Hospital Bag Round 3: What to Pack and What to Leave Behind

There are so many lists floating around the internet that tell expectant mothers what to pack for their trip to the hospital. Many, many of these lists are crammed full of things that are 100 percent useless. So, I’m giving you my personal list of items to pack. Why should you listen to me? Well, this … Continue reading →

Great New Budget Binder!

No joke, I am thrilled about this! I saw a great new pin which inspired me to re-organize the way I do our family budget. I’d already moved our bills off an overly complicated Excel document onto a printout because my computer crashes ALL THE TIME. I got tired of having to reconstruct the stupid … Continue reading →

Building Your HMG: Odds & Ends

This is the last day of the HMG! Congrats on getting organized. The last two sections in my HMG are very simple. For the Family section, I have a sheet protector which holds a spreadsheet with  names, phones numbers, addresses, email, etc. for all the friends and family that I try to correspond with occasionally. … Continue reading →

Building an HMG: Money, Money, Money!

The finance section is directly in the middle of my Home Management Guide. This important section of my book hasn’t been used as much the last few months as our independent contracting has slowed. Regardless, these pages are vital to the household! First in the Money section is a binder pocket which holds envelopes. In these, we … Continue reading →

A Place for Everything Homeschool…so far

I’m trying not to let the new homeschool thing take over our entire house. It would be so easy to just buy all the neat looking stuff and over run the living area. We still have to live here. Plus, I like to have people over and need places to entertain. So, I decided to price … Continue reading →

Building an HMG: Day 3, Finishing Task Lists.

We’re almost done! After finishing your daily and weekly lists, you can now start to space out those chores that don’t have to be done EVERY week, but still need done. Things like: -Clearing the dryer vent -Washing and Sanitizing Trash Cans -Sweeping the ceiling for dust and cobwebs -Vacuuming along baseboards (I do a general vacuum … Continue reading →

Building an HMG: Day Two

If this is your first time here at Being Happy Building Family, Check out yesterday’s post “Building a Home Management Guide: Day One” for the starting place on this series. Ok, so you have your Daily Tasks worked out. The next step is to list out those things that you want to accomplish weekly, and … Continue reading →

Building a Home Management Guide: Day One

What Is a Home Management Guide? Basically a Home Management Guide (HMG) is a completely customizable way for families to organize EVERYTHING. From daily chores to seasonal tasks to detailed groceries lists: You can keep it all in one place. I first heard of HMGs on Pinterest, and immediately jumped at the idea. I am a person … Continue reading →