|
Post by sherri on Sept 3, 2004 16:35:16 GMT -5
Those are some great ideas as far as packing up the toys and getting rid of them. I'm not there yet though. I have taken EVERYTHING out of dd's room with the exception of major furniture. I bagged it all up and brought it to the basement. There it stayed for about 2 mos. But I just couldn't let it go forever. My dd certainly doesn't have a ton of toys, just a few things we've gotten for her over the 3 years of her life, books mostly. Her fave things are her kitchens (she has 2: one up in her room and one down in the family room and having 2 of them i think is just great!) She playes with those, her stuffed animals (and blankies for them, which are old baby wash clothes and burp rags), and ponies. And that's it!. 3 things. Now that i'm thining about it, i should probably box everything else up. What a great idea, i mean, why keep something if they really don't play with it? Cleaning a room would be so much easier if there weren't but a few types of toys to organize. All ponies go in this bin, all stuffies go in this one, blankies in here, and kitchen accessories in here. 4 bins and the room is logically orgainized and clean to any standard! ;DI am happy, thank you guys! ;D God is soo good to me!
|
|
|
Post by sarahd on Sept 3, 2004 21:41:45 GMT -5
Ok, I am trying to put everyone's advice together. I have tried the harder jobs on my dd when she doesn't want to do what I ask. That seems to motivate her a little. As for the boys, I asked them yesterday to pick up their room, they didn't do it. I told them today to pick up their room before they went with my parents (gave them an hour do to a 15 min job) and they didn't do it. So when they left I got out the trash bags. It took 3 large black trash bags but I finally got it done. When they came home today they were excited because the room was clean. Then the 3 yr old says 'where's my toys?'. So I explained to him that I had asked him to pick them up and he didn't listen. Then he says 'are they in the trash'? lol They know me too well. I 've told them for a long time that i would do it, now it is done.
I don't buy them alot of toys. Their father and his parents overload them with toys tho. Some of the stuff I threw out was only 2 weeks old. But as someone else said, who cares about holding on to material/worldy things?
Sarah
|
|
|
Post by benshelpmeet on Sept 21, 2004 10:34:20 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by penny on Sept 24, 2004 21:52:43 GMT -5
Thank you for telling me ablut calm moms. It is really helping me lots. I have gotten so much done this week. The Lord has convicted me of slothenss. (I am not sure of that is really a word) Even my boys, 7 and 4, are responding to the tidiness. They have made their beds 3 days in a row. ;D My seven year old seeems calmer and more organized as I teach him. DH as been a help too. Now my home is ready for the latest hurricane. During the last one, I had wet clothes in the washer and they made the worst smell while the electric was out. The emergency agency has stated we will probally lose juice for a longer time this round. We may even lose city water. Dh went shopping on his way home from work and stocked up on non perishable food. We should be set. I even have enough room to put everything sway. Thanks for all the encoragement to get organized. I am praying that I will keep trusting the Lord for strength to keep this up. I can't do this on my own. I will probally not be on line much. I will check in after "Jeanne" leaves. Thanks for the encouragment, In Jesus love, Penny
|
|
|
Post by johnshelpmeet on Dec 31, 2005 5:56:34 GMT -5
I just wanted to thank all of you dear sisters for the posts on organization and the other topic of chores. You all have no idea how much of a blessing you all have been. As I have sat here not able to sleep going through the archives I started looking around the upstairs living room (we turned our downstairs into the daycare area and put the younger two girls int he same room so our other room is the living room) I noticed how chaotic and messy it is. Not unclean but just cluttered. I lookaround at the shelves of movies we have (most we don't watch for one reason or another) and I am finally seeing why I am up. I cannot sleep when I have been getting on to my girls for not cleaning thier rooms and bathroom and I would be ashamed if anyone could see mine. (Although I just realized Jesus CAN see it ) These are areas I know have been bugging my husband and I have used every excuse I can think of not to do them. Well I am off to start cleaning even though it is 3:09am No time like the present. Thank you for giving me a place to confess this sin without fear of judgement. Please pray for me today as I go through the house, I have errands to run later and it is my daughters 6th birthday I pray you all have a wonderful day. God Bless
|
|
|
Post by momtogirls5 on Dec 31, 2005 11:07:36 GMT -5
What a wonderful thread. I'd like to say that in a household of 7 everything is not perfect but is in a good order. I have just purged the two youngest girls bedroom. We went threw all the toys. Throwing away what was broken, giving away what wasn't played with anymore and with limited space, putting away what was left. When we ran out of space we had very hard choices to make about what to keep and what not to keep. I am very proud of how the girls handled this. Now the room is neat and orderly once again. Play is more fun and clean-up in a snap! I go into the rooms once a month and they know that I throw away things. It is their responsibility to keep it clean the rest of the month. They do a pretty good job if I've help order the room. Another thing we do at our house is keeping the entry, main living room and kitchen alway clean and tidy. This is where a visitor would be entering. I keep it company ready. The kitchen is more of a challenge because we are in there so much but everyone is to do their part to keep it clean. The main living area is a place we don't spend much time. We have a family room downstairs where laundry is always being worked on, games are played, time is spent together and messes are made (and pick-up). This room is out of view of the front door and so I am more relaxed about it. The main bathroom is always keep company ready. I only clean bathrooms once a week but this one is keep wiped down daily. The girls need to spot check it after brushing their teeth and wash their hands. May I encourage you with some hope in this area. My house doesn't run as well as it may seem written here. There is grumping, complaining, morning and wailing at times threw this process. Some days everything runs so smooth I have to deal with pride. Some days I am forced to remember where my strength comes from. Right before Thanksgiving I had a knee injury. It was above my knee about an inch deep and an inch wide. I couldn't walk for a few days as it was healing (no bending) and my DH needed to go out of town. Well, my girls just jumped right in and served me, ran the house, check on me hourly. My house looked as though I had been doing it all along. The meals where simple but good. The coffee wasn't so great but that was OK The laundry was caught up. Dogs and cats tended to. Rooms in good order. I was so blessed. They were blessed as well. They loved serving me. I was so proud of them. There is hope sister. Lenni
|
|
|
Post by learningtosubmit on Dec 31, 2005 14:20:11 GMT -5
God is so amazing in His timing. Last night my dh Mark agreed to purging our little home of the things that are cluttering our lives. Then I came on the board for a quick read and found this thread! I am so inspired! There are six of us in an 1100 square foot house. We love, love, love, having a small home. We are a close-knit, loving family, and being in close quarters keeps us together. Also, the two with special needs are autistic. The more they are forced to interact, the better it is for their development. But the clutter is an issue. (Mark tends to be a pack rat - like his mother, while I do not hold on to much.) I am also inspired by the Sisters' pearls of wisdom. Training our girls to be homekeepers. Working our selves out of a job! This idea really struck me, Johnshelpmeet. My home should be like my heart. I invite Jesus into the deepest chambers and submit them to Him and He cleanses me. If I look at the innermost rooms of my home, they should reflect the purity and joy He has given me. Not that they should be perfect, but free from the worldly clutter that weighs us down. Thank you, Sisters, for your faithfulnes. Now, I am off to get started! Sis. Shanna
|
|