• HOME
  • Planning
    • Planner Newbie
      • New to planning? Start here
    • Planning Tips & Inspiration
    • 52 Planning Systems in 52 Weeks
      • My weekly spreads
    • Planner Index
    • Planner Reviews
      • Horizontal Weekly
      • Horizontal 1 Page Weekly + Notes
      • Vertical Weekly
      • Hourly Planners
      • Categories Weekly
      • Daily Planners
      • Discbound Planners
      • Teacher Planners
      • Planner Roundups
      • Happy Planner (MAMBI)
      • Budget Planners
    • Planner Comparisons
    • Bullet Journal
      • Bullet Journal Reviews
      • Bullet Journal Spreads
      • Bullet Journal Tips
    • Planner pens
    • Highlighters
    • Planner Stickers
    • Digital Planning
    • Household Binder
    • Stationery Shopping
    • Rachael’s Favorites
    • Blogging & Online Business
  • Graphic Design
    • Photoshop Tutorials
    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Canva
    • Silhouette Studio
    • PicMonkey
  • SHOP
    • Shop at Etsy
    • Online Store
    • Graphic Design Resources
    • ECOURSES
    • Ebooks
      • 54 Mistakes Etsy Sellers Make (And How to Fix Them)
      • 1200 Blog Post Ideas
        • 1200 Blog Post Ideas (Exclusive Download Content)
      • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (For Any Type of Blog)
        • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (Exclusive Download Content)
    • Feedback & Testimonials
    • Planner Supplies (my sister’s shop!)
    • Shop my favorite planner supplies on Amazon
  • Learn
    • ECOURSES
      • Free Graphic Design Video Tutorials Library
      • How to Make Planner Stickers
      • How to Make Printables in Photoshop
      • How to Make Printables in Microsoft Word
      • How to Make Printables in Microsoft Excel
      • How to make digital planners and notebooks in Microsoft PowerPoint
      • How to Make Labels in Photoshop
      • How to Make Patterns in Photoshop
      • How to Make Party Printables
      • How to Write Product Descriptions
    • Ebooks
      • 54 Mistakes Etsy Sellers Make (And How to Fix Them)
      • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (For Any Type of Blog)
      • 1200 Blog Post Ideas
  • FREE
    • FREE Printables
    • Free Printables Library – Subscribers Login
  • Travel
    • Travel Planning
    • Europe
    • Australia & New Zealand
  • About
    • Browse All Posts
    • FAQ
      • What is a Printable? What happens when I purchase a printable from you?
      • Printing Tips
      • Printable Planner Stickers
      • Downloading Files
      • How to Open Zipped File Folders
      • What does EDITABLE mean?
      • Monogram Etiquette

All About Planners

Printable planners to organize your home, business and life!

January 4, 2016

How to prepare and get organised for a new year (plus a FREE printable!)

With the new year here, it’s time to get organized! Here are some of the things I like to do at the start of a new year.

How to Prepare and Get Organized for a new year checklist to do list printable organization new years resolutions business life goals allaboutthehouse

1. Update your home binder

Update your home inventory (with new things you got for Christmas, purchased throughout the year or got rid of)


2. Update your insurance

  • Did you get a promotion last year? You might want to increase your income protection insurance
  • Revaluate your health insurance
  • Did you purchase more possessions? You should update your home and contents insurance

3. Clean out your inbox

  • I recommend unrollme (free) – I unsubscribed from 54 newsletters in 5 minutes!
  • Delete emails
  • Set up folders in your inbox

4. Clean up your computer files

  • Remove bookmarks you no longer use from your browser history
  • Clean out the downloads folder of your computer. See here if you’re not sure where to find this
  • Empty the recycle bin
  • Run a disk defragment your computer
  • Run an antivirus scan
  • Delete files off your computer that you no longer need

5. Clean up your blog (if you have one)

  • Reduce the number of blog categories you have for each sub-topic that you blog about to about 3-5 categories only
  • Remove unused plugins
  • Update plugins you want to keep
  • Delete old blog drafts you are not going to finish
  • Backup your blog
  • Update the about page on all social media platforms you use, your blog and website
  • Renew any expired domain names, annual subscriptions etc.
  • Get up to date on your blog bookkeeping
  • Audit your blog content – do any blog posts need updating, does your blog need a new theme layout, redesign branding?
  • Check your site stats and compare performance to last year – what worked and what didn’t work? What topics were popular? How did most of your readers find your site? Use this info to create a content plan for the new year

6. Check your finances

  • Do your bookkeeping and set up an accounting system for the new year. There are plenty of accounting tools out there including Wave (which is free)
  • Check your goals – how much did you make this year? How much did you spend? Was it in line with your goals?
  • Reduce the amount of paper – scan all your receipts, store on your computer and backup on the cloud or using an external hard-drive
  • Set a budget for the new year
  • Create a savings plan and debt payoff plan

You might like my budget binder printables

budget binder planner printable editable pdf chevron money management debt savings investment taxes spending accounts expenses bills budget monthly quarterly annual


7. Clean out your recipe binder

  • Which recipes haven’t you made yet? Place these in one section
  • Which recipes were bad? Throw these out
  • Organise your recipes in a way that works for you – e.g. dinner and lunches, by type of meat such as chicken and beef, sections for family favorites, winter meals etc.

