organizing ideas for a boys room

Two weeks ago, Jenni and I took a trip to the Ikea in Bilboa, Spain. She was on the look out for some sort of an organizing - shelf type system for Simon's bedroom. I was on the look out for everything. I just LOVE that place. I took the liberty to snap away at different things that I thought were great organizing ideas and displays. I'll post them this next week.

This grandkiddo of mine is one of those very creative, geniuses who is VERY random. He LOVES all the little tiny pieces of Leggos and Bionicles that give a mind like his room for imagination. Unfortunately, a mom can find those pieces annoying. Helping this kind of kid become responsible and organized can be quite the challenge. This (below) unit is what Jenni found and it's perfect for Simon.

According to Titus 2: 3-5, it's a mother's responsibility to train her children. Part of that training includes learning to being respectful of people and property.

It's a must that children learn to be responsible and to take care of their "stuff" and learn how to do so - in a way that there is "a place for everything and everything in it's place."

Understanding HOW God wired your child will help them learn HOW to be responsible (and organized).

For example, my grandson, Simon is a random, creative and sanguine-ish type of kid. Jenni is using colored containers - to help him organize his "stuff."

Using colored containers is a great tool to help a child like Simon (sanguine-ish and random) learn to become more sequential and organized. Something else that helped when he was younger was drawing pictures on the boxes of what was supposed to go into the box.

organizing ideas for a boys room

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Staying Un-Cluttered for February

I originally posted this in the beginning of the year....thought it'd be good to share - along with what other women are doing.

In spite of being a very random person, I love to be organized. If I'm organized and clutter free, I find that I have more energy, time with friends and are those creative ideas of mine don't fly out into the deep dark blue. I also gave attention to our master bedroom, because I live by the Simple Home principles.

I actually started getting organized a few weeks ago. And, today, I'm entering into a serious de-clutter drive where simplicity, elimination, and concentration are my organizational mantras.

Both of my daughters have both been influential in my life where it comes to getting rid of the stuff. I attribute their encouragement to my NEW MOTTO:

Keep it Simple!
Go Green Get Clean
Minimize
Eliminate
Concentrate

If I'm going to live as an on-purpose woman, create sanctuary in my home, being a good steward of what I've been given (managing it well, not stock piling it), then I've got to minimize and eliminate on a regular basis - so that I can concentrate - concentrate on what's important in life - people.

Organization is a process and it's one that I must continually revisit. In light of that I thought I'd start posting what I'm doing to get organized and remain true to my MOTTO.

Today, I pretended that I was the energizer bunny and put away our very minimal Christmas decorations, and after bringing order to my kitchen, I moved to our Master Bedroom. Isn't that the space that tends to get the overflow of junk and stuff? Lately, mine has, so I started there. Knowing that my kitchen and our master bedroom are de-cluttered and ordered gives me peace of mind an energy to move to the next space that needs attention.

To get organized, I first step up my Three Organizing Bags: Give Away, Put Away, Recycle. This time, I did NOT have a garbage bag, just the three. I kept my bags in the kitchen and walked back and forth (the little walking trip to the kitchen helped me have a quick minute to think about which bag the item was going into).

I began with de-cluttering closets: minimizing and eliminating and then reorganizing. I actually have been investing in wooden hangars replacing the wire and plastic ones. Clothes hang better and the closet looks neater. I also put shirts with shirts (by color) and pants with pants and faced everything in the same direction.

The rule is: if it's not something you need, you haven't work within the past 6 months to a year) then it needs to be eliminated. Often guilt of how much we've spent on something is our rational as to why it's still in the closet. If I'm in question if something stays or goes, then I give it a value of 1 - 10. Only a ten stays in the closet. I like to think that there is someone else who can use this more than I can.

What do you think?

Staying Un-Cluttered for February

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Tuesday - Tackling IT

In bloggy world - Tuesday seems like a good day to TACKLE IT. The IT is the question. What is the IT?

The IT for me - is more decluttering and re-organization. Because I have a Simple Home motto - I'm motived! This morning I started, well because I tend to be random - I've started all over the place. Grin.

Got the bed made, pillows fluffed, laundry removed . . . and took a look at what else needs to go in our Sanctuary Master Bedroom. Removed - battery charger. A battery charger? Oh well. Check off the list.

I know what's for dinner - left over yummy turkey soup. Check off list.

Went to grandkiddo's bedroom - hmmmm . . . straightened and shifted books around - but this room will need more attention. It's NOT a TP (top priority for today).

Next - living room - grabbed pictures lingering around, removing some books and putting them in another free space in the bookshelf in the guest bedroom. Loved this post on those pesky bookshelves. Check off list. Need to remove CD's by piano - I'll finish that before the sun goes down.

Moving to the garage - re-evaluating MY space in the garage. Hmmm . . . looks like another garage sale pile is cumulating. Good. I'll find a girlfrind to join her. I store extra dishes (for holidays and other special occassions). Re-organized those. Check off list. Moved items around to be in "like - kind" shelves. Check off list.

Pause - make Green Tea. Bummer - spilled the whole cup of green tea on counter - got my Nourishing Traditions wet! Clean up and move forward - get another cup of green tea.

Rejoice and give thanks!

Tuesday - Tackling IT

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