I’m tired. I’m sick and tired of feeling like we’re covering the same ground every day. Bottom line is we have bad habits. If we (the kids mostly but James and I do it, too) didn’t leave stuff out we wouldn’t have to put it away later. If I cleaned up the kitchen right after a meal, I wouldn’t have to come back and do it later when the food …
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Tackling the Kids’ Books
We like books around here, and with my kids’ penchants for picking up books at the thrift store or the Dollar General, we started having a little bit of a book overflow issue. Since we no longer do school in the corner of Little Prince’s room, there really wasn’t a reason the tall bookcase had to be in there, so I decided to switch it with the short one in …
Organizing the Toys. Oh My!
Toys. They’re like rabbits. They multiply when you’re not looking. And then those multiply. Next thing you know… They’re EVERYWHERE. *Insert creepy music from Psycho here.* (Switch to happy, peaceful music. Think: “The hills are alive or something…”) It doesn’t have to be that way! Roll up your sleeves and get creative. Organize, organize, organize. Purge, purge, purge. But the best thing that has ever helped us, ever, is.. CONTAINERIZING. …