Talk to me about home management journals

[OrganicSister]

Who has one? What's in yours? How do you use it or how often? Do you have more than one? What have you found helpful or not helpful? Anything you've got to say on the subject, I'm wanting to hear.

[Adamsmama]

Ok -- I have one! I bought a binder and filled it with clear sheets and organization tabs (actually mine came with some). I have a separate space for cooking, calendar, and address/phone numbers. I keep take-out menus in one of the sleeves, along with all the numbers to doctors, therapists (for my son), teachers, family, friends -- anybody I might need to reach easily. I also keep directions to different people's homes (I'm in a club for moms that we meet at different people's houses each week), the calendar page is a blank calendar I fill out each month with dates and special occasions. I also print out a schedule and fill that in each week. I have a cooking calendar that tells a meal for each day of the month (I've done this for several months now). One page has quartly chores (or spring cleaning stuff). One page tells what to clean each day of the week (I don't use this very much anymore--I go from memory). I have a separate binder for my son who is in school -- I keep all his report cards/IEPS/therapist notes together (he is special needs so there is a lot that goes along with it). I also keep a checkbook and pens in my binder. It helps if I have to write several checks to have that one handy. ETA: I just wrote in my blog on this subject.