The two things our house seems to be overrun with are paper and clothing. We have tons of clothing. Luke suggested once that we cut back clothing to 4-6 outfits per person. I never took him seriously because to cut back on laundry means that I will always be washing clothes. And who wants to wash clothes all day every day?

Months later I discovered that not only was my husband’s suggestion a good one, but he wasn’t kidding when he suggested it! First off, it is easier to do laundry daily. I tend to let it pile up until someone comes to me saying, “I have no clean pants in my drawer.” Then I have to put everything on hold and wash clothes.When I do it daily, there is no hurry, and I can schedule it into each day. No surprises.

Now you are wondering how so few outfits could possibly be enough. My main concern was for those who still have occasional accidents. They can sometimes go through 3 outfits in one day! That is half their outfits!!

Well, if you are doing laundry daily, there will be laundry in the drawer by the next day. Even if you don’t get to it that day, there will still  be 3 outfits left in their drawer for the next day!

Now you ask, won’t they wear the clothes out faster? Well, there is that, but what is the difference between having more clothes all at once and replacing a few outfits when they wear out? You may use as many clothes in the long run, but there is a chance that you won’t, and if you do, you still have less to deal with at one time.

If you normally pass your older child’s clothes down to your kids, having fewer will mean that you can actually let your 2nd child help pick out their clothes and not feel guilty about it because you really wouldn’t be spending any more money than you would have if you bought a lot for your older child.

I am not the best house keeper in the world. I know you are so surprised because my house always looks neat when you come over.

What you don’t know is that my bedroom door is closed for a reason. I cross my fingers every time someone comes over, hoping that no one opens the door to my bedroom because if they do, I will be searching for them for an hour underneath all the stuff that fell on top of them. 😉

Okay, I guess that is exaggerating just a tiny bit. The funny thing is that I always thought I was super-organized! Now that I see how much my kids still have to learn, I realize that they haven’t learned because I haven’t taught them because I haven’t learned myself.

Soooo, I have set a goal for myself (with the help of my kind hubby) that I hope will be life-changing. It is my goal to get my house in order to the point that every single thing in the house has a place and everyone in the house knows what thing goes in what place.

I know…it’s everyone’s dream. I have a dream that it will one day become more than a dream in our household.

I plan to share more later about my experiences while trying to fulfill my dream of reaching my dream. 🙂 If you have suggestions along the way, I would love to hear about them. Maybe we can fulfill that dream together.

• Standing here wearing a baseball mitt, waiting for the day to throw me another ball. 🙂 #
• @stretchmarkmama Sounds like you had a night like mine….up many times wiht a congested and wheezing 13 month old. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz #
• “She wouldn’t have picken…chunken….” This is where I collapse with laughter! I was trying to say “picked” or “chosen.” #
• My 6YO came to me 2nite with a busted lip & managed not to get a drop on his PJs or the carpet. He caught it all with his hand! Amazing! #

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