The Notebook

I am thoroughly convinced that every mother, whether she unschools or homeschools or sends her kids to school outside the home, should have a working household management notebook. This notebook can act as a casual journal for recording the day's progress (in Indiana, we are required to keep attendance records), or keeping a record of all the adorable things your children say, or it can contain sections for managing lists--everything from meals to letter-writing/gift giving to housekeeping to personal goals of reading, etc. It is an indispensable tool. Some links to various options for the notebook can be found here, and here, and here. While I don't agree with everything said on many of these blogs, you can't fault conservatives for their organizational skills!