That being said, my husband deserves a prize. Seriously. A couple weeks ago our living and dining rooms looked like they were in the early stages of qualifying for a Hoarders episode on TLC and he was really sweet about it!
This pictures above represent my first attempt at using space saver bags, you know, the ones where you attach the vacuum hose and suck all the air out. Since we have a storage space shortage in our house I was trying to condense some of Liam's things that he no longer uses and these bags did the trick and they couldn't have been easier to use!
Thankfully this mess only lasted *ahem* a couple days. Part of the problem was that my "helper" kept moving 0-3 month clothes into the 6-9 month pile, etc, so when I went to get ready to put clothes in a bag and suction out the air I would realize it was no longer the "only 0-3 months" pile. Such is life with a busy body one year old but I wouldn't have it any other way.
So when it was all said and done my messy piles turned into this neat little pile:
Hoarders - not even close! I don't see any hoarder who can get all their piles into a few space saver bags. :)
ReplyDeleteThose bags are a great idea! I have all the baby clothes in bins, and they do take up a lot of room. We have a full basement so we technically have the space to keep them, but...this just looks cooler. ;)
Ha! Thanks Tammy! Every once in awhile I like to watch an episode of hoarders and it typically makes me feel one of two things, either a)"Whew! I'm not even close, I've got a while before I need to clean again!" or b)"Wow, I never want to be like that, I need to go clean" ;-) I do really like the bags. I had one from my package left over and used it on some blankets and it really took the size down to less than half. I'm hoping to get some more soon for a couple extra comforters we have!
ReplyDeleteWatching the hoarding shows makes me clean like mad! :D
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