"I want you to realize that a Control Journal is just a place to put
your routines, basic weekly plan, your zones and other information.
With a Control Journal you have a place to keep important items
without them getting lost in your numerous hot spots." - FlyLady
The Control Journal is your own personal manual for listing and keeping track of your routines. You can use a notebook, a binder, or even a scrapbook, it doesn't matter - it just has to work for you. You may even want to divide it into two or more books - one that you leave at home, the other that you take with you when shopping, etc. FlyLady uses a notebook with plastic sheet protectors so she can use a dry-erase marker to check off the completed items. She also color codes each section and the zones so they are easy to find.
Make your journal special for you - think of it as a positive thing. FlyLady has a zippered pouch for family pictures. She also carries stamps, post-it notes, change, paper clips, money, her credit cards, and drivers license, library cards, etc. in the pouch. On the back-side of FlyLady's journal, she has phone numbers for her husband in case of an emergency and a very special poem that her husband read to her.
You cannot build a control journal overnight. It takes awhile, and even when you think it is done, you will find that you may change your routines once in awhile to make them better and more efficient. Go slow - build a control journal that works for you! These are the steps to help you build your own control journal. Work on only one at a time, they don't necessary need to be done in the order given. Work on the section that interests you today.
If you have tried to build your Control Journal and have gotten bogged down by perfectionism, we have designed a pre-made Control Journal for you. You can see it at http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_CJ.asp
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