Getting organized

December 30, 2010
Hundred-year-old houses come with lots of character but not a lot of storage space. We didn't really notice until kiddo #2 came along and suddenly our lack of closets, cupboards, and square footage was staring us straight in the face. There is a good thing about not having a lot of room though - it forces us to de-junk every few months.

Poor Pearl has taken the brunt of it. Every time she gets a new toy, we make her donate an old one to the D.I. It's quite traumatic. But I promise, it's out of necessity and not just because we are mean parents. With a bunch of new toys from Christmas, I knew we had to do some major re-organizing in her room. I've learned that if I want her to not only be able to play with her toys, but to pick them up afterward, we need storage bins she can open herself. Luckily, there are about 300 million storage tubs to choose from. And we've found the perfect ones for her little hands to pry open. Now every new toy has it's own bin and is organized, clean, and in their right place. If only she found this as exciting as I did.