So after an exhausting week, my gracious and loving man took over baby duty today. I wanted to relax, really I did-but sometimes I have such a hard time with relaxation. So instead, I took on a project that has been bugging me since we moved into our house. Our playroom is pretty much organized the way I want it. I like that most of the toys are up high and out of reach, therefore Everett has to request. The toy bins are categorized as well. I have ended up throwing a lot of Everett's toys in the unfinished part of the basement (our storage) to get them out of the way and I pull them out every so often.
It was the unfinished basement that was killing me. Everything was strewn about and it became our dumping ground. Everytime I thought about organizing it, I became overwhelmed and decided against it. But today I had the time and the energy (thank you Starbucks!) and went for it. It took about 3 hours and I totally forgot to take a "before" picture, but believe me-it wasn't pretty. And my goodness I have a lot of speech therapy materials, which was really fun to go through.
These toys are the ones I keep out of sight, but will go to when Everett gets bored or disinterested with his other things. The toy I bring out could be something he has had for awhile, but to him it is novel and therefore more interesting. This stuff was the most fun to organize. I also got Hampton's toys ready to disperse when he is of age.
So I am very proud of the organization. I know now where everything is and even found some old, forgotten items in the process. Eric keeps laughing at me because I keep wandering in there to look at it again. What can I say? Organization thrills me to no end!
It was the unfinished basement that was killing me. Everything was strewn about and it became our dumping ground. Everytime I thought about organizing it, I became overwhelmed and decided against it. But today I had the time and the energy (thank you Starbucks!) and went for it. It took about 3 hours and I totally forgot to take a "before" picture, but believe me-it wasn't pretty. And my goodness I have a lot of speech therapy materials, which was really fun to go through. 
These toys are the ones I keep out of sight, but will go to when Everett gets bored or disinterested with his other things. The toy I bring out could be something he has had for awhile, but to him it is novel and therefore more interesting. This stuff was the most fun to organize. I also got Hampton's toys ready to disperse when he is of age.
So I am very proud of the organization. I know now where everything is and even found some old, forgotten items in the process. Eric keeps laughing at me because I keep wandering in there to look at it again. What can I say? Organization thrills me to no end!