Get Rid of Multiple Charts with a Family “Big Board”

Posted by on Aug 11, 2008 in Best of MeckMom, Popular Posts: Organizing | 7 comments Let’s face it, as an organizer I have a natural affinity for charts.  Over the years I’ve made all kinds of charts to track various parts of family life…job charts, reward charts, cleaning charts, homework charts…I’ve made them all. This year, as I face another school year (and all the chaos that comes with it) I’ve decided to try a new approach.  Instead of...
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Save Yourself from Backpack Clutter with Family Inboxes

Posted by on Aug 25, 2006 in Popular Posts: Organizing | 1 comment School is starting again…which means seas of pastel colored papers coming home in backpacks. Of course the problem is that we get a random assortment each day. Homework, reminders, permission slips…it’s tough to keep it all straight. Rather than let my counter clutter up, I created this inbox system in my kitchen cupboard to help me manage the clutter. Since the kitchen is the hub of...
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