Day 1 Continued - Organization

No one has ever accused me of being too organized. That's for sure. But today, my kids and I set out to set apart a room in the house as a playroom. Organization: Required.

The Background -

Last December we moved our dining room table out of the dining room and into the kitchen to make room in the dining room for our Christmas tree. We moved the smaller kitchen table into the space between our entry hall and our dining room and put Christmas greeting cards we received, cookies, and other treats on that. The Christmas tree came down in January, but the tables stayed put. The dining room slowly morphed into a sort of chaotic play room. There was no organization to be found, just more and more toys and art supplies showing up in the former dining room.

A First -

Starting this effort to have my family do something new every day has made me realize that there are a lot of firsts we haven't done. I think this is still going to be challenging, but I can't help but think of how hard of a task this would be for some other friends of mine who have already done some amazing things with their kids. Not that my kids haven't had fun...they have and they are very happy kids. But, I have to admit, some friends of mine simply excel at thinking up adventures for their family. They would never need something like a daily blog to motivate them to stretch their wings -- they were born to fly.

Consequently, back here on land, my starting point for "new" things to do is so basic that it can include going through old toys and sorting them between keepers and ones to give to charity. So that is what we did today. After filling a moving box with toys, I enlisted my daughter's help to begin planning a play room. Now we have most toys in one room, with an area for arts and crafts and an area for music. This is a work in progress. I am very blessed in this project too because my good friend Lisa -- a true visionary with an artist's eye -- has agreed to help me make this new playroom look and function the best it can. I think this is also going to make the house more easy going. Organization can set you free -- I get it now.

Day 1 is in the books!