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Hi friends! I’ve missed you the past few days. :) We are checking off our “end of school year to do’s” right and left around here. I can almost say one week down, one week to go. And that will be a happy thing to say. I haven’t been this excited for summer break since I was in school myself! I’m about to end what I’m hoping will be my craziest school year, although with new house stuff heating up and becoming more and more time consuming I think I’m in for one more crazy year. But no more crazy talk for now. Instead let’s talk about something fun. I have been planning my organization presentation for tomorrow night! And that is FUN. :) The basic outline for my talk is to first go over my tips for getting and staying organized. I’ll have a projector and computer so I’ll be able to pull my blog up on the screen so everyone can see pictures. Then I’m just going to share different ways I’ve organized some of the spaces in my home to give everyone ideas. I was thinking it would be fun to take some of my favorite organizers to share because I like visuals and well – I kinda like organizers too. But which ones? I have too many favorites! So I rounded some pictures up to help me decide.
{BASKETS}
Baskets are beloved organizers for sure. Here are some of the ways I use baskets to organize things in my home…
baskets in the pantry for food…
baskets in the living room for books and baby gear…
baskets in the bathroom to hold toilet paper.
(These last two pictures were taken in December. Makes me want to pull out the Christmas decor!)
Baskets in my closet for accessories like belts, hats, and scarves…
and in the laundry room for smaller laundry items.
{BINS}
Bins for blow dryers and curling irons…
bins in the playroom for toys…
bins in the linen closet for cleaning rags and supplies…
bins to organize wrapping supplies…
and doll clothes in the girls’ room…
and “currently reading” books in Kole’s nursery.
{CLEAR ORGANIZERS}
While I love a good basket or bin I’m also crazy about clear organizers! I love to be able to easily see the items I’m organizing.
Clear organizers in the pantry to organize food…
and in the fridge to organize more food.
Clear organizers in the garage to hold nails and clips and screws…
clear organizers in the girls’ room to hold bigger toys…
in the closet to hold smaller toys…
in the craft cupboard to hold craft supplies…
in the bathroom to hold bath toys…
(Move over barbies! These bins have recently been taken over by trains and trucks.) :)
clear organizers to hold extra dolls/stuffed animals my girls won’t let me get rid of…
and a clear organizer that I’ll never get rid of.
For when the girls and I are in the mood to get fancy. :)
{RANDOM ORGANIZERS}
The rest of my favorite organizers are random. I like random and well – I kinda like organizers too. Have I mentioned that before?
A rack for magazines…
a case for cords…
some ribbons for bows…
dividers for clothes…
stackable shelves for canned goods…
and for spices.
A crate to hold files…
files to hold school work…
and folders to hold anything else I can come up with.
Boxes to hold keepsakes…
and Christmas decor.
