{This happens to be the title to one of my Pintrest boards}
I always look forward to the New Year because yes, I plan to make 'a new.
One of the biggest projects that I have lined up is PURGING PURGING PURGING!!!
My garage is an impossible mess and my house is busting at the seams.
This house eats library books and entire sections vomit their belongs while I'm distracted.
I'm so tired of picking up the same stuff over and over...
It's not working, it's too complicated for the children to comply with the organization of it all.
Most days I feel like I want to take all the baskets and combine them into a giant toy box because I'll find "accessories" mixed in the "figurines" bin or the "cars" will be in the "doll clothes"..nothing stays where it goes, so who cares about labels?
There is this kitchen drawer that jams up every time I open it to use the foil. Really, the foil is the only thing I use in that drawer but all the other stuff is on standby...just in case the need arises...
I'm at the end of my rope!
I know where I need to begin. I need to minimize EVERYTHING! There are too many accessories, figurines, cars, doll clothes, and things in the foil drawer.
...but it is such a big project it's hard to begin...
When I look around there are many things that I love...those will stay.
Everything else will need to prove it's usefulness, if not, GONE!
I always look forward to the New Year because yes, I plan to make 'a new.
One of the biggest projects that I have lined up is PURGING PURGING PURGING!!!
My garage is an impossible mess and my house is busting at the seams.
This house eats library books and entire sections vomit their belongs while I'm distracted.
I'm so tired of picking up the same stuff over and over...
It's not working, it's too complicated for the children to comply with the organization of it all.
Most days I feel like I want to take all the baskets and combine them into a giant toy box because I'll find "accessories" mixed in the "figurines" bin or the "cars" will be in the "doll clothes"..nothing stays where it goes, so who cares about labels?
There is this kitchen drawer that jams up every time I open it to use the foil. Really, the foil is the only thing I use in that drawer but all the other stuff is on standby...just in case the need arises...
I'm at the end of my rope!
I know where I need to begin. I need to minimize EVERYTHING! There are too many accessories, figurines, cars, doll clothes, and things in the foil drawer.
...but it is such a big project it's hard to begin...
When I look around there are many things that I love...those will stay.
Everything else will need to prove it's usefulness, if not, GONE!
I have to remind myself that it's difficult for a family of six to keep tidy and organized {especially when Dad and Mom are both full-time students and both work outside the home}
I'm coming up with daily cleaning schedules for everyone in the house, I think this will help a lot.
I also have to remind myself that the youngest member in the house is a two year old who tends to turn into a tornado if he's given too much freedom to roam....
His chores will include picking up and sorting {I'm sure more chores will come along when the ball starts rolling}
I'm going to test out a lot of those Pintrest ideas and see what works for us!
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Do you have a really effective cleaning/organizing system?
Tell me, tell me, please share!!
No, sadly, I don't :( I feel like you Ang, many days. But you're on the right track. Get rod of stuff and they'll be less to pick up! The more I remind my kids about where stuff belongs, the more likely they are to put stuff in it's place. If only I were closer and we could do our houses together!:) Lots of love to the Zeres ♥
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