I loved this picture and note that Angie shared on my Facebook page SOOO much that I just had to share it here! Nony, I just had to share this with you and would like to thank you for introducing the concept of CONTAINER into my slob brain! This is a picture of my son's dresser. All of the drawers are full and all of those clothes … [Read more...]
Proud Mama of a Declutterer!
I feel like I should get a bumper sticker made. I experienced a Proud Mama Moment while cleaning my daughter's room this morning. (Not that I'm proud of cleaning her room. I'm totally un-proud that I still haven't mastered the art of getting my kids to keep their rooms clean.) (Or of keeping my own room clean . . . ) But as I … [Read more...]
Project Home Recovery: Day Three
It's Day Three of Project Home Recovery. I've officially passed the halfway point between oh-my-word-I'm-really-going-to-host-a-party-on-SATURDAY? and let-them-in-the-front-door. I spent today going to Bible Study, running errands and gathering party supplies. After I picked up the kids from school, my daughter and I (once again) tackled … [Read more...]
Decluttering the Boys’ Room
In early January, I decluttered my boys' room. (Click through to the post if you're reading via email and can't see the video!) It's March, and I'm just now writing the post. The good news is that I can say with confidence that the rather extreme measures I took have had a lasting, positive effect. The vast majority of their floor … [Read more...]
Decluttering the Boys’ Bookshelf
The kids were out of school on Friday. Fun Mom took them to the park to enjoy a warm and sunny January day. (Seriously. We're in Texas.) But before she took over, Good Mom made them declutter their bookshelf. Their insanely messy bookshelf. We asked three questions: #1: Did you love this book? #2: Did you love it … [Read more...]
Let’s Try a(nother) New Way
Kids are always growing. And changing. And sometimes it's hard to keep up. Especially for a Slob Mama who gets overly discouraged about failed organizational methods anyway. But if I've learned anything through this deslobification journey, it's that I must keep trying. Again and again. And again. A few weeks ago, a few days after … [Read more...]
Decluttering Kids’ Rooms: Drastic Measures with Positive Results
A week or so ago, Erica shared an AWESOME idea in the comments on Things a Mother Might Say When Helping Her Sons Declutter. I loved the idea so much that I asked her if she'd be willing to write it up as a guest post! If you're at your wits' end feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of STUFF in your kids' rooms, this idea might be for … [Read more...]
Things a Mother Might Say When Helping Her Sons Declutter
Last weekend, after a moment of pure, brain-exploding frustration that my boys had no idea where any of their clothes were (even though they carried armloads of clean and folded laundry into their room only two days earlier) . . . I declared that Saturday afternoon would be spent decluttering their room. There were no cheers of delight. I … [Read more...]
Three Ideas for Taming the Stuff Monster in Kids’ Rooms
The Stuff Monster. Really, it's uncontrollable at times. But as I promised in my post yesterday, I'm sharing some of the strategies I've developed to tame him. I know. I said, "Him." Personification of inanimate objects is one of my Clutter Issues. Attaching feelings and personality to things that have no feelings or personality . … [Read more...]