** Edited- COMPLETED April 19, 2008  No more updates

Keeping the Home-- is starting from scratch on HOW TO make a HOMEMAKING BINDER--

If you are interested--  here is where you can join in:   Welcome to HMB U. 

This morning I took the extra time to make a nicecover-  I never had a cover--just a white cover-- 

Part 2:  Schedules

Part 3: MENU SECTION

I may add my FOOD binder (not my recipe binder) but more of my healthy food / local food binder into my HOMEMAKING binder to keep it all together--  TABS..(duh, why didn't I think of that..that is why I didn't put em' together I was tired of flipping thru to find what I wanted).  Looks like I MAY need a BIGGER homemaking binder after this!!  ;)

PART 4: CLEANING SECTION

If you visit Making the Home's website on her left hand side bar you will see lots of cleaning schedules/ideas....  In the below post of MY homemaking binder you can see where I got my ideas...   If you don't have a cleaning schedule-- it really does HELP-- even when I "fall off the wagon-- I have a wagon to get back up on!! "

I really like the idea of puting in TABS--- I really have no idea why I hadn't done this--  I may also change some of my cleaning schedules--- I was doing a ZONE a week--but I may change that back to a room a day--   I'll post more on this tomorrow-- after I think it thru some more!!

PART 5: HOMESCHOOL SECTION

This particular section falls into the category- do what will work for YOU-- not what others do- I have other plans set up for our homeschooling items--and to move them into this binder would cause me more issues--so I will not be setting this section up...but for some it may really be a benefit!!  So enjoy!!

PART 6: CHILDREN SECTION

This is a great section-- again-- I like her ideas but this is not in MY personal binder-   I have tried for about a half hour to access her entry on March 26, 2008.  It is excellent-- and I know I posted about it too--  because I like her idea and I have a coffee can full of things for the boys to do to keep em' busy.  They must do each item for a min. of 30 minutes.  (I'll keep looking for MY entry on this...but really go to her archive and read her March 26th entry!!! )

FOUND IT.. here is my version of this...  Coffee Can Activity Center

PART 7- BUDGET SECTION

Again-- another section that will not be in my binder-- we have a system--and we better just stick with it!! 

PART 8- OTHER

In my binder OTHER would be all those wonderful encouraging articles-- see the link below for MY binder and the encouagement I receive from those "others".

PART 9- RECIPES

This is also not in my binder-- I have a WHOLE OTHER BINDER FULL of wonderful recipes I have collected.  A lot of them have come from  Tammy's Recipes and The Family Homestead and other numerous places. 

PART 10- CONTACTS

This section is also not in my binder (see-- you REALLY must use what WORKS for YOU-- this entry is just to give some ideas--)  I have an address book on the side of the refirgerator that dh or I can EASILY grab when needed.

PART 11- The Successful Implementation

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Even though I already have one-- I'm following along to see if there is anything I would benefit from adding-

Here are the entries to my Denise's Homemaking Binder PART 1   and Denise's Homemaking Binder PART 2.   If you have one and have blogged about it-- I'd LOVE to see it!!  (hint hint) 

Well today is April 1st..

So time to see what's on this months TO DO LIST:

First, unfortunately we need to carry over a few items from March:

- Finish cleaning out all flower beds/ Brush (1/2 done)

-  Find a new burn barrel

- Trim Goat Hoofs

- Clean out Goat house....

And for the new items:

            -         plan home school year for NEXT year

-         prepare garden beds

-         Spring Menu plan plan

Since Aprils' list is so small...I'm going to add May's list when I put it on the refrigerator:

I posted this somewhere (can't find it- I need to label my entries better) but since March is coming to an end..thought I'd take a few and see where we are...

Yearly To Do List

January

-         de-clutter downstairs

-         increase everyone’s Vitamin C intake

-         make large batch of hm chicken broth

-         clean out all files

-         gather tax papers

-         disinfect door handles and light switches daily

February

-         de-clutter upstairs

-         plan garden

-         increase everyone’s Vitamin C intake

-         disinfect door handles and light switches daily

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March

-         order garden seeds

-         plant spinach, lettuce, onions, snap peas

-         order new CHICKS (decided NOT to order any THIS year)

-         clean outside flowerbeds/brush (1/2 done)

-         take down all snowmen decorations—spring decorations out

-         clothing switch from winter to spring—toss/give away—make list of needed items

-         clean animal pens/houses

-         clean out shed- rearrange for spring needs

-    trim goat hooves

-   obtain a new burn barrel

April

-         plan home school year for NEXT year

-         continue outside clean up as needed

-         prepare garden beds

-         Spring Menu plan

 May

-         yard sale  (have list of needed items)

-         Freeze some meals for busy summer months

-         Gather grilling supplies for spring/summer

-         Clean grill

-         Begin garden planting

-         Sandals/flip-flops for ALL

-         Suntan lotion for ALL

-         Make a “salad center” in kitchen and keep stocked

-         “picnic” center and supplies ready for spring/summer

June

-         End of the year testing/evaluators

-         WEED garden

-         Summer Menu plan

July

-         harvest and preservation (canning/freezing) supplies

-         WEED garden

August

-         HARVEST garden—keep up with preservation

-         WEED garden

September

-         Fall decorations

-         WEED garden

-         Harvest—keep up with preservations

-         Clothing switch-  summer to fall winter…. Get rid of non needed items/ list of needed new items

-         Make Fall Meal plan

October

-         Stock all cold-remedies (hm)

-         Thanksgiving decorations

-         Clean out flowerbeds/gardens

-         Clean out animal pens/houses

-         Clean out shed—prepare for winter needs

November

-         Christmas letter/ card list

-         Make large pot of hm chicken broth

-         Thanksgiving plan

-         Winter meal plan

December

-         Christmas decorations

-         Advent

-         increase everyone’s Vitamin C intake

-         disinfect doorhandles and lightswitches daily

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