Can this be done? Especially when 3 of the 4 are kids? Plus one big dog? I have 3 kids, ages 11, 5 and the baby is almost a year... because the 11 and 5 year old are so far apart in years (both of them are boys) they fight pretty badly... I'd love if they could each have their own room... but also know when my daughter (the baby) is older, she may want her own room too... the houses in my price range tend to be 2 or 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and like 800 square feet. the boys tend to have a lot of clutter. It is like pulling teeth to get them to part with their stuff- even things like old papers and what not... so I am really debating this... I would really rather a house over a condo, I think, but the condo would have 1100-1200 square feet and cost less but are almost always 2 bedrooms, around here...... I just love to garden and want a yard, even a tiny one so I can have a few plants here and there.
Somoene recently posted pictures of their big mess and the boys room is a LOT like this. It bumms me out. they have a 10 x 12 room with 2 dressers, a desk, a bunk bed and a book case, plus a wall book shelf. They have 2 fish tanks, one on one dresser, one on the desk... Their closet is full of older Ds toys, no real room for clothing, but the bedding does go in there. When they used to each have their won room it was not this bad. If I get a 3 bedroom place then DD and I can keep room sharing and the boys would each have their own space... I think if they each have their own space and plenty of shelving/storage stuff then I am hopeful we can keep the kitchen/living room more free of toys and "projects". I really need a kitchen/living room that is pretty free of clutter, I have all i can do to keep my own under contro!
I could really use advie from those who are living this, can it be done and can it be done with kids my kids ages??? i know things are so much simpler when the kids were smaller and I could toss/donate/rotate toys how I deemed fit.
Thank you : )
Sheila
Somoene recently posted pictures of their big mess and the boys room is a LOT like this. It bumms me out. they have a 10 x 12 room with 2 dressers, a desk, a bunk bed and a book case, plus a wall book shelf. They have 2 fish tanks, one on one dresser, one on the desk... Their closet is full of older Ds toys, no real room for clothing, but the bedding does go in there. When they used to each have their won room it was not this bad. If I get a 3 bedroom place then DD and I can keep room sharing and the boys would each have their own space... I think if they each have their own space and plenty of shelving/storage stuff then I am hopeful we can keep the kitchen/living room more free of toys and "projects". I really need a kitchen/living room that is pretty free of clutter, I have all i can do to keep my own under contro!
I could really use advie from those who are living this, can it be done and can it be done with kids my kids ages??? i know things are so much simpler when the kids were smaller and I could toss/donate/rotate toys how I deemed fit.
Thank you : )
Sheila