Show and Tell Tuesday

I'm linking up again with Andrea for Show and Tell Tuesday.

This week, we're sharing organizational tips and tricks, and I can't wait to see what other moms are doing to organize their lives and families.

Most of my organization seems to relate to my classroom, but I'm sharing a few of my tricks for home.  (There are more organizational classroom tips on Pinterest than I could ever hope to compete with!)  In all honesty, I never quite feel like my home is organized in the way I'd like it to be.  It's definitely a work in progress!

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The one part of home organization that I definitely have under control is grocery planning and shopping.  I have a daily menu, which I typically put together while looking at recipe ideas from Mix and Match Mama and Advocare's Virtual Coach, which is awesome when I'm making an effort to eat healthier.  (Since John and I are starting a ten-day Herbal Cleanse later this week, I pulled a LOT from the virtual coach website during last weekend's meal planning.)  After planning a menu, I create a shopping list that is organized by the layout of our grocery store.  This makes my shopping trips MUCH quicker and more organized.  I think it may have also eliminated cut back on the number of times I have to pick up something I forgot during the week!
Here's a peek at the menu/shopping list I use.

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When we changed Bryce's room over from a nursery to his new big boy room, we tried to be sure we bought furniture that would make it as easy as possible to keep his clothes and toys organized.  We wanted to be sure that he could put away his own things as much as possible.  We bought a beautiful daybed from IKEA that has deep drawers for organizing clothes and shoes.

Having a bed with built-in storage has made it so much easier to keep his room clean and organized!  We also have a shelf with fabric boxes for his toys, which are perfect for him to get out and put away his own things.

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The one room in my house that is impressively organized is my laundry room.  A few years ago, during the pre-baby phase of settling into our current house, I redecorated our laundry room after seeing some beautiful pictures on Pinterest.  As part of this redo, I organized all of our cleaning and laundry supplies in a really simple way that is easy to maintain.  (Obviously, since it's lasted through the adjustment to life as parents!)

And lest you think I'm actually clean and organized, take a little peek at what I came home to find in my closet a few days ago.

Yep.  That's an entire rack of clothes laying on the ground.  Apparently the combination of the clothes hanging on that rack (which is honestly just the rack of dresses and scarves) with the folded jeans and sweatshirts stacked on top was too much for the poor brackets to handle.
And if you're thinking this means I got rid of a few pairs of jeans or dresses, you may be disappointed.  Instead, I John added an additional bracket to the wall to support the weight.





So, what are your secrets for keeping your home and family organized?  As we can all tell, I need all of the help I can get, friends!