- Sort through the girls books. They have soooo many and I know some of them are baby books and the preschooler has outgrown them. It's time to sort and purge and donate (or save for my brand new niece) and clean up those shelves and drawers. We're big readers so I want to make them accessible and organized.
- The desk. This desk is too big and really sort of cramps the style of this living room. I think ideally I'd like to move this desk and computer down to the basement, setup a sort of office there, but I'm not sure how well that will work out. It would be nice to at least slim it down to a smaller desk maybe if moving it isn't an option.
- In line with #1 - sort through the kids toys again. Some things we could save for my new niece, but the rest we've outgrown and should be donated. It'll clean up the toy room some and leave room for any new birthday and Christmas gifts that are bound to come along soon.
- I need to throw out or give away my wedding dress. It's taking up some good space in my closet, I never look at it, I don't care to keep it..it was 2nd hand to begin with. There might be some usable material there, so I think I may offer it for free on craigslist if anyone has a use for it. I feel like I should be sentimental about it, but I'm just not. I paid $250 at a local 'repeat' store, so it's not like I got a brand new 'THE DRESS' experience anyway.
- I need to sell my hope chest. It was a Christmas present when I was 16 and I'm pretty sure it was my mother's idea but really, what sort of gift is that. Here's a wood box that won't fit anywhere for you to store things you don't even think are that important. Right now it is storing my wedding veil and bouquet and some stuffed bears I used to collect. It's also serving as the photo printer stand in our storage room. I could really use that space soooo much better.
The alternative topic was 5 Things I Never Thought I’d Hear Myself Say As a Parent
I have to mention the one thing I never thought I'd have to say and the one thing that completely shocked me when I found myself saying it.
Stop licking the cart.
Love your list! I just cleaned out the kids bookcases and gave away a big bunch of books that the kids had outgrown... and I have to say, it actually made me emotional to say goodbye to some books that I had read to my kids as babies.
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Well, I think you CAN keep everything...but hoarding is unhealthy :) I get emotional with the clothes, after I pass them to kid#2 and she outgrows them, then I get all sad. I still donate them though, can't keep that in my house.
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