Cleaning High?
I am on a cleaning high... or was I high to think that I could clean this mess.
We live in a smaller home. I really love our little house, but with two kids that have endless, and I mean endless amounts of toys, clothes, books... well you name it and they have it, as a result we are busting at the seams.
So... We, aka, I decided to do the great room swap of 2008. We have a small bedroom right off the living room that has always been Yin's room since her arrival. We decided we would make that our bedroom. Really a bed, dress, TV & fan and we are good to go. Mind you this room was lime green and pink so... it needed a paint job. Three hours, and viola a beautiful room the same color as the living room.
We asked the kids if they wanted their own rooms or share. They are 9 & 4, and boy & girl, but they opted to share for now. So we moved both their beds into Yuri's old room one side is Star Wars, and one side is pink Princess Ponies. Hey, it works for them. I don't need anyone to tell me that them sharing a room is emotionally scarring them. I shared a room with one of my brothers until high school, and I am normal. I think? Anyway, it won't be forever, but now they are enjoying it.
We are making our old bedroom the playroom/computer room. It is big enough to house the mess, and then when it is trashed I can shut the door never to see the mess again. :) Right. Anyway we have cleaned out 4 huge bags of trash and are working on number 5. I currently have 8 boxes and 2 bags for the consignment store or a garage sale, and 2 bags for goodwill. I still have the organize the play room and sort two of three closets, but they 4 main rooms are clean and neat as a pin.
Tomorrow we are taking the entire day off from the project we are heading to E'ville, and taking the kids to play at Chuckie Cheese, we don't eat there but we like to play. We are NOT going to be dragging home any junk. Maybe, some food from Sam's but really we have no need for anything else.
I will post some before and after photos soon. I am not sure if I have any before one's of Yuri's room, but the after looks nice.
We live in a smaller home. I really love our little house, but with two kids that have endless, and I mean endless amounts of toys, clothes, books... well you name it and they have it, as a result we are busting at the seams.
So... We, aka, I decided to do the great room swap of 2008. We have a small bedroom right off the living room that has always been Yin's room since her arrival. We decided we would make that our bedroom. Really a bed, dress, TV & fan and we are good to go. Mind you this room was lime green and pink so... it needed a paint job. Three hours, and viola a beautiful room the same color as the living room.
We asked the kids if they wanted their own rooms or share. They are 9 & 4, and boy & girl, but they opted to share for now. So we moved both their beds into Yuri's old room one side is Star Wars, and one side is pink Princess Ponies. Hey, it works for them. I don't need anyone to tell me that them sharing a room is emotionally scarring them. I shared a room with one of my brothers until high school, and I am normal. I think? Anyway, it won't be forever, but now they are enjoying it.
We are making our old bedroom the playroom/computer room. It is big enough to house the mess, and then when it is trashed I can shut the door never to see the mess again. :) Right. Anyway we have cleaned out 4 huge bags of trash and are working on number 5. I currently have 8 boxes and 2 bags for the consignment store or a garage sale, and 2 bags for goodwill. I still have the organize the play room and sort two of three closets, but they 4 main rooms are clean and neat as a pin.
Tomorrow we are taking the entire day off from the project we are heading to E'ville, and taking the kids to play at Chuckie Cheese, we don't eat there but we like to play. We are NOT going to be dragging home any junk. Maybe, some food from Sam's but really we have no need for anything else.
I will post some before and after photos soon. I am not sure if I have any before one's of Yuri's room, but the after looks nice.
posted by Brando @ 5:28 PM
3 Comments:
At 8:11 PM,
Ragged Around the Edges said…
Once again. . . you are my hero!
At 1:38 PM,
FarmWife said…
Awesome! Wanna' come do my house next?
I sahred a room with Princess & Bubba both until I turned 13 & I survived it. Besides, you gave them the choice!
I want to see pictures of the pile that's leaving your house.
Hope you had fun visiting the rat (as my mother calls Chuck E. Cheese).
At 5:58 PM,
Rudy said…
Honey where is my stuff? You know my important stuff? Like hats and all that mess......important....?
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