Old School Organizing
I know all the cool kids do Pinterest. I had an account for a year or so a while back & I reached a saturation point with pinning all this stuff that made me feel pretty materialistic (ooh! Pretty dress! Ah! Gotta have that necklace!). Also, I spend my workdays at my desk, mouse and laptop and phone at the ready, for 8+ hours. I need a low-tech break.
Thus my food binder, in all its glory.
This is where all the food magazine pages, random recipes and random notes regarding all things edible wind up. In a perfect world, it would be filed and well organized. Pffff... fooey on that. Notice in the photo below, the left pocket is crammed -- I mean SWAMPED -- with good food ideas. When I finally have a moment, I break out my equally old-school one hole punch (yep, I don't even have a snazzy three-hole thing to make it easier) and file these babies away.
Ideally, each thing is sorted by nice categories like vegetables, sweets, sides, and products/gifts. I like that the veggie portion is crammed with clippings and pages and the sweets section is a little thin. Were that only a true reflection of my diet...
Though I have 50+ cookbooks, I'm finding my binder is my go-to during the weekdays when I need a quick supper idea or I have four eggplants and no idea of how to use them. Instant inspiration, and no double-clicking or log in required. Take that, Pinterest!
Thus my food binder, in all its glory.
This is where all the food magazine pages, random recipes and random notes regarding all things edible wind up. In a perfect world, it would be filed and well organized. Pffff... fooey on that. Notice in the photo below, the left pocket is crammed -- I mean SWAMPED -- with good food ideas. When I finally have a moment, I break out my equally old-school one hole punch (yep, I don't even have a snazzy three-hole thing to make it easier) and file these babies away.
Ideally, each thing is sorted by nice categories like vegetables, sweets, sides, and products/gifts. I like that the veggie portion is crammed with clippings and pages and the sweets section is a little thin. Were that only a true reflection of my diet...
Though I have 50+ cookbooks, I'm finding my binder is my go-to during the weekdays when I need a quick supper idea or I have four eggplants and no idea of how to use them. Instant inspiration, and no double-clicking or log in required. Take that, Pinterest!
I do it like this too! It's why I don't want an iPad. I'm afraid the iPad would cause me to neglect my binders.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog.
Thank you Katy! I am in equal awe of your blogging skills -- a great way to shed light on a tough issue. Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteI use an old spiral notebook and simply scotch tape recipes torn from magazines to the lined pages.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tangible thing and not electronic, plus I like the purty pictures of the finished product...not that mine ever look that. Thank you, professional food photogs!!
Nice Blog
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, really great tips and advice. I was interested by your comment,
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