tonight's project, part 2
Well, I cleaned up. That's really all I can say. I managed to get one garbage bag of junk out of that big old room, but there is still SO much in there! I'm really kind of overwhelmed and depressed about it now. I really don't know how to make it more organized.
I will definitely have to choose a few things from the pile to bring to our parents' houses. That will help. I just don't know what to pick. I need Steven to do it with me, he may feel slightly less guilt.
Guilt, you ask? About what?
Lots of guilt. I feel guilty that I'm deciding the fate of toys that aren't mine. There I said it. I know that Jordan and Tennyson probably won't notice that I scurry some of it away.
Then there's the fact that most of these toys were gifts from people who are not us. Aunties, Grandmas and Grandpas gave these things to our kids. I know that making boxes of stuff to leave elsewhere is not the same as taking it to a thrift store or tossing it out, but I feel bad about removing it from our home!!
What's your opinion on that? Please be honest. I know that there's at least one of our parents who reads this blog, what do you think about it?
The deal really, is that a lot of these toys are sets of stuff with many parts and pieces. When there are so many toys, they all kind of get mixed together. Tonight I basically organized sets and threw out a few broken things (not many), but by the time the kids have spent an hour down here it'll all be mixed up again. When everything is mixed in a heap or scattered about on the floor, then nothing gets played with properly anyway!
Okay, be totally and completely honest. Is it hurtful if I take toys that were given to me by someone else and put them in a box labeled "for grandma's house"? What if Grandma gave the toy?
I will definitely have to choose a few things from the pile to bring to our parents' houses. That will help. I just don't know what to pick. I need Steven to do it with me, he may feel slightly less guilt.
Guilt, you ask? About what?
Lots of guilt. I feel guilty that I'm deciding the fate of toys that aren't mine. There I said it. I know that Jordan and Tennyson probably won't notice that I scurry some of it away.
Then there's the fact that most of these toys were gifts from people who are not us. Aunties, Grandmas and Grandpas gave these things to our kids. I know that making boxes of stuff to leave elsewhere is not the same as taking it to a thrift store or tossing it out, but I feel bad about removing it from our home!!
What's your opinion on that? Please be honest. I know that there's at least one of our parents who reads this blog, what do you think about it?
The deal really, is that a lot of these toys are sets of stuff with many parts and pieces. When there are so many toys, they all kind of get mixed together. Tonight I basically organized sets and threw out a few broken things (not many), but by the time the kids have spent an hour down here it'll all be mixed up again. When everything is mixed in a heap or scattered about on the floor, then nothing gets played with properly anyway!
Okay, be totally and completely honest. Is it hurtful if I take toys that were given to me by someone else and put them in a box labeled "for grandma's house"? What if Grandma gave the toy?
Comments
On Clean Sweep they always made the parents pick out the kids favorite toys and get rid of the rest. If it's making you unhappy, I say it's time to go.
I hope you feel good about whatever you decide.
Thanks Sonya!