With the New Year Comes Organization
I absolutely love the holiday season and all of the decorations that come out in December, but come January 1st, I am always very eager to put these seasonal items away for another year and to get my house in a less cluttered state.
Last January, I became pregnant and went on a huge purge of items in our overly filled, unfinished basement. I cleaned out enough junk that we were able to make a small play area for my daughter in the middle of the basement.
This January, I am struggling with the fact that we have a baby in the house again and with that comes a myriad of baby gear, furniture and toys that seem to overtake the whole house. Once I get my holiday decorations organized and put away in their labeled bins, I look forward to organize all of our baby “stuff”.
The question that remains is, as my son outgrows these baby items, whether it be clothing, gear or toys, what do I do with it? Do I keep it in case we decide to have another baby or do I purge again and begin to get rid of our infant items. I have box after box full of girl things that I kept, in hopes that we would have a second child. Now that we have that child and he is a boy, what do I do?
Until I decide whether or not we are keeping or giving away items, I will continue to have a basket on my dresser where I dump the clothing that is too small and the infant toys that we no longer need and I will continue to put those items in the basement as they accumulate.
My goal is to keep that small play space in the basement for my daughter and eventually my son, as it is important. In the mean time, I will have to purge more items so that I can create the space needed to store all of the baby items that are no longer needed right now.
As for the current baby clutter that has over run our house, is there really a solution other than to remember that they are temporary? We got rid of the playpen with the bassinet in the kitchen and replaced it with our reclining high chair, but eventually we will need that playpen back again once my son becomes mobile. I have also moved many of my daughter’s toys up to her room in order to create some space for my son’s toys. Although he doesn’t need them right now, the day is rapidly approaching when he will appreciate having access to baby toys on the main floor.
I never realized that organizing would be so difficult with two children! Wish me luck.
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