Organization and Pinterest

 Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon yet?  If not, you are definitely missing out!  Pinterest is a digital cork board.  Basically it lets you collect images you like online in one spot.  And you can browse what you're friends are pinning- which for me, is the best part.  I have found so many fun recipes, crafts, and organizing ideas this way.  It is my new time-waster.  Only I don't feel too guilty about it, as it allows me to catalog future ideas.  Since I have found Pinterest I have been on a big organization kick around our house.  Which is good, cause we REALLY need it!

I still have a long way to go to on my quest for organization but I thought I would share a few things that I have found lately that has really helped.  The first is this over-the-door shoe rack.  I saw this on Extreme Couponing and  I get so many compliments on this I can't believe it!  It was only $8 at Walmart and is perfect for storing hot chocolate/cider/kool aid packets, oatmeal packets, popcorn, gravy/spice packets, and even cookie/pasta/bread pouches.  Pretty much if it comes in a packet or pouch it fits perfectly into one of the slots! 

I found this next idea on Pinterest.  A lady used 6 of these baskets in her fridge.  I loved the idea but found I really only needed one for the fridge, so I used the rest on all of our baby food in the pantry.  I am working on cute labels for them right now, but they are separated into veggies, fruits, and cereals/pastas. 

Here's the one I put in the fridge.  It is great for keeping all of our cheese and deli meats together.  That way when I go to make a sandwich- I just pull out the basket and I have everything that I need in one spot.  It is also nice not to have the different packages cluttering up the fridge.

These baskets are only $2.50 at Walmart.  I still had one more left over and I noticed the picture that came on the label of the basket showed granola bar boxes being stored in them.  I tried that- but I could only fit about 3 boxes in there.  So I decided to just throw the box away and store the granola bars in the basket.  I also had room for our fruit snacks!  I LOVE this.  We had sooooo many boxes taking up room in our pantry!  I was able to fit all of this:

Into just this one basket!

 

(BTW in that "box" picture you can see Princess working on her homework all by herself!  I am so proud of her!)


My pantry still needs A LOT of work done.  But this was a good start.  Anyone got any good ideas for storing canned food without spending a lot?

Lastly, this is my daughters' closet.  The way I keep it organized is color coding their hangers.  Pink is for Princess' clothes and green in for Cupcake's.  I also bought coordinating bins from Target to put their shoes in.
This is really helpful for my hubby so he doesn't have to ask/guess what clothes belong to which daughter.  I also got an extra bin in brown to keep extra wipes, diaper rash cream and diaper genie refills all in one place.

I love organizing with baskets/bins.  I don't know why it has taken me so long!  I am going to use this same concept in our coat closet and have one for each person the family to put their hats, scarves, and gloves in.  But first, I will have to put in an extra shelf.  I will take a picture to share with you as soon as I get done!

Thanks for stopping by!
-Daisy