Junk Drawer No More

I told you guys I cleaned out my junk drawer, here it is! I bought a pencil box and put the kids school supplies in it. (Plus some gum for a special treat!) The supplies are not allowed to leave the kitchen since that is where we do homework. No more searching for lost crayons! My kids both have a beta fish, so I also put the fish food in this drawer so they have everything in one place. We have 2 pencil sharpeners and a note pad in our supply drawer. This has made homework time so much easier!

I use clear contact paper in my drawers, I might need to pretty this up with some scrap paper. :-)

First step to being organized

With both kids in school now, I realized I needed a dedicated space for them to put their backpacks when we get home in the afternoon. I went to a home improvement store and bought silver hooks (found on the bathroom accessory aisle). I like these because there are 2 hooks, so when it gets cold outside, they can hang their coat and back pack in the same place.

Above the backpacks is the family calendar. It lists all the major activities for the month. The kids love to move the dot to the correct date each day. I don't even have to remind them ;-)

On the left, you will see our workout calendar. We were doing an Insane workout, but then we went on vacation...

I made a card tonight, but I am waiting to post it. I think I may send it to a friend that visits my blog.

Organization

Hello friends! I have been eewwwing and ahhhing over the organization pins on the Pinterest website. I am in the middle of reorganizing my house. I cleaned out my junk drawer in my kitchen, it is no longer a junk drawer. Everything is organized, I even had room to put a pencil box with crayons, erasers, scissors...for the kids in my "junk" drawer. That's just one of the things I have been working on (instead of scrappping, haha).

Click the organization link below to see some great organization ideas. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Organization

Pockets for Mom's Organizer

I decided to add some pockets to the folder page I made last night. This side has 4 pockets. I need a place to keep coupons...not that I ever use them but I thought if I have 1 place to put them - I might actually use them. Who couldn't use 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond every now and then???

Mommy's Notebook (Organizer)

Owl Pen holder (bought at Target)

Weekly Schedule - tells Mommy when to send lunch to school and after school activities. Created in Excel, easy for Mommy to update weekly. After school activities start next week, soccer 3x/week and dance 1x/week.

Class Schedule - tells Mommy when Chloe needs to wear tennis shoes to school for PE. Created in Excel.

Homework To Do for Son (his name will be added to the bottom of the folder)


Left: Class Info
Right: Daughter's Homework To Do (her name will be added to the bottom)


Left: Class Information
Right: I needed a handy way to keep up with the Catechism book


Lots more to do to this organizer but wanted to show you what I have so far. I plan to decorate the front cover and add the kids' names to their homework folders. I wanted to create something so my husband and I could quickly glance in here and see what is happening each day. Although, I doubt my husband will ever use it...he relies on me to take care of all the "stuff" and to let him know if I need help with anything.



I made the folder to hold the catechism book, just free handed it. The other folders were bought at Target.



If you have any ideas for me, please pass them along. This is only one of my "get organized" projects...I'm cleaning out my house and getting rid of stuff...you should see our donate piles!