Adults Live Here Too

I finally did it! I moved most of J's toys upstairs to his room. I had two bookcases, bins, books, big trucks and more 'stuff' all over my living room. So, I moved the two bookcases and all the miscellaneous trucks upstairs to J's bedroom and the playroom. Now my living room looks (almost) like it did before we had J.

I had been feeling smothered by all the kid stuff for a few months now. It seemed we were forever picking toys and books up. I spent alot of time picking out my decorating style/furniture/etc for my living room when we moved in almost 5 years ago, and the toys and such were overshadowing my hard work!

I think J actually likes not having all those toys downstairs. I kept his favorite books, a small lined basket full of his Tonka trucks, and a few other 'prized' toys he plays with alot in a corner of the living room. Now he can actually find the book he wants without ripping all the books off the shelves (we had over 150 books on the bookcase). I plan to circulate the toys every week or two so he always has 'new' toys to play with downstairs.

And now I'm going to go sit in my 'adult' living room and enjoy how neat and clean and kid-free it is. Well, other than the kid that lives here!