MrsSteinel'sHouse 04:46 PM 11-26-2012
I am trying to sort through fall stuff. How much do you try and save from year to year and how much do you just plan on rebuying next year. Artifical flowers - 5 or 6 dollars worth... pitch or attempt to store? Any ideas. I need a room to store everything childcare but I just don't have it. Maybe someday...
daycare 04:50 PM 11-26-2012
Originally Posted by MrsSteinel'sHouse:
I am trying to sort through fall stuff. How much do you try and save from year to year and how much do you just plan on rebuying next year. Artifical flowers - 5 or 6 dollars worth... pitch or attempt to store? Any ideas. I need a room to store everything childcare but I just don't have it. Maybe someday...
I have 30qt size buckets. Whatever can fit in them stays...Anything that can't goes. If it is something I can't part with, then I have a misc bucket that is larger, about 60qt, but once that is filled I have to let something from it go...
I keep a folder of all of the fun stuff/ideas any papers.... I print out songs, books or videos I may have rented from the library and add it to this book.
MrsSteinel'sHouse 04:55 PM 11-26-2012
I save everything that can be reused. I don't want to spend my hard earned dollars on the same thing every year if I don't have to.
LK5kids 06:21 PM 11-26-2012
Originally Posted by EntropyControlSpecialist:
I save everything that can be reused. I don't want to spend my hard earned dollars on the same thing every year if I don't have to.
Same here. I really don't throw if it's something I use each year.
DaycareMama 06:22 PM 11-26-2012
I have a HUGE storage problem here too. For my seasonal things I bought some of the clear totes that slide under your bed. They aren't the biggest ones that have wheels but they are big enough. And I did just that... stored them under my bed lol. Not ideal but it works. I have one for Winter, Fall, Halloween, Spring, summer and valentines day. Im also starting a generic one for year round things and bulletin board supplies
I used to just re buy things but like pp said I work to hard for that money
spud912 06:28 PM 11-26-2012
I have large bins I put stuff into (or at least I plan to
). My dh has been VERY VERY patient with me because HIS office has turned into MY daycare storage. I
promise to move it into the bins and into the garage....as soon as I get other priority items off my to do list
. One of these days....my home will be as organized as any top Pinterest contender. I have the ability, just no time!
Rachel 07:25 AM 11-27-2012
If space is more important than a few extra dollars (which it sometimes is), give it away to the kids. My ds's pre-k teacher gave away stuff to the student of the week. Everyone got something, the kids love it, and you are at least not throwing it away.