tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post4456638482447411486..comments2023-06-07T06:32:06.869-05:00Comments on Limes, Lemons and Beautiful Yarn: Clothing ChaosLavender Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341721408895260805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-78170181720650391782008-09-28T11:26:00.000-05:002008-09-28T11:26:00.000-05:00I'm lucky in the fact that I didn't have to separa...I'm lucky in the fact that I didn't have to separate gender as well as age range, but I did the same thing you're talking about. I went out and got some of those big plastic see through bins from Target and then labeled them in the way you're talking about. Something happened when Baby A came along though. Suddenly the 12-24 box was filled with 2T clothes. I finally went through them again and got them straight. And I have a big plastic garbage bag for the "donate" stuff. As Baby A grows out of it, it goes in there. Unless of course it makes me sad and sentimental. Then I hide it away until I'm ready to deal.gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299382277095761856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-63432272259271611112008-09-25T20:54:00.000-05:002008-09-25T20:54:00.000-05:00Dude, I'll totally help you! And I have empty dia...Dude, I'll totally help you! And I have empty diaper boxes, too.<BR/><BR/>Pick a day - I'm there. With peanut butter cookies.Quigs78https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563911826243893121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-83902537470917788252008-09-25T17:31:00.000-05:002008-09-25T17:31:00.000-05:00Hey, let me know when you want to do this. This is...Hey, let me know when you want to do this. This is what I did with Rogers and we had a good time. I'd be happy to come on over and help. :-) <BR/><BR/>I'm also really good at the... "Do you need this? Do you want it? Why?" at least according to Rogers. <BR/><BR/>We had a box set aside for things that she wanted to keep, because she was emotionally just not ready to part with them yet. When the box was still in the basement a year later, she said, "I'm taking that to the Dump and Run" and that was that... But it didn't get mixed up again in the "new stuff."SunnyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899150174103143277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-41003333742393514732008-09-25T13:02:00.000-05:002008-09-25T13:02:00.000-05:00rachel & make-up girl - yeah, we also have a ...rachel & make-up girl - yeah, we also have a mountain of clean clothes...but the dirties win.<BR/><BR/>Wow, leeanthro. If I an ounce of what the organizational intelligence you have, I'd be much better off! Thanks for the tips.Lavender Lemonadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341721408895260805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-25453577031432366492008-09-25T12:44:00.000-05:002008-09-25T12:44:00.000-05:00Did you see my pictures of my clothes before OWB?I...Did you see my pictures of my clothes before OWB?<BR/><BR/>I kept all my diaper boxes and try to organize hand-me-downs as they are given to us and outgrown clothes as they are removed from the closet. I label the boxes and number them and have a master list. Any clothes that aren't currently in use go to the attic. I can easily send my husband to the attic for a specific box of a specific gender/size clothes using this method.<BR/><BR/>Boxes with clothes for OWB get labeled "Fall Sale" or "Spring Sale" and are sent to the attic.<BR/><BR/>I also have "donate" and "school sale" boxes that are ongoing.<BR/><BR/>We have 5 tall plastic laundry sorting baskets (purchased at Target of course) in the basement by the machines. Clothes get sorted into the appropriate one as they are taken off. When a basket is full, they get thrown in the washer.<BR/><BR/>There is a hamper upstairs for the children's clothes. When it fills, they get washed.<BR/><BR/>If it wasn't for this system, I would be overwhelmed.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Leighann of Multi-Minding Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887411464033643026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-43147991853145115142008-09-25T11:22:00.001-05:002008-09-25T11:22:00.001-05:00Nothing like airing our "dirty laundry" for the wo...Nothing like airing our "dirty laundry" for the world...literally! I had another funny comment, but it got swallowed up by a pair of jeans and a sweater.Theatredadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503833145815955436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-86198476637215888542008-09-25T11:22:00.000-05:002008-09-25T11:22:00.000-05:00I thought I was the only one with bins of clothes ...I thought I was the only one with bins of clothes throughout her house! Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone.<BR/><BR/>I, like Rachel, have massive piles of clean clothes. I can never seem to get them put away. I transfer them to my bed thinking I have to put them away in order to go to sleep at night. That never works - they just get put on the floor in piles or back into a basket. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for getting rid of your pre-baby clothes. I'm still holding on to my size 14 jeans hoping that one day I'll be able to wear them....ok...it's not just the jeans...I've even got my super sexy underwear and bras stored away. I just can't part with them, and Ella will be 4 in 2 weeks. I'm sad. I know.<BR/><BR/>If you seriously need help, let me know. I'm all about helping other people deal with clutter and chaos...I just wish I could get my own under control!makeup_girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227786020706818725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32967406.post-44270001402314501232008-09-25T10:14:00.000-05:002008-09-25T10:14:00.000-05:00Have Fun!! I finally got organized with Rowan's o...Have Fun!! I finally got organized with Rowan's old clothes this summer w/ plastic bins, before I would just throw all his outgrown clothes on the floor of his closet.<BR/><BR/>My problem isn't the dirty clothes, I have no problem washing them all- it's the massive pile of clean laundry that is in our room!! :)~rachel~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05834433274109247627noreply@blogger.com