And Now For Something Completely Different

My tired and sick baby was almost asleep the other day while nursing and sneezed.  Faster than I could grab a tissue this child had his little hand wrapped around my blouse and wiped his nose.  What a  Boy!  Is it any surprise that I have more shirts that the rest of my household combined?  Is it any wonder I have the biggest laundry pile and the most to put away.
In lesser news snail trails are on the rise while wee ones are on the decline.

Top Ten Reasons to Have the Kids put away Their Own Clothing

10. It increases their ability to sort by matching their own socks and putting everything in it's proper place.
9. Responsibility: it is jot just for grown ups anymore.
8.Reduces the number of outfits thrown around the room.
7.Reduces the number of outfits thrown into the hamper clean.
6.Cultivates a sense of belonging.
5.Eliminates boredom!
4.Basket lifting instead of weights a big plus.
3.Saves mom time!
2.Saves mom energy!
1.Answers that question "Mom where is my___?" really quickly with the response"Well you put it away dear" :P

Organizing A Tiny Laundry Room

          With 6 kids and 2 adults, we have a lot of laundry.  We also have a tiny walk through laundry room located just off of the kitchen with front loader machines.  I have wanted to do something to improve the functionality of the space for 3 years now but the birth of 2 children slowed the process down.  It was hard coming up with a project that I could complete and use.  The first thing I did was knock down the existing shelf and clothing rod.  I installed two pieces of ply-board on opposing walls so that when I put up rod holders the screws would not pull through the sheet rock.  I then installed 6 closet polls as shelves for laundry baskets.      

    Now I have a place for 8 laundry baskets (a basket each labeled for each person) and a place to sort. 

 To replace the the shelf and rod I installed sorting pockets behind each door and hung a hanger hook on the front of the door.  Now I can reach everything and everything has a place.  I also took the old shelf and installed it above the door to have a place for all of those seldom used appliances.

I also added a little art to inspire me.

Some times doing the laundry just makes little bodies tired.  There is a lot to do in this busy home of mine but it is becoming more efficient one corner at a time.