BINDER + NOTE TAKING ORGANIZATION

New school supplies...hooray! I don't know if I'll ever get tired of shopping for school supplies. Today I will share with you how I have been organizing my binders since my freshman year of high school! 

In high school I had two binders: one for morning classes, and one for my afternoon classes. I would go to my locker after lunch and switch them out. In college, I now have one for my MWF classes and another for my TTR classes. I printed some covers out and used our label maker to make the tabs for each class I have. The first document in each tab is always our class syllabus with important due dates and important reference sheets. In my school bag I always carry a small three- hole punch to hole punch papers distributed that may not have been punched in the copier. This way I can just pack each binder the night before class! I love not carrying around a bulky plastic file folder or having to remember each individual folder. 

When doing homework I keep my laptop open to Word and take notes using the 'Notebook Layout View' and then print my notes and stick them in my binder to bring to class the next day. When taking notes in class however, I use a 5 subject notebook because most of my professors prefer us not to have a laptop in class.  Above is a photo of my notebook and below, a screenshot of what my Notebook Layout View looks like. 

Depending on your class schedule or teachers preferences you may need to tweak this a little bit. I also have a 1/2 inch binder for my education class because we are observing and this involves PAGES of notes. It may not be binders but find a method of organization that works for you in the beginning of the school year and stick with it! When essays and finals come around it's so much easier to write/study if your notes are already organized by unit. Good luck!

JEWELRY STORAGE

OK, first topic...bedroom/jewelry storage. I don't have a large dresser so I keep my jewelry on and in my bedside table drawers and I keep some in my armoire as well. Any nice jewelry I keep in the original bag inside the box. ^

I keep the earrings and necklaces I wear most often on top of my bedside table so they are easily accessible when getting ready in the morning. In the old jelly glass (gold lid) I keep the two rings I wear daily. I rotate perfumes each season and keep those on top as well. And, I think they are kind of pretty and can add a pop of COLOR! Journaling has been a hobby of mine since first grade... I keep all the old ones in a memory box but keep my most current journals by my bedside because I tend to write at night.

I usually line my drawers with some kind of liner or paper, this first drawer happens to be lined with scrapbooking paper. The tan organizer is from the Container Store that I purchased several years ago. Here I keep more delicate necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets I only wear occasionally. 

A few years ago I spray painted a white plastic storage container gold. It was super easy and you could paint it any color to match your space! I also keep things I might use at night or in bed in this drawer because I don't like the way they look sitting on top of my table (Kleenex, Vaseline, Vick's). 

Finally, my armoire. I purchased two white key rails from Target ($5.99 my freshman year of college...so 4 years ago) and keep one on the inside of each door for additional necklace storage... these are the more junky bulky ones. 

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When deciding where to store your jewelry think about where you get ready in the morning (as it's usually the last thing you put on). Old jars and plates work great as storage options and look cute, too. You can hang these key rails anywhere or even store necklaces on nails hammered in your closet or behind bedroom doors. Have fun with it!!!