My Favorite Organization Thingy

I have created this "blog" just for Lysa TerKeurst's organization swap! I love this neat tip, because I use it every couple of months when the magazines start piling up.

I was in a dilemma a couple of months ago, because I had run out of magazine storage boxes (the ones libraries use in their periodicals rooms), and had about six months' worth of Southern Livings and Country Livings and new Martha Stewart Livings that I couldn't part with, and the piles of them were getting messy. My aunt suggested something she saw on a craft show--using a large cereal box, cut it like the magazine storage boxes you already have, and voila--you have your own box! I placed some masking tape on the side w/ the title of the magazine, and the starting date of the first issue, and when it's full, write the date of the last issue.

After I did the first one, I decided to look up some instructions on the internet, and found all kinds of instructions, w/ exact measurements, covering the boxes w/ sticky-paper or wall paper--if you like pretty as well as organized, these are great tips! Just do a search for cereal box magazine holder, and there are several websites with instructions and suggestions. It's something your kids can help with, too! (As long as they're old enough to handle scissors!) I don't cover mine, as you can see, because they're in a closet, and no one else sees them but me.


Thank you, Lysa! Maybe I'll start blogging for real soon!