Bedroom Clutter

This weekend I worked on weeding out Sarah’s clothing collection. She kept waking up in the morning fussing about her toes hurting. It turns out that her footy pajamas were getting too short for her. It was time for them to go. I thought since I was getting rid of those, I may as well go through the rest of her clothes, too.

Set your timer for twenty minutes and go through one kid’s clothing today. Ready? Here we go.

First, decide which size they should really be wearing. For Sarah, she’s into size 4. That meant anything with a size 3 on the tag would be leaving the house.

  • Take out everything that’s too small.
  • Take out everything that’s no longer appropriate. (I finally got rid of the crib sheets. No idea why I waited so long on that one)
  • Take out everything you don’t ever want to see them wear again. You’re the parent, remember?
  • Take out everything that is so stained you’re embarrassed.
  • Take out socks with holes. (Seriously. It’s 2011. Who fixes socks?)
  • Check the coat closet for too small items. Also gloves, hats that need to go. (See socks, above.)

I took two kitchen size bags full to the Goodwill this weekend just from Sarah’s clothes.

The greatest part for me about doing this is that it makes it so much easier to put her clothes away. And it’s way easier for Sarah and me to agree upon what she should wear each day when everything in the drawer is a good choice.

Now on to the boy’s rooms . . . . .

Maybe I’ll do those next week :)