Tackle it Tuesday, baby steps toward organization...

So, I'm about to show you more humiliating photos from inside my home.  Don't you judge me.  When you have 4 kids who loooove to draw,paint, enter science fairs that they bring home certificates from, inspirations contests that they bring home certificates from, bring home papers for rec sports they want to sign up for, coupons they earned for local attractions, report cards they're proud of, etc.  AND you are an unorganized disaster - well your fridge can quickly turn into this.

I know, embarrassing, right?  Also, the top of the fridge becomes a catch-all for crap you know you need, but aren't sure where to put it - instruction manuals, oversized workbooks, craft kits you haven't gotten around to doing with your daughter yet, er...um, mini-propane tanks (???).

I also have this adorable personalized magnet reminder board that Tanielle gave me for Christmas.  It is not quite as bad, but still...

So I had to get this mess taken care of.  I pulled everything down and sorted through it.  I filed some crap, threw away some crap, and selected the "treasures" made by my kids that I'm keeping, and stealthily hid the others in the trash. Then I scrubbed the fridge, especially on the top where it gets that grimy grease-dust.  Does anyone else know what I'm talking about, or does that stuff just appear in my filthy house?

Here's how it looks now (please excuse the late-night editing to disguise personal info):

Now the magnet board contains 2 pieces of time sensitive info, and a cute little "important phone numbers" list that I put together in MyMemories Suite.  I've been meaning to put up that list forever so it will be by the phone when my kids are home without us, or if we take the older kids and hire a babysitter for the younger ones.  I feel much better now that I've finally got it up!

Here's the fridge!

It has my shopping list white board, and this way cute weekly "menu at a glance" sheet inside a sheet protector so I can fill it in with dry-erase marker and change it each week.

I got the printable here.  And while I was on a roll, I printed up some other great organization sheets and have put them together in a handy-dandy binder.  I've filled out the weekly menu plan and am working on filling in the other sheets.  You should click the link above if you want to check out some great organization printables.  I'll keep you posted on how they're working for me!

The first page is a weekly goal sheet that has a spot for weekly goals, and then a section for each day of the week so you can break it down.  at the bottom there is a spot for monthly goals so you can see the big picture.

These next 2 sheets are "The Eat Sheet" for weekly meal planning (left) and a blog planning calendar (right).  There are a bunch of meal planners on the website, but what I liked about this one was that the spots for each day go down the left side, and there is a shopping list section down the right side that lines up with it, so I can easily write down items needed for each meal that I don't have on hand right next to the meal they belong with.  it helps me keep track of what I still need to get for each meal.

The blog calendar has each day of the week down the left side where you can write down what you'll be blogging about.  Then the right side has a spot for "to do's" like take pictures, or finish the project you want to blog about, etc.  Then a section for blog parties you don't wanna miss (like TTUT!), and a section for ideas for next week.  We'll see how it works!

So that's what I tackled this week...please keep your fingers crossed that it works for me!!

Linking up with these ladies:

p.s  the Cursing Crafter/Ribbon Blossoms Amazing Giveaway Mash-up ends tomorrow - so be sure to go enter!