I have a lack of wall space in my home and I was tired of seeing papers all over my counter so I came up with this solution. I purchased these magnets at Office Max and then added these scrapbook embellishments. Each of my kids has one and they now know where to put school papers..on the fridge. I also have one for me and my kids also put papers that need a signature and if I am lucky I often get a love note!.

This is a way to keep all the extra school stuff and mail organized until I can get to it and put it in its right home (as you can tell it needs to be done). I found this at a antique store I antiqued it and then stenciled the names on the front. I placed this right by my back door convenient foot traffic!

At the beginning of each school year I make a school folder for each of my kids to hold all the important times, dates and any other papers that I might need throughout the year. I have placed these folders in the kitchen right beside my phone for easy access and because this is where I spent a lot of my time. Also you may notice the Journals..yes I often like to write down special memories with my kids and hopefully someday my children will appreciate my observations and thoughts.

This calender has saved my life! It is a month by month for the entire year which is nice because I used to have a white board and it was only for one month at a time most of the time the kids would find the eraser and there goes my mind! I love that it has space for each person in your family that way I can have a quick glance for each child for the whole year. It also has a magnet attacked at the top...I know what your thinking one more thing on my fridge, messy but I think that mental health wins over design elements. I purchased this at Office Depot.