Today's task was especially important in my house. I knew I'd have to think in the box as opposed to out side of it...because, as you can see, we have a large collection of books and movies for the kids (not so much video games but they are lumped into today's task). It's baffling, honestly.
Imagine having these things scattered throughout the house...
When I started putting items into piles it became evident that central storage was important.
BOOKS
Were separated out by reading level. There is a pretty large age gap between our kids so I put things for each child in bins and then there was an "in between" one. Our closets have shelving units (you will see in an upcoming blog) that have room enough to store each "library" since we don't have book cases.
MOVIES
Were alphabetized and put into bins. We don't have a large TV stand or bookcase in the family room so (you will see in an upcoming blog) that they are then being stored in our foyer closet.
VIDEO GAMES
Also alphabetized and put into a bin. They are, however, stored in the TV stand since it is a smaller collection and will fit along with the controls and console.
Here is what they all look like when we were done parsing through and taking out things that could be donated or sold at an upcoming consignment swap:
TIP/HINT: I purposefully used clear bins so that you could still see-through and find the title you were looking for without having to open each one.
It was so nice to get these items in order, what was even better...having the school-ager help and realize the importance of putting/keeping things in order and taking stock of the items he thought were worth keeping. I found out a book "reminds him of me" and therefore, couldn't be donated...never, ever.
