So over 10 days of Christmas holidays and hanging out alot in the house this winter I decided it was high time I get to sort of system for all those magazines that I kept tripping on and finding in every corner of the house.  The situation was getting so overwhelming and frustrating and I was ready to just throw them all away.   But the sad thing was that I hadn't had time to read them yet!  I realized that even though I have a great little book nook window reading bench upstairs, I really liked the main floor living room best for reading and that's often where the magazines ended up hanging out anyway.  So off to IKEA I went and found this little shelf and some boxes and finally I had a solution that worked for me and for the whole family.  I can honestly say we spend alot more time in the living room now that there are things to read there for each of us.  I just made simple tags and labelled them for each type of magazine.  While I was at it I thought it would be a good to add in a spot for Library books and so we hung a tag there to help us all remember their home while they are in our care.  This has kept us from losing any and from them being spread all over the house.    Finally I added in a file box for seek and find books and a basket on the bottom for "our kids books" that slowly make their way down from upstairs. 

I have to say this system has been working now for a whole month and it has improved our family time in the living room immensely. 

-Tracy