tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post7486421468756050568..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: The Tyranny of ThingsCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-34265397165722397082010-01-11T11:10:02.921-08:002010-01-11T11:10:02.921-08:00see CB2's new metal boxes...!
http://www.swiss...see CB2's new metal boxes...!<br />http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/01/cb2-metal-trunks.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474355812911987374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-60384013076339696032010-01-07T09:33:23.972-08:002010-01-07T09:33:23.972-08:00I'm the same way about wanting everything to h...I'm the same way about wanting everything to have a "home!" I'm continuly working on this too. I hope you have more luck than I do. <br /><br />In fact, this year I specifically requested NO stuffed animals for either kids because we have SO MANY, they don't really have good places to go, and the Pumpkin plays with very few.caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-64858207380426977022010-01-06T15:57:22.493-08:002010-01-06T15:57:22.493-08:00I hear you! In my house, achieving the level of or...I hear you! In my house, achieving the level of organization we really want is a pipe dream given that we have 2 kids under 3. So i think I'm just going to fix what I can change (my clothing closet) and be happy with that for now. A wise friend once said "Someday your house will be quiet and clean, and a part of you will miss having young kids around."hushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-26624398846276090822010-01-05T07:37:42.428-08:002010-01-05T07:37:42.428-08:00@Today Wendy- ah yes, the book storage problem. I&...@Today Wendy- ah yes, the book storage problem. I'm contemplating an eReader (like the Kindle) to help combat that....<br /><br />My family was pretty restrained about Christmas gifts. I don't think anyone went crazy, and Pumpkin loves her new toys. I've tried weeding out some older toys and putting them in storage for Petunia. But it never seems to be enough.<br /><br />And I can't blame the disaster that is our office/guest room on toys at all!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-10623193455169929862010-01-05T06:58:06.294-08:002010-01-05T06:58:06.294-08:00I know exactly what you're talking about. We o...I know exactly what you're talking about. We only have 800 square feet, and E is the only grand-kid on either side (and the only great-grand-kid on my side) so the amount of stuff that appears with no effort on our part...it is a bit overwhelming. The first year ended with us sitting in a giant pile of stuff (her birthday, immediately followed by Christmas = 500 stuffed toys and 5000 small plastic things (ok, fine, I'm exaggerating a bit here)). Now it is really easy to be generous about handing toys & clothes along to folks with younger kids. I've also gotten really aggressive about free-cycling things I don't use and trying to get worn-out clothing out of the house. The more crap I get rid of, the more space I have for storing books...<br /><br />I don't know what the solution to so much stuff is either, but I do know that the more I think about the amount of stuff we've got (especially as things roll in the door at Christmas) the more frustrated I get.Today Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-83150439314224467052010-01-04T19:37:42.868-08:002010-01-04T19:37:42.868-08:00Oops, "could" should be "couldn'...Oops, "could" should be "couldn't."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-77164437684230474032010-01-04T19:37:01.010-08:002010-01-04T19:37:01.010-08:00"I don't mind a little mess now and then...."I don't mind a little mess now and then...but it drives me nuts when things don't have a home. There has to be at least the theoretical possibility of order and tidiness in every room in my house."<br /><br />I usually just lurk (found you from Ask Moxie), but today I could resist. I am certain that I have said those exact words to my fiance! Everything needs a home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-75562049748658956812010-01-04T18:33:20.546-08:002010-01-04T18:33:20.546-08:00It's hard not to have a mess with young kids a...It's hard not to have a mess with young kids around. I like to have a place for everything, but it is difficult.Meadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922827724363185027noreply@blogger.com