Let’s Chat: How do you Stay Organized?

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I love organization. Love the little boxes, labels, folders, everything that has to do with organization. My heart wants to organize, really it does! Yet it seems like whenever I get it all in place, life happens and it never stays as pretty as all those organizing websites show.

We’ve used the Workbox System. We have bins for all of our schoolwork. We are lucky to have a whole room at home to use for our school things. Yet I seem to always want MORE organization. There are so many things to keep organized: schoolwork for 3 kids, supplies, paper, craft items, etc. And then of course, where do you keep all the completed work, crafts, etc.??

I also love planners. I love having a cute little book with all of my “to-dos” neatly organized in a pretty calendar. I have used big planners, small ones, weekly, monthly, specific homeschooling planners, etc. But I find the one that I have stuck with and use the most is my iCal on my laptop…since I spend so much time on my laptop, it just makes sense.

This year I will modify my Workbox System to use files rather than shoeboxes. I will re-use ALL those plastic shoeboxes to organize our supplies, and I will be using the Simply Charlotte Mason organizer online. I will also stick to the iCal.

Are you organized? Disorganized? Longing-to-be organized? Share your organizing tips, storage ideas, planning ideas…whatever you can!

Karen is married to the love of her life, Steve, and a homeschooling mom of 4 children ages 9,7,5, and 1. She was called to homeschool when her oldest was kindergarten age after thinking, “I could never do THAT!” Now she is passionate about encouraging others on their homeschool journey, as well as learning all she can along the way. She sees her kids as her mission field and loves the verse in Romans 10:15 that says, “How beautiful are the feet of those who carry the good news.” Follow her blog at Beautiful Feet Bring Good News.