My daughter has not met a piece of paper, a magazine, a stuffed animal that she didn't have to have. Each year we go through her room and get rid of bags of trash (old school papers, newspapers, toys she doesn't have all the part for) and bags for goodwill. But this year, my annual sit-down in her room was too overwhelming. Her stuff had grown out of control! On Thursday I grabbed a big bin and a laundry basket and had her bring ALL of her stuff (except her clothes) down to me in the garage. It took over 2 hours for her to empty her closet, 2 bookshelves, a desk and all the stuff she had in piles around her room. I wish I had a picture of the "before" because it was such a sight, but I think I was too embarrassed and overwhelmed to even attempt a picture. LOL
Here are a few pictures to showcase the work we have embarked on.
My daughter's things encompass the entire ping pong table, the stand next to it, the card table behind it, and the pile of stuffed animals and bags underneath the card table.
Since Thursday, I have had to stop my husband from 'shopping' the ping-pong table. Sample conversation:
DH: "Ooo, we can't get rid of this..it's one of my favorites!"
Me: "She chooses what goes back in her room and it will be no more than 1/4 of this stuff."
DH: "That's okay, I'll put this downstairs with my stuff."
Me: "NOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Her room is clean now. It's so amazing to walk into there and not be bombarded or feel claustrophobic. I'll go quickly through her clothes in the closet before taking things back up. My plan is to have a friend come over early next week to be a mediator between my daughter and I as we filter through her things. I'll let you know how it turns out.
4 comments:
This is a FANTASTIC idea. My kids' room is so full of stuff that going through it is entirely too overwhelming. I like the idea of putting it somewhere else to go through it (preferably somewhere like the garage where you can easily dispose of what's left).
Wow, good for you for doing that clear out and putting it in one place to sort through is a great idea. :-) good luck with it! :-)
LOLOL! I get crazy if there's too much junk in the house. I do a Clean Sweep every quarter. :)
I am fortunate my hubby feels the same way. In fact, he's the one who converted me...lol!
We did this with my son's room last fall when we painted it. SO.MUCH.JUNK! Hard to believe it all came out of his room!!!
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