When I was searching for storage ideas I found so many great suggestions. Bins and baskets are the way to go, to keep all those knick knacks out of sight ! We have so many little toys, soooooo many. Like the toy shop threw up in our house :-( Even after the kids clean up something is always forgotten behind the chairs, tables, baskets, dressers, on the table, tucked behind a shelf, etc. They are kinda really bad at cleaning. At least they clean so I don't complain and always thank them for their hard work. Then when they sleep, C and I would organize and clean and complain about them kids. We protest whenever they want to make a mess but we actually like (and hate) that they have so much ideas ! And often we can't help but get down and dirty with them and that's when the whole house is a huge mess ! Ah, this is the life with kids and it's all good !
The few times when my kids made my blood level rose and I am ready to smack someone's behind, I usually give myself a prep talk in my head - Tracy, you want kids ! You love them, this is what life with kids is like, it's a crazy roller coaster, embrace it, scream if you need to, then get over it as this time shall pass.
To compromise with our kids, I am have gotten some baskets and toys trunk to throw everything in, quick and easy and we all can do it ! Now I just need to pretty them all up. Anyways, until I get to it, here are some ideas I like and hope to incorporate into our play area. Keep in mind that all these pictures are probably staged for photo ops. They must be right ? Who's house look like that ? OK maybe theirs. Maybe just our kids are messy :-( can I return them ? :-P
