Author Archives: Ginny

As the holidays are quickly approaching, I have added a new section to my Home Manager. I have added a Christmas Card List that I have been using to keep track of Christmas cards sent and received. If we have not received a card from someone in 4 to 5 years I remove their name from our list. Also included in my new holiday section are various gift tracking forms. The first form I am … Continue reading →

I’ve added a few calendars to my notebook. I’ve put in a 2-month calendar for upcoming events, and a spreadsheet to record birthdays and anniversaries. Birthday and Anniversaries Chart Now that I have finished adding calendars to my notebook, I’ve started on a new section- contacts. Basically this is going to be my own phone directory.The first page I added was the Yellow page. This is for all those business numbers that we call every … Continue reading →

I have been working on my Home Manager whenever I get a spare second. As any mother can attest, those are few and far between. I am using an old zipper binder that has clear little pockets to put pictures into on the front like the kind for photo albums. I chose to use pictures of my family and home as inspiration, including a silly picture of me at the beach this summer pretending to … Continue reading →

The past couple of days, in addition to schoolwork, the kids and I have had what we now call “Away Days”. You might think that we have been adventuring around, but in reality we have been deep cleaning bedrooms. This is something I usually attempt about every three to four months (sooner if I can’t walk to the beds) but this time we tried something a little different and it worked pretty well. Adapting some … Continue reading →