Feeling definitely lighter!

I am not a "minimalist" by any means but I do think kids these days are bombarded with too many toys, too many video games and way too much television. I admit we own a wii and also have an old gameboy. Other than that we have a DVD player and dish network with a DVR which is awesome but allows us to veg more than if we did not have it. In addition the kids have a plethora of toys...too many in my opinion. The wonderfully sweet Mr. Carter is a big kid himself and loves to go down the toy aisle at stores and inevitably we buy more toys than we should. In our little tiny house we live in, this is getting to be more and more of a problem. So...what can we do?

I have not been an active fly lady user in a long time so it surprised me the other day to get an email from fly lady. Ironically it was about decluttering and some tips. One of the tips was to think of things like toys and clothes as consumables instead of things to get emotionally attached to. If a toy costs $20 and it makes your child happy for 2 months and breaks, consider it $20 well spent and move on. It really helped me look at the children's toys and clothes as disposable instead of potentially permanent fixtures in our homes.

Let the decluttering commence!!!

There was excitement and enthusiasm as well as some tears shed. In the end, we all feel lighter and happier!! 6 trash bags of garbage and 8 trash bags to donate and the floors are clear....until its time for a tea party!!! After that, game time! The kids are super happy even though they hardly have any toys...who would have guessed?? I love it!!

On another note, little Sam busted his lip again tonight! Poor baby's lip was bleeding and is bruised pretty good. Didn't slow him down much! He is a moving machine!!