Organizing and Clearing the Chaos
Ok, it’s not that bad but things are really piling up here and I’m beginning to snap. There’s something about these pile-ups that are getting to me. It’s crowded enough here so when kids keep tossing stuff on tables, desks and wall units I start to feel like things are closing in on me.
To be honest my desk is not too clear either so that’s not helping matters. I’m a big fan of baskets and they work for a while but eventually you need to go through them to find stuff that you tossed in there last week that you were supposed to go through but forgot. Clear baskets would be good because then I could at least see inside of them but labels wouldn’t hurt either.
Anyway, starting tomorrow I’m becoming more organized and sergeant like. When the children come in the door, I will be right there and making sure they actually put their shoes in the proper place and they will be shaking those little rocks out of their shoes outside.
If I notice one speck of peanut butter in my jam, I will be on them and they will search this whole house from top to bottom to find those mysterious ten pairs of socks that I swear I just bought. My mother always bought us multi-colored socks and that was sort of fun but it was also a hassle. We had this one drawer with socks every color of the rainbow but none matched. I mostly buy white socks because I’m not as brave. There are six of us here and I figure someone can always find a white pair of socks to squeeze into.
I really do want to deal with this pile up problem. Even though our house isn’t huge, I don’t think that a bigger house would solve it. I’m putting up some more shelves and getting some clear baskets to start with but I’m also going to get back into enforcing chore charts. I will let you know how it goes.
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