Storage Solution

It has been a long time since I have posted anything to this blog about organizing.  It seems like my summer has been crazy and has been going by too fast.  The next couple of weeks, my girls are visiting their grandparents so I will have a little bit more time to get some stuff done around the house.

At the end of the last school year, I had posted about the chaos that surrounds all the girls’ special papers (school papers, report cards, art projects, etc).  I have finally found a solution!  Hopefully this one with work long term, unlike the original idea (click here to read about it). 

I recently found and purchased some x-large file tote boxes and hanging file folders (from my favorite store - The Container Store)! The file box is big enough to store some of the odd sized art projects as well.   I got one for each girl.  I put hanging file folders in each box, using one (possibly this will change to two) hanging file folders for each year of school! 

This morning I went through the dreaded task of sorting out all the papers we currently had for the girls.  This was probably the most time consuming part because as you’re going through everything, memories of those times come back as well.  I probably lingered on this step a little longer than necessary!

And here is the finished product!  I am so happy that this is done!  Going forward it will be soooo much easier to save special papers.  No more overstuffed accordion file or basket overflowing with papers!  A small victory in the Kastenbauer house!

I also purchased the same file tote box for my stepson’s keepsakes.  We have a lot of his stuff that was just stored in cardboard boxes.  Finally, somewhere to properly store them in until he wants them someday.