Posts by ziursrm

Cool to get some new ideas. I have really tried to keep the toys pared down, but it's almost like they breed. It was hard for DH and I to settle on any Christmas presents as we couldn't find many things we wanted to add. Plus the...

The current issue is Christmas ornaments. Mom's tree has about a billion of them nearly all homemade over the past 40 years. Our tree has white lights for the second year in a row.  We might get ornaments some day if find gorgeous...

Do you find that other people (family for example) get offended by your minimalism with memorabilia? My mom gets pretty miffed that I don't keep every drawing or craft project that my kids come home with from her house. I'm glad she...

Hi, I'm new to this group and am hoping to find some inspiration here. My parents are both light hoarders, but of different kinds of things.  My mom still has my preschool class drawings and my dad has the leftover materials from...

My midwives usually book the first appt around 12 to 13 weeks, unless you have concerns and want to come in earlier. It's seems the only reason to go early on is if you have a reason to be corcerned or you feel you could use the...

My experience is that many women recognize the movement earlier the second time around. The babies probably start moving at the same stages though.

Suggestions? How do you decide how much to store? We're expecting to have several more children, so it seems wasteful to get rid of them and then buy more later, but I can only handle so many "tubs" in my closets.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruthla What I have experienced, however, is HAVING tons of stuff in the house, but it's so cluttered up that I can't find anything when I need it. Then I go out and buy another one, even...

Donating is a great idea. I have such a hard time getting rid of books as well. Good luck with your purging endeaver.

Both my parents are packrats, but off different kinds. Mom keeps every scribbled picture, craft, and photo along with hand-me down clothes and unfiled paperwork. Dad keeps the leftovers from projects around the house, farm, and old...