Yup, I have done alot of these things and see them helping alot! We do the clear storage bins in the kids room I just hate stacking them all and unstacking to get what we need at the time but other then that a great storage solution. We also put cabinets in the kids room in Jan this year which has been a life saver they are quite deep and two high with 3 across and 6 drawers. It has helped hide the bigger items and stuff that the kids are not quite old enough to play with etc. I need to find a way to add more cabinets in the rest of my house that don't look out of place but I have very little places left to add them the way the house is set up. I do have a 10ft set in the laundry room with the counter on top and that helps too. I just need to get rid of stuff!!
~~Niki~~ ~Too Blessed to be Stressed~ Please join us @ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [JFC]: Newbie - storage problems > Niki - > > Interesting that you played competitive soccer too. It's lots of fun and we > really enjoy it, but it makes for a very demanding schedule. I'm so happy > that we're on a break right now - just ended both teams for the season. I'm > looking forward to spending time working on my house before it all starts > again. > > I understand your problems with the accumulation of "kid stuff". I've been > there too when my kids were small. They were also spoiled rotten - and still > are actually. Fortunately, as they get older the things they like don't take > up quite so much space - cd's, dvd's, video games are much easier to store > than kiddie toys. Don't feel bad though, I still have plastic boxes with > their favorite books and toys stored on the shelves and in the closets. > > It sounds like you need some cabinets, shelves and plastic boxes for storage. > I love plastic boxes with lids that can be stacked~! I understand the money > factor, but you might look into Home Depot or Sam's where you can buy large > sturdy plastic shelves for a reasonable price and start setting a little > money aside to save for them. I bought plastic Sterilite boxes at Wal-Mart - > 1 or 2 at a time - til I had one for each category of item to be stored. > > They work for books, toys, clothes - pretty much everything. For kids toys I > used a box for each type of item - matchbox cars, duplo blocks, building > blocks, action figures, art supplies, etc. You choose the size of the box > according to the amount of stuff, but stick to just a couple of sizes so they > will stack easily. I labeled each box with an index card & sharpie. I used > this to teach the kids to pick up their toys. They could only play with a > couple of boxes at a time. Duplos might be in one area and matchbox cars in > another. Even toddlers can sort those and put them back in the boxes with a > little help and encouragement. > > My kids still have labeled boxes on their shelves (some of which still > contain the matchbox cars and action figures - can't get rid of those...) > Hope this gives you something to consider without being too overwhelming. > > Diane > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Journey from clutter List Website > http://journeyfromclutter.com > Members Only Page > http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm > > Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. > > To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
