kitchen office re-org! ... ♥ part three

yay! the last part of my kitchen/office area re-organization...

take a peek!

this is where i blog, manage shop, and pin stuff :)

(heehee)

this area is a hot spot for paper piles & clutter

here's a quick before picture

taken right before i tackled this whole section of the kitchen

ahhh... here's an after :)

now just to keep it this way!!

the three drawers under the desk area house all office supplies

paperwork to be filed, paid and whatever else 

i used another set of dipping dishes like in this drawer

this time to hold change for lunches & milk money 

(that we always seem to be scrambling for at the last minute

while the bus driver is promptly arriving at the end of the driveway)

extra labels and all those reward/key-tag cards

the paper tray holds papers to be filed

with a small file folder to manage receipts we need to keep

and a three-hole punch

the second drawer takes care of all the itty bitties, calculators, notepads, tape ...

these super durable plastic dishes were also from Target in the kitchen area

remember my dish-rack turned file folder?!

happy to say it does it's job! it's gotten to be a little messy and just a bit too full

so i might need to get on that :)

i use clothespins to hold notes and other random pieces of paper

(i'm a random pieces of paper kinda girl)

     

spruced up this little corner with some more cupcake paper flowers

and a perpetual calendar ... if you want to make one the original project is from here

scored these pretty Martha Stewart binders at Staples...

still workin on what goes inside these ... the solid one is for my day planner

the patterned ones will be for a household binder, meal planning and coupons

i'm re-vamping the whole system ... it's not an easy task, very time consuming

but when it's all done i know it'll be worth it 

:)

can't wait to share it with you once it's done!

♥

i'm super excited about how this whole area came together

and so glad i tackled it just a little at a time

that's the best way for me to accomplish things

or else i feel completely overwhelmed and i shut down! 

how about you? 

do you work on projects bit by bit

or jump right in-get-it-done-till-2am?  

...acutually sometimes i'm both :) 

but with functional organizing projects like this one 

i think it's good to take time to plan things out

then see what works best for you and your family ... 

when it's all done, step back, admire your work

... and take some time to smell your cupcake flowers :)

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