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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine looks like a damn kid bomb went off - I am super organized and hate clutter so all the kids stuff is really on my nerves. I have 3 young kids and try snd purge, organize and clean up all the time but just the nature of covid and being home all the time - ughhh I am going insane! I keep seeing pictures of new beautiful homes and it makes me soooo jealous. Doesn’t help that I grew up in a very large house with a lot of land. Not feasible in DC. We have a 2600 sq ft house built in the 1960s with 5 of us in plus an 1/2 finished basement that houses most of the kids toys. I would love to move into a big 4000 sq ft new house but there is no way we can afford a $1+ million home.

Any suggestions or just want to commiserate? My tidy organized soul is dying. [/quote]

In the 1960s, kids didn't have many toys, so there was plenty of space. Get rid of your stuff. Your kid doesn't need zillions of toys, crafting supplies, etc. [/quote]

OP here - I try and throw out stuff/donate once a month. I usually get rid of a garbage bag worth of stuff and donate a garbage bag worth of stuff once a month.  But somehow we still have a ton of stuff. It doesn't help that we haven't been able to get rid of baby stuff yet - finally getting rid of it now thank god.  We kept everything for the past 6 years since we weren't done having kids. I am now slowly getting rid of all baby gear since our youngest is 1.  I literally got rid of 6 carseats worth of "infant" inserts and accoutrements the other day!  Why did I save all of that stuff!?!?  [/quote]

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