Last Thursday through Saturday, the boys were out of town with Grandma and Papaw while camping at Dan Nicholas Park (they had a great time - thank you Grandma and Papaw!) While they were away I decided it would be a good idea to clean their room. If you've seen it lately, you would understand why! There were toys everywhere and you couldn't even see the carpet. So, I took most of the stuff out of the room and cleared the way for Brent to shampoo the carpet. Then, I sorted the items into several piles - keep/put away, get rid of/donate, sell on Ebay, and trash. I was proud that I was actually able to come up with some things to give away this time. In the past when I've cleaned their room I couldn't bring myself to get rid of much of it. Maybe it helped that I was listening to The Dave Ramsey Show while working. It reminded me that, according to Dave, you should "get rid of/sell so much that your kids think you might get rid of them." I cleaned out the closet in their room (that mostly had my stuff in it!) and made space for more of the bulky toy items. I even put their shoes in the shoe holder pockets! I was so excited because when I finished and replaced everything you could still see the floor. Now, if the boys should WANT to play in their room, they can. You know what else? They've been more entertained in the past few days because they've found toys that they haven't seen lately!
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