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[quote=Anonymous]We have a small house and this is a time and trouble saver. One in one out rule. We don't have multiple play areas -- kids room has a large place space that is also right off the living room and kitchen so it's easy. Things migrate out but everything gets put away at night so that they can go to sleep in a tidy room.

Getting ready is easier in a small house. No running up and down stairs, and we just designate consistent storage places for everything we need. It's easy to make a lunch while also "helping" my oldest get dressed because this just means I talk to her while she does it.

Small houses are easier to clean, and cheaper to pay someone to clean.

I feel like everything takes us less time than other people, somehow. I also theorize that this is one of the reasons it's always been easy to get kids out of the house on the weekends and in the summer. They feel cooped up! They pretty much never turn down an offer of a park, playground, bike ride, hike, etc.

We have opposite sex kids so we need to upgrade to a larger place soon (right now we're in a 2 bed/2 bath that's about 1100 sq ft), but I am so glad we stayed where we are through the baby, toddler, and little kid years. It will be nice to have more room and more privacy with tweens and teens. But we're still just looking for something in the 1500-2000 sq ft range, ideally with plenty of outdoor space. Every time our realtor sends me a listing larger than that, I look at it and just see more work.[/quote]

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