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Whimsical Control Journal Pages for SAHA* (*Stay-At-Home-Artists)

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Home management binders aren't just for career homemakers! Designedly Kristy brings the principle to SAHA, or Stay At Home Artists with these free printable Control Journal pages.

Our Inner Artist loves the studio supply inventories and the fresh left-brain/right brain format; the Homemaker Within soundly approves of the no-nonsense home management forms. You'll need Adobe Reader 5.0 or better to print these free forms:

Control Journal Pages for Stay-At-Home Artists



Victorian Beauty: Angel's Housekeeping Binder

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

A complete and illustrated binder tour, we love Angel's Victorian touches!

My Housekeeping Binder

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Samara's Home Management Book

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

A good description of the how-to behind a home management binder, from blogger Samara Jane. Nicely done!

Samara's Home Management Binder



Put Your Life In A Binder

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Blogger Noble Womanhood has penned a great guide to using a Home Management Binder. If you're just starting out, check out her progress from small notebook to full-featured organized glory:

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Free Printables For Home Management Binders

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Looking for inspiration for your home management binder? Do we have the site for you!

"Household Notebooks made beautiful" is the site motto, and so it is! Find fresh, feminine printable forms for your home management binder from Web site From The Fruit Of Her Hands

Free for the printing (or available as complete notebook downloads for a small charge), find daily schedules, menu planners, cleaning checklists, chore lists and calendars:

Free Printable Forms For Home Management Binder

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Simply Susan's Binder Tour

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Pretty home management binders are the order of the day, and this one's from blogger Simply Susan:

Binder Tour

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Creative Solution: Bahama Blessing's Homemaking Journal

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

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Homeschooler and blogger Bahama Blessing has a creative take on the home management binder. We love her scrapbooking pages, colorful dividers and whimsical cover!

Bahama Blessing's Homemaking Journal Binder Tour



Christmas Notebook Cover Tour: Get Organized for the Holidays

Posted December 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

It's that time of year: we're building Christmas notebooks or holiday organizers to help us plan and prepare for the holiday season.

Need inspiration to make your notebook pretty? Check out this Flickr set! Pretty and practical notebook covers make it a delight to get ready for Christmas:

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Christmas Notebook Covers



Safety First: What You Should NOT Put In Your Household Notebook

Posted September 21, 2007 by Cynthia Ewer

Life tips blogger Kristin loves the household notebook concept, but adds a big "But!": information you shouldn't include in your household notebook.

If your notebook fell into the hands of a stranger, what information would it disclose? Get Kristin's guidelines for keeping your family binder a friend, and not a security risk:

What You Should NOT Put Your Home Organizer



Friends and Futures: A Double Household Notebook Tour

Posted August 27, 2007 by Cynthia Ewer

When blogger Elizabeth and her friend Kim took on the challenge to create household notebooks, they aimed high.

Deciding to create more than just a simple binder for household information, they envisioned their notebooks as "living books" that would help teach their daughters to keep house.

In these posts, Elizabeth shares her Foss Family Home Companion, while Kim outlines her Family Management Journal. Both notebook tours go further: they explain the thinking behind these two young mothers' decision to create order for their families, now and for the future.

Don't miss Kim's downloadable dividers and forms in Microsoft Word format. Check them out:

Elizabeth's Family Home Companion

Kim's Home Management Journal

Home Management Journal - The Basics

Home Management Journal - Housekeeping

Home Management Journal - Cleaning Forms and Lists