Get Organized for Summer
My kids are already finished with school, which means it’s time to kick our Summer Bucket List off with a fun Memorial Day Weekend. Since I’m such a fun mom, I decided to spend our first day of summer cleaning the house. Yep, I’m serious.
Being busy is all well and good, but coming back to a messy house makes home less than comforting for me. Luckily, my kids are little and don’t have loud complaining voices when I announce a cleaning day. First up: Toys.
Here’s the “it gets worse before it gets better” moment.
Two hours and one trash bag later:
One out of two kids actually helped. I call that success and surprised him with $1. Now we need to organize the toys that got returned to their respective bedrooms!
A few other things to get organized for a fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants summer:
- A basket by the back door, full of sunscreen, bug spray, and hats.
- Beach towels and swim suits in their own bag or closet shelf, ready to be loaded.
- First Aid update: Aloe, bug bite ointment, Neosporin, and Band-Aids
- Car needs: Small First Aid kit, sunscreen, picnic blanket, hair ties
- Food on hand: Popsicles, juice boxes, snack-size ziplocks for travel snacks
- iPad loaded with movies and games
- Mom: Stock up on razor blades, shaving cream, and after-shave lotion. Smoooovy!
Now that my Type-A needs have been met, I’m ready to make snow cones. Add “fake cherry sugar syrup” to my organization list.
What’s on your list?
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Tags: Featured, summer cleaning, summer food, summer fun, summer readiness
Loved this post! When I was mid-process in our game room I had a major mess on my hands too. I love the order that comes out of that chaos though. I liked all of your suggestions too on things to have prepared. We like to be spontaneous so whatever we can have done beforehand, the better.
Thanks, Melissa! We got to take advantage of our updated car first aid kit last week — so glad I had antiseptic and a giant band-aid that day!
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I have to say, that first picture actually made me feel pretty good…I like knowing I’m not alone in my ongoing organizational projects…
Yeah, that first pic is heinous. That’s when I always think, “Why did I start doing this? It looks worse than when I started!”
This is exactly how we clean. I make a game of dumping all the toys out of their bins into a huge pile. Things you want to keep get sorted and returned to a “home” bin. Then, the pile of leftovers in the middle is easy to put in the trash or donate bag. Attn: Toys in Basement – your time is up!