Before I start I must say that I'm so sad no one has any dinner ideas for me. I'm pretty sure this is the second time I've tried this without any takers. Seriously, are you all in dinner ruts as well? If I get a spare day I may google some stuff and post it. Either that or my lack of posting has dispersed anyone who reads this at all to the four corners of the earth. Please come back, I need your dinner ideas!
Now with that said I had some other things on my mind lately as well. It seems like I've read a ton of blogs on organization lately. Organizing makes me happy. But since I now share a home with a man and three mini men, organization doesn't last very long. I don't think I will ever get to the point of just letting it go because my personality won't allow it. So I persevere in this endeavor. I will never give up.
I didn't know if anyone else out there was struggling with keeping things organized, at least to a level to prevent frustration and complete mental break down, in a world with those who may not share your OCD tendencies love of order. So here is my little strategy to keep myself sane and my house in a little order without driving my men--or myself--crazy.
1. I keep areas in the bathroom and bedroom that are just mine. That way I can keep them just as I want them. This gives me a little space for me and boundaries. Stan and the boys can keep their dressers as messy as they would like and I don't have to look at it.
2. I do little clean sweeps, maybe just one room per day but each area of the house gets done at least once each week. This means I go through the boys toys at least once a week and get them in their proper place (mostly I do this, with Kirby's help, to seek out missing parts and such). I'll look through their dresser drawers to make sure no dirty clothes have gotten put back in and that all underwear, undershirts and socks are in the appropriate brother's drawer.
3. When things are no longer needed they leave my house. Since clothes get passed down (the biggest advantage to having all boys) they don't leave our possession but they do get stored outside in our storage area if they are not currently being worn. Shoes are the one thing I don't typically pass down, they usually look pretty bad after one owner. My Big Sister also serves as our local Goodwill donation center. If we are getting rid of something she will take it and find it a new home. Yes, this constantly reminds me of the consumer mentality we Americans have but we like many are doing our best to reduce, reuse, recycle.
4. CONTAINERS! Plastic bins, baskets and space bags are my friend. My kitchen drawers are full of baskets to keep items in their place. Often used items are quickly accessible and not as often used items are well stored but easy to get to. Storage space in every room of the house is used to the max with bins and shelves.
So those are my biggies. What do you do? I am constantly looking for suggestions. I love little projects to make life easier. I'm currently still working on our office/school/ laundry room to maximize the space and storage that we have. This week we are getting a new desk (bought from some friends that are moving back to the States) so we can use the storage drawers of our current one but get rid of the extremely warped desk top. I'm excited about getting it all straightened out. Yes, I said excited. It's the little things.
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