Back

I have an alive computer.  Not my original one, but a working one never the less.  I am very excited to be back, and I have some great things to show you all that I have been up to.    Some fun, some no so great, but this blog is all about learning and my process.  Here is a little tease for today:

So long and farewell

My beloved computer has bit the dust.  It will cost $1,000 to fix which means there is practically no point.  Except a new one will cost $1,800.  We don't really have the money to fix it right now.  We are waiting on a few things and we will see what happens, but I very much doubt that I will be replacing or fixing my beloved Mac Book Pro any time soon.  This means that unfortunately my blogging will be more challenging.  *sigh.  I have so many great post planed for some projects and recipes I have completed recently.  I just wish that I could share them with you.  Soon I will be able to, we just have to install a driver on my hubby's computer, so I can upload photo's and then I have to figure out how to run down to Starbucks to post my posts.  We don't have internet at home, (it cost a ridiculous amount) so I used to just create my posts and upload them when at work.  Hopefully this situation will be fixed soon.  I also am hoping to successfully transfer all of my old data to an external hard drive.  I know the data is good, and there (as I pulled some of it off already that I needed for work this week) but we have to format our new external hard drive and run it through a borrowed mac to pull off my whole life.  

Word to the wise, back up your computers often. 

I did it...

After hearing about them for awhile on a few different blogs, I finally decided to buckle down and make a Home Management Binder.  I have the basic sections selected and a basic binder put together, but I am far from finished.  I have decided to start with the basics and build from there with what I need/use and what will work out the best for our home.  Here is what I did:

I started with my computer and created some custom check lists and basic meal planner that would work for our family.  I printed all of them out to put in a very nice hot pink binder (sorry sweetie you can deal).

Then I put some pocket and some regular tabs that I had around to make the sections.

I have the following sections (so far, I know I need more/different ones as I continue to figure this thing out)

Calander

Menu Planing

Future planing

Housekeeping

TO Do

Ahha's

Contacts

Finances

To File

Life Group

Blog

Max

Important

The last few have pockets so that I can slip things in and out of them like unpaid bills and them move the bills to the to file section after I pay them, with my confirmation number or what have you.

My filing system needs help, but that is another post for another day.  I am still not back 100% from literally being down for the count the whole last week.  Hopefully I will be back all the way soon and able to actually get several of my projects done.

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!  :)