tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19629645.post3448590246346369107..comments2024-03-26T02:19:04.744-07:00Comments on barefoot in the kitchen: our minimal toy closetstephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399191040892859634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19629645.post-8391221086615717262014-03-05T13:29:07.083-07:002014-03-05T13:29:07.083-07:00I just did a major deep cleaning in my kid's r...I just did a major <a href="http://http://hellocleaning.com/" title="Los Angeles Cleaning Services" rel="nofollow">deep cleaning</a> in my kid's room. Together we got rid of everything we didn't use. Gave a bunch away, threw a bunch out, rearranged spaces, put seasonal items away and all in all our lives are lighter and happier :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658512103970386321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19629645.post-34343716567361838152014-02-20T08:39:42.879-07:002014-02-20T08:39:42.879-07:00Linda, I have a box of "treasures" in my...Linda, I have a box of "treasures" in my closet for each kid. I am sentimental and they contain drawings and school photos. Eventually each child will have a trunk to put them in, along with special clothes and toys and blankets I hold on to. <br /><br />Stephanie, we did sweep number one and loaded the shop up with our garage sale things! The play room, while no where as minimal as yours, feels so much easier to clean. Basically we got rid of broken stuff and stuff that I is a pain to play with. The kids got all excited about the box of baby clothes and picked one baby and one outfit each (even jake). They never play with that stuff.And the stuffed animal purge resulted in more stuffed animals in their rooms and less in the stuffed animal tote. They are really exited to earn money selling their stuff! I think I might gradually buy myself nicer hangers for my reduced closet- i go through it several times a year, but never like I did this time! I am sure we will do one more huge sweep and attack the shop before the garage sale! It is very cleansing!<br />Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776426385301962705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19629645.post-72951657946119518722014-02-20T07:07:17.102-07:002014-02-20T07:07:17.102-07:00I think this is an excellent idea but not one that...I think this is an excellent idea but not one that I can totally practice. I'm too emotionally connected to my daughter's baby toys, for instance, and favorite books (I have my own favorite books still that I've hung onto for 49 years and have shared with my daughter when she was little and plan to pass along/share with my grandchildren someday). So, while I part with some things, I have bins filled with her old favorite toys in the garage attic and even favorite clothing items from childhood that I plan to give to her when she's married and with her own children so that the items can be used again. As for my own childhood toys, some of those, I regret throwing away and so that's why I have a Suzy doll replacement that my husband bought me when I was in my 30s - because I spent years trying to find the exact doll to replace the one I had gotten rid of years ago. <br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925694371363142572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19629645.post-24621589208065292112014-02-19T19:46:39.506-07:002014-02-19T19:46:39.506-07:00amenamenJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539535944862788478noreply@blogger.com