What's Inside My January Folder

A new month is here, and that means I pull out a brand new monthly folder! And yes, I really do get excited about that...sad, I know!  As I wrote in an earlier post about my weekly and monthly planning, I keep a basket on my desk with 12 monthly folders tucked inside. The first of each month I pull out the folder and take a peek at what is inside. Here is my January folder...

and here is what is inside...

The first thing inside is the January poem. Every month, I hang a  poem on the bulletin board in the kitchen. This month it is called "Little January".
                                         

                                      Little January

                            Tapped at my door today.

                    And said, "Put on your winter wraps,

                          And come outdoors to play."

                                       Little January

                                  Is always full of fun;

                                   Until the set of sun.

                                       Little January

                               Will stay a month with me

                        And we will have such jolly times-

                               Just come along and see.

                                 Winifred C. Marshall



The next thing in the folder is my handwritten list of things to do this month.

                            January

 1. New Planner organized

 2. Put Christmas decorations away

 3. Clean good

 4. Kids- Thank Yous for Christmas

 5. Pack away Christmas clothes

 6. Wash and put out Valentines clothes

 7. Begin to look for Valentines

 8. Order supplies for upcoming holidays

                Chinese New Year

                Mardi Gras

                Valentine's Day

                St. Patrick's Day

There is also a Prayer for the New Year and An Epiphany House Blessing

And lastly...a print out reminder of Chocolate Cake Day! It is celebrated every year on January 27!

And that is my January Folder! Happy Planning!