Zillions
That’s how many bits of lego I picked up today. But being the forgiving person I am, I still had a play with this after seeing Tim’s version - if I’d the energy I might have done the entire family 
George and Freddy’s room looks great, apart from the three boxes of stuff I need to go through (mostly photos, I think). I do feel a bit sorry for Freddy: I think he’s naturally a much tidier person than George (which wouldn’t be difficult!) but he has to put up with sharing with either George (messy) or Jack (not quite so messy but very talkative).
I’ve gone through Jack’s room too - that was on the agenda for tomorrow, but there was so much stuff distributed between the two rooms (like lego!) that it didn’t make any sense to leave it. I’ve also moved Toby’s toys from my room into Jack’s room, and I might move his clothes in there tomorrow too; he’ll eventually sleep in there, so I might as well shift some stuff out of my space.
I’ve also gone through their clothes and put away the summer stuff - very little of which was worn this year - and quite a lot of their remaining clothes. I’ve decided to be really severe about how much clothing I allow them - they all have far more than they need (which is weird, because I buy them very little) and it just adds to the mess. They’ve each got five pairs of trousers left (including at least one pair of jeans, one pair of sweats and one slightly dressier item), five short-sleeved tees, three long-sleeved shirts, four sweaters and four pairs of pyjamas. They did get to choose what they kept out within those limits, but I really hope this improves things with regard to mess and laundry. I’m not sure if the quantities are right, but I can always add or take away if necessary. Just the small stuff to go now - socks, underwear, hats, gloves - argh, I’m too tired to think about it right now.
One question though: why hasn’t anyone invented a battery compartment cover that doesn’t get lost?
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Sounds like a good thing to be doing, I really must do similar, we always end up with clothes that just stay there and don’t get worn - and i never manage to keep socks in pairs. . . .
You are very brave, there are some days when my kids go through 5 pairs of trousers in a day LOL! I did similar and rehomed some clothes so, theoretically, the clothes they have left actually fit in their drawers. They did when I started. I think they have since grown…!
Some of my children (*looks pointedly at Jack*) would change clothes five times a day whether they needed to or not. Others (*looks pointedly at Barney*) would only change when the clothes no longer actually fit - but no, it does not balance out. Anyway, Jack would pull everything out of his drawers in an attempt to find a particular shirt or whatever - then it would be all over the floor, mixed with toys, stood on, etc - or just put in the laundry because it was easier than folding it up and putting it away. This way, he can see what’s there and get it all easy. George is similar.
But the clothes I’ve put away aren’t completely inaccessible. They each have a box under their beds with clothes that fit, or are slightly too big for them, but which aren’t in use. Now it takes a bit of effort to get those out, but if for some reason they really needed another pair of jeans or something, they’re available.
Socks, now… oh, but that’s another blog-post!