Let’s face it, if our kids didn’t clutter up their rooms, us parents would still find a way to clutter the rooms for the kids. There is many a day that I look at something my children do, and say, “I know exactly where you learned that!”  Truth be told, although kids are naturally in a hurry to skip the chores and go straight to the fun, they learn from us what short-cuts are acceptable. The best example that comes to mind is when I ask the children why they are moving on with their day if they haven’t made their bed, and then I look in my room…at my unmade bed.

I started in my daughters’ room because, well, they needed it the most. Somehow, through the generosity of others, and however else it happens, my girls have more clothes than my boys. The clothes [Read more...]