to chance lead or other icky materials being allowed in our cooking!!

Anyhoo, I keep this tracker in my Household Binder at the moment, though it will potentially get switched to my Kitchen Binder {looking at branching out my main binder... I'll share my binder towards the end of the month!} So here are the things I keep track of with this list...

• Name- pretty self explanatory
• Brand- again, self explanatory
• DW- is it dishwasher safe?
• Mic- is it microwave safe?
• Frz- is it freezer safe?
• Ovn- is it oven safe? (seeing a trend here? hehe)
• Material- numbers are if it's a recyclable plastic, otherwise just whatever it's made from
• Date- date purchased
• Warranty- how long warranty is good for, if applicable
• Made- the all important "where it was made"

{ printable blank version here }

31 Days :: day 6, 7, 8, 9- monthly/weekly cleaning, meals & exercise, oh my!

Hey all!!

SO so sorry that I let the past few days slip by without a post!! DH has the long weekend off, and he's been working a lot of late nights the past few months, so I was taking advantage of having him home for once ;)

Anyhoo... onwards to FOUR (4) lists!! Gotta make up for lost time!

These four lists go together really well in my household because they make up my little "home management" wall :) Each list is in a simple photo frame, and I use a dry erase marker to write on it. I used to print these out each week/month but found I wanted to save paper and thus decided to create a reusable system!

Day 6:: Monthly Cleaning Chart

This chart is my monthly cleaning chart. Each day of the week is assigned a different room or item to be cleaned/maintained. Some rooms have an "F" or "H" before them, which stands for "Full" or "Half"- so either a full top to bottom room cleaning or a quick clean of the major messy areas of the room.

This list is a little outdated- it's from before our latest move- some things I clean more often now, but it's all about what works for you! We don't have kids or pets yet, so things don't tend to get quite as dirty as quickly right now. And no cleaning Sundays since that's a day of rest :)

{ printable blank chart here }

Day 7:: Daily Chore Tracker

Here's the next list in the series... It's my daily chore chart... this one is slightly outdated since it's from before we moved, but my current one merely has a few items switched to different days. It's all about what works for you! For the "cleaning" each day, I refer to the above list to see what rooms need to be cleaned for the day. Everything that's above the dashed line is stuff that I do everyday, while things below the line change daily. I also leave a few extra blank slots for chores that pop up throughout the week.

{ printable blank version here }

Day 8:: Weekly Meal List

And the next list is my weekly meal list... it's a combination meal planner and nutrition tracker really... The top portion is a meal planner- dinners get filled in at the beginning of the week, and I fill in the rest throughout the week as I go.

Being vegetarian and gluten-free, I have to make sure I stay on top of my nutrition, so the bottom half of this list is a nutrition tracker- I "x" off a triangle when I have a serving of the designated food group. It's a good visual reminder for me if I'm lacking in a certain food group!

With the printable blank version {found below}, you could also use the bottom portion as a shopping list! :)

{ printable blank list here }

Day 9:: Exercise Tracker

And here's the final list for today's combined post! It's a pretty simple one... just a blank calendar- but this is where I keep track of what days I've been exercising! I simply write in a brief description of what I did. Mostly it's a visual reminder of whether I've been keeping on top of staying in shape ;)

{ printable blank chart here }

Lists coming soon!

So sorry ya'll! Got distracted rearranging the crafting/sewing room ;)

Will be back tomorrow with a triple dose of Lists and the Like!!!

*huggs*

- Shauna

31 days :: day 5- overnight guest prep

Day 5:: Overnight Guest Prep

.: Our Overnight Guest Basket :.

• lotion {scented & unscented}
• Q tips & cotton balls
• tissues
• contact case & saline solution
• facewash
• shampoo & conditioner
• deodorant {men's & women's}
• toothbrushes & toothpaste
• razor
• feminine products
• lint roller
• nail file

So that's our guest basket! I keep it in our spare bathroom for when overnight guests come to visit. Depending on the bathroom size, it's kept on the vanity or a little side table near the sink. Either way, we just leave it out so it's ready to go- one less thing to worry about when guests come!

So where's the list, you might ask? Ah ha, well it's below! In our guest room, obviously there's a variety of things that need to be done to prep for guests... and considering my general scatterbrainedness, I made a list to make sure I didn't forget anything ;) It can also be found {here as a printable}.

sharing this here...