What is a control Journal?

As most people who know me in person know how organized I am and "Everything has it's place." Type of person. Well Even me needs a little guide to help me remember all the things that I would like to get done within the day. Now I'll be honest my house isn't always in shape for people to stop by but hey we have a son and he is priority so some days there are just not enough hours in the day or we just want to play ALL day. So even being organized I still need help with keeping me focused on the each task and then I am done within an hour every day and can keep up with our daily schedule of playdates/park trips/Errands etc.. Ok that last one is my major issue that this journal has helped me with. I have been known to take weeks to get a letter out that sometimes i just see it by the door and then I toss it because it was suppose to go out a year ago..LOL ok I'm not that bad but now I can get those letters/cards out within reason now. Well here is a small look at our family's control journal


Cover

Our Morning:afternoon schedules

Our daily schedule

What I didn't post a pic of:

Weekly zones:Each week there is a zone where you do a deep cleaning of that area..This week it's the main bathroom and spare room

Our address's

Emergency numbers and directions to our house from 2 different directions (mainly for babysitters..If I ever trust anyone to come here and watch my pride and joy)

Our families and close friends phone numbers for emergency contacts

List of family favorite place to vacation with numbers or hotels/cabins/condos places we like to eat at/ activies in the area and near by stores and emergency numbers etc.

K's school test scores for each MONTH..Yes he is tested every month

our holiday plans : This covers getting ready for the holiday's (Thanksgiving/Christmas) Gift check list each year a new sheet is printed out <--that is for buying and also making. The gift list also has many sections to write where you hid the gift at, if it's been wrapped, has it shipped out if YES what is the tracking code. Our traditions from meals to actives to how we decorate every year and also a space to write in new traditions we'd like to start.

Now even with this journal and with my natural ability to organize you are likely to find clothes on our couch at least once a week and toys in the hallway daily left overs a week old in the fridge at least once a month and a new dog named bingo under our couch once a month. Oh and let me tell you Bingo is a sneaky dog he seems to run to another hiding spot for me to find the next week as I move ZONES.