Back to SCHOOL!

A week from today school starts,...and with the start of over new year comes complete chaos. McKenzie starts  preschool three days a week for a few hours each day,... Riley starts her two year old nursery school program twice a week and the girls will be in a variety of other extra activities including storytime and indoor soccer. Needless to say we are busy, and with two kids attending school now, I needed to figure out a way to keep things organized, for them and our sanity. Here are some neat things I found on Pinterest.com that I am going to try to help us all keep on track this year.

Here is to an ORGANIZED and STRESS FREE 2012-2013 school year.....

To keep it easy in the mornings when things are most hectic, clothes can be planned out for the week....

that means pants, shirts, socks, shoes and hair accessories all together in one easy place to find.

 

I'd LOVE to have a work station like this, but we don't have the room for it. But my fridge WILL look something like a mixture of the following pictures to keep homework, paperwork, and permission slips organized for each kid.

And for sure this year I am adding shelving to our living room so we can finally display some of the girls' art work. Will love the change of art with each season.

 And....drum roll please...here are the backpacks for the girls this year. How fun are they!? I couldn't resist the "Mackenzie" collection from Potterybarnkids.com. Purple butterflies for Kenz...and Pink owls for Riley. Could these bags fit their personalities ANY better? It's like they were designed specifically for them!