Mission Control Part 1

My 6 year old is fascinated with astronomy these days, and is constantly asking me how about the big-bang theory or how the Milky Way developed (I could probably explain the candy bar, but...). I realize I need a refresher course in 1st grade science. The best I can tell him is that our planet is the 3rd rock from the sun (thanks to the 90s show), and the element of gravity is what prevents us from floating away into outer space.

Where was I going with this? My house needs a sever organization overhaul. One of my minor steps is "Mission Control," an area for all of our paperwork, to-do list, homework, etc. that can be quickly found in the kitchen.

This is my two-door freezer/fridge. On the side of until (left), I added two clear plastic folder holders. I could have used a 3rd, but my microwave is in the way. In the top plastic container, I created a folder for stepdad, Mom, and coupons. Underneath is my son's plastic container which contains a homework/school folder and separate one for Cub Scouts. The extra folder is there for when I finally figure out what I want to store in it.

On the side of the fridge:
2 - plastic folder holders from Staples. These come with brackets for you to screw in a wall, however I bought heavy-duty magnetic hooks from Staples to hold these in place.

Totally unneccessary, but I bought a pack of 6 folders from the Martha Stewart  brand from Staples. They were cute to me and matched my kitchen. Get the cheapies if you want.

To cuten up these folders ridiculously more, I bought scrapbook lettering to label the top of each folder: Dad, Mom, Ash, Scouts, Coup(ons).

On the front of the plastic containers, I bought Martha Stewart chalkboard labels from Staples and "chalked" each of our names on here.

The tin buckets I purchashed in the Wedding section of Michaels. They are held up by the heavy duty magnet hooks from Staples. We have scissors, pencils, pens, sharpeners, gluesticks and whatever else is needed for the homework "train" in elementary school. :)