My grandmother used to record the goings-on of her days in a very simple note-
book. She didn’t pour her heart out, but instead detailed her every moment...daily.
A typical entry might read something like: “Went to Knob Hill Farms [her favorite
grocery store, which was kind of a bulk-food farmers’ market] and got five baskets
of ripe tomatoes for chili sauce. Then bumped into Evelyn. Had a nice talk with her
about her grandson. Jane came over after school to chat, and had some of my bread.”
Her journal was essentially a life tracker, reminding Grandma what she’d done
and whom she’d seen. Her goal was to recall both little details and the momentous
occasions. Her journal was a true memory chest
—
a constant reminder for her of
how full...of friends, family, creativity, productivity, accomplishment
—
her days
and life were. That set of books
(43 of them, starting when she was in her 20s)
was
eventually passed down to her eight kids and 21 grandchildren (me!). I am still so
thankful that we have access to these snapshots of her life in her own handwriting.
This got me thinking about how
impersonal my digitized calendar
is. It even erases events after a few
weeks
—
it’s certainly not something
I’ll be handing down! But it is one of
the reasons I’m so excited to launch our
first-ever Good Housekeeping Planner.
Our 2020 diary is a pretty great way to
organize and document your days. Plus,
it’s packed with GH goodness on every
page: You’ll get delicious top-tested
recipes, genius self-care tips, seasonal
decor ideas, brilliant cleaning tricks and
more, more, more, all aligned to the time
of year. It’s like a happiness handbook
of Good Housekeeping’s best that you
can write in and keep forever!
Here’s a sneak peek inside the fun and
fabulous pages. I hope you’ll join me inFrancisco:^ SianRichar
ds.^ B
ooks
:^ Danielle
Daly.^
Many
The Good Stuff rom the editor
#THANKSGIVINGTREASURED
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING LIVE LIFE
BEAUTIFULLY 2020 PLANNER, $ 22 ,
GOODHOUSEKEEPING.COM/2020PLANNERWe’re honored to have award-
winning chef Erling Wu-Bower
share a favorite (surprisingly easy!)
Thanksgiving dish on page 18. The
36-year-old Chicago restaurateur
has been nominated three times
for the James Beard Foundation for
Best Chef: Great Lakes. His latest
restaurant, Pacific Standard Time,
opened in May 2018 and earned
Best New Restaurant accolades
from Eater and Time Out Chicago.gh makes the list
With all that buzz, Wu-Bower was
asked to make a media plan. He was
encouraged to dream big (Netflix
special! New York Times profile!
Number One Restaurant in the
World Award!). At the top of his
wish list? Making it onto the pages
of Good Housekeeping! It turns out
GH has been a favorite of his since
childhood, when his mom read it!playing favorites
Lucky for us, he’s a fan of ours who
also loves Thanksgiving: “It’s the
best holiday! Period, end of
story.” His buttery, bacon-loaded
Brussels sprouts (recipe, page 46)
are a favorite of his family’s.sibling revelry
“What defines a family’s
Thanksgiving table are those
side dishes unique to that day
that have developed into mini
traditions,” says Wu-Bower. “These
Brussels sprouts are the dish my
family starts talking about weeks in
advance, and what we all fight
over once they hit the table.
Every year, I make this recipe
shoulder to shoulder with my sister
as we catch up on life and share
a few laughs. That time together
makes these Brussels sprouts my
favorite. Plus, they’re darn good.”Blessings