If you don’t have a recipe binder yet, you can download my free rainbow recipe binder printables.

FREE Editable Printable rainbow recipe binder


8. Check your health

Update (or implement!) an exercise routine and download some free meal plans online.


9. Clean your house

  • Throw out expired foods in your fridge and pantry
  • Throw away stuff you don’t need (e.g. clothes you never wear anymore)
  • Give away unwanted Christmas presents

10. Clean up your physical workspace

  • Go paperless as much as possible
  • Clean up your desk
  • Place as many items on shelving (off your desk) as possible
  • Add an inspirational quote or frame some wall art to keep you motivated

11. Order a photobook

Don’t get behind on photos – get a photobook printed and backup all of your files (not just your photos) in multiple places (such as on the cloud and/or an external harddrive). I recommend Blurb.


12. Clean out your handbag

You might want to add some mini pencil cases to keep everything organised when you put it back in your handbag. For example, I have one for pens, one for makeup, one for knick knacks such as a compact mirror, nail file, bandaids etc.


13. Delete apps on your phone you don’t use and wipe your phone screen clean


14. Set goals for the new year AND a plan to stick to them

  • Set a main goal for the new year
  • Set sub-goals for the new year
  • And develop a plan to accomplish them – the best place to start is to take a look at your schedule

Keep focused with this free printable yearly wall planner. It is 16 x 20 in size (most office supply stores such as Staples can print it at this size for you). If you want to print it at home it can be printed smaller at any size you like (including letter size and half letter size etc.). This printable is part of the free printables library.

If you’re not sure how to get your printer to print it smaller (e.g. 8.5 x 11″ or letter size), see this post on printing tips.

16 x 20 Inspiration Wall Calendar 1 - AllAboutTheHouse FREE printable annual wall calendar goal setting printables


 

 Reflect on the year that’s just passed and celebrate your accomplishments!

You may also be interested in...

  • Printable Direct Sales Planner – EDITABLEPrintable Direct Sales Planner – EDITABLE
  • Erin Condren Horizontal Life Planner versus Horizontal Happy Planner: which planner is better?Erin Condren Horizontal Life Planner versus Horizontal Happy Planner: which planner is better?
  • Editable Chevron Printable Teacher Planner!Editable Chevron Printable Teacher Planner!
  • New Half Size Printable Planners for 2015New Half Size Printable Planners for 2015
  • 15 Productive Things You Can Do In 15 Minutes or Less15 Productive Things You Can Do In 15 Minutes or Less
  • 15 Questions to ask yourself at the end of every week (my weekly review process)15 Questions to ask yourself at the end of every week (my weekly review process)

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Posted In: Blogging & Online Business, Planner Organization · Tagged: 16 x 20 wall calendar, annual blog audit, annual planning, blog audit, business organization, business organize, free wall calendar, goal setting, how to clean your iphone, how to make a home binder, how to organise home papers, how to organize your life, how to plan your year, how to prepare for a new year, how to prepare your blog for a new year, how to prepare your business for a new year, how to set goals, how to set goals for the new year, new year organization, new years resolutions, what to do at the start of a new year

Welcome

Welcome to All About Planners! I’m Rachael, a 20-something Aussie addicted to graphic design and all things planning. On the blog you’ll find more than 1,000 posts about all things planning including planner reviews, tips, favorite supplies and some of my past weekly spreads.

Subscribe and join 60,000+ others on the quest to find planner peace!

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Search

Subscribe

free printables library sign up all about planners blog image graphic subscribe

Shop At Etsy

The photos and content on this site are the property of All About Planners. They are not allowed to be used without permission from All About Planners.

Categories

Recent Posts

  • 10 Brands that have Date Dot Stickers for your planner or bullet journal
  • Eleven Discs Dot Grid Notebook Review (Super Smooth Paper!)
  • 150 Dinner Recipe Ideas (Printable Quick Reference List) + Cooking Staples List
  • Arc versus TUL Comparison: Which discbound brand is better?
  • Esc. Goods 160 GSM Bullet Journal Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)

Disclaimer

All About Planners is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Popular Posts

  • 10 Brands that have Date Dot Stickers for your planner or bullet journal
  • How to make a weekly planner using Google Sheets (free online tool)
  • 130+ functional ideas to use blank notes pages of your planner or an empty notebook
  • 5 Planner Companies that will make a completely custom planner for you
  • Minimalistic planning: how to plan your week using a blank notes page and stickers (52 Planners in 52 Weeks – Week 4)

Printables

  • Learn How to Make Printables
  • How to Make Planner Stickers
  • Resources & Tools I Recommend

Subscribe to access the free Printables library

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Privacy

Copyright © 2021 All About Planners · Theme by 17th Avenue